Orange County Blaze

Smoke fills the sky from a fire in Anaheim.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

Anaheim Fire Department Capt. John McPhillips, right, stands on the lookout for the fire near the 1100 S block of Pointe Premier. There was a mandatory evacuation of this neighborhood because of the fire.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

Neal Tyler, 54, in the Peralta Hills area of Anaheim, puts his cat and other belongings in his car before heading off to work.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

Anaheim Fire Department Training Officer Mark John, right, stands on the lookout for the fire near in Peralta Hills. There is a mandatory evacuation of this neighborhood because of the fire.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

Anaheim firefighters David Verdecia, left, and Glen Evan look for the fire near the 1100 S block of Pointe Premier.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

Smoke clouds the sky over Anaheim.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

Smoke fills the sky from a fire in Anaheim today. There is a mandatory evacuation of a school in this neighborhood on Serrano Ave.  (Francine Orr / LAT)

Fire crews work to contain a 1,200-acre brush fire in Anaheim Hills as it approaches the eastern edge of the 241 toll road. Homes on the western side of the toll road were under evacuation orders because of concerns over high winds and dry conditions.  (Don Kelsen / LAT)

Fire crews work to contain a 1,200-acre brush fire in Anaheim Hills as it approaches the eastern edge of the 241 toll road.  (Don Kelsen / LAT)

Fire crews work to contain a 1,200-acre brush fire in Anaheim Hills as it approaches the eastern edge of the 241 toll road.  (Don Kelsen / LAT)