Escondido in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Emergency Response Agencies and Zoological Society Employees

Photographed by Jamie Gallant Jamison, July 25, 2026

1. Emergency Response Agencies and Zoological Society Employees Marker

Inscription.
This plaque is dedicated to the Emergency Response Agencies and Zoological Society Employees whose gallant efforts saved the Wild Animal Park from the October 27, 1993 wildfire.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Disasters • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is October 27, 1993.

Location. 33° 5.985′ N, 117° 0.096′ W. Marker is in Escondido, California, in San Diego County. It can be reached from San Diego Zoo Safari Park Entrance. When exiting Safari Park, plaque is on your right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido CA 92027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Borderlands

and on the Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: San Pasqual Battlefield (approx. 1.1 miles away); San Pasqual (approx. 1.1 miles away); An Incident of the Mexican War (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mule Hill (approx. 5 miles away); Daley Ranch (approx. 6.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); DJ Ranch (approx. 8.7 miles away); Flint Farm (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Escondido.

Additional keywords. Firefighters

Photographed by Jamie Gallant Jamison, July 25, 2026

2. Emergency Response Agencies and Zoological Society Employees Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2026, by Jamie Gallant Jamison of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2026, by Jamie Gallant Jamison of Coronado, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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