State ID: CA
3 letter designator: MEU
Fire name: Western
Location: Hwy 101 5 miles north of Cloverdale
Reported acres: 5-10
Rate of spread: Rapid
Report on Conditions: 5-10 acres, rapid rate of spread, potential for 100 or more.
Structure threat: Unk
Resources: Full MEU response and local government.
Hazards: Unk
Weather: Unk
Radio channels: MEU Local
Scanner link: https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/205
Webcam link:
Agency Website:
Just toned out Zone 2 second alarm. Milepost marker 2.5.
AA110 Requests:
2 additional Type 3 AT
2 Type 1 AT.
Large column.
Someone just requested 15 Type 3 engines, but I couldn’t tell if it was River, Ranch, Western, or the Eel incident. CORRECTION. That was for the Western incident.
IC at 1614: Potential for 1000’s of acres. Immediate structure threat.
50 acres. Immediate structure threat. Potential for thousands.
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IC requesting additional 15 Type 3 engines…potential for 1,000 acres now, multiple structure threats.
5 type 3s and 1 dozer from LNU immediate need just dispatched.
CAL FIRE: 45 acres, 50% contained.
http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=2192
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Forward progress stopped, phenomenal catch on this one.
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Flare up, outside the line. In the grass and running.
AA110 overhead. Confirmed inside the burn. Canceling response except a couple three engines.