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San Diego County Wildfire by Kevin

San Diego County Wildfire by Kevin

Sunday, 23rd December 2007

San Diego County Wildfire
by Kevin
The Harris Fire just went over the peak of this mountain (Mt. San Miguel) after midnight on 10/23/2007. There have been 21 civilian and 32 firefighter injuries, as well as five deaths on this fire. 211 homes and 262 outbuildings have been destroyed, and 259 additional structures are damaged. The estimated cost of this fire to date is $15.1 million.
Equipment: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
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San Diego County Wildfire by Kevin was Photo of the Day on Sunday, December 23rd, 2007. It is tagged Fire, Night. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

20 Comments

  1. doug Says:

    phenomenal shot, its too bad that destruction can look so incredible

  2. izakigur Says:

    It seems like hell, iam very sorry to see this picture. Thank you.

  3. Keith Says:

    A cracking shot (no pun intended. Frightening and intense, yet exciting at the same time. Congrats on POTD.

  4. Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:

    Wow … of course this scene is a true tragedy, but the photo itself is spectacular.

  5. Bharat Says:

    Amazing…..!!! . Great job on taking this photo

  6. laurens laurens Says:

    one side its horrible, .. but fire is a wonder too…
    difficult picture still nice

  7. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    Spectacular shot, if I was living below I’d be scared.

  8. Mohamed Basahl Says:

    It Is a Great Shot KEVIN

  9. Dennis Says:

    Nicely done. The picture looks appropriately ominous.

  10. Tom Brooklyn Says:

    Breathtaking.

  11. reTArdo Says:

    its funny how often beauty and destruction lie hand in hand
    great pic
    congrats

  12. Anurag Anurag Says:

    A reminder of the power of nature and the insignificance of man

  13. Andrew Andrew Says:

    beautiful and lethal

  14. Renee Renee Says:

    It is a very nice photo and yes very sad at the same time! thanks for sharing!

  15. Su Says:

    Yes a sad time but all forests need a fire to rejuvenate themselves now and then, its man who stands in natures way.

  16. mike mike Says:

    Wow, unreal scene at night with the colors.

  17. su su Says:

    What a fire this turned out to be, great capture.

  18. Rajib Singha Says:

    Anurag said it all. Great shot!

  19. Renee Renee Says:

    Agreed with the other comments. great capture

  20. Joanne Bradley Says:

    What an amazing shot, scary but so impressive!

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