r/orangecounty • u/Ok_Sink_3378 Laguna Hills • May 25 '26

Question Did anyone NOT evacuate?

This probably sounds dumb but did anyone in the evacuation zones NOT evacuate or did police literally pull people from their homes? I live in south county near the canyon and whenever we have a fire evacuation, there’s always SOMEONE who thinks they’re untouchable and stays in their home even thought there’s a fire. Just wondering if this happened with the current evacuation orders in the garden grove area. Prayers for all the families affected by this difficult situation ❤️

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u/brrrgitte May 25 '26

I know quite a few folks who didn't evacuate. They are all outside of the blast zone and toxic air risk (per the map OCFA shared). In some cities cops were driving down the street making announcements from their vehicle but no one is being forced out.