June 2026

Eureka Marina Boat Fire Smokes Up Downtown

Smoke Near Ettersburg? Fear Not, That is a CalFire Prescribed Burn

‘Good Fire’: Local Tribes Demonstrate Traditional Practices Amid Renaissance of Prescribed Burning

Fire Season is Here, and So Burning Stuff in Calfire Responsibility Areas Will be Forbidden as of Monday

May 2026

Fire Claimed a Single-Family Home on Eureka’s M Street This Morning

Four Months After the Downtown Arcata Fire, Cleanup Can Finally Begin

(PHOTOS) Arcata Fire and PG&E Battle (Simulated) Earthquake Carnage

Blue Lake Family Loses Home, 3 Pet Birds and Dog in Early Sunday Morning Fire

Fire in Arcata Early Yesterday Morning Causes Estimated $325,000 in Damages

April 2026

Gov. Newsom Declares Arcata Fire State of Emergency, Potentially Allowing Flow of State Funds

Sen. Mike McGuire, CalFire Officials Warn ‘Super’ El Niño Could Fuel Unpredictable Fire Season

Yurok Tribe, Blue Lake Rancheria Agree to Consolidate Fire Department Operations

March 2026

Insurance Investigators Initiate Inspection

February 2026

A Fire in an Indianola Mobile Home Was Knocked Down Quickly and No One Was Hurt, But Humboldt Bay Fire Would Like to Use This Occasion to Remind You of a Few Things

Smoke Near Arcata? That’s Probably the Prescribed Burn in the Fickle Hill Area

(UPDATE: BUILDING SAVED) Fire Breaks Out in Upper Story of Eureka Victorian

Weekend Fire at Eureka Apartment Building Leaves Behind $350K in Damage; Cause Still Under Investigation, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

January 2026

(PHOTOS) Late-Night Fire Puts Beleaguered Eureka Apartment Building Out of Its Misery

House Lost to Fire in McKinleyville Today; Investigators Determine Arsonist to Blame

Investigation Finds No Evidence of Foul Play in January 2 Arcata Fire; Cause Remains Undetermined

[UPDATED] Fire Erupts In Arcata Warehouse Where People and Pets are Living in Tents

Local Business Coalition Launches ‘Arcata Fire Relief Fund,’ Seeded by a $50,000 Donation From PG&E

Lots of Unknowns for Jan. 2 Arcata Fire Cleanup Efforts

FIRE RECOVERY: Arcata Chamber of Commerce and Allies Launch Joint Effort to Support Lost Businesses and People Affected by Friday’s Fire

(UPDATING) Huge Fire in Downtown Arcata

December 2025

Cal Poly Humboldt Scientist Discovers That Wildfire Can Transform Serpentine Soils — Unusually Common Around the Klamath Range — Into a Potent Carcinogen

November 2025

Bridgeville Home Burns to the Ground; Recovered Remains ‘Tentatively’ ID’d as Animal

Fire at Buhne Street Triplex Sunday Afternoon Contained to Garage, and Emergency Personnel Also Treated a Bystander Who Tripped in the Road While That Was Happening

GOOD FIRE: Prescribed Burns Planned All Across Humboldt Today

October 2025

Smoke Up North? Green Diamond is Torching Hazardous Fuels East of Big Lagoon Today

Faulty Woodstove Leads to House Fire Near Harris Street This Morning

September 2025

Smoke in Loleta? That’s Probably Just CalFire Torching Invasive European Beach Grass Near Table Bluff

Don’t Be Too Alarmed By the Upcoming Fires on Bald Hills: They’re Prescribed!

Dillon Fire Grows to Nearly 12,000 Acres; Containment Increases to 57 Percent

(PHOTOS) Morning Fire in the Arcata Community Forest Requires Full Wildland Response to Extinguish

Dillon Fire Surpasses 9,000 Acres With 21 Percent Containment; Firefighters Focus on Eastern Line to Defend Homes Along Highway 96

Dillon Fire Grows to 7,700 Acres With 7 Percent Containment; Red Flag Warning in Effect Due to ‘Hot, Dry, Unstable Weather’

August 2025

Dillon Fire Exceeds 4,000 Acres With 0% Containment; Highway 96 Open to One-Way Controlled Traffic

DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Highway 96 Still Open to Controlled Traffic as Fire Tops 2,000 3,100 Acres; Management Team En Route to Assume Command

DILLON FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Orders in Siskiyou County; Highway 96 Could Close, Forest Managers Warn

New Fire Near Somes Bar Balloons Up to 1,000 Acres Overnight

(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