MENDOCINO CO., 6/7/18 — Firefighters have contained a small brush fire in the Forks area in Ukiah, which may have been caused by a vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol incident page. Firefighters are currently on the scene and the fire has been contained, according to scanner traffic around 2:20pm. However, traffic on Highway 101 northbound is backed up near the Lake Mendocino exit.
The fire was initially reported by CHP at around 1:50 p.m. and was significantly less than an acre in size according to scanner reports.
We’ll update if more information becomes available.
I would sincerely hope that this fire would be contained quickly, Cal Fire is very close by. They’re just around the corner on N. State Street.
it’s out! quick response from the agencies in the Ukiah area today.