Fire

June 2018

PG&E Power Lines Tied to 12 Northern California Wildfires That Killed 18 Last Fall, Calfire Says; Eight Fire Investigations Sent to DAs’ Offices for ‘Evidence of Alleged Violations of State Law’

May 2018

Kneeland Volunteer Fire Department Loses Only Water Tanker After Road Collapses; Fire Response Time Greatly Affected Until Another is Purchased

Fire Consumes Trailer in Crescent City, Kills Dog

Firefighters Fight Through Clogged Driveway to Save Home; Three Vehicles, Other Stuff Destroyed

(SCANNER AUDIO) Firefighters Stop Forward Progress of Escaped Control Burn Near Fernbridge

Apartment Fire on I Street Likely Caused by Malfunctioning Wall Heater, HBF Says

Grape Fire 244 Acres in Size, 60 Percent Contained

April 2018

Rain Assists Firefighters; Grape Fire 30 Percent Contained

New Mapping Shows Grape Fire is 230 Acres in Size, 10 Percent Contained

150+ Firefighters Battling 150-Acre Grape Fire Burning Near Humboldt/Trinity County Line

Wildfire Estimated at 100 Acres Actively Burning Near Humboldt-Trinity Line

Coast Guard to Remove 1,500 Gallons of Fuel From Burnt Ship Currently Docked Along Eureka’s Waterfront

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Humboldt Bay Fire Douses Smoldering Fishing Boat That First Caught Fire in Trinidad

Alibi Evacuated Due to Fire; Cigarette Found in Exterior Siding

March 2018

Fire Breaks Out at Abandoned School Buildings Near Alice Birney Campus

(UPDATED) Early Morning Fire Demolishes Fortuna Barn, Fortuna Fire Protection District Says Fire is Suspicious in Nature

February 2018

Fire in McK Safeway Storeroom Last Night Kept in Check by Onsite Sprinkler System

Home on Eureka Outskirts Considered ‘Total Loss’ After Fire

Family Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Due to Faulty Heater; Detection Device Had Dead Batteries

Midnight Fire on Eureka’s West Side Consumes Home

The BLM Plans to Burn Scrub Land Near Petrolia Over the Next Few Weeks

Late Night House Fire in Sunny Brae Does Heavy Damage to Residence, Sends One to Hospital

January 2018

(UPDATE) Arcata Fire Douses Second Commercial Structure Fire in Less Than 24 Hours: Illegal Fireworks Cause Late-Night Blaze Above Humboldt Juice Works

(UPDATE) Fire Damage to Tomo Restaurant Estimated to be Nearly $20,000; Owner Hopes to Reopen in a Week

(PHOTOS) Hotel Arcata Evacuated After Fire Sparks in Downstairs Sushi Restaurant

Faulty Refrigerator Suspected Cause of Early Morning Arcata Structure Fire

Humboldt Bay Fire Responds to Medical Aid at Women’s March, Busts Out the Big Ladder for Epic Photo Op

Hero Dog Alerts Slumbering Little Fairfield Householder to Kitchen Blaze, Saves Day

Neighbor Evacuates Sleeping Children From Smoky Myrtletown Home While Father Fought Outside, Says Fire Dept.

December 2017

Yeah, So Some of This Smoke is Coming From LA After All, it Turns Out

Poor Air Quality in Eureka This Morning Partly Due to a Stolen Vehicle That Was Torched Near Cooper Gulch

Humboldt Bay Fire Extinguishes Attic Fire Caused by Defective Chimney on Pigeon Point Road

November 2017

Fortuna Fire: Weekend Blaze Downtown ‘Accidental in Nature’; Residents’ Pets Not Accounted For

There’s a Bus on Fire Behind Safeway in Arcata

(PHOTOS) Big Fire in Downtown Fortuna; Police Asking Public to Stay Away From Burning Building Near the Corner of 12th and N Streets

After Resigning as Humboldt Bay Fire Chief, Bill Gillespie Thanks the Community For Allowing Him to Serve

Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Bill Gillespie Abruptly Resigns

Humboldt Bay Fire Douses Morning Garage Fire in Cutten

October 2017

(PHOTOS) Car Bursting Into Flames Interrupts Eureka’s Lunch Hour

Small Breaker Box Fire in Myrtletown Handled Before Serious Damage Hit the House

There Will Be a Controlled Burn at Potawot Village This Weekend, and the Smoke Might Spread

In the Wake of the Devastating Wine Country Fires, Humboldt to Hold Series of Wildfire Prep Meetings

Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson to Donate $1,000 to Northern California Wildfire Relief for Every Point He Scores During Next 3 Home Games

Cal Fire Releases List of ‘Top 20 Most Destructive Wildfires’ in State History

Fire at Eureka Nursing Home

Bad Air Quality and Threatening Wildfires Bring Sonoma State Soccer to HSU

Golden State Warriors Cancel Pyrotechnics for Tonight’s Season Opener, as California Still Grieves From Deadly Wine Country Wildfires

Last Night’s Fire By Zane Middle School Held to a Quarter-Acre; No Obvious Cause Discovered

Evacuation Orders Lifted for Areas of Mendo County, Some People May Return Home by This Afternoon

Sheriff’s Office Asks Mendocino Lake Complex Fire Evacuees to Assist Deputies in Location Efforts by Contacting Emergency Call Center


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