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{{Infobox wildfire
{{disambig}}
|title= Fall 2007 California Wildfires
|image= AERONET La Jolla.2007297.aqua.250m.jpg
|caption= [[NASA]] satellite photo from [[October 24]], [[2007]], showing the active fire zones and smoke plumes.
|location= [[Southern California]]
|cost= ~$1.4 billion
|date= [[October 20]], [[2007]]<ref name="IW-Ranch"/> &ndash; [[November 9]], [[2007]]<ref name="CA 2007-11-06"/><ref name="ocfa">{{cite web |url=http://www.ocfa.org/pages/ocfa.asp?filename=canyonfire.asp|title=Santiago Incident|accessdate= 2007-10-27|date= [[2007-10-27]]|publisher= Orange County Fire Authority}}</ref>
|source= Various
|acres= {{convert|500000|acre|km2|-2}}<ref name="latimes_1024">{{cite news
| url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire24oct24,0,5795853.story?coll=la-home-center
| title=1,155 homes -- and counting
| author = Christine Hanley, Janet Wilson and Mitchell Landsberg | publisher= Los Angeles Times
| date=[[October 24]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24
}}</ref><ref name="cnn_1024">{{cite news
| url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/24/fire.wildfire.ca/index.html
| title= Bush signs order to speed aid to fire victims | publisher= [[CNN]]
| date=[[October 24]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>
|landuse= Mixed, residential and wildlands
|fatalities=14<ref name="ap_1025_2_burned">{{cite news
| url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071025/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires_310
| title= 2 burned bodies are found in Calif.
| author = Elliot Spagat |publisher= [[Yahoo]]
| date=[[October 25]] [[2007]]
|accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref><ref name="latimes_1024"/>
|injuries=At least 70<ref name="cnn_1024"/>
}}

The '''October 2007 California wildfires''' were a series of [[wildfires]] that began burning across [[Southern California]] on [[October 20]]. At least 1,500 homes were destroyed<ref name="AP_1024">
{{cite news| title=1,500 homes lost; $1B loss in San Diego area
| work = Associated Press| author=Gillian Flaccus
| url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003971082_wildfires24.html
| date=[[2007-10-24]]| publisher = [[Seattle Times]]
| accessdate=2007-10-24
}}</ref> and over 500,000 acres (2,000 km², or about 770 mi²) of land burned from [[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara County]] to the [[United States–Mexico border|U.S.–Mexico border]]. Nine people died as a direct result of the fires;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/14546772/detail.html?dl=headlineclick|title=Firestorm Claims 9th Victim|work=NBCSandiego.com|publisher=[[KNSD]]|date=[[November 8]],[[2007]]|accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> 85 others were injured, including at least 61 [[firefighter]]s.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/26/fire.wildfire.ca/index.html?eref=onion | title=Fire deaths, damage come into focus as evacuees cope | work=cnn.com | publisher=CNN | date=[[October 26]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref>

California Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] declared a [[state of emergency]] in seven California counties where fires were burning.<ref name="NYT1">
{{cite news|title = Residents Flee Wildfires in S. California| work = New York Times |author=Archibold, Randal C. |date=[[2007-10-23]]
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/us/22cnd-fire.html?em&ex=1193284800&en=a3c27a7178490ad2&ei=5087%0A
|accessdate=2007-10-23
}}</ref> President [[George W. Bush]] concurred, and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts.<ref name="fed_disaster">
{{cite press release | url = http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071023.html
|title = Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for California | date = [[2007-10-23]]
| publisher = The White House | accessdate = 2007-10-24
}}</ref> Over 6,000 firefighters worked to fight the blazes; they were aided by units of the [[United States Armed Forces]],<ref name="six navy"/> [[United States National Guard]],<ref name="cnn military"/> almost 3,000 prisoners convicted of non-violent crimes,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN2626717020071026 | title=California turns to prisoners to fight huge fires | work=reuters.com | publisher=Reuters News Service | date=[[October 26]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref> and 60 firefighters from the Mexican cities of [[Tijuana]] and [[Tecate]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20071023-1545-mexico-wildfires.html | title=Mexican firefighters helping in California return to Mexico to fight blaze | work=signonsandiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}<includeonly>coyotehowls</includeonly></ref> The fires forced approximately 1,000,000 people to evacuate their homes, the largest evacuation in American history.

Major contributing factors to the extreme fire conditions were [[drought]] in Southern California, hot weather, and unusually strong [[Santa Ana winds]] with gusts reaching 85 [[mph]] (140 [[km/h]]).<ref>
{{cite web | url = http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_7249338
| title=Southern California wildfires blamed on unusual Santa Ana winds
|author=Chang, Alicia|accessdate=2007-10-22|date=[[2007-10-22]]|work=San Jose Mercury News}}</ref>

The fires had numerous sources. Several were triggered by power lines damaged by the high winds.<ref>
{{cite news|title = Firefighters Protect Homes In Foothill Ranch
| work = KNBC
|url=http://www.knbc.com/news/14392969/detail.html|date=[[2007-10-22]]
|accessdate=2007-10-22
}}</ref> <includeonly>coyotehowls</includeonly><ref>
{{cite news|title = Power lines cited as cause of largest wildfires
| work = SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071116-1750-bn16cause2.html|date=[[2007-11-16]]
|accessdate=2007-11-16
}}</ref> One fire started when a [[semi-trailer truck|semi-truck]] overturned.<ref name="Fontana"/> Another was suspected as having been deliberately caused; the suspect was shot and killed at the flight by state authorities.<ref>{{cite news|title = California police shoot dead suspected arsonist | work = Guardian
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2198866,00.html
|accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref> A 10-year-old boy admitted that he accidentally started the Buckweed Fire playing with matches.<ref name="buckweed_cause"/> Causes of the remaining fires remain under investigation. The last fire was fully contained on November 9, 2007, 19 days after the series of fires started.<ref name=firescope/>
== Counties ==
===San Diego County===
[[Image:CAWildFire2007SanDiegoNOAA.png|thumb|NOAA hot spot map of San Diego County, [[October 23]].]]
[[Image:2007SanDiegoFiresradar1008z.PNG|thumb|[[Weather radar]] imagery of the fires on [[October 23]].]]
Of all the fires, the two biggest were located in [[San Diego County]]. The largest, the Witch (Creek) Fire, burned areas north and northeast of San Diego. The second largest, the Harris Fire, burned northwest from the U.S–Mexico border towards San Diego. Officials feared the fires could become even more destructive than the 2003 [[Cedar Fire]]<ref name="NYT1">
{{cite news|title = Residents Flee Wildfires in S. California| work = New York Times|author=Archibold, Randal C.
|date=[[2007-10-23]]
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/us/22cnd-fire.html?em&ex=1193284800&en=a3c27a7178490ad2&ei=5087%0A
|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> that burned {{convert|280278|acre|km2|1}}, 2,820 buildings (including 2,232 homes) and killed 15 people (including one firefighter) before being contained on [[November 3]][[2003]]. Though individually the fires did not surpass the Cedar Fire, if combined as one, they did.<ref name=memorial>{{cite web | url = http://www.lakesidehistory.org/CedarFire/cedar_fire_memorial.htm |title = Cedar Fire & Memorial | publisher = Lakeside Historical Society | accessdate = 2007-10-27}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fire.ca.gov/cdf/incidents/Cedar%20Fire_120/incident_info.html Cedar Fire-Final Update, State of California website]. Note, some references, such as [http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/winter0304articles/sandiego-fire.html] report the acreage as 273,246, however this article uses the figure reported by the State of California.</ref>

