Re: [CaliforniaDisasters] 2003 Paradise Fire Anniversary - Sat, 10/26/2019 #cal-notice

Different Paradise.... this was the 2003 Paradise Fire in Escondido, San Diego Co., not the 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, Butte Co., CA.

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 8:56 AM Rick WA6NHC <wa6nhc@gmail.com> wrote:

86 deaths.

On 10/26/2019 12:00 AM, CaliforniaDisasters@groups.io Calendar wrote:

2003 Paradise Fire Anniversary

When:
Saturday, 26 October 2019

Where:
Peninsular Ranges - San Diego County

Description:
The Paradise fire started around October 26, 2003, on Rattlesnake Mountain north of Paradise Creek Lane on the Rincon Indian Reservation.  The cause of the fire is under investigation, but is suspected to have been the result of either a campfire or arson.  DHS-FEMA provided an FMAGP declaration for the Paradise Fire on October 26, 2004, as thousands of residents were evacuated, while 788 personnel from USFS, CDF, the California Department of Fish and Game, and local fire districts battled the blaze. The Paradise Fire quickly swept the southern perimeter of the Cleveland National Forest, from Valley Central to Escondido, only a few miles north of the Cedar Fire.  By the time it was fully contained on November 6, 2003, it had burned 56,700 acres and destroyed 223 residences, causing two deaths and 24 injuries.

Source: https://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/draft_cfcg_report_0204.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_California_wildfires

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