

Norte Fire reaches 92% containment as crews turn to repair work before the rain. The Norte Fire remained at 570 acres Tuesday as containment rose from 80% Monday afternoon to 90% Tuesday morning and 92% by Tuesday evening, according to Orange County Fire Authority updates posted on CAL FIRE’s incident page. FOX 11 reported that crews in the hills around San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente have moved into suppression repair and hotspot mop-up, shredding brush left from containment work and installing straw wattles on exposed slopes to slow runoff and limit erosion ahead of this week’s rain. “We’re fixing the damage that we caused during suppression efforts,†OCFA wildland resource planner Scott Hatch told FOX 11, adding that the work can include dozer lines and fencing. Crews are working 12-plus-hour shifts and using drones with infrared technology to find heat that could reignite; “Even though it seems like the fire is out, what people don’t realize is sometimes these hotspots can end up reigniting and being a problem,†OCFA Capt. Wayhowe Huang said. Via La Mirada remains closed north of Esperanza to vehicles and the burn scar remains closed. Officials confirmed to FOX 11 that no residents were injured; the homes damaged or destroyed were in San Juan Capistrano. The cause remains under investigation.
County says Teamsters strike has cut trash deliveries at Irvine’s Bowerman Landfill. In a 106-page complaint to the California Public Employment Relations Board, Orange County alleges that striking Teamsters Local 952 members physically blocked entry to and exit from county landfills from October 13 through October 17, Voice of OC reported Tuesday. The county says the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill in Irvine, which usually takes in about 8,000 tons of trash a day, took in less than 2,100 tons on four straight days, and that two union members were hit and injured by passing motorists. David Tieu, deputy director of OC Waste & Recycling, said in a statement in the filing that many haulers are taking trash to facilities outside the county and that fatigue among non-Teamsters staff working overtime could force the landfill to shut down if staffing runs short. The county is asking the state to let it seek a temporary restraining order to keep picketers out of the streets outside the landfills. The Teamsters strongly denied the allegations, saying members have peacefully picketed while cooperating with law enforcement, according to City News Service. The union, which went on strike October 13, has its own pending complaint accusing the county of failing to bargain in good faith. City News Service reported that mediation Monday was described as “very promising†by a Teamsters spokesman, and Board of Supervisors Chairman Doug Chaffee said the county is working to schedule a special meeting Thursday that could bring workers back for three days.
Irvine Lake to be drawn down starting Oct. 26 ahead of five-year dam project. Irvine Ranch Water District will begin lowering Irvine Lake on October 26, dropping it from about 735 feet in elevation to about 720 feet and leaving about 300 acre-feet of the roughly 2,800 acre-feet now in the reservoir, SFGATE reported Tuesday, citing district spokesperson John Fabris. The lake, about 750 acres in the foothills north of Irvine and the largest body of freshwater in Orange County, will be completely drained next summer to begin the Santiago Creek Dam Improvement Project, and should begin collecting water again in about five years. Built in 1933, Santiago Creek Dam is classified by the state Division of Safety of Dams as having an “Extremely High†downstream hazard level; the project will build a new spillway, strengthen the earthen dam and replace the outlet tower, and Fabris said it will restore the reservoir to its full design capacity of 28,000 acre-feet. IRWD’s project page lists construction from 2027 to 2030. Fabris said drawing down the lake ahead of El Niño will “ensure we have enough space in the reservoir to accommodate major storms and keep the downstream community safe.†Some anglers are urging a fish-salvage plan, especially for white sturgeon; Fabris said there are no native fish in the lake, that fishing is expected to resume after the project, and that the district is in touch with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife about possible relocation.
