Willits Community Information Meeting and Upcoming Press Conference on the Redwood Complex Fire
Mendocino County will be holding a Willits Community Information meeting today at 2:00 p.m.
at the Willits Library, 390 E. Commercial Street, Willits, CA 95490. The Sheriff’s Office will be providing an update on evacuation areas, shelters, power outages and communication outages.
Sheriff Tom Allman said, “Due to the damaged communication lines, the amount of information being supplied to residents in the North has been very limited. Today, at 2 p.m., we will have representatives available to give updates to the residents.”
“Many cell and internet connections are down due to the Redwood Complex Fire. The County of Mendocino is continuing to assist first responders and residents in this difficult time. I would like to thank Calfire, the Sheriff’s Office, CHP, County staff and all first responders for their efforts,” said Mendocino County Supervisor Georgeanne Croskey.
Also, the next Redwood Complex Fire press conference will be held today, October 10, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. at the County Administration Center, 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah. Sheriff Tom Allman and Cal Fire will provide updated information on the fire and evacuation areas.
The Sheriff's Office is continuing to assist with mandatory evacuations and responding to assist residents who are unable to self-evacuate.
The Sheriff's Office is also conducting theft prevention patrols and have arrested one person who was in the process of burglarizing an evacuated home.
In response to the destruction caused thus far as a result of the Redwood Fire, Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Thomas D. Allman has declared a State of Emergency in Mendocino County.
Further press releases are forth coming as the Redwood Fire progresses. Real time updates are being made on the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MendocinoSheriff/) and Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/mendosheriff).
The County Emergency Operation Center (EOC) has been activated. The EOC number is (707) 467-6428. For more information on the Community Information Meet and Redwood Complex Press Conference, please call the Executive Office at (707) 463-4441.
