THIRD UPDATE: The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services reports an evacuation warning has now been issued for areas east of Alderpoint Road to the Trinity County border and south of Showers Pass Road to Mountain Creek due to rapidly changing fire conditions in the August Complex North Zone. Find the OES map here. SECOND […]
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Fire Crews Brace for Hotter, Drier Conditions; Wind May Push Smoke to Eureka
The Red Salmon Complex The fire complex burning about 8 miles northeast of Willow Creek has grown by nearly 2,000 acres since yesterday’s report, and now spans more than 110,000 acres of mostly national forest lands and is 31 percent contained. The fire, sparked July 27 by a lightning strike, is burning in Klamath, Six […]
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HSU to House Firefighters in Residence Halls
Humboldt State University will provide housing for firefighters in unused residence halls on campus this fire season. The university has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to offer quarantine housing for those fighting fires in and surrounding Humboldt County. In the event that the fire crews test positive for COVID-19, HSU has set aside two […]
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August Complex Spreads 40K Acres, Forces New Evacuations
The August Complex, the largest fire in California history, consumed more than 40,000 acres yesterday (more than 60 square miles) and has now charred 839,000 acres and remains only 30 percent contained. Last night, the fire shot out multiple spot fires to the north of Rattlesnake Ridge and forced new evacuations. “It is a priority […]
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Slater Fire at Near Happy Camp Remains Zero Percent Contained
After working yesterday to protect structures and utilities from encroaching blazes, fire crews have pivoted toward a larger containment strategy in an effort to tame the Slater Fire that’s straddling the California-Oregon border along Highway 199 northeast of Crescent City. “Along the Slater Fire’s northwest side in Del Norte County, the focus remained on point […]
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Red Salmon Complex: Progress Made Protecting Hoopa with Blaze Expected to Grow Today
The Red Salmon Complex Fire grew by about 10 percent yesterday but fire crews report “significant progress” in efforts to protect communities — including Hoopa, Willow Creek and Denny — from its spread. The fire now spans 84,880 acres in the Klamath, Six Rivers, and Shasta-Trinity national forests within Humboldt, Trinity and Siskiyou counties and […]
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Red Salmon Complex Expected to Grow, Regional Air Quality Remains ‘Unhealthy’
Fire crews have made progress battling the Red Salmon Complex fires burning east of the Hoopa valley Reservation and north-east of Willow Creek, but warn “the fire is expected to burn until sustained wetting rain extinguishes it.” The fire currently spans 77,848 acres in the Klamath, Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity national forests within Humboldt, Trinity […]
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Fire Restrictions in Smith River National Recreation Area
The Six Rivers National Forest is implementing fire-use restrictions within the Smith Rivers National Recreation Area (NRA)/Gasquet Ranger District and the Mad River Ranger District to protect natural resources and reduce potential fire starts and exposure to COVID-19 for employees and for public safety. The release states that “Forest Order 20-10-10 prohibits building, maintaining, attending […]
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UPDATE: Names of Firefighters Killed in Crash Released
From the California Highway Patrol: UPDATE: The two U.S. Forest Service firefighters that died in this traffic collision have been identified as 29 year old Dale Alexander Mendes of Willow Creek (Driver) and 19 year old Jason Fritz Price, Jr. of Weitchpec (Right front passenger). Previously: The firefighters ¬— whose names haven’t been released — […]