Fire

September 2017

Humboldt’s Air Quality Ranges from Unhealthy to Hazardous; Hwy. 299 to Open Periodically as Heat and Wildfires Continue

Air Quality Update: Humboldt Chokes on Smoke

Orleans Complex: Haypress Fire Grows to 11,300 Acres After Winds Compromise Fire Line, is Zero Percent Contained

Air Quality Update: Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy Smoke Conditions Throughout the Emerald Triangle

Highway 299 Still Closed West of Weaverville; Helena Fire Holding at 5,000 Acres, With 130 Structures Damaged or Destroyed

August 2017

AIR QUALITY ALERT: Smoke Levels in Trinity County Deemed Hazardous

HARD CLOSURE: Fire Shuts Down Highway 299 Just West of Weaverville

Where There’s Fire There’s Smoke: Your Latest Air Quality Update

Orleans Complex Update: After a Lull in Fire Activity, Today’s Hot and Windy Weather Conditions Have Firefighters on Alert

AIR QUALITY ALERT: Raging Wildfires Causing ‘Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy’ Smoke Levels in Northeastern Humboldt

Southern Oregon’s Chetco Bar Fire Tops 100,000 Acres With Zero Percent Containment; Outlying Areas of Brookings Evacuated

(UPDATES) Former Blue Heron Motel Office Building in Flames

WILDFIRE UPDATE; Plus, Brush Fire on Eureka Waterfront Adds More Smoke Above Our Heads

(VIDEO) Manila Homeless Camp Resident Arrested For Felony Assault and Arson

HOW’S THE SMOKE? Humboldt Air Quality Deemed ‘Unhealthy’ in Some Areas

12,000 Acres and Counting Burned in the Six Rivers National Forest; Fires in Orleans, Ruth Areas Still Less Than 50 Percent Contained

All Things Fire: The Latest on Humboldt’s Surrounding Wildfires

TUESDAY FIRE UPDATE: Orleans Complex Fires Have Now Burned 4527 Acres with 9% Containment; Chance of More Thunderstorms

Orleans Complex Fire Burns 3,200 Acres, is 7 Percent Contained

Firefighters Make Progress on Orleans Complex Fire Despite Difficult Conditions

‘Suspicious’ Fire Destroys Willow Creek-Area Home This Morning; Investigation Underway

(UPDATE) Fire Northwest of Garberville Closes Alderpoint Road; Evacuations Underway

Air Quality in Eastern Humboldt Communities Deemed ‘Unhealthy’ Due to Wildfire Smoke

(UPDATE) Evacuations for Residents Near Eastern Humboldt Wildfire Requested by Sheriff’s Office

Over 600 People Fighting Orleans-Area Lightning Fires; Smoke Pooling Along Klamath; Meeting Tonight at Karuk Headquarters

July 2017

Orleans Complex Fire Grows to 894 Acres, is Still Zero Percent Contained

Firefighters Have No Containment as Orleans Complex Fire Burns Hundreds of Acres

The Hikshari Trail Was a Li’l Bit Burny This Afternoon

Mendo Wildfire Burning Along Highway 101 is 90 Percent Contained, Calfire Says

Vegetation Fire Ignited Along Highway 101 by Burning Truck Between Willits and Ukiah Now 50 Acres in Size

(VIDEO) Samoa Dunes Blaze Caused by Beach Bonfire

Fire in Fortuna Mobile Home Park Kills 76-Year-Old Resident

Large Vegetation Fire Burning on Eureka Waterfront

Forest Service Fire Fighter Dies During Conditioning Hike in Del Norte County

UPDATE: Firefighters Battling Residential Structure Fire on Alder Drive in Fortuna

June 2017

Large Vegetation Fire Burning East of McKinleyville

(PHOTOS: UPDATING) Big Dune Fire at the Beach Near the Manila Community Center; High Winds Causing Fire to Spread Rapidly

HUMBOLDT BAY FIRE: This Morning’s Fire Destroyed or Damaged Six Businesses; Monetary Losses May Exceed $1 Million

Early-Morning Fire Consumes Several Businesses in Downtown Eureka

(VIDEO) SUV Explodes Into Flames After Driving Out Onto Samoa Dunes

(PHOTOS,VIDEO) Early Morning Fire in Downtown Garberville Threatens Presbyterian Church; Cause Still Under Investigation

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) ‘Suspicious’ Car Fire in Alley Near Fifth and Myrtle Briefly Threatens Nearby Building

Fire in Valley West Trailer Home Confined to Bedroom; Spruce Way Closed While Firefighters Mop Up

Three Hospitalized After Small BHO Lab Explosion at Eureka’s McCullens Motel

UPDATE: (VIDEO) Firefighters Put Out Early-Morning Warehouse Fire Near Eureka’s Waterfront

Small Vegetation Fire Burning South of Eureka

May 2017

CDCR: Inmate Firefighter Killed While Working on Fire Line Near Hoopa

Late Night Kitchen Fire in Eureka Apartment Building Displaces Residents

Multiple Del Nortre Fire Agencies Work Together to Extinguish Four-Building Blaze in Smith River

It’s Burn Permit Season! Your Winter of Backwoods Disposal-by-Flame Anarchy is Officially Over, Calfire Says

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