Scanner traffic starting at 6:45 p.m. indicated that dispatch was receiving multiple reports of a structure on fire along Highway 101 somewhere on the 7000 block of Uva Drive in Redwood Valley.
Multiple local fire departments were deployed to the incident. Some reporting parties described a carport being on fire.
UPDATE 7:14 p.m.: This incident was not as reported. A caller reported their barbecue was emitting smoke.
Apologies to any reader that were alarmed.
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.