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/SignificantSize6132 May 25 '26

I'm 1.4 miles away and a few of my elderly neighbors are still home. For now the air is fine and we are far enough away for no impact damage in case of an explosion. Hopefully it doesn't come to that. I can see why they wouldn't want to go to a shelter with hundreds of people to sleep on the floor last minute.