COVID Compliance Tip Line Moving to City Jurisdictions

Starting Jan. 1, the Humboldt County Emergency Operations Center’s Joint Information Center will no longer operate the COVID-19 compliance tip line instead, all COVID-19 compliance activities will be handled by the jurisdiction in which violations are alleged to occur.

Examples of COVID-19 compliance violations include a lack of employee masking, businesses operating when they should be closed and large community gatherings.

People who would like to report a potential violation may call the appropriate county or city office directly. Those jurisdictions are:

• City of Arcata 707-822-5953
• City of Blue Lake 707-668-5655
• City of Eureka 707-441-4203
• City of Fortuna 707-725-1435
• City of Ferndale 707-786-4224
• City of Rio Dell 707-764-5642
• City of Trinidad 707-677-0223
• Unincorporated county locations 707-476-2429

Read the full press release below.

Dec. 30, 2020 – Compliance Calls Migrating to Local Jurisdictions
Effective Jan. 1, 2021, all COVID-19 compliance activities will be handled by the jurisdiction in which violations are alleged to occur. The COVID-19 Compliance Tip Line, which has been operated by the Humboldt County Emergency Operations Center’s Joint Information Center, will be shut down Jan. 1.

Examples of reportable violations include a lack of employee masking, businesses operating when they should be closed and large community gatherings.

Members of the public who wish to report a potential violation may call the appropriate county or city office directly. Those jurisdictions are:

• City of Arcata                                     707-822-5953
• City of Blue Lake                               707-668-5655
• City of Eureka                                    707-441-4203
• City of Fortuna                                   707-725-1435
• City of Ferndale                                 707-786-4224
• City of Rio Dell                                   707-764-5642
• City of Trinidad                                   707-677-0223
• Unincorporated county locations        707-476-2429

For more information about current status of business operations, visit humboldtgov.org or Blueprint for a Safer Economy at covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/.

This article appears in Top 10 Stories of 2020.