Disaster Relief
Introduction:
The Inter-Canyon League is a critical relief resource when a disaster affects our canyon communities. Since we are situated in an urban-wilderness interface we do have a higher than average risk of natural disaster and have experienced fires, mudslides and floods that have resulted in the loss of lives and property. The Inter-Canyon League disaster relief efforts started back in February 1969 when Southern California was hit by a 100-year storm, a rare and devastating storm that is known to occur only once every 100 years.
2010 Winter Storm
The holiday season of December 2010 is one that canyon residents will be remembering and talking about for years to come. The devastating rainfall that hit Southern California started on December 18, 2010. Five days and over 22″ of recorded rainfall later, canyon creeks were overflowing. Some canyon residents were forced to evacuate their homes and others were completely stranded due to access being washed out or blocked by overflowing mud and debris. Click here for more information
2007 Santiago Fire
The Santiago Fire was an intentionally started wildfire that originated near Santiago Canyon Road at the border of Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon at 5:55 p.m. on October 21, 2007, and burned approximately 28,445 acres. The flames threatened roughly 750 homes located throughout canyons in the area, including both Santiago and Silverado Canyon, Live Oak Canyon, Holy Jim Canyon, Modjeska Canyon, and Trabuco Canyon, among others. Twelve houses were destroyed in Santiago Canyon. The fire became fully contained on November 9, 2007. Click here for more information
Disaster Relief Partners