Scanner traffic beginning around 2:47 p.m. indicates a vegetation fire is burning in the popular tourist town of Mendocino along the coast. The fire is reportedly located on the 44000 block of Crestwood drive.
A full wildland fire response has been requested and a firefighter at the scene is indicating one structure is threatened.
UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: The Incident Commander on the scene described the incident as a spot fire behind a home underneath a canopy. An engine on the scene has a hose around it and reportedly extinguished the flames.
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