Rain arrives Wednesday; three Irvine vote centers open Saturday. The National Weather Service in San Diego said a low-pressure system will bring cooling, showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms, with showers possibly reaching coastal areas Wednesday afternoon and the best chance of thunderstorms late Wednesday night into Thursday. Rainfall from Wednesday through Thursday night could range from around 1 inch near the coast to as much as 2 inches in the mountains of Orange and southwestern San Bernardino counties, and forecasters put the chance of 1 inch or more at 15 to 50% from the coast to the mountains. For Irvine and other inland Orange County areas, the NWS forecast a high around 75 Wednesday with a 50% chance of measurable rain, showers likely Wednesday night with locally heavy rainfall possible overnight, and showers Thursday with a high around 70; warmer, drier weather returns for the weekend, with weak offshore winds possible Saturday. For the November 3 election, the Orange County Registrar of Voters lists three Irvine Vote Centers opening Saturday, October 24, open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: the Irvine Civic Center drive-thru (1 Civic Center Plaza), Los Olivos Community Center (101 Alfonso) and Portola Springs Community Center (900 Tomato Springs); 13 more Irvine locations open October 31. The city will also host an El Niño Preparedness Town Hall Monday, October 26, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, featuring a National Weather Service speaker, with in-person and Zoom attendance.
Norte Fire 진화율 92%, 비 앞ë‘ê³ ë³µêµ¬ 작업 ëŒìž…. CAL FIRE 사건 페ì´ì§€ì— ê²Œì‹œëœ ì˜¤ë Œì§€ì¹´ìš´í‹° 소방êµ(OCFA) ë°œí‘œì— ë”°ë¥´ë©´ Norte Fire는 화요ì¼ì—ë„ 570ì—ì´ì»¤ì— ë¨¸ë¬¼ë €ìœ¼ë©°, ì§„í™”ìœ¨ì€ ì›”ìš”ì¼ ì˜¤í›„ 80%ì—서 í™”ìš”ì¼ ì•„ì¹¨ 90%, í™”ìš”ì¼ ì €ë… 92%로 올ë¼ê°”다. FOX 11ì— ë”°ë¥´ë©´ San Juan Capistrano와 San Clemente 주변 ì–¸ë•ì—서 소방대는 ì§„í™” 후 복구(suppression repair)와 ë‚¨ì€ ë¶ˆì”¨ ì •ë¦¬ ìž‘ì—…ì— ë“¤ì–´ê°”ìœ¼ë©°, ì´ë²ˆ 주 ë¹„ì— ëŒ€ë¹„í•´ ë°©í™”ì„ ìž‘ì—…ìœ¼ë¡œ ë‚¨ì€ ë¤ë¶ˆì„ ë¶„ì‡„í•˜ê³ ë…¸ì¶œëœ ê²½ì‚¬ë©´ì— ì§š 롤(straw wattle)ì„ ì„¤ì¹˜í•´ 빗물 ìœ ì¶œê³¼ í† ì–‘ 침ì‹ì„ 줄ì´ê³ 있다. OCFA 산림ìžì› 계íšê´€ Scott Hatch는 FOX 11ì— â€œì§„í™” ê³¼ì •ì—서 우리가 낸 피해를 ë³µêµ¬í•˜ê³ ìžˆë‹¤â€ë©° 불ë„ì € ë°©í™”ì„ ê³¼ 펜스 ë“±ì´ ê·¸ 대ìƒì´ë¼ê³ ë§í–ˆë‹¤. 소방대는 12시간 ì´ìƒ êµëŒ€ 근무를 하며 ì ì™¸ì„ ë“œë¡ ìœ¼ë¡œ ìž¬ë°œí™”í• ìˆ˜ 있는 ì—´ì›ì„ ì°¾ê³ ìžˆìœ¼ë©°, OCFAì˜ Wayhowe Huang ëŒ€ìž¥ì€ â€œë¶ˆì´ êº¼ì§„ 것처럼 ë³´ì—¬ë„ ì´ëŸ° 불씨가 다시 살아나 ë¬¸ì œê°€ ë 수 있다â€ê³ 설명했다. Via La Miradaì˜ Esperanza ë¶ìª½ êµ¬ê°„ì€ ê³„ì† ì°¨ëŸ‰ í†µí–‰ì´ í†µì œë˜ê³ 불탄 ì§€ì—ë„ íì‡„ëœ ìƒíƒœë‹¤. 당êµì€ FOX 11ì— ì£¼ë¯¼ ë¶€ìƒìžëŠ” ì—†ì—ˆë‹¤ê³ í™•ì¸í–ˆìœ¼ë©°, 피해를 입거나 ì „ì†Œëœ ì£¼íƒì€ San Juan Capistranoì— ìžˆì—ˆë‹¤. 화재 ì›ì¸ì€ 조사 중ì´ë‹¤.
