THE 23,000-PLUS ACRE RIVER FIRE, AND THE MORE THAN 45,000 ACRE RANCH FIRE, HAVE BEEN COMBINED, AND ARE CALLED THE MENDOCINO COMPLEX. 6 RESIDENCES AND 1 OUTBUILDING HAVE BEEN DESTROYED, AND 10-THOUSAND 200 STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED. THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN BOTH THE POTTER VALLEY AREA OF MENDOCINO COUNTY AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF LAKE COUNTY…..INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF: BLUE AND UPPER LAKES; NICE; LAKEPORT; WITTER SPRINGS; BACHELOR AND SCOTTS VALLEYS; SARATOGA SPRINGS; KELSEYVILLE; FINLEY; AND BIG VALLEY RANCHERIA.
