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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 ...
A 10-year-old boy admitted that he accidentally started the Buckweed Fire by playing with matches. [30] The last active fire, the Harris, was fully extinguished on November 16, 2007, about 27 days after the series of wildfires had begun to ignite. [2] The October 2007 wildfires caused over $2 billion (2007 USD) in insured property damages. [9] [10]
$6.5 million (2007 USD) The Rice Fire was a wildfire that burned from October 22, 2007 until November 1, 2007, in Fallbrook , California . [ 1 ] While not one of the largest fires of the 2007 California wildfire season , only burning 9,472 acres (38 km 2 ), it was one of the most destructive, with 248 structures being destroyed.
The Witch Fire caused at least $1.142 billion (equivalent to $1.678 billion in 2023) in insured damages alone, becoming the costliest wildfire of 2007. As of 2022, [update] the Witch Fire is the nineteenth-largest wildfire in modern California history, [ 4 ] as well as the seventh-most destructive wildfire on record in California.
The blaze originated near Santiago Canyon Road at the border of Santiago Canyon and Silverado Canyon at 5:55 p.m. on October 21, 2007, [3] and burned approximately 28,445 acres (115 km 2). [3] The flames threatened roughly 750 homes located throughout canyons in the area, including both Santiago and Silverado Canyon, Live Oak Canyon, Holy Jim ...
The fire was a combination of six wildfires caused by lightning in south-central Idaho and north-central Nevada that started on July 16–17, 2007. The four largest fires were called the Rowland, Elk Mountain, Smith Crossing and Buck Flat fires. They merged over the weekend of July 21, 2007, and the wildfire was renamed the Murphy Complex Fire.
The fire began June 19, 2007, when sparks created by a hand-held grinder being used to sharpen a shovel ignited dry grass. [2] The couple who accidentally started the fire attempted to beat it out with a shovel and the shirts off their backs, but the dry conditions in the area at the time caused the fire to spread rapidly, and they had to be rescued by helicopter as they were soon surrounded ...