Fire

June 2021

(UPDATING) Wildfire in Samoa Sends Smoke Into Eureka; New Navy Base Road Closed at Samoa

Roofing Crew, Arcata Fire Stamped Out a Nascent Blaze at McKinleyville Shopping Center Before it Got Sketchy

(PHOTOS) King Salmon Trailer Burns Down

McKinleyville Home ‘Complete Loss’ After Wednesday Blaze

May 2021

Neighbor Saves Tractor From Burning Barn on Ole Hansen Road Late Last Night, Before Large Firefighter Mobilization Knocked Flames Down

(PHOTOS) Firefighters Extinguished Vegetation Fire in Fairhaven Yesterday

Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarm Recall Issued, Arcata Fire District Says

Woman Arrested for Arson After Humboldt Bay Fire Responds to Scene of a Van Ablaze in a Eureka Garage

April 2021

(UPDATE: CONTAINED) Calfire Battling Two April Wildfires in the Bald Hills Area

March 2021

Neighbors Rescue McKinleyville Resident From Mobile Home Fire, Arcata Fire Chief Says

Fire at the Old PALCO Mill Site in Fortuna Under Investigation

McKinleyville Home Destroyed By Fire Last Night; Smoke Alarms Save Family, But Pet Perishes

Eureka Police Arrest Suspect in Sunday Morning Vehicle Fire Spree

February 2021

Suspect Detained After String of Suspicious Vehicle Fires in Eureka, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

Arcata Home a Total Loss After Fire This Morning

Arson Now Suspected in Manila Mill Fire, Arcata Fire Chief Says

(UPDATE) Heaps of Old Sap Fueled Intense Samoa Mill Fire; Blaze Likely Caused by Transients, Arcata Fire Says

Residential Fire in Arcata This Morning; One Arrested for Suspected Arson, APD Says

January 2021

Firefighters Dodge Exploding Propane Tanks as Flames Engulf Mobile Homes, RV on Spears Road Last Night

(PHOTO) A Tree Burns in SoHum

Arcata Man Shoots Motel 6 Employee, Sets Room on Fire Before Fatally Shooting Himself, APD Says

December 2020

(VIDEO) Garage Fire Breaks Out in McKinleyville Friday Night

Humboldt Bay Fire Recaps Flame-Filled Morning Along the South Eureka Shore

Early Morning Fire Breaks Out in Apartments Behind Chin’s Cafe

Two Fires in the Middle of the Night Kept Humboldt Bay Fire and Allied Agencies Busy

November 2020

(VIDEO) Thanksgiving Day Fire Causes $100,000 in Damages to Eureka Home, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

Prescribed Burn Scheduled North of McKinleyville This Afternoon

Humboldt Bay Fire Extinguishes Water Heater Fire on Q Street

Calfire Lifts Burn Suspension With Return of Chilly Weather

October 2020

(VIDEO) Firefighters Make Quick Work of Vegetation Fire Burning Near Rio Dell

Today’s PSPS to Affect Customers in the Emerald Triangle, PG&E Says

‘Critical Risk’ Fire Weather Expected in Trinity, Mendo Counties Today, NWS Says

New Wildfire Off Highway 36 Today; Incident is Now 102 Acres in Size and 50 Percent Contained, Calfire Says

Intrusive Drone Pilot Causes Firefighters to Temporarily Halt Water Drops Over Red Salmon Complex

Firefighter Battling August Complex Seriously Injured After Fire-Damaged Tree Falls Onto Pickup Truck Near Forest Glen

FIRE UPDATE: Rain Allows Firefighters to Make ‘Good Progress’; Relief Will Be Short-Lived, Calfire Says

Firefighters Continue to Make Progress Against Million-Acre August Complex; More Than 250 Firefighting Marines and Sailors Arrive Tomorrow

FIRE UPDATE: Firefighters Still Working to Protect Structures From Red Salmon, August Complexes

‘Very Unhealthy’ Air Quality Conditions Persist in Northeastern Humboldt

SATURDAY SMOKE UPDATE: ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Advisory in Hoopa and Weitchpec Today; ‘Very Unhealthy’ to ‘Hazardous’ Conditions Expected in Willow Creek

Red Salmon Fire Grows to over 130,000 Acres, Remains 31 Percent Contained

Hellish Conditions and Evacuation Holdouts in North Zone Caused ‘A Lot’ of Structures to Be Destroyed Earlier This Week, Firefighters Say; No Homes Lost in Two Days

September 2020

Tuesday Coastal Air Quality ‘Unhealthy’; Smoke Reduction Expected Today

Red Salmon Complex Grows to 116,728 Acres, Remains 31 Percent Contained

West Zone of August Complex Grows to 108,996 Acres; Containment Shrinks to 65 Percent

New Evacuation Warnings Issued for West Zone of the August Complex

West Zone of the August Complex Now 70 Percent Contained, Calfire Says

RED FLAG WARNING: Increased Fire Activity Expected Along Southeast End of the Red Salmon Complex

West Zone of August Complex Grows to 91,430 Acres; 21 Structures Destroyed

Red Salmon Complex Grows to 103,276 Acres, 20 Percent Contained


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