Scanner traffic beginning at 4:50 p.m. indicates ground and air resources have been dispatched to a location in Southern Humboldt west of Garberville after a vegetation fire was reported in the area.
The fire is reportedly in the area Mattole Canyon Creek Road & Dutyville Road north of Ettersburg.
A pilot above the fire described the fire as 3-5 acres in size growing at a slow rate of spread with the potential of 20 acres. He said the fire is immediately threatening one structure and burning in timber.
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.