Residents were subjected to a mix of mandatory and voluntary evacuations, depending on the projected path of a fire. Hundreds of thousands of residents were notified of evacuations via a computerized [[Reverse 911]] phone call system. While this alert system was mostly effective, many residents in Rancho Bernardo received the calls after they had been driven from their homes.<ref name="witch roars"/> Law enforcement officers also notified residents by driving through evacuation areas. On [[October 24]][[2007]], San Diego County Sheriff Bill Kolender stated that the number of people evacuated in San Diego county had exceeded the number evacuated from [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] during [[Effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans|Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite news
| url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/fire-evac-surpasses-katrina.html
|title=Fire evac surpasses Katrina | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune
| date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>

Two days into the fires, approximately 500,000 people from at least 346,000 homes were under mandatory orders to evacuate,<ref>"[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15561235 California Wildfires Trigger Widespread Evacuations]". [[National Public Radio|NPR]] ([[2007-10-24]]). Retrieved on [[2007-10-24]].</ref> the largest evacuation in the region's history.<ref name="latimes_evac">
{{cite news |accessdate=2007-10-24
|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-evacuate24oct24,0,627804.story?page=1&coll=la-headlines-california
| title=Scale of the fires' disruption on display at San Diego stadium
| author = H.G. Reza, Jill Leovy and Alex Pham | publisher=LA Times
| date=[[October 24]][[2007]]
}}</ref> Evacuation sites included [[Qualcomm Stadium]],<ref name="latimes_evac" /> as well as many schools, civic centers, and churches throughout the area.<ref name="witch roars" /> The [[American Red Cross]] managed the evacuation centers.

Officials estimated that 12,000 gathered at Qualcomm. Volunteers provided food, blankets, water, children's toys, massages, and a live [[rock music|rock]] band performance for those at the stadium.<ref name="surveyor">
{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071022-2315-bn22qcomm.html
| title=Surveyor makes order out of chaos for evacuees | work=SignOnSanDiego.com
| publisher=San Diego Union Tribune
| date=[[October 22]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> Nearly all public schools and universities in the San Diego area were closed. Many businesses closed as well. To ensure clear roads for emergency vehicles, San Diego mayor [[Jerry Sanders (politician)|Jerry Sanders]] asked residents to stay home and inside.<ref>
{{cite news | url = http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wildfires/2007-10-23-wildfires-cover_N.htm
| title = 'Staggering' numbers flee amid fear and uncertainty | date = [[2007-10-23]]
| author = William M. Welch, Patrick O'Driscoll and Chris Woodyard
| accessdate = 2007-10-24}}</ref>

By [[October 23]], some evacuations were lifted, allowing about 50,000 residents from the cities of [[Del Mar, California|Del Mar]], [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]], and [[Poway, California|Poway]], and the [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] neighborhoods of [[Torrey Pines, San Diego, California|Del Mar Heights]] and [[Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California|Scripps Ranch]] to return home.<ref>"[http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7259428 Evacuation orders lifted for some San Diego neighborhoods]". [[The Associated Press]] published on ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'' ([[2007-10-12]]). Retrieved on [[2007-10-12]].</ref><ref>"[http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/14407302/detail.html Evacuees Allowed To Return To Del Mar, Chula Vista, Scripps Ranch and Poway]". [[NBC|NBC San Diego]]. Retrieved on [[2007-10-23]].</ref><ref>"[http://www.10news.com/weather/14387615/detail.html Some Evacuees Return Home]". [[KGTV|KGTV 10 News]] ([[2007-10-24]]). Retrieved on [[2007-10-24]].</ref> However, the fires continued and damage was severe. The four major fires across San Diego County burned nearly {{convert|300000|acre|km2}} and destroyed or damaged 1,350 homes and 100 businesses since [[October 21]][[2007]].<ref name="worst may be over in SD">{{cite news | title=Fire damage severe, but worst may be over | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>

Many major roads were closed as a result of fires and smoke. On [[October 22]], the [[California Highway Patrol]] closed [[Interstate 15 (California)|Interstate 15]] in both directions between State Routes [[California State Route 78|78]] and [[California State Route 56|56]].<ref name="witch roars"/> On [[October 24]][[2007]] the Horno Fire forced the closure of [[Interstate 5 (California)|Interstate 5]] as well as the [[Amtrak]] [[Pacific Surfliner|Surfliner]] service between [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] and [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]].<ref name="Horno1"/> Traffic from Interstate 5 was diverted to [[Interstate 15 (California)|Interstate 15]], which had reopened.<ref name="Horno2"/>

Officials from the [[San Diego Wild Animal Park]] said that its more than 3,500 animals were safe staying in their enclosures where they were protected by the park's fire break and irrigated areas. If the weather conditions worsened, the animals could retreat to their watering holes. However, many critically endangered animals such as the [[California condor]] were moved to the park's veterinary hospital, which is fire-resistant and fully equipped with sprinklers. Park spokesperson Yadira Galindo said that the animals were "alert but not showing any concerned behavior."

Fire data was provided by the [[California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|CAL FIRE]] and independent news media. [[As of November 2007]]:<ref name=firescope>{{cite web |url=http://www.firescope.org/fires.htm |title=Late October, 2007 California Wildfire Web Pages |publisher=FIRESCOPE: FIrefighting RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies|date=[[2007-11-09]] |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> the following fires burned in San Diego County:<ref name="CalFire"/><ref name="LATFiremap"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|+San Diego County
|-
! Fire name
! Date / time started
! Area burned
! Structures destroyed
! Injuries
! Containment
|-
| Witch (Creek)
| October 21 at 11:00 a.m.
| {{convert|197990|acre|km2|0}}
| 1040 homes<br>414 outbuildings<br>239 vehicles<br>70 homes damaged<br>25 outbuildings damaged
| 2 deaths<br>39 firefighters<br>2 civilians
| 100%
|-
| Harris
| October 21 at 9:30 a.m.
| {{convert|90440|acre|km2|0}}
| 206 homes<br>252 outbuildings<br>253 structures damaged<br>
| 5 deaths<br>34 firefighters<br>21 civilians
| 100%
|-
| Poomacha (Palomar Mountain/Valley Center)
| October 23 at 3:13 a.m.
| {{convert|50176|acre|km2|2}}
| 143 homes<br>77 outbuildings
| 21 firefighters
| 100%
|-
| Horno/Ammo
| October 24
| {{convert|21084|acre|km2|2}}
|
| 6 firefighters
| 100%
|-
| Rice
| October 22 at 4:16 a.m.
| {{convert|9000|acre|km2|1}}
| 206 homes<br>2 commercial properties<br>40 outbuildings
| 5 firefighters
| 100%
|-
| McCoy
| October 21
| {{convert|300|acre|km2|2}}
| 1 residence<br>1 outbuilding
|
| 100%
|-
| Coronado Hills
| October 22 at 1:50 a.m.
| {{convert|250|acre|km2|2}}
| 2 outbuildings
|
| 100% on Oct. 22
|-
| Wilcox
| October 23
| {{convert|100|acre|km2|2}}
|
|
| 100%
|}

<span id="Witch Creek Fire" />

====Witch Creek Fire====
[[Image:Red Sky at Morning San Diego 22 Oct 2007 v2.jpg|right|thumb|Smoke filled the sky at sunrise [[October 22]].]]
[[Image:San Diego skyline against smoke from wildfires Oct 2007.jpg|right|thumb|San Diego skyline against the smoke at sunrise [[October 23]][[2007]]]]

The Witch Creek Fire was the largest of the October 2007 wildfires and surpassed the 1970 [[Laguna Fire]] as the second-largest fire in California History. Hundreds of thousands of residents were informed of evacuations through the [[Reverse 911]] system.<ref name="witch roars"/> This evacuation came almost four years to the day after the [[Cedar Fire|Cedar Fire of 2003]].

