[UPDATE 5:23p.m.: Live Video] Scenes of Horrific Devastation Coming From Mendocino County as Hopkins Fire Roars Through Calpella
Homes burning in Calpella this afternoon. [Photos from Matt LaFever]
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- Homes burning in Calpella this afternoon. [Photos from Matt LaFever]
UPDATE 4:16 p.m.: Map from MendoReady shows Evacuation Order areas in red and Evacuation warnings in yellow. Hit the + sign to zoom to Calpella north of Ukiah.
UPDATE 4:29 p.m.: Matt LaFever walking through the burned neighborhoods here.
https://www.facebook.com/mendofever/videos/242932551089880
UPDATE 4:38 p.m.: Cal Fire reports #HopkinsFire off Hopkins St and North State St. near Capella in Mendocino County is 300 acres.
UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: Matt LaFever live
https://www.facebook.com/mendofever/videos/1061759001297970
UPDATE 4:47 p.m.: Info we’ve been given on Evacuating animals “We are setting up to take evacuated animals from the Hopkins Fire. Small animals will go to the shelter here at 298 Plant Rd. Large animals that need a place to go should call Sarah at 707-272-2299 or the animal shelter at 707-463-4427. We will have staff on site and ready to intake animals by 5pm tonight.”
UPDATE 5:07 p.m.: Evacuation Center is at Redwood Valley Community Church, 951 E. School Way, Redwood Valley,, (707) 485-8541
UPDATE 5:19 p.m. Below is the latest map from MendoReady. Click the link for the latest information. The evacuation zones are changing.
UPDATE 5:23 p.m.: Matt LaFever is once again live from the heart of the fire.
https://www.facebook.com/mendofever/videos/1031334037681955
FURTHER UPDATES HERE: Hopkins Fire Burns Multiple Structures in Calpella North of Ukiah (Interview With Battalion Chief)
Earlier: Mandatory Evacuations as Fire Burns in Riverbed near Calpella’s Hopkins Street
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dam that suks
Bumfire ?
Too early to say. But most of our bums are “townies”
They also tend to burn near the train tracks. Their highway.
All that destruction and happened so quickly.
Was it KanaFlow mowing?
What ever happened it happened mighty fast
Latest video cuts out right after name in intro.
Good day
I see that some were asking if it was a bumfire so blame it on homeless it’s like I was fingered at another fire but people found out it was the painters and welders working in a confined space.
2/2 I live in the building until this fire happened and have been homeless since over seven years so you choice of words is because of your ignorance
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=76IQZJ78hmw
If you’re resilient and clever enough to survive 7 years homeless, what’s stopping you from getting a job and breaking the cycle?
Capt B, I’m really sorry you’ve been homeless for 7 years. I agree that Bozo’s comment was off target and conjecturing so early in the fire is kinda mean.
I think arson
Why would someone downvote you for that? Ukiah police seem to bust several people per year for arson.
The more people are aware of how much arson there is the better a position we are as communities to prevent it. Keep your eyes open and if you see arson get as good a description of the person as you can.
Regardless of how the fire started, all those folks that lost their homes just makes me sad. I have seen so many pictures of fire destruction that it just leaves me raw. I will be glad when the rain comes and puts a stop to all the fires.
Ms Kemp this article made it all the way to Google News. Your reporting is known far and wide.
Ms Kemp this article made it all the way to google news today.
Yes and yesterday also. Matt did a stellar job reporting.
My question is – what is the community doing to help the 10 or 11 families that lost their homes? I plan to donate $100,000 of my personal stock in Hemp, Inc. To each of the families (based on SEC rules they won’t be able to sell that stock or one year – however if that stock raises in price it could end up being twice that amount of money). Additionally, I plan to give 5 pairs of jeans to every family member who lost their home. While not a big deal it will help a little (I gave away 1,000 pairs of jeans last year to the homeless and families in need for Christmas so I’ll do this for the families who are now basically homeless. Frank from NorCal Wood Products said he’d give 50% off on any wood these families need to rebuild, and Matt from Left Coast Restaurant said he’d give a free dinner once a week to each of the families that lost their homes (or something along those lines) and Christine the laser chiropractor in town said she’d do something to help also and was thinking about what she could do like a free chiropractor laser treatment for the victims who lost their homes. To me, this demonstrates how a community can work together to help those that lost everything in a fire. While this is a good start what else can our community (especially business owners of food stores, restaurants, appliances stores, etc.) do to help? Remember these families lost everything. They have nothing that most of us take for granted- no silverware, no clothes, no shoes, not even an umbrella. Certainly the community can pitch in and help!