UPDATE: A barn fire that erupted Sunday afternoon on the 800 block of Mad River Road in Arcata is expected to continue burning for at least a week, impacting the local community, according to the Arcata Fire District. No one was injured in the blaze in which nearly 200 tons of hay caught fire, destroying […]
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Red Salmon Complex 39% Contained (with Video)
The Red Salmon Complex stands at 18.566 acres and is 39 percent contained, according to the morning update, with firefighters working to “merge the fire westward and ultimately box it in.” “This operation may take several days to accomplish. Smoke production will likely increase throughout the area,” the update states. “Fire crews are working closely […]
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Air Quality Advisory Adds Unhealthy Conditions for Weitchpec; Red Salmon Complex Fire Update
The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District is reporting that Hoopa, Orleans and now Weitchpec will see “unhealthy” air quality conditions due to warmer weather increasing fire activity at the Red Salmon Complex fire. The Red Salmon Complex fire is located 14 miles northeast of Willow Creek and as of last night the fire was at 10,209 […]
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Wildfire Smoke to Hit ‘Unhealthy’ Levels in Some Areas
The Red Salmon Complex — which now includes the Jones Point Fire near Hoopa — stands at 7,031 acres with 30 percent containment, according to this morning’s update. Of most concern is the larger Red Fire — at 6,146 acres and 14 percent containment — as adverse weather conditions move into the region this week. […]
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Some Progress on Red Salmon Complex
The Red Salmon Complex remains at 4,284 acres with 7 percent containment on the Salmon Fire front, according to this morning’s update. Smoke from the lightning-caused blazes may impact air quality in some Humboldt County communities. Read the full update below: Current Situation: The Red Salmon Complex is 4,284 acres and 7% contained burning within […]
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North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District Releases Air Quality Report for the North Coast
The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District has released an air quality report for the North Coast as fires have been breaking out throughout the region. According to the report, Humboldt County coastal areas are expected to continue having a “Good” air quality index with periods of “Moderate” air quality index possible during the […]
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The Smoke is No Joke
If you’ve been (or even looked) outside this weekend, you’ve noticed the air has been thick with visible fog-like smoke. And chances are, depending on your location, you’re feeling the effects in some measure. In a press release, the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District warned of hazardous conditions in Orleans, Weitchpec and Hoopa due […]
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Protect Your Lungs, Humboldt
Even those of us far away from the fireline have been impacted by the smoke and haze hovering over much of Humboldt County. If you washed layers of ash off of your car last week, consider what that stuff will do to the inside of your lungs! The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District […]
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Gets in Your Eyes, Lungs
Every summer it’s the same, it seems: The woods burn, and the smoke settles in heavily over our inland communities. This season, so far, it’s the Happy Camp and July forest fire complexes, and the Oregon fire in Weaverville, clogging skies and lungs — and the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District has been […]
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Anatomy of a Fire Fight
They were celebrating down in Hoopa when the storm rolled in on a warm, smoky Saturday. It was Aug. 10, in the middle of the annual Sovereign Day celebrations, when the tribe celebrates its independence with a parade, games, a rodeo. It had been a bad air quality day; smoke from the Butler Fire up […]
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Smoke Hazards Stay Mostly Inland
The lingering smoke that’s been creating some spectacular blood-orange sunsets isn’t posing health issues along the coast, but it has sometimes reached hazardous levels inland, where fires rage. The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District has set up temporary air monitoring stations in Orleans, Somes Bar, Sawyers Bar, Willow Creek and Hoopa, and they’re […]