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Aug. 2, 2016
just-in / 6:57 p.m.
Briceland: TC unk injuries, Briceland Thorn Rd approx 5 miles outside of Redway, Briceland Fire, Garberville Amb, Chief 5400 dispatched.
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just-in / 6:49 p.m.
Blue Lake Water Tender 8561 dispatched to the Johnsons IC off Bald Hills Rd
just-in / 6:18 p.m.
Bald Hills “Johnsons Fire” (reported at 3:48 pm) - map: https://goo.gl/maps/mcxXYBSKg1K2 - Arcata Water Tender 8258 and Westhaven Water Tender 8455 now being added to the current assignment of CalFire & 6 Rivers Natl Forest resources.
just-in / 6:10 p.m.
Re Panther, now 2 camp crews, one engine, one Batt Chief at scene. CalFire Mendocino Dozer 1141 and J&S (contract) dozer to stage at Bull Creek & Panther Gap Road.
just-in / 5:34 p.m.
Fortuna ECC broadcast requesting local FDs to provide immediate-need engines to cover CalFire stations, and to call the ECC with availability - http://tinyurl.com/Fortuna-ECC
just-in / 5:29 p.m.
Re: Panther, no ground units yet on scene, Air Attack 110 overhead and requesting three additional air tankers [good luck with that] and one add’l helicopter. Fire is in heavy timber with some torching, slow rate of spread downslope but will prob increase spread after it gets to bottom of drainage.
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just-in / 5:15 p.m.
Dozers from CalFire and Iaqua Construction (a CalFire contractor) canceled from the Panther fire, returning to Fortuna. Air Tanker 90 is over the scene, reports that fire is backing downhill and he has permission to drop on the fire.
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To get to the fire: Take Mattole Road to Panther Gap, go two to three miles on Panther Gap, then take the Y to the right.
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The latest of the seemingly dozens of small fires reported today just came through. It’s out in Honeydew, somewhere in the vicinity of Bull Creek and/or Panther Gap Road. Calfire scrambling resources to check it out.
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just-in / 3:07 p.m.
Re: Harris ‘n Harrison, non-injury per E8215, canceling ambulance
just-in / 3:01 p.m.
Eureka TC w/injury and a 415, Harris & Harrison, Walgreen’s parking lot, auto vs bicyclist and parties now in a fight, City Amb, HBF E8215, CHP & HCSO responding
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Fire contained
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10x10 spot fire burning in brush, there in McKinleyville.
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Vegetation fire reported at Central Avenue and Bates Road, McKinleyville.
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A fire engine has crashed into a milk truck on Fernbridge.
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