Thanks to a rapid coordinated attack by your OC Firefighters, and with support of surrounding agencies, the Emerald Fire will not be a repeat of the 1993 fire that devastated Laguna Beach. The Emerald Fire was first reported at 4:09 a.m. Video showed a wall of flames on the ridgeline above Emerald Bay, a gated community with dozens of large, multimillion-dollar homes. Residents were allowed to return to their homes and evacuation orders for the #EmeraldFire are lifted for the communities of Nort