A vegetation fire has ignited in the hills southeast of Cloverdale prompting a multi-agency attack this afternoon.
Scanner traffic beginning around 4:58 p.m. indicates the fire began near the 26000 block of River Road.
CALFIRE personnel from Mendocino County have been asked to assist including ground and air resources.
UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: Air resources are reporting the fire is north of Alden Ranch and has burned approximately one acre of brush. It is moving downhill at a slow rate of spread being pushed by a west wind.
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.
