Press releases from the Arcata Fire District:

Incident one:

On Thursday, July 11 at 10:27 P.M. the Arcata Fire District was dispatched to a traffic collision on the Northbound side of Highway 101 at Airport Road.

The incident was reported as a ‘single vehicle off of the roadway.’

First responding units stated extrication was needed. All three of AFD’s engines arrived on scene and proceeded to remove the driver’s side of the vehicle with extrication equipment in order to remove the patient from the vehicle.

Care of the patient was then transferred to Arcata/Mad River Ambulance.

Fieldbrook Volunteer Fire was dispatched to a medical aid in AFD’s response area during the time when all of Arcata’s units were involved in the extrication.

All of Arcata’s units were released by CHP to respond to a commercial structure fire that was dispatched in Arcata.

Incident two:

On Thursday, July 11 while at a vehicle extrication on HWY 101 in McKinleyville at 10:59 P.M. the Arcata Fire District was dispatched to a commercial structure fire at a lumber mill at the 3700 block of West End Rd.

First arriving units from AFD arrived to find a two-story warehouse type structure with heavy fire on an exterior wall and roof of the building.

Upon entering the building, firefighters found fire was spreading in the interior which housed industrial equipment and lumber. Firefighters attacked the fire, knocking down the main body of fire within fifteen minutes.

Mutual aid agencies continued to respond and assisted at the scene as well as provided coverage for Arcata’s District.

The Arcata Volunteer Logistics Unit was on scene to provide relief and rehab for firefighters.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Arcata Fire would like to extend our sincere thanks to our mutual aid partners Fieldbrook Fire, Samoa Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire, Blue Lake Fire, Westhaven Fire, Arcata Police and PG&E. We would also like to thank CaFire ECC for coordination of coverage of our district.