Witch Fire

Wildfire in San Diego County, October 2007

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/6555/witch-fire-2007

Key facts

Started October 21, 2007
Contained October 31, 2007, after 10 days
Burned 162,070 acres
2nd largest fire of 2007 and 24th largest in California's records
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

County

  1. San Diego County 162,070 acres

Communities

  1. Ramona 10,901 acres
  2. San Diego 10,625 acres
  3. Poway 7,252 acres
  4. San Diego Country Estates 2,674 acres
  5. Escondido 1,775 acres
  6. Rancho Santa Fe 784 acres
  7. Del Dios 127 acres
  8. Fairbanks Ranch 122 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. 1913 Unnamed fire 62,426 acres in total 37,294 acres shared
  2. 1919 Unnamed fire 8,653 acres in total 4,781 acres shared
  3. 1921 Unnamed fire 6,006 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,042 acres shared
  4. 1928 Unnamed fire 48,613 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 26,861 acres shared
  5. 1929 Unnamed fire 30,494 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 27,811 acres shared
  6. 1943 Unnamed fire 40,248 acres in total 7,069 acres shared
  7. 1945 Unnamed fire 6,293 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,229 acres shared
  8. 1950 Guejito Fire 8,025 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,833 acres shared
  9. 1955 Oakvale Lodge Fire 8,198 acres in total 5,659 acres shared
  10. 1956 Outside Origin #42 Fire 46,602 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 29,142 acres shared
  11. 1961 Unnamed fire 9,206 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,363 acres shared
  12. 1967 Unnamed fire 29,083 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 12,867 acres shared
  13. 1967 Unnamed fire 7,094 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,686 acres shared
  14. 1975 Clevenger Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,631 acres shared
  15. 1993 Eagle Fire 5,204 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 4,151 acres shared
  16. 1993 Guejiuto Fire 17,820 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 15,926 acres shared
  17. 1994 Second Fire 5,779 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,611 acres shared
  18. 1995 El Monte Fire 8,564 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 6,250 acres shared
  19. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 40,645 acres shared
  20. 2003 Paradise Fire 56,546 acres in total · Cause: Arson 13,201 acres shared

And 180 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Witch 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