As officials continue responding to the ongoing chemical emergency at the GKN Aerospace plant in Garden Grove, an estimated 50,000 residents across parts of Orange County remain displaced under evacuation orders. Here’s a breakdown of evacuation centers, hotlines and other resources available to impacted residents.
Resources for evacuees
Several hotels in Anaheim are offering discounted rates to residents displaced by the evacuation orders, according to Visit Anaheim. A list of participating hotels, rates, details on the offers and contact information is available through Visit Anaheim’s website.
All Planet Fitness locations in Orange County are also open free of charge to displaced residents, employee Chris Mendez said. People impacted by the evacuations can use the gyms, showers and lounge areas.
24 Hour Fitness said it was also opening all of its Orange County locations, as well as multiple gyms in the Southwest Los Angeles area, for evacuees until the evacuation orders are lifted.
Uber announced it is providing evacuees with up to two free rides worth up to $40 each to and from shelter locations through May 25, KTLA reported.
Evacuation centers
As of Saturday evening, five evacuation centers were operating throughout Orange County. However, Freedom Hall at Mile Square Regional Park, Savanna High School and John F. Kennedy High School had reached capacity, according to city officials.
The following evacuation centers were operating:
- Golden West College: 15744 Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach
- Oceanview High School: 17071 Gothard Street, Huntington Beach
- Savanna High School: 301 North Gilbert Street, Anaheim (Full)
- John F. Kennedy High School: 8281 Walker Street, La Palma (Full)
- Freedom Hall: 16801 Euclid St, Fountain Valley, (Full)
Food and water are available at the shelters, the American Red Cross said in a statement, whether residents stay at the facility overnight or not.
The agency also said it is preparing additional locations and mobilizing more volunteers, and will share new shelter information as it becomes available.
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Hotlines
- Garden Grove Emergency Hotline: (714) 741-5444
- Orange County Public Information Hotline: (714) 628-7085
- Orange County Fire Authority Medical Information Hotline: (714) 538-2501
Tina Bartlett, an American Red Cross volunteer, retrieves a cot from a Disaster Services trailer for a new arrival at an evacuation site in the gymnasium at Kennedy High School in La Palma, as thousands of residents had to be evacuated following an ongoing hazmat incident at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Stanton residents Denise Guerrero, Pamela Corral, Barbara Dotson, Anthony Corral and Antoinette Hewett, from left, who had to evacuate their homes due to an ongoing hazmat incident at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, discuss their situation as they eat food from a food truck outside the gymnasium at Kennedy High School, one of several evacuation sites, in La Palma on Saturday, May 23, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Members of Christ Breaks Chains church pray outside Savanna High School in Anaheim on Saturday, May 23, 2026 where dozens of people spent the night after being evacuated from their homes. The potential of a chemical explosion from a malfunctioning tank at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove caused the evcuation of surrounding communities while officials figure out their next move. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Gallo, an emotional support cat for a Marine veteran who asked not to be identified, is taken to his car to be fed in Anaheim on Saturday, May 23, 2026. They were part of dozens who stayed at Savanna High School after being displaced from their homes during a Hazmat evacuation. A tank containing a flammable, volatile chemical malfunctioned at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove and surrounding communities were evacuated as officials figure out what to do. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)