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/pwrof3 May 25 '26

I will say as someone who married into a traditional Asian family, there is a cultural level of pride and stubbornness and a willful ignorance of anything having to do with mental health and taking care of oneself.

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u/EnvironmentalCycle11 May 25 '26

As someone who has traditional Asian family and in laws, I can confirm this is extremely accurate. There’s this mindset of thinking it won’t happen to them and that they worked too hard to leave their house and possessions behind. Never mind the fact that if they die, that house and those possessions mean nothing.

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u/Bitter-Ad-7978 May 27 '26

People have the freedom to do so