Simi Fire

Simi Fire
Location Simi Valley, California
Statistics[1]
Cost $10 million
Date(s) October 25, 2003 (2003-10-25) – November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05)
Burned area 108,204 acres (438 km2)
Buildings
destroyed
  • 37 residences
  • 278 outbuildings
Injuries 21

The Simi Fire was a devastating 2003 wildfire that burned 108,204 acres (438 km2) of land in the Simi Hills and southeastern Simi Valley, in eastern Ventura County and western Los Angeles County, California.[1]

As of 2015 the fire ranks 20th on the list of Largest California Wildfires as of 1932 when accurate records started being kept.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Simi Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Top 20 Largest California Wildfires" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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