The fire started in Witch Creek Canyon near [[Santa Ysabel, California|Santa Ysabel]] and quickly spread to [[Ramona, California|Ramona]], [[Rancho Bernardo, California|Rancho Bernardo]], [[Poway, California|Poway]] and [[Escondido, California|Escondido]]. Locals in the San Pasqual Valley area reported wind gusts of over {{convert|100|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. From there the fire jumped over [[Interstate 15 (California)|Interstate 15]] and continued west, causing significant damage in [[Escondido, California|Lake Hodges]], [[Escondido, California|Del Dios]] and [[Rancho Santa Fe, California|Rancho Santa Fe]].

Strong [[Santa Ana winds]] pushed the fires west towards the coast.<ref name="witch roars">{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071022-0934-bn22fire3new.html | title=Witch fire roars west across Rancho Bernardo and Poway | author=Martinez, Angelica and Greg Gros|work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> San Diego County Sheriff William B. Kolendar stated that the Witch Creek Fire could be "well in excess of the [[Cedar Fire]] of 2003".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071022-0922-bn22fire3.html | title=Wildfires seen as eclipsing the Cedar fire of 2003 | author=Martinez, Angelica and Tony Manolatos |work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> While many coastal communities were evacuated as the fire moved west, the shifting winds prevented it from directly threatening those areas.

All residents located south of Del Dios Highway, north of State Route 56, west of [[Interstate 15 (California)|Interstate 15]], and east of [[Interstate 5 (California)|Interstate 5]] were ordered to evacuate.<ref name="witch roars"/> By 9:30 p.m. on [[October 22]], a dispatch from the city of [[Del Mar, California|Del Mar]]'s web site stated "For your safety, we are strongly advising that all Del Mar residents evacuate."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/voluntary-evacuation-in-place-for-all.html | title=Voluntary evacuation in place for all of Del Mar | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> Evacuations were also ordered for [[Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California|Scripps Ranch neighborhood]], specifically "Everything south of Scripps Poway Parkway, north of MCAS Miramar, east of Interstate 15, and west of Highway 67". The Mesa Grande Indian reservation was evacuated due to the Witch Fire.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/mesa-grande-indian-reservation-was.html | title=
Mesa Grande Indian reservation was evacuated | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> Residents of the [[Kumeyaay|Barona Indian Reservation]] were advised to leave, though the evacuation was not mandatory. The [[casino]] on the reservation was closed. At approximately 01:00 on [[23 October]], fire broke out near Wildcat Canyon to the south of Barona, where many houses were destroyed and lives lost in the Cedar Fire. Residents of Wildcat Canyon and Muth Valley were ordered to evacuate, and the road was closed.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071023-1125-bn23fires.html | title=Three major fires still burning out of control | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref>
The evacuations of [[Del Mar, California|Del Mar]], [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]], [[Poway, California|Poway]], [[Torrey Pines, San Diego, California|Del Mar Heights]] and [[Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California|Scripps Ranch]] were lifted for many residents on Tuesday [[October 23]] in the late afternoon.<ref>"[http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7259428 Evacuation orders lifted for some San Diego neighborhoods]". [[The Associated Press]] published on ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'' ([[2007-10-12]]). Retrieved on [[2007-10-12]].</ref><ref>"[http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/14407302/detail.html Evacuees Allowed To Return To Del Mar, Chula Vista, Scripps Ranch and Poway]". [[NBC|NBC San Diego]]. Retrieved on [[2007-10-23]].</ref> At 9:50 p.m. PDT [[October 23]], [[2007]], the town of [[Julian, California]] was ordered to evacuate. Due to the fires, there was no power or phone service in the town.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/mandatory-evacuations-in-julian.html | title=Mandatory evacuations in Julian | |work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]] |accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>

Evacuation sites included [[Qualcomm Stadium]],<ref name="latimes_evac"/> [[Escondido High School]], [[Mission Hills High School]], [[Poway High School]], [[Mira Mesa Senior High School]], and the [[Del Mar Fairgrounds]].<ref name="witch roars"/>

Many major roads were also closed as a result of fires and smoke. On [[October 22]], the [[California Highway Patrol]] closed [[Interstate 15 (California)|Interstate 15]] in both directions between State Routes [[California State Route 78|78]] and [[California State Route 56|56]].<ref name="witch roars"/> On [[October 24]][[2007]] the Horno Fire forced the closure of Interstate 5 as well as the [[Amtrak]] [[Surfliner]] service between [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] and [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]].<ref name="Horno1"/> Traffic from Interstate 5 was being diverted to Interstate 15, which had reopened.<ref name="Horno2"/> 1,841 firefighters were assigned to the fire.

Around 4pm on October 21, three hours after the Witch Creek Fire started, the following photo and video were taken by an amateur radio operator from a 4,200-foot overlook in Pine Hills, about three miles (5 km) east of the fire's origin point. The fire can be seen moving rapidly from Witch Creek towards the town of Ramona, where nearly 40,000 people were evacuated.

====Harris Fire====
[[Image:Harris fire Mount Miguel.jpg|left|thumb|Harris Fire burns on [[Mount San Miguel]] the morning of October 23.]]
[[Image:Arial View of Harris Fire 10-23-07 1 pm.jpg|right|thumb|Aerial View of Harris Fire [[October 23]], 12:05 pm.]]
The Harris Fire burned in a northwest direction from its starting point at Harris Ranch Road near Potrero, in the far south of San Diego County, a few miles north of [[Tecate]], Mexico. On [[October 23]] the fire approached eastern [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]].<ref name="SOSD1">Anne Krueger, Leonel Sanchez and Ray Huard. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071022-1225-bn22harris.html Harris fire burning unchecked, heads for Otay Lakes and Chula Vista], SignonSanDiego.com, 22 October, 2007</ref>

Many communities were evacuated, with evacuation centers set up at a nearby high school and community center.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071022-9999-1n22harris.html | title=Harris fire roars unchecked in East County - 700 residents flee Barrett Junction| author=Neely, Liz and David Hasemyer and Karen Kucher |work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] |accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref>

Thomas James Varshock, 52, of Potrero, died on his property during the Harris Fire on Sunday.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/10/23/heroics_in_failed_san_diego_fire_rescue/2737/ | title=Heroics in failed San Diego fire rescue | publisher=United Press International | date=[[October 23]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> The fire may also have caused the deaths of four [[migrant workers]] near the [[United States–Mexico border|U.S.–Mexico border]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071026/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires | title= 4 charred bodies in Calif. migrant camp | publisher=AP via Yahoo! news | date=[[October 25]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref>An estimated 1,210 firefighters battled this fire.<ref name="Harris firecount">{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/harris-fire-update_5349.html | title=Harris fire update 8:16pm October 23, 2007 |work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]] |accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>

The Harris Fire also affected northern Mexico, near the town of [[Tecate]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571&ll=32.990236,-116.732483&spn=1.105782,1.757813&z=9&source=embed | title=KPBS Google Map | work=Google.com | date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>

