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Wildfire in S Sierra Foothills, California
Wildfire September 3, 2017 – September 9, 2017 · S Sierra Foothills, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Peak fire was located 9 miles southeast of Mariposa, in Mariposa county. It burned 680 acres and destroyed 2 structures before being contained on September 9. The cost of containment was $1 million.
The wider storm
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 718337. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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