Fire: Witch 2017
State: California
Start: October 21, 2007
Finish: November 13. 2007
Duration: 23 days
Acres burned: 197,990
Counties: San Diego
Cause: Downed Power lines
Structures destroyed: 1,265
Damage 1.339 billion
Deaths: 2 civilians
Injuries: 55 Firefighters
Was the 2nd largest fire of the 2007 California wildfire season
Driving force was the Santa Ana winds
19th largest wildfire in modern California history
9th most destructive in modern California history
On Monday October 22 the Santa Ana winds peaked at 90 mph with gust over 110 mph
Witch wife driven by peaked Santa Ana winds overtook the Guejito a smaller fire in a similar area.
California Public Utilities Commission rule that San Diego failed to trim back trees as requires by state law