Mendocino County "Lightning Series" wildfires (updated 6/25 at 5:50 p.m.)
Remember that thunderstorm Friday night? Well, it has touched off one hell of a wildfire problem in Mendocino County. I've been keeping an eye and ear on some of the news, so here is a little update for those that have been hearing about the fires.
-Fires are all over Mendocino County. Right now it looks like about 107 fires are still going within the county, with about half getting attention.
-There is a voluntary evacuation order for Greenfield Ranch. This is called the Jacks Fire.
-There is a voluntary evacuation for the town of Leggett.
-There is a voluntary evacuation for the town of Cummings, south of Leggett.
-There is a voluntary evacuation for the Howard Creek and De Haven Creek drainage, north of Westport.
-There is a mandatory evacuation order for the Chicken Ridge area of Covelo. This is at the Southeast corner of Round Valley near South Mountain. This is called the Butch Fire.
-There is a voluntary evacuation order for the Red Mountain-Bell Springs area north/northeast of Leggett.
-There is a voluntary evacuation order the Forest Mountain area north of Leggett.
-There is a voluntary evacuation order for the Orr Springs Road/Montgomery Woods area. This includes Running Springs Road and the Orr Springs Resort. The fire is around 500 acres. This one is called the Orr Fire. It is 10% contained.
-There is also a voluntary evacuation order for the Flynn Springs area between Comptche and Navarro. This fire is around 1,400 acres and is being called the Navarro Fire. It is 10% contained.
-There is a voluntary evacuation recommended and issued by the Anderson Valley Fire Department for the following areas: Rancho Navarro, Nash Mill Road from Clough Ridge to the top of Nash Mill Subdivision, Mountain View Rd. near mile marker 17 in the vicinity of Hanes Ranch, Easterly portion of Signal Ridge Rd. in the vicinity of Rossi Ranch below Cold Springs Lookout.
-There is a precautionary evacuation issued by Cal Fire on Mountain View Road at Mile Post 9 East of Manchester
-The Mallo Pass Fire is between Manchester and Philo. It is 800 acres.
-The fires east of Laytonville do not seem to be a threat, but people are asked to remain vigilant.
-The Table Mountain Fire is near Albion and is about 1000 acres. It is 30% contained.
-There is a fire in Reeves Canyon about 10 miles north of Ukiah.
-There is fire west of Lake Pillsbury. This fire is called the Big Fire and is about 850 acres.
-There is a fire between the southwest end of Lake Pillsbury and Potter Valley. This is called the Back Fire and is 42% contained. It has burned 1,800 acres.
-The Paradise Fire is near Shelter Cove at about 500 acres. It is 25% contained.
- There are over 55 fires burning in the Mendocino National Forest. 36 have no containment.
-A public health advisory has been issued for citizens of Anderson Valley, Hopland, and the Ukiah Valley. The air quality is considered hazardous and people should stay inside their homes. This advisory is due to expire at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
People are going quite bonkers with the lack of available information online. I'm also quite surprised that the county sheriff is going from radio station to radio station trying to get out info. How about an overall conference call? The local newspaper is also useless. How about some real news of the fire? Anyway, I'm up so I'll update if I hear anything.