APD is back in pursuit now in Blue Lake. They picked the vehicle up on Hatchery and initialed pursuit in the area of First and G Street. Now westbound Highway 299, speeds 65 MPH, light traffic

APD terminated the pursuit on West End. HCSO and CHP were notified.

The vehicle ran over a fire hydrant on LK Wood near the Saint Louis road crossing. Now continuing towards Spear and West End Rd. Speeds 40 MPH. APD is leading the pursuit. University Police were notified

Arcata Vehicle Pursuit: Currently northbound on LK wood approaching the dead end. Speeds have been around 20-30 MPH, traffic clear. Vehicle is reported to be occupied by at least two. Unknown what the original stop was for, but the suspect has run multiple stop signs during the pursuit.

The Pass Fire is contained at approximately 20 acres and will be in patrol status for 3 days

Per Pass IC, line has been completed around the northern part of Stapp Road. Requesting to continue 2 additional state engines, the High Rock crews, 1 dozer and two additional water tenders, the balance can cancel. Bridgeville, Carlotta and Kneeland Fire also have resources at scene.

Showers Pass Vegetation Fire: Showers Pass Road cross of Stapp Road; Ground resources at scene report a fire moving uphill at a slow rate of spread, burning into the timber and 5-7 acres in size. There are possibly two separate fires in close proximity. Initial resources dispatched include Cal Fire Battalion 1213, Air Attack 120, Tanker 96, Copter 902, Engines 1273, 1263 and 1261, Transport Dozer 1240, High Rock Crews 1 and 4. Battalion 1213 has assumed “Pass IC” and is requesting 2 additional crews, 1 more dozer and 3 additional state engines. The air resources arrived over the reported location but were unable to locate the incident due to a heavy cloud layer and all aircraft have since returned to Rohnerville. Additional response for Eel River Crews 3 and 4, Transport Dozer 1242, Engines 1274, 1282 and 1284.

Per Bird IC, they are switching to a defensive mode with multiple neighboring residential structure exposures threatened. Bird IC is requesting two additional engines added to the response. The current dispatch includes Arcata Fire all call, Blue Lake Fire, Westhaven Fire and Fieldbrook Fire. The Samoa Fire engine that was responding to cover the Arcata response area is now being diverted to the scene.

McKinleyville Structure Fire: 1800 block of Bird Ave. off the School Road side of Bird. Responding units reported heavy black smoke visible from 101. Captain 8205 is on scene with a fully involved residential structure, requesting next unit in take fire attack. 8205 is attempting to determine whether there are occupants inside the structure. Captain 8205 will be “Bird IC”. Engine 8211 is at scene.

Fickle IC is reporting that the fire is contained with little to no extension into the wildland. PG&E has secured the downed power lines. All resources will be committed for approximately 2 more hours for mop up.

The Fieldbrook water tender is being asked to locate and check a dry hydrant near Wagon Jack Lane on their way up Fickle Hill. Per Fickle IC, the two water tenders already at scene will need to leave scene to refill soon and plan to use this hydrant if it is available. Arcata Engine 8219 is being sent to a medical aid in McKinleyville with an ambulance responding from Eureka as the Arcata ambulances are currently on the Big Lagoon traffic collision and CPH medical aid. Samoa Engine 8614 is clearing the CPH medical aid and being dispatched to a new medical aid in Arcata.

Fickle IC is ordering an additional water tender to the scene for a total of three. Fieldbrook Fire is being dispatched to fill the request. HCSO is sending two deputies to the scene to assist with traffic control as CHP is unavailable. (CHP is responding to a single vehicle traffic collision on Highway 101 near Big Lagoon. Westhaven Fire, Orick Fire and Arcata Ambulance are also responding to the traffic collision.) Samoa Fire has one engine in Arcata for coverage and is responding to a medical aid at Cal Poly Humboldt.

The structure fire is off Fickle Hill near the “Top of the World” gate. The roadway is completely blocked by fire equipment. CHP has been requested to respond due to significant traffic in the area from onlookers. Engine 1274 and the Kneeland water tender are at scene

Fickle IC is reporting that there is currently no fire spread into the wildland but there is a “significant threat”. The first Arcata Fire engine is out of water. Humboldt Bay Fire Engine 8114 is arriving at scene now. Cal Fire ngine 1274 and two water tenders are still responding.

Fickle IC reports that this is a large home that is fully involved and threatening the wildland. There are reportedly power lines down and PG&E has been requested to the scene.

Fickle Hill Structure Fire into the Wildland: 7000 block of Fickle Hill Road; Arcata Fire Engine 8215 is on scene with a fully involved structure starting to extend into the wildland. They are setting up for fire attack on their tank water. Several agencies are sending water tenders. Chief 8200 is at scene assuming “Fickle IC”

McKinleyville Traffic Collision Update on Conditions: Extrication is complete. The patient is being transported by ambulance to the hospital with Arcata firefighters on board to assist.