ì¹´ìš´í‹° “Teamsters 파업으로 ì–´ë°”ì¸ Bowerman 매립지 반입량 급ê°â€. Voice of OC는 화요ì¼, ì˜¤ë Œì§€ì¹´ìš´í‹°ê°€ 캘리í¬ë‹ˆì•„ ê³µê³µê³ ìš©ê´€ê³„ìœ„ì›íšŒ(PERB)ì— ì œì¶œí•œ 106쪽 ë¶„ëŸ‰ì˜ ì†Œìž¥ì—서 파업 ì¤‘ì¸ Teamsters Local 952 ì¡°í•©ì›ë“¤ì´ 10ì›” 13ì¼ë¶€í„° 17ì¼ê¹Œì§€ ì¹´ìš´í‹° 매립지 ì¶œìž…ì„ ë¬¼ë¦¬ì 으로 ë§‰ì•˜ë‹¤ê³ ì£¼ìž¥í–ˆë‹¤ê³ ë³´ë„했다. ì¹´ìš´í‹°ì— ë”°ë¥´ë©´ ì–´ë°”ì¸ì— 있는 Frank R. Bowerman 매립지는 í‰ì†Œ 하루 약 8,000í†¤ì˜ ì“°ë ˆê¸°ë¥¼ 받지만 4ì¼ ì—°ì† 2,100톤 ë¯¸ë§Œì— ê·¸ì³¤ê³ , ì¡°í•©ì› 2ëª…ì´ ì§€ë‚˜ê°€ë˜ ì°¨ëŸ‰ì— ì¹˜ì—¬ 다쳤다. OC Waste & Recyclingì˜ David Tieu ë¶€êµìž¥ì€ ì†Œìž¥ì— ì²¨ë¶€ëœ ì§„ìˆ ì—서 ë§Žì€ ìš´ì†¡ì—…ì²´ê°€ ì“°ë ˆê¸°ë¥¼ ì¹´ìš´í‹° ë°– 시설로 ì˜®ê¸°ê³ ìžˆìœ¼ë©°, 초과근무 ì¤‘ì¸ ë¹„ì¡°í•©ì› ì§ì›ë“¤ì˜ 피로로 ì¸ë ¥ì´ 부족해지면 매립지를 닫아야 í• ìˆ˜ë„ ìžˆë‹¤ê³ ë°í˜”다. 카운티는 매립지 앞 ë„로ì—서 피켓 시위를 막는 임시 ì ‘ê·¼ê¸ˆì§€ëª…ë ¹(TRO)ì„ ë²•ì›ì— ì²êµ¬í• 수 있게 í•´ 달ë¼ê³ ì£¼ì •ë¶€ì— ìš”ì²í–ˆë‹¤. City News Serviceì— ë”°ë¥´ë©´ Teamsters는 ì¡°í•©ì›ë“¤ì´ 법 ì§‘í–‰ ê¸°ê´€ì— í˜‘ì¡°í•˜ë©° í‰í™”ì 으로 시위해 왔다며 í˜ì˜ë¥¼ 강하게 ë¶€ì¸í–ˆë‹¤. 10ì›” 13ì¼ íŒŒì—…ì— ë“¤ì–´ê°„ 노조는 ì¹´ìš´í‹°ê°€ 성실하게 êµì„하지 않았다는 별ë„ì˜ ì§„ì •ì„ ì œê¸°í•´ ë‘” ìƒíƒœë‹¤. City News Service는 ì›”ìš”ì¼ ì¡°ì •ì— ëŒ€í•´ Teamsters 대변ì¸ì´ “매우 í¬ë§ì â€ì´ì—ˆë‹¤ê³ ë§í–ˆìœ¼ë©°, Doug Chaffee 수í¼ë°”ì´ì € 위ì›ìž¥ì€ 근로ìžë“¤ì´ 3ì¼ê°„ ë³µê·€í• ìˆ˜ 있는 ëª©ìš”ì¼ íŠ¹ë³„íšŒì˜ ì¼ì •ì„ ìž¡ê³ ìžˆë‹¤ê³ ì „í–ˆë‹¤.
