October 2003 San Diego Fires. HWY 15 N & Miramar Way

October 2003 San Diego Fires

HWY 15 N & Miramar Way

Fire moves south down Oak Canyon towards 52 freeway.

View of fire line at Route 15 near Miramar Air Station.

A San Diego police officer backs his car off Clairemont Mesa Blvd just east of I-15 as the fire flares up on the north side.

East Miramar

Fire rages on the east side of the I-15 at Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

Horse being lead away from stables.

Traffic backed up on I-15 from closures forced by the wildfires on Sunday.

The fire line nears a Scripps Ranch development.

A large home burns out of control in Ramona.

The fire line nears a Scripps Ranch development.

Resident evacuates his dogs at his home along Station Road in Valley Center on Sunday.

A horse is kept at the Valley View Casino after being rescued from the fire in Valley Center in Sunday.

Ventura County firefighters look at a twister of flame from a wildfire, Sunday, in Simi Valley.

A home burns along North Lake Wohlford Road at Valley Center Road on Sunday morning.

Fire Damage Toll as of Halloween 10/31/2003:

• 16 people dead• 1,842 homes destroyed• 328,000 acres burned