August 2025

(VIDEO) Calfire Using Its Fancy New Helicopter to Drop Water on a Li’l Blaze in the Woods Near Arcata

Humboldt Bay Firefighters Knock Down Early Morning Blaze at Cutten Mobile Home; Damage Estimated at $25K

Sheriff’s Deputies Clear Illegal Homeless Encampment North of Redway Following ‘Human-Caused’ Brush Fire; One Woman Arrested for Trespassing

July 2025

BUTLER FIRE UPDATE: Resources Shifted to Southern Perimeter as Containment Nears 50 Percent; Evacuation Orders, Warnings Remain in Place

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Hits 21,000 Acres; 38 Percent Contained

BUTLER FIRE UPDATE: Rain Last Night Helped Firefighters Gain Ground, But There is Still a Red Flag Warning in Effect; Virtual Community Meeting Tonight

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Closes in 19,000 Acres as Red Flag Warning Goes Into Effect

FIRE UPDATE: Crews Strengthen Containment Lines Along Salmon River Road as Butler Fire Reaches 18,474 Acres

FIRE UPDATE: Containment Lines Hold Steady as Butler Fire Nears 18,000 Acres; Red Flag Warning Issued

FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders Expanded as Butler Fire Exceeds 17,000 Acres With 6 Percent Containment

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Jumps the Salmon River, Advances to Within Two Miles of Forks of Salmon

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Tops 10,000 Acres With Two Percent Containment; Community Meeting Set for Tonight in Forks of Salmon CANCELLED

FIRE UPDATE: More Evacuations Ordered as Butler Fire Exceeds 9,100 Acres With No Containment; Red Fire Nears 100 Percent Containment

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Holds at 8,156 Acres, Still Zero Percent Contained; Evacuation Orders, Warnings Remain in Effect

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Exceeds 8,100 Acres With Zero Containment; Crews Prioritize Structure Protection Measures in Butler Flat, Nordheimer Communities

FIRE UPDATE: Evacuations Ordered as Butler Fire Exceeds 7,200 Acres With Zero Percent Containment

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Grows to Nearly 4,000 Acres With No Containment; Red Fire Holds at 113 Acres

(UPDATE) Crews Responding to McKinleyville Community Forest Vegetation Fire

(VIDEO) FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Explodes to 3,615 Acres With No Containment

FIRE UPDATE: Community Meeting in Orleans Tonight for Fast-Growing ‘Orleans Complex’ Fires

WILDFIRE ROUNDUP: Butler Fire Quadruples in Size to 966 Acres, With No Containment; Minimal Growth Reported on Bridge and Red Fires

FIRE UPDATE: Butler Fire Grows to 233 Acres With Zero Containment, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations; Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Bridge Fire Near Alderpoint

Jacket Fire Prompts Evacuations Near Forks of Salmon in Siskiyou County

Firefighters Responding to a Handful of North Coast Wildfires as a Result of Yesterday’s Lightning Storm

(VIDEO) Fire Destroys Home in Ridgewood Heights; Firefighter Sustains Eye Injury Battling the Blaze

June 2025

(VIDEO) Eureka Home Deemed ‘Total Loss’ After Thursday Night Blaze

(VIDEO) Humboldt Bay Fire Responding to Transient Encampment Fire in Sixth Street Greenbelt

Cal Fire Has Suspended Burn Permits in Western Trinity County, Which is Your First Sign That Fire Season is Upon Us

Cutten House Fire Over the Weekend Contained to One Room, Fire Department Says

Faulty Solar Panels Spark Roof Fire; Separate Blaze Damages Henderson Street Workshop, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

May 2025

At Open House, Rio Dellers Check Out Calfire’s Plans for Their Town

(PHOTOS) Wildland Firefighters Hike, Saw and Hack Away to Prep for Upcoming Fire Season

Fatal House Fire in Rio Dell This Morning Probably Caused by Unattended Candle, City Says

April 2025

One Person in Critical Condition After Fire at Silvercrest This Morning

Humboldt Hill Family Displaced After Kitchen Fire at Spruce Point Trailer Park, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

March 2025

(UPDATE) Humboldt Bay Fire Responding to Blaze at Surfside Burger Shack; Comedy Show Evacuated

February 2025

Arcata Emergency Services Handled a Lot More Incidents in 2024 Than in 2023

Three People Killed in Apartment Fire in Arcata’s Westwood Neighborhood Last Night

January 2025

HBF Estimates $50k in Damages After Fire at Eureka Home

Humboldt Bay Fire Sees Uptick in Staffing, Recruits but is ‘Still Recovering’ From Staffing Crisis, Says Chief

Humboldt Bay Fire Engine Dispatched to Help Battle SoCal Wildfires

Multiple People Injured in Early Morning Apartment Building Fire in Downtown Eureka

December 2024

One Man Suffers Burn Injuries in Christmas Day Fire at John’s Auto Wreckers; Cause Still Under Investigation, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

Smoke Near Trinidad? Green Diamond is Burning Up Fuel Hazards Near the Maple Creek Headwaters

Fire in Myrtletown Home Quickly Knocked Down, Says Humboldt Bay Fire, Though it Did About $60,000 Worth of Damage

November 2024

DREAM FIREHOUSE MAKEOVER! The Living Quarters in the Fire Station by Winco are Getting a Fresh New Upgrade

Trailer Fire in Fields Landing Yesterday Morning Results in Total Loss, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

(PHOTOS) Humboldt Bay Fire Stages Rescue Drill Off of the Redwood Sky Walk

October 2024

PRESCRIBED BURN ROUNDUP: Big, Good Fires Planned Today and Tomorrow in the Blue Lake and Scotia Areas, Respectively, Weather Permitting

GOOD FIRE: CalFire Is Gonna Torch 300 Acres Near Ettersburg Over the Next Few Days to Restore Oak Woodland Habitat