Pechanga Fire

Wildfire in San Diego and Riverside counties, July 2000

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5562/pechanga-fire-2000

Key facts

Started July 29, 2000
Contained Not recorded
Burned 11,734 acres
3rd largest fire of 2000
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. San Diego County 7,272 acres
  2. Riverside County 4,464 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1915 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 158 acres shared
  2. 1950 Agua Tibia Fire 1,942 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,811 acres shared
  3. 1958 Pala Fire 1,682 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 476 acres shared
  4. 1964 Woodchuck Fire 1,721 acres in total 185 acres shared
  5. 1968 Magee Fire 2,333 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 46 acres shared
  6. 1989 Vail Fire 15,808 acres in total 526 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2004 Eagle Fire 8,946 acres in total 117 acres shared
  2. 2005 Magee Fire 59 acres in total 34 acres shared
  3. 2007 Poomacha Fire 49,411 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 257 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Pechanga Fire, and fires that shared less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data