Coyote Fire

Wildfire in San Diego and Riverside counties, July 2003

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5876/coyote-fire-2003

Key facts

Started July 16, 2003
Contained July 23, 2003, after 7 days
Burned 18,705 acres
8th largest fire of 2003
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

Counties

  1. San Diego County 18,332 acres
  2. Riverside County 373 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. 1911 Unnamed fire 1,602 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 494 acres shared
  2. 1916 Unnamed fire 151 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 74 acres shared
  3. 1928 Unnamed fire 62,967 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,660 acres shared
  4. 1959 Unnamed fire 104 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2 acres shared
  5. 1974 Pacific Fire 430 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 1 acre shared
  6. 1980 Salvador Fire 2,701 acres in total 7 acres shared
  7. 1996 Sheep Fire 1,377 acres in total 150 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Coyote 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