Looking Back on the Cedar Fire, 20 Years Later | Cal OES News - California
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.
California Wildfires | Office of Readiness and Response | CDC
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.
Beginning October 21, 2003, a series of wildfires swept through the wooded canyons and mountain communities of southern California. Scorching over 750,000 acres in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura Counties, the California Wildfires of 2003 ranked among the largest disasters in the State’s history.
2003 California wildfires - Wikipedia
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]
FEMA Assistance is Available for Individuals Affected by the Wildfires …
Jan 9, 2025 · As multiple, devastating fires continue to threaten Southern California, FEMA and federal partners are leaning in to support the state-led response. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will be on the ground today to assess damage, speak to survivors and meet with community officials.
Dec 8, 2003 · During the last week of October and the first week of November, 2003, thirteen wildfires occurred throughout Southern California. These wildfires created a disaster on such a scale that they may redefine the concept of the wildland urban interface.
This document provides information on the 2003 Southern California fires. In California, as part of the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), statute requires the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) to produce an After Action Report (AAR) within 120 days after each declared disaster.
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, …
As it was, the 2003 Southern California wildfires became the worst fire disaster in the state’s history and even surpassed losses incurred from the 1991 firestorm in the Oakland-Berkeley hills. Natural events are not necessarily disasters.
During late October into early November 2003, fourteen wind driven wildfires swept across Southern California. These wildfires killed 22 people, destroyed 3,600 homes, charred nearly 740,000 acres of land, and caused more than $2 billion in property damage. Casualties and property loss were highest in the San Diego metropolitan area.