With the end of 2021, comes the end of an era for the Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department, which will be bidding Chief Lon Winburn goodbye tomorrow after 37 years of service. Winburn, who has served as chief since 2005, will be feted at noon in the main station on his last day, with the public […]
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Online Fortuna Fire Comments Spark Controversy
A local fire chief and reporter are in a bit of a standoff over comments left on a blog about the fatal fire that took the life of Martha Ann Robertson in the early hours of July 11. Robertson, 76, was a resident of Royal Crest Mobile Estates in Fortuna, CA and apparently perished due to […]
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Multiple Agencies Investigating Fatal Fortuna Fire
Humboldt County fire officials and the Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the cause of a fatal blaze that broke out in a Fortuna mobile home park early yesterday morning. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, the fire claimed the life of 76-year-old Martha Ann Robertson, who died of smoke inhalation in her […]
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Flooding Expected on the Eel, Van Duzen
With more rain in the forecast, officials are warning that the Eel and Van Duzen rivers are expected to crest their banks as low-lying areas of the county flood on Tuesday. This weekend’s storm, which dumped between 4 and 5 inches over the last 72 hours, left a Fortuna woman stranded with her two dogs […]