Scanner traffic indicates that a full wildland fire response was deployed around 4:35 p.m. after a grassfire flared up in the area of Oak Knoll Road and Fircrest Drive just south of the Ukiah city limits. By 4:45 p.m., the fire had been knockdown and units were being released.
There was reportedly a large spot fire on the top of Oak Knoll Road and the Incident Commander predicted they could quickly tamp the flames.
Resources staged at the base of Oak Knoll Road and air resources are taking a quick overview of the incident before returning to their airbase.
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.
Lots of fires, no explanation mostly on how they started!
Lots of fires, no explanation mostly on how they started!