[Update: Extinguished] Full Wildland Fire Response for Electrical Fire Reported on Wilder Ridge Road

[Screenshot of the Alert California Cooksie camera]

A single report was made stating a transformer was on fire in the 6200 block of Wilder Ridge Road. The Alert California Cooksie camera is picking up a column of smoke, confirming the presence of fire.

Dispatch activated air resources including a helicopter and tanker to respond to the scene from Rohnerville Airport south of Fortuna. Ground resources have also been activated and are responding to the area.

Please use caution if traveling in the area as fire personnel attempt to gain access.

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 1:54 p.m.: Air Attack 120 is over the fire, reporting that the fire is spreading at a slow rate, with growth possibility of 1 acre.

Update 2:10 p.m.: Air resources have been released from the fire. Smoke from the fire, as seen on the Alert California camera, is diminishing.

Update 4:07 p.m.: According to scanner traffic, the fire has been extinguished and the incident commander relayed to dispatch that the incident has been terminated.

*Note: This article was edited after the initial publication to clarify the location of the fire.