====Other fires====
* [[Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton]] Fires:
**The Wilcox Fire began at Santa Margarita/33 Area behind [[Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton]].<ref name=cpp>{{cite web |url=http://www.cpp.usmc.mil/scout/ssi/fire.asp |title=Southern California Wildfires Camp Pendleton Information Hotline (866) 430-2764 |date=2007-10-26 |accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/flames-on-pendleton.html | title=Flames on Pendleton | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>
**The Ammo Fire was located near the Las Pulgas/43 Area and Basilone Road.<ref name=cpp/><ref name="CalFire"/>
**The Horno Fire burned {{convert|21084|acre|km2|0}}, and was located in the Basilone Road and Canyon Road/Las Flores/41 Area.<ref name=firescope/><ref name=cpp/><ref name="Horno1">{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/camp-pendleton-fire-spread-to-6000.html | title=Camp Pendleton fire spread to {{convert|6000|acre|km2}} | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref><ref name="Horno2">{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/traffic-diverting-to-north-i-15.html | title=Traffic diverting to north I-15 | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/southbound-i-5-open-at-pendleton.html | title=Southbound I-5 open at Pendleton | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>

[[Image:Palomar Mountain-Agua Tiba Fire October 2007.jpg|right|thumb|The Poomacha Fire: photo taken looking South towards San Diego from Temecula]]
<span id="Camp Pendleton Fire" />
<span id="Poomacha Fire" />
*The Poomacha Fire (or Mt. Palomar Fire) began as a structure fire on the La Jolla Indian Reservation, then established itself on [[Palomar Mountain]], joined the Witch Fire, and entered the [[Agua Tibia Wilderness]]. Because of steep terrain, it continued to burn after all other October 2007 fires were put out, finally reaching full containment [[November 9]], [[2007]].<ref name=firescope/>

<span id="Rice Canyon Fire" />
*The Rice Canyon Fire started in the early morning of [[October 22]], in the Rice Canyon near [[Fallbrook, California|Fallbrook]]. It caused massive evacuations and the closure of Interstate 15.<ref name="CalFire"/><ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/fallbrook-being-re-evacuated.html | title=Fallbrook being re-evacuated |work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>
<span id="Los Angeles County" /><span id="Ventura County" />

*The Rice Canyon Fire was caused by downed power lines.<ref>"CalFire</ref>

<span id="Coronado Hills Fire" />
*The Coronado Hills Fire started near [[San Marcos, California|San Marcos]], and burned south of [[Cal State San Marcos]].<ref name="CalFire"/>

<span id=" El Capitan" />
* On [[October 23]], the San Diego Union Tribune reported on the El Capitan Fire: "A small brush fire that burned today around El Capitan Reservoir north of [[Alpine, California|Alpine]] is out, Cal Fire officials said about 9:30 p.m. Officials said the blaze consumed the vegetation near the reservoir and ran out of fuel."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/el-capitan-fire-out.html | title=El Capitan fire out |author=Repard, Pauline |work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>

<span id="McCoy Fire" />
*The McCoy Fire was located near the U.S. Forest Service on Cuyamaca Mountain. It burned {{convert|400|acre|km2|1}} and destroyed at least one structure in Pine Hills.<ref name=10news>{{cite news |url=http://www.10news.com/news/14398658/detail.html |title=Fire Crews Surround McCoy Fire |publisher=10news.com |date=[[October 23]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-10}}</ref>

===Los Angeles and Ventura counties===
Fire data has been provided by the [[California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|CAL FIRE]] and independent news media. [[As of October 2007]]:<ref name="CalFire"/><ref name="LATFiremap"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Los Angeles and Ventura counties
|-
! Fire Name
! Date / Time Started
! Area Burned
! Structures Destroyed
! Injuries
! Containment
|-
| Ranch (Castaic / Piru)
| October 20 at 9:42 p.m.<ref name="IW-Ranch">{{cite news|work=InciWeb Incident Information System | url=http://inciweb.org/incident/1002/ | title=InciWeb: Ranch Fire Wildland Fire |date=[[2007-10-23]] | accessdate=2007-10-23|}}</ref>
| {{convert|58401|acre|km2|1}}
| 1 home<br>9 outbuildings
|
| 100%
|-
| Buckweed
| [[October 21]] at 12:55 p.m.
| {{convert|38356|acre|km2|1}}
| 63
| 3 civilians<br>1 firefighter
| 100%
|-
| Canyon
| [[October 21]] at 4:50 a.m.
| {{convert|4565|acre|km2|1}}
| 22
| 3
| 100%
|-
| Magic
| [[October 22]] at 2:17 p.m.
| {{convert|2824|acre|km2|1}}
|
|
| 100%
|-
| Meadowridge
| [[October 23]] at 12:30 p.m.
| {{convert|40|acre|km2|3}}
|
|
| 100%
|-
| Nightsky
| [[October 21]] at 10:35 a.m.
| {{convert|35|acre|km2|1}}
|
|
| 100%
|-
| October
| [[October 22]] at 10:40 p.m.
| {{convert|25|acre|km2|1}}
| At least 3 mobile homes damaged
|
| 100% on [[October 23]]
|}
<br>
[[Image:Wildfire California Santa Clarita.jpg|thumb|right|[[Santa Clarita, California]] the night of [[October 21]][[2007]]]]
<span id="Buckweed Fire" />

*The Buckweed Fire burned north of [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]] in [[Agua Dulce, California|Agua Dulce]] and the community of [[Canyon Country, California|Canyon Country]], triggering many evacuations.<ref name = "latimes_buckweed">{{cite news | author = Jason Song, Jean-Paul Renaud, Scott Gold and Molly Hennessy-Fiske | url = http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-agua23oct23,0,94211.story?coll=la-home-center | title = Buckweed fire becomes top priority | publisher = Los Angeles Times | date =[[October 22]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref> This fire was the result of a child playing with matches.<ref name="buckweed_cause">{{cite web |url=http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_7325669 |title=Boy with matches started fire that burned 21 homes |accessdate=2007-10-31 |author=Daisy Nguyen |date=2007-10-30 |publisher=Long Beach Press-Telegram}}</ref>

<span id="Canyon Fire" />
*The Canyon Fire burned around [[Malibu, California]], specifically in Malibu Canyon. It was the first of the October California wildfires to receive significant attention from the national media.<ref name = "nctimes_1022">{{cite news | url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/10/22/news/top_stories/22_17_0910_21_07.txt | title=South San Diego County fire kills 1, injures 17 | date=[[October 22]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> In addition to damaging or destroying 14 homes, the fire destroyed two Malibu landmarks: [[Castle Kashan]] and the Presbyterian Church.

<span id="Magic Fire" />
*The Magic Fire started near The Old Road at [[Six Flags Magic Mountain|Magic Mountain]] Parkway on the west side of Santa Clarita. Flames came within a few yards of [[West Ranch High School]] and a large housing development in [[Stevenson Ranch]], but were pushed away. The fire is believed to have been caused accidentally by welders at a construction site.<ref name="CalFire"/>

<span id="Meadowridge Fire" />
*The Meadowridge Fire began near [[California State Route 14|Highway 14]] and [[San Fernando Road]] in Santa Clarita.<ref name="CalFire"/>

<span id="October Fire" />
*The October Fire burned a small area in [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]], destroying several homes in the Canyon Breeze Mobile Home Park.<ref name="CalFire"/>

<span id="Ranch Fire" />
*The Ranch Fire (or Castaic Fire) burned along the Los Angeles-[[Ventura County, California|Ventura]] county line about 5 miles north of Santa Clarita,<ref name="CalFire" /> in the [[Angeles National Forest|Angeles]] and [[Los Padres National Forest|Los Padres]] national forests. It surrounded the Ventura County community of [[Piru, California|Piru]]<ref name = "nctimes_1022"/><ref name = "ranch1">{{cite news|title=Ranch Fire surrounds Piru, Nightsky Fire contained, small blazes doused|work=Ventura County Star|date=[[October 22]] [[2007]]|url=http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/oct/22/ranch-fire-closes-highway-126-29000 acres-burned/|accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> and also threatened the communities of [[Fillmore, California|Fillmore]], [[Ventura, California|Ventura]] and [[Ojai, California|Ojai]].<ref name="CalFire" /> About 500 residences lie in the fire's path.<ref name="CalFire" /> Evacuations were recommended in all of Piru and portions of Fillmore.<ref name="ranch1"/> Angeles National Forest officials implemented a total forest closure on October 23.

