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Wildfires ignited the paper-dry, drought-stricken vegetation of Southern California over the weekend of October 20, 2007, and exploded into massive infernos that forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate their communities. Driven by Santa Ana winds, fires grew thousands of acres in just one to two days. The fires sped down from the mountains into the outskirts of coastal cities, including .

Public Numbers for Fire Areas and Public inquiries

San Diego
211 or cell users
858-300-1211

Los Angeles
800-980-4990

San Diego County Emergency
http://www.sdcountyemergency.com

CA OES Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
http://www.oes.ca.gov

Cal Fire
http://www.fire.ca.gov

CalTrans Highway Conditions
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/

San Diego Humane Society & SPCA
http://www.sdhumane.org

Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies – FIRESCOPE
http://www.firescope.org

National Interagency Fire Center
http://www.nifc.gov

Fire weather from the National Weather Service
http://fire.boi.noaa.gov/

NOAAWatch page for weather, fire and other information
http://www.noaawatch.gov

Fire information and links from the US Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/reports.shtml

Largest San Diego Fires

Witch Fire
Witch Creek Area East of Ramona
San Diego County
Witch Fire Information Line (619) 590-3160.

Harris Fire
Harris Ranch Road & Hwy 94
San Diego County
Harris Fire Information Line (619) 590-3160.

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