22 YEARS OF MAJOR BRUSH FIRES

June 27, 1989 *

Location: Cleveland National Forest.

Size: 7,000 acres.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: Six homes destroyed.

Cause: Not known.

Cost: Not available.

Sept. 4, 1988

Location: San Juan Capistrano.

Size: 2,384 acres.

Injuries: Two minor injuries.

Structures damaged: None.

Cause: arcing wires touching a tree.

Cost: Not available.

Sept. 9, 1987

Location: Cleveland National Forest (known as Silverado fire).

Size: 5,800 acres in Orange and Riverside counties.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: None.

Cause: Arson.

Cost: $1.3 million to fight fire.

Aug. 12, 1985

Location: Carbon Canyon.

Size: 1,500 acres.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: None.

Cause: Never determined.

Cost: $300,000 to fight fire.

Jan. 27, 1984

Location: Modjeska Canyon.

Size: 1,200 acres.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: None.

Suspected Cause: Embers from controlled blaze.

Cost: $300,000 to fight fire.

Oct. 9, 1982

Location: Gypsum Canyon.

Size: 17,000 acres.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: 14 luxury homes in Villa Park-Anaheim Hills area destroyed.

Cause: Faulty utility pole.

Cost: $16 million.

Nov. 24, 1980

Location: Indian and Trabuco Canyons.

Size: 28,200 acres.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: Three cabins and four other buildings destroyed.

Suspected cause: Arson.

Cost: $7 million damage to watershed.

Oct. 28-30, 1980

Location: North Orange County (known as Owl fire).

Size: 14,873 acres.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: One house, two barns destroyed.

Suspected Cause: Arson.

Cost: Not available.

Oct. 24, 1978

Location: Carbon Canyon.

Size: 5,600 acres.

Injuries: Three minor injuries.

Structures damaged: None.

Cause: Gun target practice.

Cost: Not available.

Jan. 22, 1976

Location: San Clemente.

Size: 2,400 acres.

Injuries: 12 firefighters injured.

Structures damaged: 15 houses destroyed, 66 damaged.

Cause: Spark from welding equipment.

Cost: $1 million in damage.

Dec. 8, 1975

Location: Silverado Canyon.

Size: 1,700 acres.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: Three homes and several outbuildings destroyed.

Cause: Bottled gas heater explosion.

Cost: Not available.

Sept. 26, 1970

Location: Trabuco Canyon.

Size: 3,268 acres.

Injuries: None.

Structures damaged: One house destroyed.

Cause: Youth playing with highway flare.

Cost: Not available.

Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 1967

Location: Paseo Grande.

Size: 50,000 acres.

Injuries: One woman killed when hit by a runaway vehicle; nine others, including four firefighters, injured.

Structures damaged: 66 homes destroyed in Lemon Heights, Santa Ana Canyon and Cowan Heights.

Suspected Cause: Children playing with matches.

Cost: $2.5 million in damage.

* Information current as of Wednesday afternoon.

Source: Orange County Fire Department