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Dec. 23, 2022
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Local food trucks are working with the charity World Central Kitchen to offer free meals to Rio Dell residents affected by the quake. Here’s the schedule:

Right now there’s a big picture of the Humboldt Bay Burgers truck serving up food on the World Central Kitchen website.

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Are you looking to donate money to help the citizens of Rio Dell? If so, the best thing you can do is to give money to the institutions that are helping there — institutions like the American Red Cross and Food for People.

The Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department is also accepting monetary contributions to help them keep helping. You can find the RDVFD’s GoFundMe page here, or you can just Venmo ‘em some cash, too, using the QR code below:

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Fortuna City Manager Merritt Perry tells the Outpost this morning that all boil water notices for residents of “the Friendly City” have been lifted. Repeat: Fortuna residents are now free to consume tap water.

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Dec. 22, 2022
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The Outpost’s Ryan Burns was on the nationally syndicated NPR show “Here and Now” this morning, talking about the scene in Rio Dell yesterday. Tune in here if you missed it:

Days before Christmas, residents in Humboldt County, California come together on earthquake recovery

Rio Dell, one of the small towns hardest hit by this week’s big earthquake in Northern California, is still deep in recovery mode.

WWW.WBUR.ORG

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Dec. 21, 2022
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Arcata Police report that the fire at the Transit Center has been extinguished; Fieldbrook Engine 8717 cancel that response and move in and cover Arcata’s Mad River Station

unofficial / 7:39 p.m.

First two Arcata engines handling Sutter Road, other companies clearing to either return to quarters and one responding to an alarm in 8100 block West End Road; AND debris fire at Arcata Transit Center 900 block E Street for Engine 8717.

unofficial / 7:27 p.m.

Two Arcata engines now at scene, ARF Chief 8200 enroute; no further report yet

unofficial / 7:23 p.m.

McKinleyville reported structure fire, 1900 block Sutter Rd for Arcata, Westhaven, Fieldbrook and Blue Lake fire responding. First arriving Arcata engine reports 2-story building with some smoke showing, all companies continue…

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todd / 1:41 p.m.

Rio Dell Structure Fire: 700 block of Ireland for a residential structure fire; Loleta Fire units are on scene. Loleta, Carlotta and Ferndale water tenders are being requested for a water shuttle operation

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The power just came back on in Ferndale, we are reliably informed. 

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Dec. 20, 2022
todd / 9:53 p.m.

Eureka Structure Fire: 2500 block of Hubbard for a report of heavy smoke in a residence with one patient with possible smoke inhalation; Humboldt Bay Fire Engine 8115 is on scene of a two story apartment complex with light smoke from the second floor. 8115 is passing command, setting up for fire attack and requesting next in unit lay in a supply line. 8115 has assisted the patient down the stairs and is setting up for entry. 8114 is on scene laying in, passing command and assisting 8115. Battalion 8102 is on scene assuming “Hubbard IC”. City Ambulance is also responding code 3

todd / 9:03 p.m.

Fortuna Accidental Gunshot: In the area of Mountain View Road for a self-inflicted, accidental gunshot wound to the leg from a 9 mm. Fortuna PD, HCSO, fire and medical are responding (This will likely mark the ninth accidental gunshot injury in Humboldt County this year)

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todd / 5:51 p.m.

Mckinleyville Structure Fire: Arcata Fire is at scene in the 100 block of Timmons Ln cross of Essex for a report of fire spreading to a home from a wood stove. Chief 8202 was “Timmons IC”. Fire is reported to be controlled. HCSO is now receiving reports of an individual making threats from the scene. Medical is being dispatched to stand by. Chief 8202 has transferred command of the structure fire to to Chief 8700. An engine on scene is reporting that a male was seen walking down Timmons and gesturing to his waistband like he had a weapon. 8202 is requesting the ambulance stage far from the scene. HCSO is responding code 3

todd / 2:21 p.m.

N43U (referred to by the callsign “Intel 24”), a fixed wing aircraft funded through the Cal OES FIRIS program and administered by Orange County Fire Authority, is currently flying a pattern over Humboldt County at 9,000’ after flying up from Chino this morning. The aircraft is most often used for infrared mapping of wildfires but is regularly called upon to survey and provide mapping after other natural disasters.

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Dec. 14, 2022
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Dec. 12, 2022
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Who are these handsome people? We’re not sure, but if any of them look familiar to you, you should probably email rcassidy@eurekaca.gov. The Eureka Police Department is in possession of this pair of family portraits after someone dropped them in their mail slot over the weekend. If these are your people, you are invited to retrieve them

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