The Bond Fire was a wildfire that burned 6,686 acres (2,706 ha) in the Santiago Canyon area of Orange County, California in December 2020.
[2] On December 1, the day before the fire, Southern California Edison had cut power to Silverado Canyon due to dangerous wildfire conditions.
[3] Rancho Soñado, home of the Orange County Department of Education's "Inside the Outdoors" learning program, was mostly destroyed by the wildfire.
At least one home was evacuated mandatorily and Orange County Public Works crews helped to clear the mud with bulldozers.
[16] The mudflows prompted the mandatory evacuations of residents in Silverado, Williams, and Modjeska Canyons, all as a result of their Bond Fire burn scar proximity.
[18] On December 14, 2021, a large storm swept through the Southern California area, triggering mudflows in Silverado Canyon for the third time since the Bond Fire.
[20] On December 23, 2021, Silverado Canyon experienced more mudflows related to the winter rain frequent in the region's Mediterranean (Csa) climate.