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San Gorgonio Fire near mile 240

Sections: Section C / Southern California
Tags: Extreme hazard
May 6th, 2015
By: Jack Haskel

11:10 am on 5/6/15:

A wildfire is burning near mile 240 in the Fish Creek drainage. It appears to be 0.7 miles off the PCT. Check inciweb for the latest updates and use extreme caution.

Links

  • http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4256
  • http://hotlist.wildlandfire.com/threads/45787-CA-BDF-San-Gorgonio
  • https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SanGorgoniofire&src=typd

Wildfire in Fish Creek drainage

 

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