McKinleyville Traffic Collision w/ Extrication: Highway 101 southbound offramp at Airport Road for a single vehicle into a tree with an occupant trapped. CHP is at scene with confirmed major injuries and need for extrication. Arcata, Blue Lake, Westhaven and Fieldbrook Fire are responding with Arcata Ambulance.

Stone Lagoon Traffic Collision w/ Extrication: Highway 101 near Stone Lagoon, reported to be a pickup towing a trailer and an SUV that collided head on. A Cal Fire unit is on scene and reports that there are at least two patients. One is critical, the other has moderate injuries. A large number of resources are still responding including two ambulances. Traffic is backing up in the area.

Willow Creek (Lone Pine Fire) Emergency Medical: Hoopa Ambulance and Willow Creek Fire were called to the area of the Lone Pine fire on Horse Linto for a firefighter struck by a tree. An order was made for an air ambulance but all services declined the mission. A request was then made for Coast Guard who accepted and is currently preparing to depart ACV with plans to rendezvous with the ambulance at the Berry Summit vista point. Willow Creek Fire and Hoopa Ambulance are enroute to the vista point now with the patient.

Pilot/Bridgeville Area Fires Update: The main fire, which is being called 3-1, is said to have potential for 100 acres and is the largest of the complex and has been made the priority for the limited resources. A new fire, which is being called 3-7 is reported to be burning just north of 3-2. Six of the seven fires in this group are in the federal responsibility area (FRA), so the Cal Fire Fortuna ECC is having to make resource orders through North Coast dispatch. This is leading to some delays as the federal resources are spread thin and it is possible that no additional resources will be available for the incident tonight.

*Clarification, there are several large air tankers still on the Blue Creek Incident

Blue Creek Incident Update: The FIRIS plane, Intel 12, mapped the main fire at 16 acres when they flew the fire around 11:00. It is located off Cedar Camp Road northwest of Orleans. Several large air tankers working out of Medford were making retardant drops in the area throughout early afternoon. Those aircraft have now moved to the Pine Ridge/4-4 Fire. Firefighters are relaying concerns about a building cell over the county and potential for significant downdrafts.

Pine Ridge/4-4 Fire: Fire resources are on scene of another lightning start in the Redwood Creek area near the Devils Creek sub-drainage. This is located approximately midway between Trinidad and Hoopa. The air tankers that were working on the Pilot Incident are now working this fire with Air Attack 140.

Pilot Incident Update on Conditions: The fires in the Bridgeville area are numbered as follows and are mapping at the following sizes. Fire 3-1: 5-7 acres This is reported to be the largest fire of the complex with the most significant rate of spread. Most of the resources are assigned to this fire. Fire 3-2: 0.5 acres, Fire 3-3: 0.25 acres, Fire 3-4: 0.25 acres and adjacent to 3-3, Fire 3-5: Single tree on fire with some spread to grass, Fire 3-6: Unknown acreage at this time, but reportedly a smaller fire

Blue Creek Incident Update on Conditions: Intel 12 just completed mapping flights of the area, which is northwest of Orleans and north of Johnsons. I believe two type 1 helicopters are at scene. Tanker 210, a Boeing 737 air tanker belonging to the Australian NSW Rural Fire Service and currently working out of Sacramento, is arriving overhead. This is a Six Rivers Forest Service incident.

Pilot incident Update on Conditions: Cal Fire Tankers 94, 95 and 96 are still dropping retardant on the Pilot Incident fires (north of Bridgeville) and reloading at Rohnerville. It sounds like this will be a complex of about 6 separate lightning starts. Ground resources have made access. At least one helicopter is also working this fire and two more are responding from Redding. Air Attack 120 is responding to relieve Air Attack 240. This and the Blue Creek Incident are the two largest fires in the county at the moment.

An Air Attack out of Redding is over the Blue Creek Incident (the fire northwest of Orleans, North of Johnsons). The air attack appears to be surveying the fires near Hoopa/Willow Creek as well. A large type 1 helicopter out of Rohnerville is responding towards the area. Another new start is being reported directly west of Hoopa in the Pine Ridge Rd. area at N 41 04.24’, W 123 48.21’. This will be called the “Pine Ridge Incident”. Intel 12, an infrared mapping plane out of Sacramento, is responding to the North Coast region.

Cal Fire has contained a smaller fire that was dispatched earlier this morning near Holter Ridge off Bald Hills Road. A Cal Fire Engine in the area is now reporting a new smoke column in the Lost Man Creek area (I believe also on the Bald Hills side). They are requesting another engine and a handcrew.

Air Attack 240 is over the Pilot Incident and Tanker 96, 95 and 94 have made drops. Tanker 94 and 95 flew over from Redding and are going to load and return from Rohnerville in Fortuna