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Dec. 10, 2025

Deadline extended for Orange County in $31.7M Airport Fire litigation

Cal Fire's cost-recovery suit over the 2024 Airport Fire alleges Orange County workers violated fire-safety rules and operated equipment during extreme weather conditions, triggering statutory presumptions of negligence. The county now has until Jan. 12 to respond.

The California Department of Justice has agreed to a 39-day extension for Orange County to respond to a $31.7 million fire cost-recovery lawsuit filed by Cal Fire over the 2024 Airport Fire. The county's answer is now due Jan. 12 instead of Dec. 4.

Cal Fire's Sept. 3 complaint, filed in Orange County Superior Court, alleges six violations of the Public Resources Code, Health and Safety Code, and Orange County Municipal Code. Any one of them, the agency contends, triggers l...

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