Firefighters responding to the report of a fire on the wall of a business at 105 Alder Grove Road in Arcata off Highway 299 at 10:26 a.m. found smoke coming from a commercial structure at a mill located there. According to Arcata Fire Battalion Chief Sean Campbell, the fire had been extinguished by employees of […]
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UPDATE: Slash Pile Fire Burning in Arcata
UPDATE: The Arcata Fire District states the smoldering slash pile on West End Road, which is being allowed to burn down, was still too large to extinguish by water as of 4 p.m. and the situation is being monitored. “Firefighters will continue to check in during this period as well,” the AFD release states. “The […]
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Arcata Fire District Will Close One of its Fire Stations April 1
The Arcata Fire District is closing one of the three fire stations in its area of service tomorrow as a result of the voters defeating Measure R, a special property tax that would have increased the district’s budget by $2.2 million and allowed for maintaining current staffing levels and rebuilding depleted reserve funds. “The failure […]
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Fatal Apartment Fire in Arcata
One person was found dead after in an apartment fire that broke out in Arcata before dawn on Feb. 2, according to Police Chief Brian Ahearn. “Arcata Fire located one body inside of a ground floor unit,” Ahearn said. “The person was deceased.” The cause of the fire, which broke out just before 5:30 a.m. […]
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‘Realistic’ HSU Emergency Drill Could Get Loud Tonight
Humboldt State University is warning that things could get loud this evening when Housing and Residential Life conducts an emergency response drill on campus. The simulation scheduled for 6 p.m. will include participation from the University Police Department, the Arcata Fire Department, Arcata Mad River Ambulance and the Campus Emergency Operations Center. “Passersby may see […]
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UPDATE: Fitness Center Fire Investigated as Arson
UPDATE: An arson investigation is underway after investigators determined the fire that destroyed a McKinleyville fitness center being built by the Big Lagoon Rancheria was human caused, resulting in $3.3 million in damage. The building under construction on Betty Court was burned to the ground in the early morning blaze on Oct. 23. Surrounding structures […]