Wildfire — S Sierra Foothills, California

2017-09-03 to 2017-09-13 · S Sierra Foothills, California

Event narrative

The Mission Fire was located 2 miles east of North Fork in Madera County. It burned 1035 acres in the Sierra Foothills, destroyed three homes and damaged 4 other structures before being contained. The cost of containment was $13.8 million.

Wider weather episode

Two fires started within a short time of each other on the afternoon of September 3, 2017, both in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The Mission fire began 2 miles east of North Fork in Madera county and burned 1035 acres and destroyed three residences and damaged 4 other structures before being contained on September 13, 2017. The Peak fire began 9 miles southeast of Mariposa in Mariposa county and burned 680 acres and destroyed 2 structures before being contained on September 9, 2017. The cause of both fires is unknown.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 718335. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.