24 hours of the fire. At least 10 people were trapped in their vehicles trying to outrun the flames. Some of those killed were so badly burned their remains were identified based on the dog tags of pets lying dead near them. On October 29, fire overran an engine crew from the Novato Fire District near the town of Julian. Engineer Steven Rucker sustained fatal injuries, while the three other members of the crew were able to take shelter in a house. See also Santiago Canyon Fire 1991 Oakland firestorm 2003 California wildfires Old Fire October 2007 California wildfires Witch Fire 2008 California wildfires May 2014 San Diego County wildfires October 2017 Northern California wildfires Tubbs Fire December 2017 Southern California wildfires Thomas Fire Lilac Fire References External links City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department After Action Report Photos of Poway & Scripps Ranch Article on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the Cedar Fire MAP.SDSU.EDU - mapping, database and geographic information system for the 2003 and 2007 fires, managed by the San Diego GIS force group, and hosted by San Diego State University Largest fires in San Diego County history - ABC 10News Southern California's Worst Brush Fires 2003 California wildfires History of San Diego County, California Cleveland National Forest Cuyamaca Mountains Urban fires in the United States East County (San Diego County) Mountain Empire (San Diego County) October 2003 events in the United States November 2003 events in the United States December 2003 events in the United States