During 2003, 9,116 wildfires [4] burned 1,020,460 acres (4,129.7 km 2) across the US state of California. [1] [2] In October, a major wildfire outbreak in Southern California burned more than 750,000 acres, destroyed thousands of homes, and killed two dozen people. [8] Many of the victims were killed in their cars while trying to flee. [9] [10]

Oct 25, 2023 · The Cedar Fire, the Paradise Fire and the Otay Fire devastated San Diego in October 2003, tearing through 13% of the county and leaving the rest of the region in a dark haze of ash and smoke.

Nov 3, 2023 · Twenty years ago more than a dozen wildfires burned through Southern California, fueled by dry and high winds. Among them was the Cedar Fire, which raged from October 25, 2003 through November 5, 2003 in San Diego County, burning more than 270,000 acres and killing 15 people.

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]

On October 25, 2003, a massive wildfire began in San Diego County. Over a period of three days, the air quality deteriorated to unhealthy and hazardous levels, prompting school cancellations and the public to stay at home.

Nov 16, 2003 · It was now officially thelargest wildfire on record anywhere in California, having roaredpast the 220,000-acre mark set in September 1932 by the Matilijafire in Ventura County. No slouch itself...

In October 2003, more than a dozen wildfires swept across southern California, burning over 740,000 acres. About 95 percent of the fire burned in chaparral and coastal sage scrub.

The first fire (Roblar 2 Fire) was ignited in the practice range at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base at would kick off the siege. The Cedar fire would be recorded as the largest wildfire in California’s history at the time, consuming 273,246 acres and claiming 14 lives.

In late October of 2003, three major fires burned in San Diego County. Between October 25th and October 27th, 16 people lost their lives; 3241 structures1 were destroyed, and suppression costs topped $43,000,000. The Cedar fire alone, at 273,246 acres, …

wildfires across southern California in late October and early November 2003. These fires killed 22 people, destroyed 3,600 homes, blackened nearly 740,000 acres, and will end up as one of the more costly natural disasters in California history, according to then Governor Gray Davis.