A structure is burning off State Route 255 west of Jackson Ranch Road and the city of Arcata as of 9:40 p.m., according to Jonathan Beck, a passerby who called in the fire. Beck said, “The fire looks like it is in one of the old buildings that they used to cut the logs into […]
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UPDATE: Warehouse, Dock Damaged in Fields Landing Fire
UPDATE: Humboldt Bay Fire is reporting that the Fields Landing fire has been fully extinguished after 16 hours. There were no injures but the damage to equipment — including 250 crab pots —the warehouse and the dock is estimated at $750,000. PREVIOUSLY: Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a large structure fire at the Olsen Dock […]
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State Route 299 Closed at Whiskeytown Lake
Folks heading east to Redding have a slog ahead of them as State Route 299 is closed indefinitely in Trinity County west of Whiskeytown Lake due to a wildfire. CalTrans reports that the road is closed westbound at Oak Bottom and eastbound at the junction with State Route 3 near Douglas City. There is no […]
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Customers Rally Behind El Pueblo Market Hit by Fire
Traffic was snarled along Broadway in Eureka for several hours this morning as 30 firefighters battled a massive fire that destroyed the El Pueblo Market, which was known for its authentic Mexican pastries and other traditional foods. No one was injured in the early morning blaze, which caused an estimated $750,000 in damage to the […]
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Update: All Hands at Last Night’s Waterfront Fire
UPDATE WITH PHOTOS: Humboldt Bay Fire is still investigating the cause of last night’s Eureka waterfront fire. This afternoon, firefighters were still on site dealing with the aftermath. Photographer Mark McKenna shot the scene from the ground and above. Scroll down for the slideshow at the bottom following the official press release. Humboldt Bay Fire […]
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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 […]
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Must, Need & Nice: Measure Z Committee Makes Its Recommendations
The Citizen’s Advisory Committee on Measure Z has finished sorting through the 43 applications it received for funding, breaking the requests up into three categories: “must,” “need” and “nice.” The process, which involved six meetings and a public hearing, short-listed the “musts” for inclusion in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the budget for which will be up […]
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Firefighter, Residents Injured in Suspected Hash Lab Explosion
A firefighter and two residents were injured after an alleged home hash lab exploded yesterday afternoon. Humboldt Bay Firefighters responded to the 1200 block of Freshwater Road around 4 p.m. to find a “well-established fire” in the attic of a one-story home. Three people were rescued from the structure, and two of them were sent […]
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Another Fire in a Squires Property
Humboldt Bay Fire spent an hour and a half fighting a blaze near downtown Eureka early this morning, holding off its firefighting efforts at one point as propane tanks exploded inside the vacant home’s garage. The fire, which appeared to start in the garage and spread to the residence at 811 H St., was reported […]
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Fire Update: Health Emergency, Nat. Geo Photos and Kings Range Closed
The Humboldt County health department announced today that it declared a smoke-related emergency for the county based on recent air quality conditions and forecasts. In a press conference this morning, Health Officer Donald Baird said smoke is particularly bad in the eastern county, but that countywide air quality could be bad for residents. He and […]
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Protect Your Lungs, Humboldt
Even those of us far away from the fireline have been impacted by the smoke and haze hovering over much of Humboldt County. If you washed layers of ash off of your car last week, consider what that stuff will do to the inside of your lungs! The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District […]