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2003 Southern California Fire Assessments: Mortality Zone Tables

Area infested by the Bark Beetle as determined by the USDA Forest Service aerial survey of September, 2003 (Acres).

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October 2003 Southern California Fires

Fire In Mortality Zone Outside Mortality Zone All
Cedar 19,267 253,965 273,233
Grand Prix 9,248 83,278 92,526
Mountain - 10,331 10,331
Old 21,284 28,434 49,719
Otay - 44,734 44,734
Padua 248 10,204 10,452
Paradise 519 56,039 56,557
Piru - 63,726 63,726
Roblar - 4,843 4,843
Simi - 107,571 107,571
Verdale - 8,489 8,489
All 50,566 671,615 722,182


Less than 7% of the total fire area was in identified mortality zones.

For more information, please contact:

Dave Sapsis
Wildland Fire Scientist
CDF Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP)
PO Box 944246
Sacramento, CA 94244-2460
916.445.5369
dave.sapsis@fire.ca.gov