The Freeway Complex Fire of November 2008 raged through Santa Ana Canyon . It ultimately destroyed hundreds of homes in the area and forced multiple road and school closures . In addition , thousands of residents in the canyon were under mandatory evacuation orders at one point or another and could not reenter their neighborhoods . This was the largest wildfire in Santa Ana Canyon since 1969 , when fewer people lived there , making the Freeway Complex Fire much more dangerous
Freeway Complex Fire
Freeway Complex Fire
Santa Ana Canyon