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wildfire
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a ...
s burned of land in the
US state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
in 2005.
Fires
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded during the 2005 fire season.
The list is taken from
CAL FIRE's list of large fires.
Labor Day brush fire
On Labor Day Monday, September 5, 2005, a small brush fire erupted and burned parts of
Rancho Peñasquitos and
Black Mountain Open Space Park.
The wildfire quickly grew to , and triggered the evacuation of 200 homes in Rancho Peñasquitos, before further growth was stopped by firefighters.
The fire was fully extinguished by September 7.
Despite its small size, the brush fire was the worst wildfire to affect
San Diego City in two years, since the
Cedar Fire of 2003.
The wildfire resulted in 6 injuries, but did not result in structural damages.
The brush fire determined to have been started by a teenage boy, who was subsequently arrested.
References
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California, 2005
2005
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