Cocos Fire

Cocos Fire
The Cocos Fire burning above CSU San Marcos, on May 14, 2014
Date(s)
  • May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14) –
  • May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)
LocationSan Marcos, San Diego County, California
Coordinates33°06′49″N 117°09′36″W / 33.1137°N 117.1599°W / 33.1137; -117.1599
Statistics[1]
Burned area1,995 acres (8 km2)
Impacts
DeathsNone reported
Non-fatal injuries3
Structures destroyed40
Damage$5.7 million (2014 USD)[2]
Ignition
CauseArson
Perpetrator(s)Unidentified juvenile
Map
Cocos Fire is located in southern California
Cocos Fire
Location of fire in Southern California

Cocos Fire, originally known as the Twin Oaks Fire,[3] was a wildfire that ignited on May 14, 2014 in San Marcos, California, in the hills south of California State University, San Marcos.[4] The Cocos Fire quickly spread into western Escondido. The fire destroyed more than 40 buildings, including a dozen single-family homes.[5] The Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association, a 13-acre spiritualist retreat founded in 1896, was particularly hard hit;[6] most of the buildings and residences on the property were destroyed, and the association's president said, "We're pretty much wiped out."[7] Property damage from the fire is estimated at more than $5.7 million. Three minor injuries have been reported.[2] The Cocos Fire was the last of the May 2014 wildfires in San Diego County to be extinguished, with full containment on May 22, 2014.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Cocos Fire". CAL FIRE. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Fire Coverage: Cocos Fire, San Marcos". CBS 8. May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Brush fires break out and spread in northern San Diego County". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "California Wildfires: Homes Burn in Carlsbad; Flames Threaten Fallbrook and Camp Pendleton". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "20+ Buildings Lost in Cocos Fire". 7 San Diego. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Harmony Grove Spiritual Community Destroyed by Cocos Fire, Dozens of Homes Lost". 7 San Diego. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Warth, Gary (May 23, 2014). "After fire, spiritualists look to future". San Diego Union Tribune.