Irvine Lake, 5ë…„ ëŒ ê³µì‚¬ 앞ë‘ê³ 10ì›” 26ì¼ë¶€í„° 수위 낮춘다. SFGATE는 화요ì¼, Irvine Ranch Water District(IRWD) ëŒ€ë³€ì¸ John Fabris를 ì¸ìš©í•´ IRWDê°€ 10ì›” 26ì¼ë¶€í„° Irvine Lakeì˜ ìˆ˜ìœ„ë¥¼ í•´ë°œ 약 735피트ì—서 약 720피트로 낮추며, 현재 약 2,800ì—ì´ì»¤í”¼íŠ¸ì¸ ì €ìˆ˜ëŸ‰ ê°€ìš´ë° ì•½ 300ì—ì´ì»¤í”¼íŠ¸ë§Œ 남길 것ì´ë¼ê³ ë³´ë„했다. ì–´ë°”ì¸ ë¶ìª½ êµ¬ë¦‰ì§€ì— ìžˆëŠ” 약 750ì—ì´ì»¤ ê·œëª¨ì˜ ì´ í˜¸ìˆ˜ëŠ” ì˜¤ë Œì§€ì¹´ìš´í‹°ì—서 가장 í° ë‹´ìˆ˜í˜¸ë¡œ, ë‚´ë…„ 여름 Santiago Creek Dam ê°œì„ ê³µì‚¬ë¥¼ 위해 ì™„ì „ížˆ ë¬¼ì„ ëº€ ë’¤ 약 5ë…„ 후 다시 ë¬¼ì„ ì±„ìš°ê¸° ì‹œìž‘í• ì˜ˆì •ì´ë‹¤. 1933ë…„ì— ì§€ì–´ì§„ Santiago Creek Damì€ ì£¼ì •ë¶€ ëŒì•ˆì „êµ(Division of Safety of Dams)으로부터 하류 ìœ„í—˜ë„ â€œë§¤ìš° 높ìŒ(Extremely High)â€ ë“±ê¸‰ì„ ë°›ì•˜ìœ¼ë©°, ì´ë²ˆ 공사로 새 여수로(spillway)를 ì§“ê³ í™ëŒì„ 보강하며 취수탑(outlet tower)ì„ êµì²´í•œë‹¤. Fabris는 공사가 ë나면 ì €ìˆ˜ì§€ê°€ 설계 ìš©ëŸ‰ì¸ 28,000ì—ì´ì»¤í”¼íŠ¸ë¥¼ íšŒë³µí• ê²ƒì´ë¼ê³ ë§í–ˆë‹¤. IRWD 사업 페ì´ì§€ì— 따르면 공사 ê¸°ê°„ì€ 2027~2030ë…„ì´ë‹¤. Fabris는 ì—˜ë‹ˆë‡¨ì— ì•žì„œ 수위를 낮추면 â€œí° íí’ì„ ìˆ˜ìš©í• ì €ìˆ˜ ê³µê°„ì„ í™•ë³´í•´ 하류 ì§€ì— ì£¼ë¯¼ì˜ ì•ˆì „ì„ ì§€í‚¬ 수 있다â€ê³ 설명했다. ì¼ë¶€ 낚시ì¸ë“¤ì€ 특히 white sturgeon(í°ì² ê°‘ìƒì–´)ì„ ìœ„í•œ 어류 구조 계íšì„ ìš”êµ¬í•˜ê³ ìžˆìœ¼ë©°, Fabris는 í˜¸ìˆ˜ì— í† ì¢… 어류는 ì—†ê³ ê³µì‚¬ 후 낚시가 재개ë 것으로 ë³´ë©°, 캘리í¬ë‹ˆì•„ 어류야ìƒë™ë¬¼êµ(CDFW)ê³¼ 어류 ì´ì „ ë°©ì•ˆì„ í˜‘ì˜í•˜ê³ ìžˆë‹¤ê³ ë°í˜”다.
