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Orange County Proclaims State of Local Emergency Related to Hurricane Marie

On September 17, 2026, the County of Orange proclaimed a local emergency in response to the ongoing coastal impacts related to Hurricane Marie. The Director of Emergency Services requested that the Chair of the Board of Supervisors and Chair of Orange County's Emergency Management Council Doug Chaffee sign the proclamation of local emergency. The local emergency proclamation was approved and will be considered for ratification at a special meeting to be scheduled next week. Details of the meeting will be forthcoming. 

The Cities of Dana Point, Laguna Beach and San Clemente have each proclaimed local emergencies in response to weather and tidal events caused by Hurricane Marie that have resulted in significant damage to public infrastructure and private property within their respective cities. 

Orange County coastal cities have requested that the County of Orange proclaim a Local Emergency in its capacity as the Operational Area (OA) and in support of the needs of coastal communities and jurisdictions impacted by Hurricane Marie and additional concern about additional El Niño-related weather events throughout the upcoming winter season. 

The County/OA EOC (Operational Area Emergency Operations Center) continues to be activated to a Low Level, staffed by the OC Sheriff's Department (OCSD) Emergency Management Division personnel.

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GKN Aerospace HazMat Incident

Orange County has transitioned its emergency response operations back to normal business. As part of this change, all questions or concerns related to reimbursement, personal / individual claims or similar matters should now be directed to the owner / operator GKN Aerospace- http://gkngg.com/. For information related to small business claims, please see the Business & Disaster Recovery Resources section of the website below.

Beginning May 29, 2026, the Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA), serving as the County's Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA), will lead multi-agency site cleanup and waste removal activities related to the incident, working closely with GKN Aerospace (where the incident occurred).

During the cleanup process, air monitoring will be conducted at the GKN Aerospace fence line and in the community under the oversight of South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide technical advisory support to South Coast AQMD and the HCA throughout the cleanup phase. Updates regarding the site cleanup and waste removal will be posted on www.occupainfo.com.

Airport Fire Debris Flow Planning

Click here to access the Airport Fire Debris Flow resources webpage.

Hi-Lo Siren

Some of the Sheriff's Department's patrol units are now equipped with a new siren feature to alert residents to evacuation orders during emergencies, such as a fire or flood. The system also is equipped with an external PA system that can play recorded messages to notify residents about the need to evacuate.

Our priority during any emergency is your safety, and this new tool will help bolster our response efforts during mass evacuations. Remember: When you hear hi-lo, it's time to go!

Partner Agencies 

• Orange County Public Works
  • Web: OCPublicWorks.Com
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• Orange County Fire Authority
  • Web: OCFA.org
  • Twitter: @OCFireAuthority
  • Facebook: @OCFireAuthority
• Orange County Sheriff's Department
  • Web: OCSheriff.gov
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• Orange County Sheriff's Department Emergency Management Division
  • Web: OCGov.com/Emergency
  • Twitter: @OrangeCountyEOC
  • Facebook: @OrangeCountyEOC
• Cleveland National Forest
  • Web: https://www.fs.usda.gov/cleveland
  • Twitter: @ClevelandNF
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• National Weather Service - San Diego Office
  • Web: www.weather.gov/SanDiego
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