[UPDATE] #RedFire Ignites West of Redway; Air and Ground Resources Responding
Image: ALERTCalifornia Pratt Mountain camera at 11:36 a.m., showing initial smoke from the #RedFire.
A new wildfire, dubbed the #RedFire, was discovered around 11:30 a.m. today, Saturday, July 26, burning in the forested hills north west of Redway in Southern Humboldt County.
Visible smoke was first spotted on ALERTCalifornia’s Pratt Mountain camera, showing a distinct column rising from dense timber. The fire appears to be located in rugged terrain, making access difficult.
Aerial resources are already en route to the incident or at the scene. Tanker 96 (T96) and Cal Fire helicopter CFR651 are responding to the scene, according to FlightRadar tracking data. Ground crews including Redway Fire are also responding. Air attack over the fire reported it as a quarter acre with a slow rate of spread with the potential to reach three acres.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
UPDATE 11:50 a.m.: Photo from a reader, Callie Davis.
Tanker dropping retardant on the Red Fire. [photo from a reader]
Chopper dropping water on the Red Fire north of Redway. [photo from a Callie Davis]
UPDATE 12:28 p.m.: According to Battalion Chief Fire Captain Jeremy Ward, Forward progress has been stopped at about a 1/2 acre on this fire which was burning on the east side of Redwood Drive north of Redway. “Redwood Drive is being shutdown by CHP and HCSO for firefighter safety reasons,” he told us. “We have a lot of resources in here and we don’t want anyone getting hit.”
UPDATE: The roadway is opened.
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ALDERPOINT, CA 95511
BELL SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
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Laytonville, CA 95454
BLUE LAKE FIRE
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Blue Lake, CA 95525
BRICELAND FIRE
POB 1249
REDWAY, 95560.
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Bridgeville, CA 95526
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Carlotta, CA 95528
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Trinity Center, CA, 96091
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140 Fire House Rd
Big Bar, CA 96010
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PO Box 485
Ferndale Ca. 95536
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4584 Fieldbrook Rd.
Fieldbrook, CA. 95519
FORTUNA FIRE
320 S. Fortuna Blvd.
Fortuna, CA 95540
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POB 87
Myers Flat 95554
Douglas City Volunteer Fire Department
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Douglas City, CA 96024
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Garberville, CA 95542
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Gasquet, CA 95543
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Salyer, CA 95563
HAYFORK VFD
195 Hyampom Rd
Hayfork, CA 96041
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Honeydew, CA, 95545
HOOPA FIRE and Office of Emergency Services
P.O. Box 369
11121 HWY 96
Hoopa, CA, 95546
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22509 Hyampom Rd.
Hyampom, CA 96046
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Hydesville, CA 95547
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Junction City, CA 96048
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6201 Greenwood Heights Drive.
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Zenia, CA 95595
LAYTONVILLE FIRE
44950 Willis Ave
Laytonville Ca 95454
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P.O. Box 191
Leggett ca 95585
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PO Box 113
Lewiston, CA 96052
Phone: (530) 778-3711
LOLETA FIRE
567 Park St.
Loleta, Ca. 95551
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POB 160
Miranda, Ca 95553
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Myers Flat, CA 95554
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Orick, CA 95555
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Redway, Ca 95560
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Petrolia, CA 95558-0169
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Phillipsville, CA 95559
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Piercy, CA, 95587
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Hayfork, CA 96041
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PO Box 27
Redcrest, CA 95569
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REDWAY, CA 95560
RIO DELL FIRE
50 West Center St.
Rio Dell, CA 95562
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Miranda, CA 95553
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Salyer, CA 95563
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1982 Gass St
Samoa, CA 95564
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Scotia, CA 95565
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9126 Shelter Cove Road
Whitethorn, CA 95589
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PO Box 2122
Redway, CA 95560
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P.O. Box 16
Mad River, Ca 95552
SOUTHERN TRINITY AREA RESCUE (STAR), a bi-county EMS/volunteer ambulance service
321 Van Duzen Rd
Bridgeville Ca 95526
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PO Box 1152
Redway, CA 95560
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PO Box 191
Trinity Center, CA 96091
Phone: (530) 266-3420
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PO Box 447
Weaverville, CA 96093
Phone: (530) 623-6156
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PO Box 2143,
Trinidad, CA, CA 95570
WHALE GULCH FIRE
76850B Usal Road
Whitethorn, CA 95589
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PO Box 485
Whitethorn, CA 95589
WILLITS VFD
74 E. Commercial St
Willits, CA 95490
WILLOW CREEK FIRE
P.O. Box 51
Willow Creek, CA 95573
Thanks for posting the contacts and thanks to all the amazing firefighters!
Thank you police officers!
Video of water drop.
https://youtu.be/GzwpyvANM_8?si=TWhyMV30ylkKbmtW
Cool! Thanks Kim.
Bum fire?
If I t was between Dean creek and redway odds are it was a homeless camp. There has been camps around redway and garberville for thirty years, the county has done Nothing. It is worse now then it ever has been. For that matter california is worse then I ever thought possible. And it is just getting worse.
They cleaned up the big camps so unless they’ve moved deeper into the woods…..haven’t seen many homeless walking toward Ray’s lately…
They just moved right back in..
That’s how democrat control works. The left has been on a race to the ethical and moral bottom for decades.
Jeremy Ward is a Battalion Chief not a Fire Captain… He is also a PIO or Public Information Officer. He has been mistakenly identified here as fire Captain on more than one occasion. He has been a Battalion Chief fo over 5 years. On a side note he is a super solid human, firefighter and supervisor
Ugh…I hate being an idiot. Yes, you are right. For some reason Battalion Chief is not a term that sticks in my head and Jeremy is a particular victim of my issue with it. I’ve fixed the article. And my heartfelt apologies to Jeremy who is unfailingly polite to me.