Pines Fire

Wildfire in San Diego County, July 2002

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5784/pines-fire-2002

Key facts

Started July 29, 2002
Contained August 11, 2002, after 13 days
Burned 61,691 acres
3rd largest fire of 2002
Cause Power lines
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Where it burned

County

  1. San Diego County 61,691 acres

Community

  1. Julian 830 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. 1938 Unnamed fire 2,003 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,392 acres shared
  2. 1939 Unnamed fire 10,731 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,177 acres shared
  3. 1941 Unnamed fire 2,785 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,825 acres shared
  4. 1941 Unnamed fire 1,619 acres in total 1,415 acres shared
  5. 1942 Unnamed fire 14,221 acres in total 736 acres shared
  6. 1943 Unnamed fire 8,626 acres in total 7,547 acres shared
  7. 1947 Unnamed fire 17,156 acres in total 6,966 acres shared
  8. 1949 Unnamed fire 3,653 acres in total 2,418 acres shared
  9. 1950 Banner Fire 2,196 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,168 acres shared
  10. 1954 San Ysidro Fire 6,960 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,613 acres shared
  11. 1975 San Ysidro Fire 10,642 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,438 acres shared
  12. 1995 Butterfield Fire 6,691 acres in total · Cause: Arson 622 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 938 acres shared
  2. 2007 Angel 3 Fire 832 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 546 acres shared
  3. 2011 Eagle Fire 13,993 acres in total · Cause: Arson 7,006 acres shared
  4. 2011 Great Fire 2,134 acres in total 975 acres shared
  5. 2013 Felipe Fire 2,780 acres in total · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 1,296 acres shared
  6. 2013 General Fire 1,271 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 558 acres shared
  7. 2013 Chariot Fire 7,085 acres in total 3,629 acres shared
  8. 2021 Southern Fire 5,366 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,228 acres shared

And 38 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Pines 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