Fire Reported at Crawford Road and Refuse Road, Mandatory Evacuations in Effect

AI SUMMARY: A fire was reported at Crawford Road and Refuse Road, with fire rigs responding and possible assistance needed in Covelo. The fire was a vegetation fire in Covello, but CHP assistance was not immediately required. The fire expanded to 100 acres, with CHP assistance requested by Mendocino County Sheriff's Office. As CalFire had a handle on the fire but it was not fully out, mandatory evacuations were ordered in certain areas. CHP was requested to assist with closures for security in multiple locations.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:03 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:35 p.m.
[1] FIRE RIGS ROLLING / POSS TO COVELO
4:37 p.m.
[5] 1039 105-S3 LL
4:37 p.m.
[4] 1021 CALFIRE / VEGETATION FIRE IN COVELLO / NOT REQ CHP AT THIS TIME
4:40 p.m.
[9] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from INFO-Information to FIRE-Report of Fire by CHP
5:04 p.m.
[13] PER CALFIRE / 1020 NEAR DUMP ON CRAWFORD/REFUSE RD APPROX NORTH OF THAT I/S
5:04 p.m.
[12] LL W/ 105-S3 / FIRE IS GOING TO 100 ACRES - MCSO IS REQ CHP ASSISTANCE / 105-S3 WORKING OUT ON WHICH UNITS WILL RESPOND TO ASSIST / WILL ADVS
6:05 p.m.
[18] B105-054 ROLLING 97 , POSS SCANNER TRAFF THAT FIRE IS OUT WILL CONFRIM AND ADVS
6:26 p.m.
[19] [Notification] [CHP]-105-S3 LL / PER 105-54 CALFIRE HAS HANDLE ON FIRE - BUT NOT FULLY OUT YET / REQ OTHER UNITS TO CONTINUE
6:29 p.m.
[20] 105-54 LL / MANDATORY EVACUATIONS JNO HOPPER AND WEST OF 162 AND WEST OF MINA // MCSO 1097 FOR SECURITY // WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH MCSO LT TO SEE WHAT CHP IS NEEDED TO DO - WILL ADVS
6:59 p.m.
[27] B105-054 MCSO HAS CLOSURE AT LEDGER AND ZENIA // 2ND AT HOPPER AT N CRAWFORD EXTENTION // 3RD AT HOPPER AT LEDGER // MCSO HOLDING CLOSURE - REQ CHP TO 1023 FOR SECURITY

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