Updated 5:20p.m. The fire has been contained.
This will end our live coverage of a breaking news event. -jc
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Updated 5:14p.m. Radio traffic indicates that the arriving crews are enough to handle the fire and that the balance of the response has been cancelled.
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Updated 4:59p.m. According to scanner traffic there is a large column of smoke visible from Highway 139 in the valley. An air tanker is on order from Chico and a helicopter is just launching from the Ravendale helitack station.
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4:45p.m. Fire fighters are mounting a massive response, including an air attack, on a reported vegetation fire burning near homes on Merrilville Road in Willow Creek Valley.
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This is continuous coverage of a live news event and will be updated as new information becomes available. -jc
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