Live Oak Brush Fire Burns 1 1/2 Acres Near Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST, CA — Firefighters were able to make quick work of a brush fire that broke out an unincorporated area of Lake Forest Saturday.

The fire dubbed the Live Oak Fire, burned about 1 1/2 hillside acres in the area of Live Oak Canyon and El Toro roads, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg Barta said. The fire was first reported at 2:45 p.m, and it took county firefighters 43 minutes to stop the blaze.

The fire covered about 1/4 acre when firefighters arrived and threatened no structures, Barta said.

It grew to 1 1/2 acres before forward progress was stopped with an air attack and ground crews, he said.

Firefighters remained on the scene mopping up hot spots, Barta said.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.