Third Confirmed Death in Redwood Complex; Now at 21,000 Acres and Still 0% Containment
The Redwood Complex in Mendocino County now has a third confirmed death that occurred in the initial hours after the fire broke out and the fire area expanded last night.
“There have been complete neighborhoods that have been wiped out,” Sheriff Tom Allman said at a press conference this morning in Ukiah. He also said, “We have a…third confirmed death.” He added that there may be more as investigations continued.
“I am not anticipating any additional evacuations today,” Allman said. But, he said, 1000’s of individuals are without power.
At the same conference, Senator Mike McGuire warned, “We are anticipating that shelters are open for many days to come.” He said that this is not going to just be a 72-hour event. He pointed out the “significant challenge with communication” that is the result of cell phones not working. AT&T workers are in Mendocino attempting to restore communications.
The Complex is now 21,000 acres, according to Cal Fire. The flames continue to push outward in nearly all directions. (See map here.) There is 0% containment as firefighters face another day.
Temperatures in the sixties and reduced wind speeds should help crews battle the flames this morning. But there could be problems later this afternoon. There could be more severe winds coming on Thursday, too.
101 is open–two lanes going north and one going south, reported Caltrans at the press conference.
There will be another press conference at 4 p.m.
More Information in Related Stories From Earliest story at the top to the Most Recent at the Bottom:
- Major Fires Breaking Out in Northern California: Structures and Vehicles Burning, Evacuations Ongoing, Victims Injured, Roads Closed
- Major Fire in Mendocino Joins Others Whipping Across Northern California; 101 Closing
- Redwood Valley North of Ukiah on Fire: Evacuations, Multiple Structures Burned, Serious Injuries
- Potter Fire: 1500 Acres, 11 Structures Confirmed Destroyed
- TV and Phone Services Down on the West Coast
- Fire Hits Just Above the Belt: Overview of the Fires Burning From Mendocino to Sonoma
- One Dead, Multiple Structures Burned, Numerous Injuries, One Looter Arrested in Redwood Complex Fire
- Mendocino Sheriff Declares State of Emergency, Approximately 10,000 Acres Burned, 0% Containment, Approximately 80 Structures Gone
- Evacuation Information (Including Map) for the Redwood Complex in Mendocino
- Redwood Complex Fire: 19,000 Acres, 0% Contained
- Good News! Hwy 101 Reopens Between Ukiah and Willits
- Detailed Fire Maps of the Redwood Complex, the Sulpher Fire, the Central LNU Complex, and the Southern LNU Complex
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The link for the map is not working. Thanks for the updates!
Try again. They should all work correctly.
good job Kym!
Thank you.
And again your dedication is appreciated
Is there a link to see Mendocino Sheriff Tom Allman’s press conference on the Redwood Complex fire? Or an audio recording?
I can’t find anything.
https://www.facebook.com/MendoVoice/videos/vb.1748129962128228/2003768443231044/?type=3&theater
Thank you!
Please check Pay it Forward Humboldt on Facebook to see a list of items needed for the evacuation centers. The collection point for So Hum is RRHC in Redway. PLEASE no clothes except warm socks. Items that are not needed make a lot of extra work for the volunteers. Thanks.
Where can I find news about Pine Mountain.?
Listen to this feed, they are actively fighting fire in Pine Mtn area, this is Calfire and Sheriff EMT online scanner feed: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/6248/web
I don’t have any specific info about it or know how to get it, Ben.
been wondering about all that hazard smoke in so hum. thats so curious how the wind curls around Kym. really appreciate this keen photo. thank you for finding and posting this amazing photo.
@laura, go here https://tools.airfire.org/websky/v1/#status
click on the most recent map for “CA/NV 2-km” and zoom in on the north coast …
by default they are tracking PM2.5 which is what gets down in your lungs
What started all these fires?
high winds knocking down power poles and electrical lines started the fires.
HOW’S COTATI DOING??
thank you so much, you are the only one that is giving us any news about the fires.
How is the air up in kings range?
Smoky.
I have outside work in whitethorn. If the smoke is bad I don’t want to push things. Already been evacuating friends in willits
It really shows how many homes burned in Santa Rosa. The smoke down there is black with burnt plastic and tar from houses burning. Even up in Fortuna the smoke smells like burnt plastic instead of the usual campfire smell.
A local weatherman in santa rosa said yesterday that the particulate matter in the air was so thick it was registering as precipitation on their rain monitors.
This thing with AT&T is crazy, they have mobile wifi trucks for natural disasters, where are those?
I would hope that after the 4th time our reps would demand a change!!! Having 911 down during emergencies is completely unacceptable. Theyve had many chances to change it. Suddenlink has multiple lines in different spots to help keep internet going if one line gets destroyed. Its not rocket science.
AT&T gotta go.
I agree that AT&T has consistently performed poorly. Are they the only providers of landlines in county?
Frontier bought the verizon landlines all over the state and are even worse than verizon&Att to deal with.
In rural places with buried phone lines like the gulch, some people are being charged 70-80$ / month just for landline, crazy.
Praying for everyone.words can’t express how horrible to lose everything you own.i can feel their pain,I have lost everything when our home burned to the ground. I’ve donated money,but some how it doesn’t feel enough. God Bless you all🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👫
https://m.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2017/10/10/how-to-help-victims-of-sonoma-napa-and-mendo-fires
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1793794767587616&id=1478092709157825&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1793794767587616%3Atl_objid.1793794767587616%3Athrowback_story_fbid.1793794767587616&__tn__=%2C%3B
Feather rose in Garberville is asking for blankets and diapers and blow up mattress if you have any, they can be dropped off there. Shanda is always up on helping those in need and getting them to the right place.