Complete Control Of Cedar Fire Delayed
Emerging Hotspots Keeping Firefighters Busy
POSTED: 8:01 am PST November 21, 2003
UPDATED: 8:10 am PST November 21, 2003
SAN DIEGO -- The larger of the two wildfires that recently ravaged the county will not be completely under control until Nov. 28, 10News reported.
Officials expected to have the Cedar Fire out by Friday but emerging hotspots are keeping firefighters busy, Capt. Chris Hess said. "It's just pretty much everywhere," Hess said. "We keep getting calls from all over the county." The 273,250-acre Cedar Fire -- the largest in the state's history -- began about 5:30 p.m. Oct. 25 near Cedar Creek and Eagle Peak roads in the Cleveland National Forest. Before it was fully surrounded Nov. 4, the blaze had killed 14 people and destroyed 2,232 homes. The smaller Paradise Fire started early on Oct. 26 in Valley Center, killing two people and threatening Escondido before it was contained. That fire burned 56,700 acres, officials said. Officials expect full control of the Paradise Fire by 6 p.m. Friday. About 130 firefighters are patrolling the county, looking for hotspots and putting them out, Hess said.
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