<span id="Nightsky Fire" />
*The Nightsky Fire burned a small area south of [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]] in [[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]].<ref name="CalFire"/>

[[Image:Nasa satellite photo side by side 2007-10-22.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Two NASA satellite images from [[October 21]][[2007]] show how quickly the fires spread. The right image was taken just 3 hours 15 minutes after the left image.]]

===Orange County===
{{main|Santiago Fire}}
[[Image:SantiagoFireFromAV.jpg|right|thumb|The Santiago Fire seen from Aliso Viejo, overlooking the city of Lake Forest, on [[October 23]], [[2007]]]]
[[Image:Fires cross a hill in SoCal October 2007.jpg|right|thumb|Fires burn across a hillside in Orange County.]]

<span id="Santiago Fire" />
*The [[Santiago fire of October 2007|Santiago Fire]] began shortly before {{nowrap|5:55 p.m.}} on [[October 21]], [[2007]] in the foothills north of [[Irvine, California|Irvine]] and east of the city of [[Orange, California|Orange]] in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. The fire was reportedly started in two separate spots (along Santiago Canyon Road, west of Silverado Canyon Road); fire officials have attributed the source of the fire to [[arson]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/25/fire.arson/index.html?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail Fire chief: 25,000-acre blaze was set], ''CNN.com''. Retrieved on 2007-[[October 27|10-27]].</ref> On [[October 24]] [[2007]], [[Governor]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] visited an evacuation center at [[El Toro High School]].<ref> [http://gov.ca.gov/speech/7861/ "Governor Schwarzenegger Tours El Toro High School Evacuation Center" (2007-10-24).]</ref> Schools and districts all over Orange County were closed on Friday, [[October 26]], [[2007]] because of the smoke and bad air quality.<ref name="OCR1">{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/news/fire-canyon-blaze-1902172-santiago-road|date=[[October 23]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-23|title="Fire headed towards forest, authorities fear"|work="The Orange County Register"}}</ref> As of [[October 27]] [[2007]], a reward of $250,000 was being offered for information leading to arrest of the arsonist(s). Fourteen homes and twenty four outbuildings have been destroyed. Eight homes and three outbuildings have been damaged, and sixteen firefighter injuries have been reported. In all, the fire burned {{convert|28445|acre|km2|1}}, but is 100% contained.<ref name="ocfa">{{cite | url= http://www.ocfa.org/ocfamain.asp?pgn1=3 | title= OCFA | publisher= OCFA | date=[[2008-02-25]] | accessdate=2008-03-21}}</ref>

===San Bernardino County===
Current data on the fires has been provided by the [[California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection|CAL FIRE]] and independent news media. As of [[October 30]] at 6:00&nbsp;p.m. PDT, the following fires have burned in San Bernardino County:<ref name=firescope/><ref name="CalFire"/><ref name="LATFiremap"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|+San Bernardino County
|-
! Fire Name
! Date / Time Started
! Area Burned
! Structures Destroyed
! Injuries
! Containment
|-
| Slide (Running Springs)
| October 22 at 8:02 a.m.<ref name="IW-Slide">{{cite news|work=InciWeb Incident Information System | url=http://inciweb.org/incident/1005/ | title=InciWeb: Slide Wildland Fire |date=[[2007-10-23]] | accessdate=2007-10-23|}}</ref>
| {{convert|12789|acre|km2|1}}
| 201 homes<br>3 outbuildings
|
| 97%
|-
| Grass Valley
| October 22 at 5:08 a.m.<ref name="IW-GrassValley">{{cite news|work=InciWeb Incident Information System | url=http://inciweb.org/incident/1003/ | title=InciWeb: Grass Valley Wildland Fire |date=[[2007-10-23]] | accessdate=2007-10-23|}}/</ref>
| {{convert|1247|acre|km2|1}}
| 174 homes<br>2 outbuildings
|
| 96%
|-
| Martin
| [[October 23]] at 9:00 a.m.
| {{convert|123|acre|km2|1}}
| 1 home damaged
| 1 firefighter
| 99.5%
|-
| Walker
| [[October 23]]
| {{convert|160|acre|km2|1}}
|
| 2 firefighters
| 96% on Oct. 27
|-
| Cajon (Devore & Glen Helen)
| [[October 22]] at 12:15 p.m.<ref name="IW-Cajon">{{cite news|work=InciWeb Incident Information System | url=http://inciweb.org/incident/1006/ | title=InciWeb: Cajon Wildland Fire |date=[[2007-10-23]] | accessdate=2007-10-23|}}</ref>
| {{convert|250|acre|km2|1}}
|
|
| 100%
|-
| Little Mountain Fire
| [[October 22]] at 3:30 p.m.
| {{convert|650|acre|km2|1}}
|
|
| 99% on [[October 22]]
|}

<span id="Slide Fire" />

*The Slide or Green Valley Lake Fire burned near [[Green Valley Lake]], east of [[Lake Arrowhead, California|Lake Arrowhead]]. The Green Valley Lake, Arrowbear, and Running Springs communities were evacuated. 1,359 firefighters were assigned to the fire. The estimated cost is $1.2 million. Water pressure in local systems was lost and conditions were too extreme for fighters to continue efforts in some areas.<ref name="CalFire"/> The fire partially burned "Camp Helendade," owned by the [[Boy Scouts of America]]'s local council, the California Inland Empire Council. Helendade was originally given to the council in 1960 to replace another camp that had been burned.<ref name="helendade1"> {{cite web | url = http://www.bsa-ciec.org/openrosters/vieworgpagelink.asp?orgkey=21&linkkey=15211 | title = Running Springs Fire Update| publisher = California Inland Empire Council | accessdate = 2007-10-23}}</ref><ref name="helendade2">{{cite web |date=[[October 24]], [[2007]]| url = http://www.insidesocal.com/sb/fire/ | title = Fires Consume 5,000 Acres Total| work= Fire & Wind |publisher = The Sun Daily Bulletin | accessdate = 2007-10-23}}</ref><ref name="helendade3">{{cite web | url = http://www.camphelendade.org/| title = Camp Helendade Website - Boy Scouts of America| publisher = Camp Helendade Website | accessdate = 2007-10-23}}</ref>

<span id="Grass Valley Fire" />
*The Grass Valley Fire was located just north of Lake Arrowhead.<ref name="KNBC2">{{cite news|url=http://www.knbc.com/news/14397191/detail.html|work=KNBC|date=[[2007-10-23]]|accessdate=2007-10-23|title=Voluntary Evacuations Requested For Highland Residents}}</ref>

<span id="Martin Fire" />
*The Martin Fire began near Martin Ranch Road at Meyers Road.

<span id="Walker Fire" />
*The Walker Fire burned near Walker Ave in the dairies of Ontario.

