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The four major fires across San Diego County burned over 368,000 acres (1,490 km 2) and destroyed or damaged 1,350 homes and 100 businesses since October 21, 2007. [ 44 ] Many major roads were closed as a result of fires and smoke.
The Witch Creek Fire, also known as the Witch Fire, [1] was the second-largest wildfire of the 2007 California wildfire season, [2] burning 197,990 acres (801 km 2) of land in San Diego County. Fanned by powerful Santa Ana winds , the Witch Creek Fire rapidly spread westward and consumed large portions of San Diego County.
The 2007 California wildfire season saw at least 9,093 separate wildfires that charred 1,520,362 acres (6,152.69 km 2) of land. [1] Thirty of those wildfires were part of the Fall 2007 California firestorm, [5] which burned approximately 972,147 acres (about 3,934 km 2, or 1,520 mi 2) of land from Santa Barbara County to the U.S.–Mexico border. [6]
The Harris Fire was a major wildfire in southern San Diego County, California, that began on October 21, 2007, which burned 90,440 acres (366.0 km 2) before it was contained on November 5. Hotspots persisted until the fire was extinguished on November 16, making the Harris Fire the last of the October 2007 California wildfires to be ...
The Cedar Fire was a massive, highly-destructive wildfire, which burned 273,246 acres (1,106 km 2) of land in San Diego County, California, during October and November 2003. [2] [3] The fire's rapid growth was driven by the Santa Ana winds, causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km 2) per hour. [2]
By Elliot Spagat and Julie Watson May. 15, 2014 5:34 AM EDT SAN MARCOS, Calif. (AP) - Tuzo Jerger was one of thousands told to evacuate as a wildfire ripped across Carlsbad, a suburb north of San ...
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San Diego: 273,246 110,579 October 2003: 2,820 15 8. Rattlesnake: Glenn: 1,340 540 July 1953: 0 15 All deaths were firefighters trying to outrun the fire 9. Loop: Los Angeles: 2,028 821 November 1966: 0 12 All deaths were members of the El Cariso Hotshots 10 Hauser Creek San Diego: 13,145 5,320 October 1943: 0 11 11. Inaja San Diego: 43,904 ...