todd / 6:14 p.m.
Fire resources appear to be making progress on the vegetation fire west of Willow Creek. Six Rivers Forest Service has released the Willow Creek Fire Department units. Tanker 96 and Air Attack 120 are back on the ground at Rohnerville. A Forest Service smokejumper/paracargo aircraft out of Redding is in the area. This is being called the “Willow” fire
Going Down @ 5:13 p.m.
As regards the fire outside Willow Creek: CHP dispatch is currently reporting the roadway open. See
this link.
todd / 5:04 p.m.
Willow Creek Vegetation Fire: In the area of Highway 299 at mile marker 36. This was originally dispatched around 4:00 pm. Six Rivers National Forest resources are fighting a vegetation fire along the roadway and Highway 299 may be blocked in the area. Air Attack 120 is overhead working Tanker 96 and 1 or 2 helicopters. No other details at this time