[UPDATE 11:48 a.m.] Helicopter, Hand Crew and Multiple Fire Departments Sent to New Start Near Humboldt/Del Norte Line
A helicopter, Alder Camp hand crew, and multiple fire engines were dispatched to a new fire start near the Del Norte County/Humboldt County Line at the northern entrance from Hwy 101 to the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway.
Brush is reportedly on fire.
It is being called the Newton Incident.
Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.
UPDATE 11:48 a.m.: Forward progress stopped at about 1/4 acre, Fire Captain Specialist Tran Beyea of Cal Fire told us.
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Luckily Redwood National Park has an engine stationed close by!
The Newton incident, sounds like a movie title