State ID: CA
3 letter designator: MEU
Fire name: MINA
Location:
Hopper Lane and Crawford Road in Covelo
Reported acres: 20
Rate of spread: Dangerous
Report on Conditions: LE having problems getting residents to evacuate
Structure threat: Immediate, structures and cars burning
Resources:
Hazards:
Weather:
Radio channels: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/6248
Scanner link:
Webcam link: http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/?camera=Axis-Rockpile
Agency Website:
Heard AA update 40-50 acres, head going into the valley slowing down a bit, but both flanks are wide open.
Earlier traffic had fully involved residence, multiple vehicles involved.
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The closet weather station is on the south end of the valley. It is showing 16 MPH for wind out of the northwest and 17% humidity.
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Aircraft lineup
T01, T163 out of Redding, T90, 91, 94, 95, 100
Copters 101, 205
AA503
GOES IR heat going down since start, column blowing SE with the NW winds.
(removed evac info now with updated info posted below…)
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EVAC orders just given. East of Refuge road, North of Charlie Hurt Hwy, East of Mina, South of Zenia Rd, and South End of Perry Ridge.
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1830: had a bunch of cross traffic, but IC reporting still holding around 50 acres, mentioned the wind shift that pushed the fire back onto itself and into the valley from the NW. Not much potential past this.
I’m going to bow out of this one for now.
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Evacs were warnings not orders
IC reporting fire holding at 50 acres. A lot of the structure threat mitigated. Putting line around the north side of the fire and uphill side.
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Per Cal-Fire Facebook update
“#MinaFire off Hopper Ln and Crawford Rd, north of Covelo in Mendocino County is 171 acres and 30% contained. Evacuation orders remain in place. CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit”
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Per MCSO all evacs lifted
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