On 6/06/2024 at 11:41pm Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a reported Commercial
Structure Fire at the 600 block of E Street in Eureka. Humboldt Bay Fire responded with
1 Chief Officer, 3 Engines and 1 Truck for a total of 13 fire service personnel.
Additionally, 1 volunteer Fire Support personnel responded and provided traffic control.
The first unit (Truck 8181) arrived on scene in minutes and reported smoke coming from
the eves of the commercial structure and split the crew, two crew members went interior
and two went onto the roof. A quick size up of the structure was completed and the
location of the fire was identified. Battalion Chief 8103 arrived on scene and established
Incident Command (IC). The second arriving unit was assigned to search. The next
arriving unit was assigned to fire attack and were working for the interior crew.
The
fourth arriving unit was assigned to RIC (Rapid Intervention Crew).
A Second Alarm was requested by the IC, that brought 1 additional Engine from Arcata
Fire, and 1 Chief Officer from HBF to the scene. 1 Engine for coverage was also
requested from Samoa Fire. The fire was controlled in 10 minutes and there were no
occupants in the structure upon the arrival of the first fire apparatus.
Humboldt Bay Fire remained on scene for an additional 2 hours to completely extinguish
the fire and conduct a cause and origin investigation of the fire. The cause of the fire was
determined to be accidental in nature. PG&E arrived on scene and disconnected the
electrical and gas service to the structure. There were no civilian or Firefighter injuries
and the value of the property is estimated at $1,500,000.00 and damage from the fire is
estimated at $75,000.
Smoke Alarms Save Lives.
Humboldt Bay Fire would like to thank PG&E, Arcata Fire, Samoa Peninsula Fire, and
EPD for their assistance on scene and providing coverage to other emergency calls
during this incident.
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