Wildfire — San Diego County Valleys, California
2007-10-22 to 2007-10-28 · San Diego County Valleys, California
5
Injuries
$151.1M
Property damage
Wider weather episode
The Rice Fire started on October 22nd and burned 9,472 acres near Fallbrook. The fire destroyed 206 homes, 40 outbuildings, and 2 commercial properties. Crop damage was estimated at $14.6M. The cause of the fire was determined to be downed power line. Five injuries were reported. The Rice Fire cost $6.5M to fight and was one of thirteen large, wind-driven wildfires to impact the San Diego CWA in late October.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 64337. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.