West Fire

Wildfire in San Diego County, July 2018

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7824/west-fire-2018

Key facts

Started July 6, 2018
Contained July 10, 2018, after 4 days
Burned 505 acres
64th largest fire of 2018
Cause Equipment use
Buildings 48 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. San Diego County 505 acres

Community

  1. Alpine 505 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.

Buildings damaged

  1. Destroyed Over 50% damaged 48
  2. Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 4
  3. Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 2
  4. Affected Up to 10% damaged 8

Buildings CAL FIRE inspected after the fire, by how badly each was damaged. Inspectors record homes, businesses and outbuildings within 100 meters of the fire, and cannot always reach every one, so the counts can differ slightly from other reports.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1929 Unnamed fire 22,336 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 64 acres shared
  2. 1970 Laguna Fire 174,162 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 275 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the West 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