About 7 a.m., multiple people reported a fire in a vehicle by the Brio Breadworks near 1400 11th St. in Arcata. According to Arcata Fire, “The fire was contained to a delivery truck, but it did burn the outside wall of Angels of Hope.” Firefighters extinguished the flames and the cause of the fire is […]
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UPDATE: Escape Debris Fire Catches Redwood, Endangers Home (with video)
Just before 2 p.m., a dispatcher sent multiple fire departments to an escaped debris fire in the 1100 block of Hunts Drive near McKinleyville. According to the Incident Commander (IC) speaking over the scanner, the debris fire is burning around the foot of a 100-foot redwood tree. The IC reports that the fire is “working […]
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Structure Fire on Ole Hansen Road in Freshwater
Humboldt Bay Fire crews were dispatched to Ole Hansen Road in Freshwater at 3:46 a.m. where a detached garage was engulfed in flames. According to a press release, the crews were able to stop the fire from spreading to the house. No injuries were reported but all the contents in the garage, two vehicles and […]
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House Fire in Fortuna
A two-story wooden home caught on fire on Fortuna’s Main Street between Sixth and Seventh streets about 11 p.m. on Monday night. “We woke up at 11 to our house completely orange,” said MaKayla S Barnhart, a Fortuna resident who captured the above video. “[We] called 911 and they were already almost here.” The fire […]
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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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Five Things to Know About Microgrids
More than 1 million Californians were left in the dark for days recently as their big utility companies shut off power for fear of sparking wildfires. Frustrated by those outages, some homeowners say they’d like to turn their backs on the companies in favor of smaller providers who might do a better job of keeping […]
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Fire Officials Talk Big Blue Blaze and Blackout Safety with Another Shutdown Coming
With Humboldt County looking like it’s headed toward another blackout beginning at 7 p.m., local fire officials are warning residents to be fire safe and be careful with equipment that produces carbon monoxide. Arcata Fire Battalion Chief Curt Watkins said his and other local departments responded to a number of blackout-related calls for service during […]
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Update: Three Alarm Fire in Eureka at Apartments on California Street
UPDATE: Humboldt Bay Fire evacuated a California Street apartment building owned by Floyd and Betty Squires of nearly a dozen people and rescued “a number of pets” from last night’s fire at the property, one of 26 placed under a “receivership” by the courts to procure needed repairs. The couple is currently in bankruptcy proceedings […]
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Fourth Update: New Fire Springs Up Off Kneeland Road
FOURTH UPDATE: Forward progress of the fire in the Bridgeville area, known as the Redwood incident, has been stopped at 1.8 acres, according to Cal Fire. THIRD UPDATE: Cal Fire declares the Green Hill vegetation fire contained at 10 acres but warns that a new incident has sprung up off Kneeland Road, where a full […]
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Fire Breaks out Near Redway
UPDATE: Forward progress has been stopped on the Red Fire as of about 2:25 p.m., according to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Savanna. PREVIOUSLY: A fire is burning on the mountain across the South Fork of the Eel River from Redway in Southern Humboldt. Readers report that they first saw smoke before 11:30 a.m. Cal […]
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UPDATE: Wildfire Burning in Heavy Timber West of Honeydew
UPDATE: According to an evening update from Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Savona, forward progress on the fire has been stopped and no structures were lost but “due to heavy fuels and mop up, crews will be working in the area throughout the day tomorrow.” PREVIOUSLY: About 4 p.m., Cal Fire received a report of […]
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Fire Burning West of Alderpoint
At approximately 8:30 a.m., Cal Fire received a report from a school bus driver of a fire burning near River Road west of Alderpoint in southeastern Humboldt County. According to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Laura Coleman, the fire is slowly spreading through leaf litter and by 9:30 a.m. was about 1 acre in size. Chopper […]