Humboldt Bay Fire has a new chief. Directors of the district’s joint power authority board announced yesterday that Sean Robertson has been appointed to the post, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Bill Gillespie in November. Robertson has been with the department since August of 1998 and over the past two decades has […]
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Hitting the Water
Humboldt Bay Fire’s water rescue team dove back into action Sunday following a year’s hiatus with a demonstration at the Del Norte Street pier after funding was secured by the department, HBF’s board and HBF Local 652 to bring back the program. HBF RESCUE SWIMMING – NCJ from North Coast Journal on Vimeo.
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Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Resigns
The sudden resignation of Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Bill Gillespie, announced this morning by the Humboldt Bay Fire Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors, wasn’t accompanied by much in the way of explanation. Eureka City Councilmember Kim Bergel, who sits on the JPA board, said that she could not discuss the content of a today’s […]
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UPDATED: How to Help Victims of Sonoma, Napa & Mendo Fires
UPDATE: Allison reports that so many donations have been flooding in, a trailer and/or additional vehicles and drivers are necessary. Also, click here for a link of all emergency services and needed donations for fire victims in Petaluma. Previously: Eureka City Councilmember Austin Allison is driving supplies to people affected by the wildfires south of […]
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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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Palco Marsh Potty Fire an Act of Protest?
In the wee hours of Tuesday morning the portable toilets in the Bayshore Mall’s north parking lot burnt to almost nothing. So says the press release from Humboldt Bay Fire, which responded to a call at 5:28 a.m. to find the plastic potties completely destroyed by fire. But Richard Marks, who serves on the Humboldt […]
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Homeless in Humboldt Update: Death, Drones and Rallies
A drone video of the PalCo Marsh, known to some as “The Devil’s Playground,” shows camps still firmly entrenched in the wooded area just behind the mall, an area where the Eureka Police Department is preparing to cite and arrest campers. EPD is encouraging people to move north, to the flat area adjacent to the […]
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Station Down: Frustration Surrounds Humboldt Bay Fire’s Announcement
If you live in the Myrtle Avenue area, you might want to be extra careful with those fireworks today: Help is a little farther away than it was just a few days ago. Humboldt Bay Fire announced this week that Station 4 — located on Myrtle Avenue — will be closed until further notice, a […]
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UPDATED: Two Dead in Single Car Crash on 101
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people killed in yesterday’s single-car accident on U.S. Highway 101 north of Arcata as Stacey Kejar, 50, of McKinleyville, and Karen Brennan, 59, of Eureka. Meanwhile, the California Highway Patrol issued a press release stating that the driver, 57-year-old William Larry Morris, of Fortuna, who sustained […]
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Fall Victim Identified as 58-Year-Old Eurekan
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the Eureka man who died after falling 15 feet off a ladder while fighting a fire at his home Friday night as 58-year-old David Maxon. According to Humboldt Bay Fire, Maxon was using a hose to attempt to put out a fire in the chimney area of his […]
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Fire Breaks Out in Squires Building
February is shaping up to be a bad month for Floyd and Betty Squires. First, last week, the city of Eureka shuttered the couple’s Blue Heron Lodge, arguing the 15-unit building was operating in violation of the city’s problem motel ordinance. Then, early this morning, fire broke out at the couple’s apartment building in the […]