Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
Soup Complex Incident Information: Last Updated: September 21, 2016 7:30 am Date/Time Started: September 17,2016 2:37 pm Administrative Unit: Modoc National Forest County: Modoc County Location: Soup Springs, 12 miles east of Likely Acres Burned – Containment: **This is NOT a CAL FIRE incident. For more information from the US …
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