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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 wind , causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km 2 ) per hour. [ 2 ]
MAP.SDSU.EDU - mapping, database and geographic information system for the 2003 and 2007 fires, managed by the San Diego GIS force group, and hosted by San Diego State University; The San Diego Fire Recovery Network - a Southern California organization which addresses the widespread ecosystem changes in San Diego County caused by the 2003 and ...
The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department ( SDFD) is the full-service fire department of San Diego, California. [ 2] It was established on August 5, 1889. The department responds to over 183,000 calls per year. [ 2] It covers 343 square miles of service area, including 17 miles of coastline.
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 km2) 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 Poinsettia Fire was the second most destructive of the San Diego County wildfires. [35] It caused property damage estimated at $22.5 million, [36] as well as the only reported fatality in the San Diego County series of wildfires. As of July 10, 2014, the cause of the fire is listed as "undetermined", which allows for further investigation ...
Montecito Tea Fire - a wildfire that started on November 13, 2008, in the wealthy community of Montecito, in Santa Barbara County, California, resulting in the destruction of 210 homes. [52] Many celebrities have homes in the area of the Tea Fire, including Oprah Winfrey, Rob Lowe, and Steven Spielberg. The home of actor Christopher Lloyd was ...
On December 8, at 9:30 a.m. PST, the Sweetwater Fire broke out in eastern San Diego County, south of Interstate 8and just west of Japatul Valley Road, in Descanso. The wildfire burned about 8 acres (3.2 ha) of land, before it was fully brought under control about 4 hours later.
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 ...