Another Fire Scorches Vegetation Near Weitchpec

Are you keeping track of all of the recent vegetation fires in that area?

Cal Fire spokesperson Laura Coleman is alerting us to another vegetation fire in the Weitchpec area today. Coleman tells us the fire is a small vegetation fire that is about “1/4 acre” in size. The fire has been contained at this point.

The Weithpec and Pecwan areas, which are less than 20 miles apart, have had a series of fires in the past few weeks, as we noted yesterday.  We’ll repost links to the recent fires below.

Recent fires in the area:

• [Update 1:25 p.m.] Yet Another Fire Erupts in the Pecwan Area
• Three Vegetation Fires Today
• [UPDATE: 7/9 Contained] Seven More Fires Pop Up on Highway 169
• [UPDATE 5:08 P.M. Total of Nine Fires!] Four Fires Ignite in Weitchpec Area
• [Update 4:01 P.M.] Another Fire Breaks Out in Weitchpec Area
• Helicopter Responding to a Fire in Weitchpec
• [Update 3:53 P.M.] Another Fire Breaks out near Weitchpec
• [Update 4:24 P.M.] Fire Crews Battling Vegetation Fire Near Highway 96