During 2003, 9,116 wildfires[4] burned 1,020,460 acres (4,129.7 km2) across the US state of California.

[1][2] In October, a major wildfire outbreak in Southern California burned more than 750,000 acres, destroyed thousands of homes, and killed two dozen people.

[8] Many of the victims were killed in their cars while trying to flee.

[9][10] Below is a list of fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) during the 2003 fire season.

[1] The list is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires.