Fire

October 2017

(UPDATE) Mendo County’s Potter Valley Evacuated Last Night as Deadly Wildfires Rage Across Northern California

Entire Town of Calistoga Under Mandatory Evacuation Orders as Tubbs Fire Grows

Firefighters Are Having the Damndest Time Getting to a Small Blaze in the Dunes This Morning

AT&T Comes Back Online; ‘Red Flag Warning’ Still in Effect for Much of California

Trump Approves Disaster Declaration for California

(VIDEO) Reader-Submitted Footage Shows Hills South of Willits Burning Along Hwy. 101

Monday Afternoon Map of Northern California Wildfires

State Wildfires Knock Out Local Phone Lines, Including Arcata’s 911 Service

MENDO SHERIFF: One Fatality Reported as a Result of Redwood Valley Wildfire; Local State of Emergency Declared

WILDFIRES TO THE SOUTH: Highway 101 Closed Between Willits and Ukiah; Overnight Wildfires Put Large Swaths of Mendo, Lake and Sonoma Counties Under Evacuation

September 2017

(UPDATE) Fire Burns in Historic Oberon Building in Old Town Eureka

Homeless Man Awakens to His Sleeping Bag in Flames on Stoop of Eureka’s Employment Office, Cause of Fire Unknown

Don’t Fret About the Smoke on Foster Ave. Tomorrow, Arcata Fire is Conducting Live Fire Training

(UPDATES) Arcata’s G Street Closed as Part of Landmark Arcata Presbyterian Church Burns

Fire Update: Orleans Complex Holds at 27,000 Acres, is 53 Percent Contained

CalFire is Helicopter-Dousing a Burning Stump in the Arcata Community Forest

Your Saturday Fire Update: Rain Helps Firefighters ‘Turn the Corner on a Big Chunk of the Fire’

Fire Update: Recent Rains Help ‘Moderate Fire Behavior,’ Allow Firefighters to Take a More Aggressive Approach Containing Lingering Wildfires

Before and After Photos: Storms Improve Humboldt’s Air Quality, Smoky Conditions May Return

Yurok Tribe Declares State of Emergency Over Hazardous Smoke Conditions

If You’re Hoping to Cross Over Hwy. 299 Tuesday, Here Are Your Limited Options

Too Smoky For School: Tuesday Classes Canceled in Eastern Humboldt, Trinity Counties

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

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