UPDATE, 3:03 p.m:

#GlendaleFire is contained per Cal Fire. All advisories are lifted.

— Humboldt County Sheriff (@HumCoSO) August 31, 2018

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UPDATE, 2:38 p.m. More photos and videos from the scene.

Photo: Debbie Stamper.

Photo: Debbie Stamper.

UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.: The Sheriff’s Office clarifies, via Twitter, that there are no mandatory evacuations yet:

Fire crews are currently responding to a vegetation fire near Glendale Dr. and Highway 299. HCSO is assisting in public safety. Residents of the area are advised stay inside and be prepared to evacuate if necessary. No mandatory evacuation order is currently in effect.

— Humboldt County Sheriff (@HumCoSO) August 31, 2018

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UPDATE, 2:11 p.m.: Air resources — a helicopter and a fixed-wing — are already being brought to bear on the fires, as evidenced in these videos sent by Lost Coast Outpost reader “Santiago”:

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Photo of the smoke from Fieldbrook by Kathy McDonald.

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UPDATE, 1:40 p.m.: Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges confirms that the first responders on the ground are ordering evacuations on at least a small part of Glendale Drive, near the overpass. She said that they’ll likely push out more information soon.

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Photo from Giuntoli Lane by Kari Christian.

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A caller to CHP Dispatch reports that there are at least three patches of fire on the westbound side of Highway 299, between Blue Lake and North Bank Road, near Arcata.

Scanner traffic indicates that the Arcata Fire District is sending resources out that way to investigate. 

Updates from CHP dispatch below.