A missing Honeydew woman and her dog were found safe and uninjured last night, nearly 28 hours after being reported missing when they failed to return back from a walk. According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office news release, Kari Nelson and her pet were located by search and rescue crews just before 5 p.m. […]
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Safety Issues Prompt Closure for Part of Harris Street in Eureka
At the request of CalFire, following issues with speeding cars and a “near-miss” incident in which a firefighter was almost struck by a vehicle, Harris Street between Hubbard Land and Viale Avenue is now restricted to protect the safety of those at the Six Rivers Lightning Complex base camp at Redwood Acres. “Due to the […]
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Sheriff’s Office Conducting Homicide Investigation into Death of Man Dropped Off at Cal Fire Station
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation after a gunshot victim was dropped off at the Elk Camp Cal Fire station near Orrick yesterday evening. Although Cal Fire employees administered living-saving efforts, the man died at the scene, the HCSO states in a news release. According to the release, the man was […]
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Grant Offers Defensible Space Help for Local Landowners
The County of Humboldt is offering private landowners the opportunity to participate in the Fire-adapted Landscapes and Safe Homes (FLASH) cost-share program designed to help create defensible space around homes and property. Grant funding for this program is provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) . Read more about the program and […]
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Suspect Arrested for Illegal Burn That Caused Church Fire
The Church Fire, which began earlier this week near Highway 169, has been determined to be caused by an escaped illegal debris burn at the residency of Louie Meyers, who has been arrested for alleged reckless burning, reckless burning during a declared state of emergency and burning during a burn suspension. The vegetation fire was contained at 1 […]
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Man Medivacked From ATV Accident Southwest From Manila
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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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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Fire at Benbow
Just before 4 p.m., Cal Fire dispatched aircraft and firefighters to a fire on the east side of Hwy 101 in the Benbow area. According to the person who provided us with the photo above. The fire is near Red Rock Road below the Rockpit. UPDATE 4:12 p.m.: One of the Cal Fire planes has […]
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Cal Fire Humboldt-Del Norte to Suspend Outdoor Vegetation Burning; Issues Warning Ahead of Fourth of July
Due to atmospheric conditions changing, Cal Fire Humboldt-Del Norte unit will be suspending outdoor vegetation burning in Humboldt, Del Norte and western Trinity counties. Cal Fire would also like to remind residents to celebrate responsibly during the Fourth of July, as only fireworks with the “Safe and Sane” logo are legal for use in California. […]
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UPDATE: Rescue Swimmers, Helicopter, Boats Continue Search for Fallen Hiker
The search continues for hiker who fell into the water in the College Cove area near Trinidad on Thursday afternoon. According to news release, search teams from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, California State Parks, United States Coast Guard and CAL FIRE are using multiple boats, multiple trained rescue swimmers and a Coast Guard helicopter […]
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UPDATE: Car vs. Pole Sparks Fire in Fieldbrook, Power Outages
UPDATE: Cal Fire reports forward progress of the fire was stopped at 4:35 p.m. with three-fourths of an acre burned. According to the PG&E electrical outage page, power is not expected to be restored to about 100 customers in the area until tomorrow morning. PREVIOUSLY: Multiple agencies including Cal Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, Blue Lake Fire, […]