Things are clearing up for the coast but inland areas will continue to see unhealthy air quality due to smoke from wildfires burning across the region, although conditions are improving. The North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District issued the following forecast for the Humboldt County region, with advisories issued for Orleans, Hoopa and Weitchpec: […]
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Red Salmon Complex Update
The Red Salmon Complex is just over 95,000 acres with 18 percent containment as fire crews work to stop its spread north toward Salmon River Road and to keep flames east of the Hoopa Reservation. “Along the southwestern and southern flanks, firefighters improved roads and other natural features to create defensive lines to protect the […]
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Supes Declare Wildfire Emergency
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today declared a local emergency due to the wildfires burning in the region. The August Complex West Zone has prompted evacuation orders and warnings in the Southern Humboldt area as firefighters work to keep the flames out of Humboldt and east of the Eel River. The Red Salmon Complex […]
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Fires Creating Unhealthy to Hazardous Air
Multiple fires in the region are continuing to create dangerously smoky skies with hazardous to unhealthy conditions for yet another day. An air quality advisory was issued again today for coastal areas from Rio Dell to Trinidad as well as Hoopa, Weitchpec, Willow Creek, Garberville and Redway while an alert was issued for Orleans, which […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Heightened Fire Conditions Expected for August Complex
UPDATE: The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office issued new evacuation orders for areas south and east of Humboldt County this evening. Read more from Redheaded Blackbelt here. PREVIOUS: The August Complex is continuing to move northeast from the Ruth Valley where firefighters are working to defend home along Ruth Lake Road while on the western edge […]
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Evacuation Order Downgraded for Communities South of Highway 36 to Casterlin Road
The evacuation order for communities south of Highway 36 to Casterlin Road (not including all properties on Casterlin Road) has been downgraded to an evacuation warning. Residents who live in this area can start going back home via Highway 36 to Alderpoint Road only but should be ready to evacuate again at a moment’s notice. […]
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Evacuation Shelter at Bear River Recreation Center
The Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria has set up the Bear River Recreation Center to provide shelter for those evacuating the wildfires. Service will begin today and the shelter is located at 265 Keisner Road, Loleta. The release states that the shelter will have four separate areas for larger families, socially distanced singular […]
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New Evacuation Mapping Tool for Hopkins Fire
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services has created an interactive map of Humboldt County in relation to the Hopkins Fire. The interactive map includes road closures, evacuation orders, large animal evacuation centers, temporary evacuation sites and the location of the Hopkins Fire. See the full interactive map below.
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Salvation Army Providing Meals for Wildfire Evacuees
The Salvation Army in Northern California is providing meals to those evacuating the wildfires in the region, including evacuees from the August Complex Fire and the Red Salmon Complex fire. The Salvation Army is providing meals to evacuees from the August Complex fire, the Red Salmon Complex fire, North Complex fire and the LNU Complex […]
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Elkhorn, Hopkins, Vinegar Peak and Willow Basin Fire Now Part of Elkhorn Fire
The Six Rivers National Forest Service announced that the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Vinegar Peak and Willow Basin Fires have merged and now are a part of the Elkhorn Fire. According to the release, the Elkhorn Fire is burning on the Mendocino, Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests and the increase in acreage and the reduction in […]
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Road Closures in Alder Point and Bell Springs Roads; Evacuation Site at Fairgrounds
The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services has announced road closures at Alderpoint Road at Highway 36, Alderpoint Road at Dyerville Loop Road and Bell Springs Road due to the Hopkins fire. “Residents are NOT allowed to re-enter these zones and will be turned around by law enforcement. Residents may use these roads to leave,” the tweet […]
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Smoke Impacts Continue from Local, Regional Fires
Regions of Humboldt County are likely to see “Good” to “Moderate” air quality, with some periods of “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” and maybe “Unhealthy” as the Red Salmon Complex and others to the south and east continue to burn. The fire burning in rugged terrain primarily within the Trinity Alps Wilderness on the Six Rivers […]