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UPDATE: Evacuation Warning Area Expanded
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that the Hopkins Fire Evacuation Warning area for Humboldt County has been expanded to include all areas west of Bell Springs Road to U.S. Highway 101 spanning from Elk Creek Road/Dyerville Loop Road to the Mendocino/Trinity county line. PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has now issued an […]
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Rio Dell Sets up Water Station for Evacuees
The city of Rio Dell has opened a water station for fire evacuees in the parking lot of City hall, located at 675 Wildwood Ave. The self-serve station will be available for evacuees and their animals at any time for at least the next 24 hours and consists of two hose stations. From the press […]
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Red Salmon Complex Update – Red Flag Warning, Heavy Smoke Impacts
The Red Salmon Complex — comprising the Red and Salmon fires burning on the Klamath, Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests within Humboldt, Siskiyou and Trinity counties — currently stands at 47,934 acres with 20 percent containment, according to this morning’s update. Fire crews battling the fires face challenges presented by winds expected to increase today […]
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Red Salmon Complex Fire Update
Fire crews continue to battle the combined Red and Salmon Fires burning on the Klamath, Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests within Humboldt, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. According to today’s USDA press release, the Red Fire now covers 36,861 acres and is at 19 percent containment. The Salmon Fire “remains in its original footprint” at […]
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UPDATE: Fire Southwest of Briceland
About 5:52 p.m., a piece of logging equipment caught on fire southwest of Briceland. Flames from the vehicle spread to the surrounding vegetation, according to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Savona. At 6:26 p.m., the fire had spread to a quarter acre and aircraft were overhead. Ground crews from Cal Fire, Briceland Fire, Whitethorn Fire, […]
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Crash Causes Fire on SR 96
Multiple agencies responded to what was described over the scanner as a fatal traffic incident several miles south of Orleans on State Route 96 about 2:30 p.m. today. A dispatcher sent first responders to what was first reported to be a motorcycle over the edge with a fire burning near the accident scene. Later, a […]
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Update: Fire East of Orick at 7 Acres as of 3 p.m.
Update 5:10 p.m.: As of 3 p.m. the fire had grown to 7 or 8 acres, Jeremy Ward told us. He hasn’t gotten a more updated acreage at this time. However, Cal Fire added aircraft, water tankers, other fire engines, logistical supplies and a dozer to this fire. He wants to remind everyone of the hazardous […]
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Another Fire Burning in Northern Humboldt – This One in the Pecwan Area
At about 2:11 p.m., Cal Fire received word that a fire was burning off Hwy 169 in the McKinnon Hill Road area between Pecwan and Martin’s Ferry in northern Humboldt County. According to Jeremy Ward, Fire Captain Specialist, as of 3:15 p.m. the fire was about an acre and growing very slowly. “We did dispatch […]
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Flames from Truck on Fire Spreading into Wildlands
Flames are spreading from a Dodge Ram pickup to the wildland off of Bald Mountain Road just east of Maple Creek Road, after the truck caught on fire about 1:50 p.m., according to a report made by the pickup’s owner to 911. CalFire sent multiple engines, Copter 102, an air attack, and other resources to […]
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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 […]