Wildland firefighters have been deployed to Round Valley near Covelo to extinguish a vegetation fire.
Originally dispatched around 4:26 this afternoon, scanner traffic indicates the fire is between a quarter acre to a half acre in size and located near the intersection of Oak Lane and Biggar Lane
Around 4:54 p.m., the Incident Commander characterized the fire as burning at a slow rate of spread and described it as holding along a road.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office published the following alert regarding the incident:
Wildfire in the Covelo area, near Area of Rifle Range Rd, No further action needed at this time, Use caution and avoid the area.
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