Firefighters from the ground and air are converging on a fire that is burning west of Covelo this afternoon.
The Incident Commander reported at 2:36 p.m. that multiple RVs are fully involved on Rifle Range Road and had extended into nearby vegetation. The fire is approximately one-quarter acre in size and growing at a slow rate of spread.
The initial dispatch occurred around 2:25 p.m. with reports that a large column of black smoke could be seen rising from the area of Rifle Range Road.
A fire camera from AlertCalifornia Big John corroborates the observation with a dark column of black smoke rising above the ridge line
UPDATE 2:53 p.m.: The Incident Commander has canceled air and ground resources not yet at the scene.
The AlertCalifornia fire camera on Big John shows the smoke column has diminished
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