<span id="Devore Fire" /><span id="Glen Helen Fire" />
*Together, the Devore and Glen Helen Fires (or Cajon Fire) forced the closure of [[Interstate 15 in California|Interstate 15]] in the [[Cajon Pass]]. One fire was started by an overturned semi-truck.<ref name="Fontana">{{cite news | author = Stephen Wall, Gina Tenorio and Jannise Johnson | url=http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_7245363 | title=Fontana homes evacuated, freeways closed |work=DailyBulletin.com|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>

<span id="Little Mountain Fire" />
*The Little Mountain Fire threatened several homes and other structures near [[California State University, San Bernardino|Cal State San Bernardino]] before it was contained.<ref name="LATFiremap">{{cite news | url=http://www.latimes.com/firemap | title=LA Times Google maps|work=Google.com| publisher=Google and the Los Angeles Times|date=[[October 22]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> Due to the cumulative effects of the area fires, the University closed for the week of [[October 23]].<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://news.csusb.edu/story_full.asp?articleID=5567 |title=Cal State San Bernardino classes canceled through Friday, Oct. 26 | publisher = Cal State San Bernardino | date = [[2007-10-24]] | accessdate = 2007-10-24}}</ref>

===Santa Barbara County===
<span id="Sedgewick Fire" />
*The Sedgewick Fire was the northernmost of the October 2007 California wildfires. It ignited around 6:00 a.m. PDT on [[October 21]], [[2007]] from a downed power line. The fire burned a total of {{convert|710|acre|km2|1}} near [[Los Olivos, California|Los Olivos]]. Approximately 2000 people were affected and 800 homes threatened before the fire was 100% contained around 5:00 p.m. on [[October 22]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Evacuation Warning Lifted for Santa Ynez Valley Fire|work=KEYT|date=[[October 22]] [[2007]]|url=http://www.keyt.com/news/local/10702826.html|accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref>

===Riverside County===
<span id="Roca Fire" />
*The Roca Fire was reported around 3:52 p.m. on October 21 in the vicinity of [[California State Route 79|SR 79]] at [[California State Route 371|SR 371]] in [[Aguanga, California|Aguanga]]. One home was destroyed and one injury was reported. It was 100% contained on October 22, after burning {{convert|270|acre|km2|1}}.<ref name="CalFire">{{cite web|title=Cal Fire|url=http://www.fire.ca.gov/|date=[[October 23]],[[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>
<span id="Rosa Fire" />
*The Rosa Fire, three clustered blazes in the Via Santa Rosa/Rancho California Road area of western [[Temecula, California|Temecula]] began October 22. It was 100% contained by October 24, after burning {{convert|411|acre|km2|1}}. Investigators suspect arson.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/25/fire.arson/?iref=mpstoryview |title=Officials: 22,000-acre fire was set
|work=cnn.com |date=[[October 25]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref>
<span id="Wildomar Fire" />
*The Wildomar Fire began around 12:30 on October 24 in [[Wildomar, California|Wildomar]] brush, between [[Interstate 15 (California)|I-15]] and [[Interstate 215 (California)|I-215]]. It was 100% contained within the same day, after burning {{convert|20|acre|km2|1}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_298072336.html |title=Fire Crews Eye Riverside County's Southern Border |work=cbs2.com |date=[[October 25]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref>

===Baja California===
Fires also burned in northern parts of the [[Mexican state]] of [[Baja California]].<ref name="reuters">{{es icon}} {{cite news |author=Ford, Dana | url=http://lta.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-10-24T040529Z_01_N23304262_RTRIDST_0_INTERNACIONAL-CALIFORNIA-INCENDIOS-SOL.XML | title=Incendios en California dejan al menos cinco muertos| publisher=Reuters |date=[[24 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> The Harris Fire burned near [[Tecate]],<ref>{{cite news | url=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571&ll=32.990236,-116.732483&spn=1.105782,1.757813&z=9&source=embed | title=KPBS Google Map | work=Google.com | date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref><ref name="yucatan">{{es icon}} {{cite news | url=http://www.yucatan.com.mx/noticia.asp?cx=9$0000000000$3669023&f=20071024 | title=Las llamas logran cruzar la frontera | publisher=Diario de Yucatán | date=[[24 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> and fires burned near [[Tijuana]] as well.<ref name="front">{{es icon}} {{cite news | author = Durán, Laura | url=http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/22102007/269469.aspx | title=Cierran tramo de carretera Tijuana-Tecate por incendio | publisher=La Frontera | date=[[22 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate = 2007-10-24}}</ref>

More than fifteen thousands hectares were consumed by the wildfires in Baja California. Tijuana, Tecate and Ensenada were the municipalities more afected by the fire. In total there were seven fires caused by Santa Ana winds. The community of Maneadero, in the highlands of Ensenada, was the most affected.<ref name="Incendio">{{es icon}} {{cite news | author = Hernandez, Jorge | url=http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/672182.html| title=Incendios forestales arrasan 15 hectareas en BC| publisher=Noticieros Televisa| date=[[25 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate = 2007-11-12}}</ref>

==Wind and weather==
[[Image:SantaAnaWinds QuikSCAT 2002feb.jpg|thumb|[[QuikSCAT]] image from 2002 showing the speed of the Santa Ana winds (m/s)]]
{{see also |2007 Western North American heat wave}}
The fires occurred at the end of a dry summer and were exacerbated by the seasonal [[Santa Ana winds]]. The ''[[San Diego Union Tribune]]'' reported, "Santa Ana winds blowing up to 60 mph combined with temperatures into the 90s to create in the worst possible fire conditions."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071022-9999-1n22main.html | title=County asks for 1,000 more firefighters | author=McDonald,Jeff and Janine Zuniga and Kristina Davis|work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref>

Southern California was in the midst of an unusual drought; in [[Los Angeles, California]], with only <span style="white-space:nowrap">3.21&nbsp;in&nbsp;(82&nbsp;mm)</span> of precipitation in 2006-2007, it was the driest year on record.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11778590&ft=1&f=1001 |title = NPR: Water Flows in Los Angeles Despite Drought|author = Kahn, Carrie |date=[[July 6]], [[2007]] | accessdate = 2007-10-24}}</ref> The combination of wind, heat, and dryness turned the [[chaparral]] into fire fuel. Officials believed that some of the fires generated their own winds, similar to the [[Oakland Firestorm of 1991]]. The effects of the smoke were felt as far away as Brentwood, California (in the East Bay, near Stockton), where it impacted local weather. The high-speed Santa Ana winds also rendered the use of dropping water from fire fighting aircraft inefficient; until such winds abate, most payloads of water are just disbursed by the wind over an area so large that the water evaporates before it can reach a large fire on the ground.
[[Image:Oct 21-22 2007 Skyline Comparison.JPG|thumb|center|400px|A comparison of the [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]] skyline from [[October 21]], [[2007]] (left and center) to [[October 22]] [[2007]] (right)]]

