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todd / 5 p.m.

Hoopa New Start Vegetation Fire: A new fire has been dispatched in the Hoopa Valley near Marshall Lane. This is being called the Marshall Fire. Air Attack 120 has just arrived overhead after refueling at Rohnerville. HCSO has units responding now to this fire as well “Bald

todd / 4:54 p.m.

Weitchpec Vegetation Fire Update on Conditions: INTEL12 completed mapping on the Surgone Fire at 4:29 PM and is currently mapping at just over 28 acres and burning uphill along the north side of Highway 169 between Pecan and Johnsons. Standby for a new start vegetation fire in the Hoopa area.

todd / 3:45 p.m.

Weitchpec Vegetation Fire Update on Conditions: The main fire is off Highway 169 in the area of mile marker 13 and is being called the Surgone Fire. The incident command post is at Jack Norton School Road. HCSO and Tribal Police units are responding to assist with potential evacuations, though no evacuation orders are in place yet. A large ground and air response are still working on the fire. INTEL12 is airborne from Sacramento McClellan to perform IR mapping and the accurate acreage should be available in an hour or so. “Pecwan

todd / 2:06 p.m.

Weitchpec Vegetation Fire: Numerous agencies including helicopters and multiple air tankers are working a vegetation fire in the Weitchpec area off Highway 169. Smoke from the fire was spotted by the AlertCalifornia wildfire camera system around 9 AM this morning and the first arriving air attack plane reported approximately 4 fires burning in the area. The fires have continued to grow and resources from across the county are now either responding or at scene. Additional water tenders from Fieldbrook, Arcata and Orick Fire have just been ordered. “Pecwan

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