Volunteers have only been able to walk dogs on site, including the employee parking lot, since the Tustin hangar fire in November.
Tag: Tustin Hangar Fire
In November 2023, fire burned a World War II-era hangar at the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin. We cover the cleanup, its cost to the city, the Navy’s repayments and the effect on neighbors like OC Animal Care.
Posted inEconomy
Tustin Budget in Jeopardy as Navy Slowly Repays Costs for Hangar Fire
City officials say the U.S. Navy still owes them over $44 million, but there’s no word on when that money will be coming to city coffers.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Tustin Water Rates to Spike After City Shuts Down Contaminated Wells
Resident’s water rates are set to go up 54% over the next five years after city council members closed wells that had a concerning number of chemicals in them.
Posted inEconomy
Orange County Assessor: Tustin Fire Could Tank Property Values
A review by OC Assessor Claude Parrish could see homeowners get a drop in their property taxes — and home values — if they can prove the hangar fire negatively impacted their houses.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Santana: Two Weeks After Toxic Navy Hangar Fire, Tustin Feels Abandoned by Gov. Newsom
Residents lambast city, state and federal officials about a lack of communication and evacuation order two weeks after the massive hangar fire broke out – prompting city officials to authorize $7.8 million for asbestos clean up.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Santana: Could a State Disaster Declaration Help Tustin Neighborhoods Battle Asbestos?
LA Mayor Karen Bass got Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency for the 10 freeway fire almost immediately. In the two weeks since Tustin’s hangar began burning, questions are surfacing over where state officials are – and who should call for them.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
Questions Over Evacuations Mount in Tustin Hangar Fire Fallout
Residents want more air quality data, asbestos removal and a clearer picture of exactly what is happening with the torched hangar. They’re also wondering why evacuation orders weren’t given.
Posted inOutdoors
Tustin Hangar Fell Apart Amidst Decades of Inaction From Leaders
While local agencies have been looking at developing what’s left of the Tustin air base into a park for decades, it never managed to get off the ground.
Posted inTop Stories
OC Animal Shelter Calls for Emergency Dog Fosters After Tustin Hangar Fire
Over 300 dogs at OC Animal Care have been moved inside and cannot go for walks after the recent fire at the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin.
Posted inInvestigative
Homes Atop Former Tustin Air Base May Have Toxic Groundwater
As Tustin residents have asbestos floating in the air near their former marine air base, they’re also wrestling with finding out their groundwater is contaminated by the same base.