==Impact==
[[Image:SDFIRE2007 058brightsharp.jpg|right|thumb|Evacuees at evacuation site [[Mira Mesa High School]]]]
[[Image:Firehome3.jpg|thumb|right|The remains of a home destroyed by the Witch Fire]]
On [[October 21]], the Harris Fire damaged and disabled the [[Path 46|Southwest Power Link]], a 500,000-[[volt]] power line from [[Arizona]] to San Diego.<ref name="sds1">{{cite news |url=http://www.sddt.com/Search/article.cfm?SourceCode=20071023czd|title=Fires wreak havoc on region's electricity supply|work=Jeran Wittenstein | publisher=San Diego Daily Transcript | date=[[October 23]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> [[Power outage]]s were reported in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and other counties on [[October 22]] to 333,500 [[Southern California Edison]] customers, most being restored within 24 hours. The power outage also affected the areas of [[Ojai, California|Ojai]], [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard]], [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley]], [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]], [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks]], [[Agoura Hills, California|Agoura Hills]], [[Rialto, California|Rialto]], [[Fontana, California|Fontana]], [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]], [[Rancho Cucamonga, California|Rancho Cucamonga]], [[Mira Loma, California|Mira Loma]], [[Hesperia, California|Hesperia]], [[Corona, California|Corona]], [[Bloomington, California|Bloomington]], [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], [[Calimesa, California|Calimesa]] and [[Rubidoux, California|Rubidoux]]. This outage also caused 230 people to be without power in [[Malibu]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.knbc.com/news/14390468/detail.html?dl=mainclick|title=SoCal Crews Respond To 'Fire After Fire'|work=KNBC | publisher=KNBC.com | date=[[October 22]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> The California Independent System Operator Corp declared an energy transmission emergency in southern California on [[October 23]], due to wildfires affecting the lines. 500,000-, 230,000- and 138,000-[[volt]] lines were disabled in San Diego, and some lines in other areas were also disabled. 24,992 lost power, due to lack of power from the [[power grid]].<ref name="sds1"/> During the crisis, Mexico provided power to help augment the electrical needs of the San Diego area.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1026/p01s09-ussc.html | title=From far and wide, helpers pour into a fire-stricken San Diego | work=scmonitor.com | publisher=The Christian Science Monitor | date=[[October 26]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref><includeonly>coyotehowls</includeonly>

Authorities say the evacuations, which displaced more than 900,000 people, have been the largest evacuation number in the history of California.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-evacuate24oct24,0,627804.story?coll=la-home-center | title=Scale of the fires' disruption on display at San Diego stadium | work=LATimes.com | publisher=Los Angeles Times | date=[[October 23]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> By mid-morning on [[October 22]][[2007]], thousands of evacuees were taking shelter in [[Qualcomm Stadium]] and other locations throughout San Diego.<ref name="latimes_evac"/> On the afternoon of [[October 22]][[2007]], the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] evacuated some planes from [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]] to other military bases in California and [[Arizona]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/miramar-evacuating-some-aircraft.html | title=Miramar evacuating some aircraft|work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> The [[United States Navy|Navy]] moved all non-essential personnel from [[Naval Base San Diego]] barracks onto nearby vessels to accommodate refugees.<ref name="cnn military">{{cite news|title= Military helps fight fires while personnel evacuated|publisher=[[CNN]].com|date=[[October 23]], [[2007]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/23/fire.military/index.html |accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref> The [[San Diego Wild Animal Park]] moved some animals to the on-site animal hospital for their protection.<ref name="witch roars"/>

The Horno Fire had charred {{convert|6000|acre|km2}} in Camp Pendleton by 4:00 a.m PDT [[October 24]][[2007]]. It caused the closure of Interstate 5 and it also caused [[Amtrak]] to stop [[Surfliner]] service between [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]] and [[San Clemente, California|San Clemente]].<ref name="Horno1"/> Traffic was being diverted to Interstate 15, which had itself been closed earlier.<ref name="Horno2"/>
Ileagal migrant workers were endangered by the crisis, sometimes staying at work in the fields within mandatory evacuation zones. Many had lived in the canyons nearby and distrusted officials.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15634399 | title=Fires Highlight Safety Needs of Migrant Workers | work=npr.org | publisher=National Public Radio |author=Amy Isackson | date=[[October 25]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref> When fleeing the fires, some were arrested, while others were turned away from shelters due to lack of adequate identification.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.kcbs.com/Immigrants-Step-Out-of-the-Smoke/1141409 | title=Immigrants Step Out of the Smoke | work=kcbs.com | publisher=KCBS All News Radio 740 AM | date=[[October 27]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref> Some Mexican firefighters expressed concern about their countrymen, while others felt the migrant workers were aware of the risks they were taking.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bomberosx27oct27,1,4864765.story?coll=la-headlines-california | title=Mexican fire crew joins the fight | work=latimes.org | publisher=Los Angeles Times | |author=Ari B. Bloomekatz | date=[[October 27]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref> <includeonly>coyotehowls</includeonly>

Only a few cases of looting were documented. Six people were arrested for stealing supplies from Qualcomm stadium,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/illegal-immigrants-arrested-for.html | title=Illegal immigrants suspected of stealing supplies | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune |date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> another was arrested for theft after being found in possession of stolen goods in the Jamul fire area <includeonly>coyotehowls</includeonly>,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/another-looting-arrest.html | title=Another looting arrest | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune |date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> and two were arrested near the Tecate border crossing.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/two-looting-arrests-in-tecate.html | title=Two looting arrests in Tecate| work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune |date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>

=== Air quality and health effects ===
The concentration of [[Particulate#Health effects| particulate matter 10 micrometers and smaller (designated PM10)]] reached unhealthy levels as a result of the fires. PM10 particles are small enough to enter deep into the lungs, and possibly the bloodstream. San Diego city attorney [[Michael Aguirre]], citing concerns over weather conditions and air quality, urged the city to consider a voluntary evacuation of the entire city.<ref name="Aguirre 1">{{cite news| url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20071024/news_1n24aguirre.html | title=Aguirre wants San Diego evacuated in wake of wildfires | author=Vigil, Jennifer | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune |date=[[October 24]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>

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==Response==
[[Image:H-60S Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85.jpg|right|thumb|At [[Naval Air Station North Island]], a plane captain launches an [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S Knighthawk .28Sierra.29|MH-60S Seahawk]] from [[List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons#Helicopter Sea Combat Squadrons|Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron]] (HSC) 85 to conduct operations in support of the [[California Department of Forestry]]'s efforts in combating the San Diego wildfires.]]
[[Image:Firefighters battle a blaze SoCal October 2007.jpg|right|thumb|Firefighters battle a blaze near Irvine, California.]]
Government agencies and volunteers worked together to mitigate the effects of the fires. According to the state of California's Consolidated Response web page, "There are 17 active fires in Southern California. The priority for fighting fires as of 19:30 on October 21 is the Buckweed, Witch, Harris, Canyon, Ranch, Santiago, and Sedgewick Fires."<ref name="CalFiresBrief">{{cite news | url=http://www.calfires.com/ | title=Southern California Fire Report | work=CalFires.com | publisher=State of California | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> [[March Air Reserve Base]] is the primary staging area for relief supplies as coordinated by the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]].<ref name="cnn military"/>

With many businesses and schools closed, some people used their time off to help others. Officials estimated that 10,000 people were gathered at Qualcomm stadium, the largest shelter point in San Diego. Besides food, blankets and water, volunteers provided toys for children, massages, and a live [[rock and roll]] band performance.<ref name="surveyor">{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071022-2315-bn22qcomm.html | title=Surveyor makes order out of chaos for evacuees | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> [[Community Emergency Response Team|CERT]] teams, in various cities, received their first activation since the program's inception in this region. Trained volunteers provided assistance ranging from coordinating relief, to acting as a fire department auxiliary.<ref>[http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2007/10/25/publicsafety/dpt-certused25.txt Daily Pilot<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Religious groups such as Victim Relief Ministries, Giving Children Hope, Hope Force International, Apostolic World Relief, Church of [[Scientology]],{{Fact|date=March 2008}} and the Salvation Army responded by opening places of worship, donating supplies, and feeding workers and evacuees.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.kansascity.com/255/story/334574.html | title=Faith community reaches out to fire victims |publisher=The Kansas City Star |date=[[26 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305710,00.html | title=Religious Group Offers Gentle Comfort to Wildfire Victims |publisher=Fox News| work=foxnews.com | publisher=Fox Network |date=[[28 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://blog.bengreenberg.org/2007/10/28/yct-san-diego-relief-mission.aspx | title=YCT San Diego Relief Mission | work=bengreenberg.org | publisher=Daat Binyamin |date=[[29 October]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-29}}</ref><includeonly>coyotehowls</includeonly>

