Wildfires at a glance
Some figures and suspected causes for the wildfires that burned across Southern California this week:
Witch Fire(Poway, Rancho Bernardo, central San Diego County)Acres burned: 197,990
Homes destroyed: 1,061
Injured: 22 firefighters
Dead: 2 civilians
Possible cause: Downed power lines, a witness said.
Harris Fire(southern San Diego County)
Acres burned: 85,000
Homes destroyed: 155
Injured: 12 firefighters, 21 civilians
Dead: 5 civilians
Possible cause: Unknown
Ranch Fire(Castaic, Los Angeles County, and Piru, Ventura County)
Acres burned: 58,396
Homes destroyed: 1
Injured: 0
Possible cause: Unknown
Poomacha Fire(Mt. Palomar, northern San Diego County)
Acres burned: 42,000
Homes destroyed: 60
Injured: 12 firefighters
Cause: A structure fire on La Jolla Indian Reservation set up a brush fire
Santiago Fire(Orange County)
Acres burned: 27,000
Homes destroyed: 14
Injured: 4 firefighters
Cause: Arson
Buckweed Fire(Agua Dulce, Santa Clarita, northern Los Angeles County)Acres burned: 38,356
Homes destroyed: 21
Injured: 1 firefighter, 3 civilians
Suspected cause: Downed power lines
Slide Fire(Running Springs, San Bernardino County)
Acres burned: 13,378
Homes destroyed: 200
Injured: 0
Cause: Unknown
Rice Fire(Fallbrook, northern San Diego County)
Acres burned: 9,000
Homes destroyed: 206
Injured: 1 firefighter
Cause: "Human-caused," but officials have not said whether they believe it's suspicious or accidental.
Canyon Fire(Malibu, Los Angeles County)
Acres burned: 4,565
Homes destroyed: 6
Injured: 3 firefighters
Suspected cause: Downed power lines
Magic Fire(Stevenson Ranch, northern Los Angeles County)
Acres burned: 2,824
Homes destroyed: 0
Injured: 0
Suspected cause: Sparks from welding by construction workers
Grass Valley fire(Northwest of Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino County)
Acres burned: 1,100
Homes destroyed: 113
Injured: 0
Cause: Unknown
Little Mountain Fire(San Bernardino)
Acres burned: 650
Homes destroyed: 0
Injured: 0
Cause: Suspicious in nature
Source: Times reporting
