San Clemente Schools Issue Voluntary Dismissal Amid 250-Acre Norte Fir on the Phone Ryan Burris Chief Communication Officer Capistrano Unified School Distric
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“SAN CLEMENTE SCHOOLS ISSUE VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL AMID 250-ACRE NORTE FIR ON THE PHONE RYAN BURRIS CHIEF COMMUNICATION OFFICER CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRIC DISTRIC”
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Topic poll · all networksWho should decide when schools close during a wildfire?
Capistrano Unified serves ~50,000 students across 63 schools!
One of CA's largest districts, CUSD spans south Orange County from San Clemente to San Juan Capistrano — making wildfire dismissal coordination across dozens of campuses a massive logistical challenge.
Topic poll · all networksFor Norte Fire families, what's the hardest part of a sudden school dismissal?
Topic poll · all networksWhat will most determine how fast the Norte Fire gets contained?
Camp Pendleton's ~125,000 acres make it a huge wildfire risk zone!
The Marine Corps base borders San Clemente and contains some of SoCal's largest undeveloped wildland. Military training exercises have ignited fires there before — the 2021 Horno Fire burned over 1,000 acres on base.
