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just-in / 11:49 p.m.
Per HumCoDispatch Notification, “The Tulley Fire has closed Hwy 169 N of Weitchpec. The Red Cross shelter for evacuees is at the Hoopa Neighborhood Facility 11900 Hwy 96” in Hoopa
just-in / 11:40 p.m.
Arcata “Valley IC” is terminated, E8215 and Batt Chief returning, E8216 available on scene.
just-in / 11:38 p.m.
Arcata E8217 available returning to Mad River Station; HBF E8115 & Batt 8105 released back to Eureka.
just-in / 11:13 p.m.
Arcata Fire continuing the investigation checking adjacent units. Blue Lake Fire and HBF covering the district.
just-in / 11:12 p.m.
Arcata fire units continue their response, no fire located but one interior wall is hot to the touch
just-in / 11:01 p.m.
Arcata possible residential structure fire 4500 block Valley West. Arcata all call and Blue Lake Fire dispatched.
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just-in / 6:36 p.m.
CalFire’s map to Tulley Fire and current preliminary incident info.
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just-in / 6:07 p.m.
Tulley Air Attack requested 2 Heavy Air Tankers and additional helicopters. However North Ops (in Redding, covers roughly all of Calif n/of I-80) is unable to fill either request; offering two “Type 3 multi-engine” tankers tonight, but no helos will be available until tomorrow. Air Attack advised he’ll take both, the planes tonight and he will be needing copters tomorrow.
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Emergency personal are searching for two adolescent boys who may be lost at Black Sands Beach. The Caller reports that they went for a hike, but should have been home by now.
just-in / 5:45 p.m.
Tulley IC reports three fires, the largest being 75 acres with multiple structures in immediate danger; req CHP to stop all traffic onto Hwy 169; many power poles on 169 are on fire, req power company to shut down the electricity into the area
just-in / 5:30 p.m.
For those interested, there’s a fair amount of traffic on the SoHum Scanner especially air tankers coming and going, Also, there seems to be a decent radio “path” to Fortuna from the Hoopa area, which would make sense due to the dispatch center for both CalFire and the Forest service is at Fortuna. Possibly a “directional” antenna aimed there from one of the peaks around Hoopa.
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Fire reported on both sides of Highway 169.
just-in / 5:21 p.m.
Strike Team “9116-C” - five wildland engines and a team leader - from Mendocino County are entering Humboldt County on 101, not sure if they’re headed to the fire or to cover empty (again) stations in Humboldt.
just-in / 5:02 p.m.
Blue Lake, Westhaven and Fieldbrook VFDs water tenders are being requested for the Weitchpec fire.
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just-in / 4:56 p.m.
Tulley IC is requesting HCSO Code 3 to assist with evacuations, and I heard an unidentified unit report that the fire was 100 acres.
just-in / 4:52 p.m.
[I’m in a bad location to hear local radio traffic from the Weitchpec area (up over the mountains and down into the canyon), so most of what I’ll be hearing will be Dispatch messages from Fortuna ECC and possibly air-to-air when they get over the fire]
just-in / 4:46 p.m.
Re Weitchpec: Dispatching additional resources: 5 CalFire & Local Govt Engines, 3 hand crews, and 2 dozers to the Tulley fire near Martin’s Ferry bridge on Hwy 169.
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just-in / 4:29 p.m.
Air Attack over Weitchpec is requesting threemore Air Tankers in addition to the one already enroute and another on order. Report that there are several fires in the area
just-in / 4:10 p.m.
Weitchpec: vegetation fire, reported to be 1 mile south of Martin’s Ferry Bridge. CalFire, Redwood Natl Park, 3 Camp crews, Aircraft, 2 Air Tankers, helos & other resources dispatched. Will be “Tulley” Incident
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Vegetation fire reported one mile south of Martin’s Ferry Bridge, near Weitchpec.
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Northbound Broadway at Harris is closed — both lanes — while they wait for a tow truck to arrive at the scene of a crash.
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