Just before 4 p.m., a man riding an ATV by himself on the ocean side of the Samoa Peninsula crashed and was injured, according to Fire Captain Specialist Tran Beyea of Cal Fire. Samoa Fire and City Ambulance responded to the area but needed assistance. “There was difficulty locating him,” Beyea told us. “Our helicopter […]
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Cal Fire Tanker 96 Crashed at Rohnerville Airport; No One Injured
UPDATE 6:57 p.m.: According to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Savona, the tanker is repairable. He explained that Cal Fire airbases are located so that aircraft can respond to anywhere in the state within 20 minutes and he reassured the public, “We do have reserve aircraft available. We will always be ready to respond.” He […]
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Salmon Fire Which is Spreading Into Three Counties Started Yesterday and is Estimated to be 220 Acres and Have 0 Percent Containment
Directly east of Weitchpec, where the tip of Trinity County nudges between the southwestern edge of Siskiyou County and the northeastern edge of Humboldt County, a 220-acre fire blew up yesterday. The Salmon Fire was first reported about 11 a.m. in Trinity County, according to Carol Underhill, spokesperson for the Shasta Trinity National Forest. She […]
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Fire Burning on the Samoa Peninsula
Firefighters are responding to flames in the wildland on the Samoa Penninsula. “I think I have two separate wildland fires,” the Lincoln Incident Commander stated about 4:55 p.m. The first one is off of Simpson Contractor Road. And the other is off of Lincoln. The fire off of Lincoln is close to an apartment building. […]
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Large Brush Fire North of Dean Creek Along Highway 101; Request for One Lane to Be Shut Down
A fire is burning in the brush alongside Hwy 101 about one mile north of Dean Creek. The fire was first reported about 3:46 p.m. The outside northbound lane is being shut down at Dean Creek, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. According to a Cal Fire employee at the scene, the flames […]
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Update: Traffic Diverted to Avenue of the Giants; Fire on 101 Near Myers Flat
Flames are licking up the side of a steep hillside just north of Myers Flat along Hwy 101. According to the pilot of an air attack plane circling about 6:35 p.m., the fire is about one acre and moving at a moderate rate of speed. A PG&E worker began fighting the fire first and there […]
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Shooting in Eureka Sends One to Hospital
A man was shot in Eureka this evening, possibly in an altercation with police. Law enforcement sent reverse 911 calls to residents in the area of Lowell and Henderson near St. Bernard’s Academy in Eureka, asking residents to shelter in place as officers attempted to deal with a distraught individual shortly before 8 p.m. At […]
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Extrication Needed After Crash on 299
A single vehicle rolled over and one person is trapped in the vehicle at mile marker 33 on State Route 299, according to a report a CHP officer at the scene made to dispatch. The first call came in about 9:40 a.m. The dispatcher sent multiple agencies to the incident. An ambulance is responding. At […]
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Fire Near Weitchpec Threatens ‘Cultural Resources’
Although the MP-21 fire burning about 2 miles south of Weitchpec remained mostly quiet yesterday, a California Incident Management Team (IMT 11) assumed command this morning. According to the Northern California Geographic Coordination Center, the fire that started Monday morning remains at about 150 acres burning through timber and brush and is 30 percent contained. […]
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Fire Near Weitchpec Grows to 150 Acres
The MP 21 Fire, which began July 20 and temporarily closed State Route 96 about two miles south of Weitchpec, is now estimated to be about 150 acres and 30 percent contained, according to the Northern California Geographic Coordination Center. “The fire is established in the Bull Creek Drainage in steep and rugged terrain,” the […]
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Shooting in Eureka Sends One to Hospital
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release this morning indicating the shooting appears to have occurred during a cannabis robbery gone wrong. See the full release copied below our original post. PREVIOUSLY: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. in a possible attempted home […]
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Fires Close State Route 96
State Route 96 is being shut down after four spot fires were discovered burning alongside the roadway about 11:30 a.m., according to the scanner and the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information Page. The spots are near Bull Creek, the dispatcher told emergency personnel. According to Myles Cochrane, spokesperson for Caltrans District 1, “The closure […]