Humboldt Bay Fire Station 1 will reopen on Monday, June 15. However, the fire department is encouraging residents to continue conducting business like bill pay, plan review, weed abatement, and engine requests through their website or calling into the station. Masks will be required and social distancing practices will be applied. Other services like car seat […]
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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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Vehicle Collision and Extrication on E Street and Henderson; Humboldt Bay Fire Urges Extra Caution Driving in Rainy Weather Conditions
Humboldt Bay Fire is urging drivers to take extra caution when driving during rainy weather conditions as the fire department responded to another call of extrication from a vehicle collision on E Street and Henderson Center. The fire crew was able to extricate the drivers and one passenger quickly. One driver was taken to the […]
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Got Gloves? Here’s How to Properly Remove Them (with Video)
While masks or other facial coverings have been mandatory inside a building, such as a grocery store, or in other public situations where individuals are unable to maintain a 6-feet distance since April 24, many folks are also regularly using gloves to avoid the spread of COVID-19. But there is a trick to properly removing […]
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Humboldt Fire Personnel Test Negative for COVID-19
Humboldt Bay Fire is announcing that several of its personnel who were exposed to an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient at a local hospital have been released from a 14-day quarantine after testing negative for the virus and will return to work next week. “We are grateful for this positive outcome but this incident underlines the importance […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Deputies Plucking Packages From Humboldt Bay After Plane Crash
SECOND UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies are plucking what appear to be Amazon packages that were inside the plane that crashed into Humboldt Bay this morning out of the water. The pilot was rescued in “good condition” and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash. UPDATE: Humboldt […]
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Resident in Critical Condition After House Fire Rescue
Firefighters rescued one person from an early morning house fire after neighbors awoke to smoke and flames. Humboldt Bay Fire crews arrived at the house on the 6300 block of Purdue Drive near Humboldt Hill about 12:45 a.m. to find the residence “well-involved in fire,” according to a release. After conducting a search, firefighters found […]
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UPDATE: Eureka Gas Leak Causing Evacuations, Closing Streets
UPDATE: According to Humboldt Bay Fire, the leak has been contained but I Street to Waterfront Drive will remain closed while crews remain on scene. PREVIOUS: Humboldt Bay Fire is asking the public to stay clear of Waterfront Drive and I Street due to a gas leak. In a Facebook post around 12:20 p.m., the […]
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Battle of the Badges Nets Record-Breaking Day at the Blood Bank
Yesterday’s Battle of the Badges at the Northern California Community Blood Bank was a competition with one clear winner — patients. The friendly rivalry between 16 local public safety agencies brought the highest number of donors the nonprofit blood bank has seen in a single day since 2001. In total, 188 people gave their time, […]
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UPDATE: CHP: Driver Tried to Flee After Crashing into Humboldt Hill Home
UPDATE: The 25-year-old driver of a truck that crashed into the bedroom of a Humboldt Hill Road home, killing a man and injuring a woman, was held at the scene by bystanders after he tried to flee, according to CHP. A California Highway Patrol release states Fields Landing resident Ryder Stapp was “at a high […]
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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 […]