This is a developing situation. Updated information will be published at the top of this article.
UPDATE 6:21 p.m.: Some resources are being released from the fire and fire fighters have made progress on containment, according to scanner traffic.
MENDOCINO Co., 9/10/23 — Fire crews are currently responding to a fire burning in grass and oak woodland near Hopland, in the vicinity of the 11000 block of Old River Road. The fire is approximately three acres with a low rate of spread, according to scanner traffic, and an air response is underway.
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has requested people in the vicinity maintain situational awareness, according to a Nixle alert. The fire is currently being called the “Ice Fire.”