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 […]
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Lightning Sparks Numerous Fires Around Willow Creek
An overnight lightning storm sparked numerous fires near Willow Creek and a variety of agencies are responding this morning, trying get a handle on the blazes before they spread. The U.S. Forest Service reported that lightning strikes started eight new fires in Six Rivers National Forest early this morning. Information is scant about the blazes, […]
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Huffman Introduces Bill to Return Land to the Yurok Tribe
North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman on Tuesday introduced legislation known as the “Yurok Lands Act,” a bill that seeks clear the way for the transfer of more than 1,000 acres of ancestral lands back to the tribe from the U.S. Forest Service and redraws the reservation boundary line to encompass that area and others acquired […]
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John Harvey McKenzie: 1939-2021
John Harvey McKenzie, age 81, of McKinleyville, passed peacefully Aug. 11. He was in the hospital for a brief illness, and was in the presence of his devoted daughter and dog. John McKenzie was born August 1939 in Ventura, California, and grew up in Ojai, California. He attended Nordoff High School but dropped out short […]
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Monument Fire Suppression Efforts Hampered by Limited Resources, Command Staff Tells Huffman (With Video)
Efforts to fight the Monument Fire burning east of Willow Creek along the Trinity River have been hamstrung by a lack of personnel and resources, officials told North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman this morning in a briefing. “Here’s the deal, I’ve got seven crews — on a 60,000-acre fire. I’d love to have about 30 […]
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UPDATE: Multiple Fatalities Suspected in Small Plane Crash Near Dinsmore
UPDATE The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that multiple people are believed to have died in the small plane crash near Dinsmore shortly before noon today and no survivors have been located. “A deputy coroner is responding to conduct a death investigation,” the agency posted on Twitter. “Multiple fatalities are believed to have occurred, however, […]
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Six Rivers Forest Fire Restrictions Lifted
The U.S. Forest Service has lifted all Six Rivers National Forest fire restrictions, including Cal Fire’s Humboldt Del Norte Ranger Unit’s Nov. 9 burn ban suspension, due to cooler weather and rainfall coming this weekend. Area closures for the August Complex, Red Salmon Complex and the Slater Fire have been lifted as well with the exception of […]
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Cooler, Wetter Weather Stops Growth of Slater Fire
After a devastating fire season, some good news emerged this morning with the announcement from the U.S. Forest Service that no additional updates would be issued for the Slater-Devil fires, as ‘cooler and wetter weather has stopped any growth’ for the Slater fire and no growth has been detected in the Devil fire for days. As […]