While an unhealthy air advisory remains in effect for eastern Humboldt County, including Willow Creek, Hoopa and Orleans, coastal areas caught some blue sky today with hopes that conditions will improve through the weekend. “Westerly winds are expected to pick up this afternoon and push smoke to the east,” reads a press release from the […]
Red Salmon Fire
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Hazardous Air Near Red Salmon Complex; Progress on Slater-Devil Fires
Red Salmon Complex: 129,191 acres and 31 percent containment Smoke continues to be a major factor for communities near the Red Salmon Complex, which are also being hit by the August Fire Complex, with Weitchpec, Hoopa, and Willow Creek air quality expected to reach Hazardous levels. Today’s update urges motorists to use caution in the […]
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Six Rivers, Klamath National Forests to Remain Closed Indefinitely
Six Rivers and Klamath national forests are among nine in California that will remain closed indefinitely due to “unprecedented and historic fire conditions,” the U.S. Forest Service announced this morning. The closures will be reevaluated daily as conditions change, according to a press release. “Right now, there are three large wildfires burning on the Six […]
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Some Areas of Air Quality Improve, Others Remain Unhealthy
Coastal areas impacted by wildfire smoke will see improved air quality today and in the coming days with a chance of precipitaion helping things out later this week. Smoke from the Red Salmon and August Fires continues to create ‘unhealthy’ and ‘very unhealthy’ conditions for much of Eastern Humboldt and Trinity County with air quality advisories […]