[UPDATE 8:15 a.m.: Stopped] Fire Breaks Out Southeast of Piercy in Northern Mendocino County
Flames can be seen from the Pratt Mountain camera [From the Alert California network]
Possibly there may be two fires according to folks calling in but that is unconfirmed.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
The fire is located at the intersection of these red lines. [Image from Alert California]
UPDATE 10:46 p.m.: According to CAL FIRE, They’ve had multiple reports putting the fire, now called the Bear Fire, in the area of Red Mountain. No CAL FIRE resources at scene yet and so they are still waiting for an accurate size up and report on conditions of the fire.
UPDATE 10:57 p.m.: An engine at scene is reporting three acres and spreading slowly.
UPDATE 11:08 p.m.: Leggett Fire was requested to send an additional water tender to the Bear Fire.
UPDATE 11:13 p.m.: The fire is now reported to be five acres and a third crew has been requested to respond.
UPDATE 11:50 p.m.: One 26-year-old male (non-firefighter) being transported to the hospital with burns.
UPDATE 12:15 a.m.: Watch Duty is reporting forward progress has been stopped.
UPDATE 8:15 a.m.: KMUD News spoke to Cal Fire this morning and shared this with us:
GOOD NEWS: The forward progress was stopped at approximately 4 acres in heavy timber.
Three engines, a water tender, and a crew will remain on scene throughout the day.
The cause is still under investigation, but the fire is believed to have originated in a greenhouse structure.
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With 3 fires in or community in one day sounds like we may have an arsonist. Night time makes it difficult to send in air tankers, but Cal Fire should immediately commit ground crews to halt the spread. Curious as to why Cal Fire waits for unpaid volunteers to respond and “size up” the fire for them. Our local volunteers deserve our support for putting their lives on the line whenever they are toned out no matter the time of day or weather, A quick response makes all the difference.
I’m not sure about Mendocino County but I know Humboldt Cal Fire has at least one and I believe two strike teams working outside the County during this awful fire season. I know my son’s strike team is on the Park Fire. That means they have less Cal Fire crews to send in county.
Yes, Leggett volunteers have been staffing for calfire these last couple weeks. Thankfully they have good equipment and were close by.
Well Leggett volunteers were the closest to the fire at the time. And they have been staffing calfire while calfire has been on a big fire else where.
And Leggett has some of the most up to date modern equipment.
Idk if your familiar with the area but its remote.
The fires were far apart, and both kinda remote. More likely is that there are more than one foolish, cavalier, or negligent people spread throughout the area.
It’s a waste of time and resources dispatching folks without knowing what’s needed to be dispatched.
Why send hand crews if it’s straight up and down like in the Trinities where plane/chopper access is the main route of attack?? Why send dozers if there’s no access??
Think before you type.
No need to be rude just because you have a different opinion.
If you call it rude to attempt to educate ignorant folks who are better asking questions instead of voicing stupid statements, then so be it.
“Curious as to why Cal Fire waits for unpaid volunteers to respond and “size up” the fire for them.”
Possibly rhetorical, but maybe not.
Because by the time somebody responds, finds and assesses the situation and then calls other crews to respond that fire can go from half an acre to a 1000 acres.
This particular fire was just another grow with an idiot running a crapy old generator that cought fire.
It just seems that all you have to do is look at dry grass, trees, etc., and they start burning. I hope with all my heart that the 26-year-old man being transported to the hospital with burns will make a full recovery.