Freeway Complex Fire - Carbon Canyon - Chino Hills, CA

On November 15, 2008 a wind driven wildfire ripped though the brush filled hills of Corona, CA. Over the course of the next 10 days, the fire would quickly burn through the valleys and hills of 4 adjacent cities including Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, Chino Hills, and Diamond Bar before being fully contained. The Freeway Colmple fire was certainly the largest, most powerful wildifere to tear through southern california in the year of 2008. In 10 days, the fire burned 30,305 acres, destroyed or damaged over 400 buildings, injured 14 firefighters, and prompted well over 40,000 evacuations. Nearly 90% of the 12,500 acre Chino Hills State Park was burned by the blaze.

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[votejello]

This fire was awesome... not in the sense it was cool, but so giant and overwhelming. Seeing a plume of smoke still injects that feeling of anxiety into my system.

[CaStormChaser]

Thanks for the comment! It was truly amazing to witness the power of the fire...the anxiety was definitely overwhelming!

Thanks again!

[Schmangy]

Nice captures! Especially the DC-10...Lucky Dog :)) I'm glad you show how devastating a wildfire can be even one year later.

[CaStormChaser]

Haha! The DC-10 was amazing to see! First time I had ever witnessed one that close to me before!

Thanks for commenting and watching!! Appreciate it!!

[weatherstorms]

What a raging wildfire!

[CaStormChaser]

Thanks! It was pretty intense, especially all the ash raining down from the sky.

Thanks for commenting and watching!!

[CaStormChaser]

Thanks for watching/commenting! It is quite powerful! One of the most remarkable yet destructive forces of nature!!

[XtremeStormX]

Wow...looks devastating. I've never seen a wildfire before, so i enjoy when people capture it on video! What raw power it is!

[CaStormChaser]

Awesome!! It's the hardworking people like yourself that help keep these terrible wildfires under control! I appreciate the efforts of all firefighters world wide!! Thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate it!

[Tstormer]

Sure, yeah so true. I'm in Western NY now, but coming back to the west coast next yr, the Northwest this time.