The [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] contributed twelve engines for firefighting efforts. The National Guard called up 1,500 troops, with 17,000 available if needed; another 100 California National Guard medical personnel provided medical assistance.<ref name="cnn military"/> Six crews from the Navy's Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 based at [[Naval Air Station North Island]] were assigned to battle the Witch Creek fire. They flew [[MH-60 Seahawk]] helicopters equipped with a 420-gallon water bucket and they were the only local Navy teams trained to fight fires from the air. [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]] contributed several aircraft as well as fire fighting trucks to operations based in Ramona.<ref name="six navy">{{cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20071022-1752-bn22helos.html | title=Six Navy copter crews helping fight wildfires | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 22]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-22}}</ref> One of the larger [[airtanker]]s, the [[JRM Mars| Martin Mars]], sent through a private contract from its home in [[Port Alberni, British Columbia]] on [[October 25]], landing on [[Lake Elsinore]] in [[Riverside County, California]]. It has a 7,000 gallon capacity. Two other airtankers and their crews from [[Quebec]] worked on the fires, part of an annual three-month contract with the state of California.<ref name="BC Water bomber">{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/071023/n1023149A.html | title=Privately owned B.C. water bomber flying to fight California fires | work=cbc.ca | publisher=CBC News | date=[[October 23]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-25}}</ref>

[[Governor of California|California Governor]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] declared a [[state of emergency]] in seven California counties where fires burned. [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] concurred<ref name="fed_disaster"/> and visited the region on Thursday, [[October 25]], [[2007]].<ref name="MSNBC1">{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21435512/ |title=Bush promises aid for victims of California fires |publisher=Associated Press |date=[[October 23]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref><ref name="worst may be over in SD"/>

[[United States House of Representatives|Rep.]] [[Duncan Hunter]] criticized the Marines for delaying use of their helicopters until CalFire spotters were in position to coordinate their efforts. However, California Fire Marshal Kate Dargan said that the Marines and officials at CalFire were following procedures worked out with the military after serious problems with air coordination during the 2003 California wildfires. Other state officials also praised the federal response. Aaron McLear, a spokesman for Schwarzenegger, said the governor "is getting everything he needs from the federal government".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/did-state-delay-marine-copters.html | title=Did the state delay Marine copters? | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=[[October 23]][[2007]] | accessdate=2007-10-23}}</ref>

''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' reported, with the evacuations reaching about 950,000&nbsp;people, that this was the largest peacetime movement of Americans since the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] era,<ref name="USNews">{{cite news|url=http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_071024.htm|work=US News and World Report|date=[[2007-10-24]]|accessdate=2007-10-24|title=USNews.com Political Bulletin}}</ref> although similar evacuation figures were cited for [[Hurricane Rita]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.state.tx.us/page.jsp?language=eng&pageId=hurricane-rita | title=Hurricane Rita Information | work=Texas Online | publisher=State of Texas | accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> and [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina/|title=New Orleans braces for monster hurricane|work=CNN|date=[[August 29]], [[2005]]}}</ref>

On [[November 6]][[2007]], the state of California reported that the fires were under control. According to the state's consolidated report on the fires, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger "called on the Blue Ribbon Task Force to assess the next steps to take at federal, state and local levels of government to prevent and fight future fires. Additionally, the Governor asked the task force to review the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Fire Commission’s recommendations, generated after the 2003 fires, to evaluate if the recommendations are still the best and most effective ways in preventing and fighting fires."<ref name="CA 2007-11-06">{{cite news | url=http://www.calfires.com/ | title=Governor Calls on Blue Ribbon Task Force to Review State Fire Response | publisher=State of California | date=[[November 6]][[2007]]|accessdate=2007-11-06}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[FIRESCOPE]]
* [[2008 California wildfires]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons|California wildfires of October 2007}}
{{wikinews|Wildfires burn in southern California}}
===Government information===
* [http://www.calfires.com/ State of California Consolidated Report on Fires]
* [http://sdcountyemergency.com San Diego County: Emergency Information]
* [http://sandiego.gov/newsflash/firealert.shtml City of San Diego: Emergency Fire Information]
* [http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/nfn.htm National Interagency Fire Center]
* [http://www.airnow.gov/ AIRNow: Air Quality Overview]
===Maps===
* [http://www.latimes.com/firemap LA Times managed Google map showing fire locations and relevant information]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21436901/ MSNBC managed Virtual Earth map showing fire locations]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&ie=UTF8&om=1&msa=0&msid=114250687465160386813.00043d08ac31fe3357571&ll=32.990236,-116.732483&spn=1.105782,1.757813&z=9&source=embed KPBS managed Google map with detailed San Diego area information]
*[http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/newsreleases/10242007_1600hrs_Evac_FirePerem.pdf San Diego County map showing evacuated areas]
* [http://www.cbs8.com/misc/fires_oct_07/maps.html CBS 8: San Diego fire maps]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=107327873899641045650.00043d1de33aaa4eb6ffb&om=1&ll=33.716608,-117.675847&spn=0.200187,0.32135&z=12 Orange County Register detailed map of Santiago fire]
===News sources===
* [http://calfire.blogspot.com/ Cal Fire News: California Wildfire Updates]
* [http://www.santaclaritaguide.com/FireUpdates.html Photos from 2007 and earlier Santa Clarita wildfires, how to prepare for wildfires]
* [http://cbs8.com/splash.html CBS8: San Diego Wildfires Updates]
* [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/news/wildfires/index.html CNN: Wildfires Updates] and [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/impact/ How To Donate]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21452510/ MSNBC: California Wildfires Updates]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21434644/ MSNBC: Where to turn to for more resources and more info on California wildfires]
* [http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/ voiceofsandiego.org]
* [http://sosdfireblog.blogspot.com/ SignOnSanDiego.com fire blog]
* [http://www.kpbs.org/news/ KPBS (San Diego) news]
* [http://twitter.com/kpbsnews KPBS (San Diego) updates] via [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.insidesocal.com/sb/fire/ The San Bernardino Sun and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin fire blog]
* [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sections/news/firecentral/ The Orange County Register Fire Central]
* [http://www.pe.com/ The Press-Enterprise: News for Inland Southern California]
* [http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/special2/ KTLA Firestorm Coverage]
* [http://www.satellitefamily.com/news-california-wildfires-affect-internet-service.asp California Wildfires]
* {{newseum front page archive|day=24|month=10|year=07}}

===Regional Meteorology===
*[http://silt.ess.uci.edu/ Weather Today: Predictions and Post-Analysis of Southern California and Tropical Weather Events]

===Volunteer Relief Effort===
*[http://www.crisisreversal.com ImanusT | Non-profit Crisis Relief Organization]
*[http://www.calfirehelp.com CalFireHelp]
*[http://californiawildfires.org CaliforniaWildFires.org]

===Wildfire Health Hazards===
*[http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Health/Safety/Solutions/Three/ California Wildfires: Wildfire Health Hazards, Cleanup, Respirator Fitting Information]

===Academics and Research===
*[http://map.sdsu.edu 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]]
*[http://www.sdfirerecovery.net 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 2007 wild fires
**[http://map.sdsu.edu/firenet The GIS Data Center for San Diego Fire Recovery Network] - hosted by San Diego State University
*[http://www.radicalurbantheory.com/mdavis/letmalibuburn.html ''Let Malibu Burn: A political history of the Fire Coast'' by Mike Davis]

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[[Category:2007 fires|California wildfire, October]]
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[[Category:Urban fires in the United States]]
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