Smoke conditions today in northern Humboldt and Trinity County are expected to be similar to yesterday with ongoing fires continuing to produce abundant smoke, with air quality poor near the fires and an onshore flow continuing to bring some relief to coastal communities. This morning’s advisory from the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District states locations near […]
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Hot, Dry Conditions Persist for August Complex
AUGUST COMPLEX: 970,563 acres and 51 percent containment North Zone: This section of the August Complex continues to move north of State Route 36 toward Bear Wallow and south toward Forest Glen as well as southwest in the drainages and valleys south of Ruth Lake. According to today’s update, the North Zone of the August […]
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Unhealthy Air Quality Intensifies as Fires Continue
With smoke from the Red Salmon Complex, the August Complex and the Slater Devil fire combining, an Air Quality Alert is issued today for Hoopa and Willow Creek, and an Air Quality Advisory is issued today for Orleans, Weitchpec, Bridgeville, and Garberville. Eureka (from Rio Dell to Trinidad, along the coast) will have overall moderate […]
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UPDATE: August Complex FB Meeting; Smoky Skies Continue
UPDATE: The virtual public meeting for the Slater and Devil Fires scheduled for 6 p.m. has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later time. Smoke-filled skies are creating unhealthy to very unhealthy conditions over much of the region, with some areas expected to see improvements this afternoon while other expected to worsen. Hoopa, Weitchpec, Willow […]
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UPDATE: Smoky Skies Throughout the Region; Air Quality and Fire Updates
Air Quality Update: UPDATE: Fortuna and communities in the Eel River drainage as well as Garberville, Shelter Cove, and surrounding communities were added to the list of places with advisories for Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy air quality over the next 24 hours due to fires in the region. PREVIOUS: The National Weather Service has issued […]
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Record High Temperature Set in Eureka
The National Weather Service in Eureka is reporting record high temperature was set in Eureka today at 87 degrees, breaking the previous record of 79 degrees in 1945 and also ties the September and all time record high set on Sept. 2, 2017. Read the full NWS report, that includes a record breaking temperature report […]
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SECOND UPDATE: More Areas of SoHum Under Warning, Ruth Lake Under Evacuation
THIRD UPDATE: The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services reports an evacuation warning has now been issued for areas east of Alderpoint Road to the Trinity County border and south of Showers Pass Road to Mountain Creek due to rapidly changing fire conditions in the August Complex North Zone. Find the OES map here. SECOND […]
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‘Fire Conditions Have Worsened’: Spot Fires on 36
UPDATE: The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office’s alert: “Per the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office and Trinity County Office of Emergency Services, the entire area of Ruth Lake and the area of Lower Mad River Road from Sheriff’s Cove to Highway 36 is now under an Evacuation Order. Highway 36 is now closed to through traffic from […]
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Humboldt is Heating Up
The National Weather Service office in Eureka is advising residents about a “Moderate Heat Risk” for tomorrow. The NWS website states, “Unusually warm temperatures for the coastal areas are expected Monday with high temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s.” For inland areas, temperatures in the mid-90s to the lower 100s are forecast for […]
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Fire Crews Brace for Hotter, Drier Conditions; Wind May Push Smoke to Eureka
The Red Salmon Complex The fire complex burning about 8 miles northeast of Willow Creek has grown by nearly 2,000 acres since yesterday’s report, and now spans more than 110,000 acres of mostly national forest lands and is 31 percent contained. The fire, sparked July 27 by a lightning strike, is burning in Klamath, Six […]
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Damp Weather Slows Fires with Drier, Windier Weekend Forecast
Red Salmon Complex The fire complex burning about 8 miles northeast of Willow Creek has grown to 108,244 acres and is 31 percent contained. Light rainfall and moist conditions slowed fire growth, but have also limited fire crews’ ability to conduct firing and burning activities to further contain the blaze. “Fire activity was somewhat repressed […]
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Air Quality ‘Good’ Throughout Much of Humboldt
Air quality throughout most of Humboldt County has improved substantially, despite fires burning to its east, north and south, the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District announced this morning. According to an advisory issued today, “overall good air quality conditions” are expected today from Rio Dell to Trinidad, in Orleans, Weithpec, Willow Creek and […]