Rancho 3 Fire (2025): burned area, damage and fire history

Key facts

Started	October 9, 2025
Contained	October 9, 2025, after 0 days
Burned	105 acres 111th largest fire of 2025
Cause	Vehicle
Buildings	1 destroyed, 0 damaged

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Where it burned

County

San Diego County 105 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

Destroyed Over 50% damaged 1

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

1929 Unnamed fire 30,494 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 105 acres shared
1953 Swycaffer Fire 472 acres in total 17 acres shared
1979 Unnamed fire 231 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 12 acres shared
1996 Egg Fire 805 acres in total 59 acres shared
2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 105 acres shared
2022 Casner Fire 178 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 11 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Rancho 3 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