At the request of CalFire, following issues with speeding cars and a “near-miss” incident in which a firefighter was almost struck by a vehicle, Harris Street between Hubbard Land and Viale Avenue is now restricted to protect the safety of those at the Six Rivers Lightning Complex base camp at Redwood Acres. “Due to the […]
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Six Rivers Lightning Complex: Where to Get Help and How to Help the Helpers
UPDATE: The free food distribution scheduled for tomorrow by Food for People in collaboration with Pay it Forward Humboldt and the American Red Cross has been moved to Dream Quest, 100 Country Club Drive, and we’ve updated this story accordingly. PREVIOUSLY: In the face of tremendous need, with hundreds of residents displaced by a series […]
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Six Rivers National Forest Implements Emergency Closure Due to Wildfire
The U.S. Forest Service announced yesterday that it is closing all roads, trails and land on in the Six Rivers National Forest Lower Trinity Ranger District immediately and indefinitely in an effort to protect the public and firefighters responding to the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Fire. “Extreme fire behavior and fire perimeter spread are unpredictable, […]
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Officials Warn of ‘Long Battle’ As Reinforcements Arrive to Fight Six Rivers Lightning Complex
About 100 residents from the Willow Creek area crammed into a small church on State Route 96 on Monday, where billows of smoke could be seen from a large, pane glass window spiraling into the sky across the Trinity River from the Bremer Fire as it continued to encroach on Willow Creek’s eastern edge. They […]
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More Evacuation Orders Issued as Six Rivers Fires Continue to Grow
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has issued new evacuation orders as the Six Rivers Lightning Complex continues to grow, threatening multiple communities around Willow Creek. This morning, the Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for the HUM-E077-B zone south of Willow Creek, which comes after the office issued an evacuation order for zone HUM-E063-A yesterday […]
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‘Extreme Fire Behavior’ Seen as Six Rivers Lightning Complex Grows
U.S. Forest Service officials saw an “increase in extreme fire behavior” yesterday on the eight active fires that comprise the Six Rivers Lightning Complex, prompting additional evacuations on the outskirts of Willow Creek. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for residents in zones HUM-EO56 and HUM-EO57 — which include the Bigfoot subdivision under […]
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Trinity County Issues Evacuation Orders as Six Rivers Lightning Complex Grows
Officials have issued more evacuation orders on the outskirts of Willow Creek as the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Fire continues to grow. The group of 11 different fires caused by lightning strikes before dawn on Aug. 5 continues burn in steep, dry terrain, spreading with little containment. The U.S. Forest Service is managing the fire […]