수요ì¼ë¶€í„° 비, ì–´ë°”ì¸ íˆ¬í‘œì†Œ 3ê³³ í† ìš”ì¼ ê°œì†Œ. êµë¦½ê¸°ìƒì²(NWS) 샌디ì—ì´ê³ ì§€ì²ì— 따르면 ì €ê¸°ì••ì´ ë‹¤ê°€ì˜¤ë©´ì„œ ê¸°ì˜¨ì´ ë‚´ë ¤ê°€ê³ ì†Œë‚˜ê¸°ì™€ 약한 뇌우 ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ì´ ìžˆìœ¼ë©°, 소나기는 ìˆ˜ìš”ì¼ ì˜¤í›„ 해안 ì§€ì—ì— ì‹œìž‘ë 수 ìžˆê³ ë‡Œìš° ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ì€ ìˆ˜ìš”ì¼ ëŠ¦ì€ ë°¤ë¶€í„° ëª©ìš”ì¼ ì‚¬ì´ê°€ 가장 높다. 수요ì¼ë¶€í„° ëª©ìš”ì¼ ë°¤ê¹Œì§€ ì˜ˆìƒ ê°•ìš°ëŸ‰ì€ ì˜¤ë Œì§€ì¹´ìš´í‹°ì™€ 샌버나디노카운티 ë‚¨ì„œë¶€ì˜ í•´ì•ˆ ì§€ì— ì•½ 1ì¸ì¹˜ì—서 ì‚°ì§€ 최대 2ì¸ì¹˜ì´ë©°, 1ì¸ì¹˜ ì´ìƒ 내릴 í™•ë¥ ì€ í•´ì•ˆì—서 산지로 가면서 15~50%다. ì–´ë°”ì¸ì„ í¬í•¨í•œ ì˜¤ë Œì§€ì¹´ìš´í‹° 내륙 ì§€ì—ì€ ìˆ˜ìš”ì¼ ë‚® ìµœê³ ê¸°ì˜¨ 화씨 약 75ë„ì— ë¹„ 올 í™•ë¥ 50%, ìˆ˜ìš”ì¼ ë°¤ì—는 소나기가 내릴 ê°€ëŠ¥ì„±ì´ ë†’ê³ ë°¤ì‚¬ì´ êµì§€ì 으로 ë§Žì€ ë¹„ê°€ 올 수 있으며, 목요ì¼ì—는 소나기와 함께 ìµœê³ ê¸°ì˜¨ 약 70ë„로 예보ë다. 주ë§ì—는 다시 ë”°ëœ»í•˜ê³ ê±´ì¡°í•´ì§€ë©°, í† ìš”ì¼ì—는 약한 ì—í’(offshore wind)ì´ ë¶ˆ 수 있다. 한편 ì˜¤ë Œì§€ì¹´ìš´í‹° ì„ ê±°ê´€ë¦¬êµ(Registrar of Voters)ì— ë”°ë¥´ë©´ 11ì›” 3ì¼ ì„ ê±°ë¥¼ 위해 ì–´ë°”ì¸ì—서는 10ì›” 24ì¼ í† ìš”ì¼ íˆ¬í‘œì†Œ(Vote Center) 3ê³³ì´ ì˜¤ì „ 10시~오후 6ì‹œì— ë¬¸ì„ ì—°ë‹¤. Irvine Civic Center 드ë¼ì´ë¸ŒìŠ¤ë£¨(1 Civic Center Plaza), Los Olivos Community Center(101 Alfonso), Portola Springs Community Center(900 Tomato Springs)ì´ë©°, 나머지 ì–´ë°”ì¸ íˆ¬í‘œì†Œ 13ê³³ì€ 10ì›” 31ì¼ì— ë¬¸ì„ ì—°ë‹¤. ì–´ë°”ì¸ì‹œëŠ” ë˜ 10ì›” 26ì¼ ì›”ìš”ì¼ ì˜¤í›„ 5시 30ë¶„~7시 ì‹œì² ì‹œì˜íšŒ 회ì˜ì‹¤ì—서 엘니뇨 대비 타운홀(El Niño Preparedness Town Hall)ì„ ì—´ë©°, êµë¦½ê¸°ìƒì² 연사가 ì°¸ì„í•˜ê³ í˜„ìž¥ ë˜ëŠ” Zoom으로 ì°¸ì—¬í• ìˆ˜ 있다.
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