Wildfire — Orange County Coastal Areas, California
2007-10-21 to 2007-10-31 · Orange County Coastal Areas, California
16
Injuries
$10.0M
Property damage
Wider weather episode
The Santiago Fire was intentionally set on October 21 and burned 28,400 acres in Majdeska and Santiago Canyons. The fire destroyed 15 homes and 9 outbuildings. An additional 20 structures were damaged. Sixteen firefighters were injured during the blaze. The Santiago Fire cost $21.6M 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 64387. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.