July 2026

All Evacuations Lifted as Mile Post 16 Fire Reaches 100% Containment; Two-Way Traffic Should Be Restored on Hwy. 96 Later This Afternoon

Mile Post 16 Fire Hits 104 Acres With 85% Containment; Evacuation Warnings Still in Effect

Mile Post 16 Fire Reaches 80% Containment; Evacuation Warnings Remain in Effect

Arcata Jan. 2 Fire Cleanup to Begin Before the End of July

FIRE UPDATE: Route 96 Reopens to One-Way Traffic as Mile Post 16 Fire Reaches 68% Containment; Evacuation Warnings Remain in Effect

(VIDEO) FIRE UPDATE: Evacuation Warnings, Road Closures Remain in Effect for Mile Post 16 Fire Near Hoopa; No Structures Threatened

(UPDATED) Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Warning in Hoopa, Full Closure of Hwy. 96

Hoopa Firefighters Extinguish Late-Night Brush Fire Near Rodeo Grounds

New Fire Restrictions Take Effect Across Six Rivers National Forest

Expect More Smoke Near Ettersburg Today as CalFire Continues Prescribed Burning on French Ranch

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