E8213 reports fire alarm is also a false alarm, they’re clear/returning

McKinleyville, fire alarm activated, 2300 block Central Ave, smoke alarm at the storage facility. Arcata Engine 8217 responded and at scene investigating

CalFire Dispatch left message for the HRC rep, no answer; advises that plant security had called the fire in; Engine 7135 at scene

RIO Engine 7135 responding to Scotia fire; Chief 7100 at scene advises conveyer belt involved, requesting HRC representative be notified

Scotia smoldering debris fire, rear of Humboldt Redwood 100 block Main Street, for Scotia Fire….. Rio Dell Chief 7100 is responding

Copter 909 is flying the patient to Saint Joseph’s Hospital and the balance of the response has been cancelled

Dinsmore Medical Aid w/ Helicopter on Order: Report of a patient with “heart issues” being driven to the Dinsmore airport by the caller; Bridgeville Fire, STAR ambulance and Cal Fire Copter 909 responding

Loleta Water Tender 7556 enroute to Fortuna

Fortuna, Fortuna VFD is requesting a mutual aid Water Tender from Loleta Fire; old railroad trestle, access is via 1400 block Newberg Road; Loleta acknowledges and will be responding

McKinleyville family dispute, 1400 block Reasor Rd, caller reports their parents are fighting & she hears glass breaking, HCSO units responding

Reddit user and piano man”jweb460” alerts /r/Humboldt to an impending musical crisis: Soon, jweb460 says,  the county will have no certified piano techs.

He predicts a discordant future. See below:

You listened good. Hey, send me an email when you get a chance, I lost yours.

Absolutely, especially since she obviously sent out the details electronically rather than by voice. You taught me good :)

Hey Uno, did you delay posting that McK call until after the deputies had arrived?

McKinleyville reported assault in progress in area of Starbucks, several deputies responding code 3 [exact location and other details were not broadcast by the dispatcher]; … units are now at scene, situation is Code 4

Swains Flat RV Park area, disturbance w/multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting it as either a verbal disturbance or a battery in progress; female possibly involved reports she’s pushed the guy out the door but he’s trying to make his way back in; several HCSO deputies responding Code 3

Re 101 at 299, Arcata ambulance is enroute to hosp with the bicyclist, Engine 8217 and Chief 8201 clear from scene, CHP supervisor reports traffic has been backing up but scene will be cleared shortly

ARF Chief 8202 at scene, correct location is s/bound 101 just north of the 299 offramp; both engines arriving at scene, 2 CHP units also at scene

Arcata t/c veh vs bicyclist, southbound 101 either north or south of hwy 299 per separate callers; for Arcata Fire all-call and Arc Ambulance; CHP also responding; it may be in the 101 construction area; Arcata Engines 8215 & 8217, chiefs 8201 and 8202

SAM Chief 8601 checking the area; dispatcher replies that the caller “gave a wide range of possible areas for the fire”

Samoa poss debris fire, somewhere in area of the Boat Ramp & Bunker Rd; caller isn’t familiar with the area and that’s their best guess; for Samoa FD… Engine 8614 responding

HumBayFire is now canceling Loleta Fire WT 7556, they’re not required

Elk River area, HumBayFire requesting a mutual aid water tender from Loleta FD to a possible structure fire, 8100 block of Elk River Road; 7500 series WT is responding

Friend o’ the LoCO Lilach Assayag spotted a troupe of otters doing otter things in the bay near King Salmon this afternoon. Delightful little shitheads, ain’t they?

Apparently they’ve taken to the bay. Assayag tells us that she saw the same squad — or one suspiciously like it — down by Elk River the other day.

Emergency personnel are on scene at Hilfiker Pipe Co. on Broadway in Eureka after what appears to be a single-vehicle collision involving a driver who careened off the road. A tow truck is in the process of pulling a white sedan off a pile of concrete culverts piled in front of the business.

The far right lane of Highway 101 south is closed for the time being while crews deal with the wreckage. No word on if anyone was injured. 

🆕𝗥𝗘-𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: EVACUATION ORDERS for zones HUM-E063-B, E063-A, E077-C, and E077-B downgraded to warnings. Residents who live in these zones may begin to return home with caution. Learn more: https://t.co/vEuJY1MyRl #SixRiversLightningComplexfire pic.twitter.com/peS90ky39Q

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 22, 2022

For the record, it’s a scorching 70°F in Eureka today. Not saying that that’s what is responsible for this unfortunate Old Town scene, but it crossed LoCO’s fragile, coastal-dwelling minds.

The California Retired Teacher Association is giving away lots and lots of money in the form of $100 grants to current teachers and classroom projects. All you gotta do, Humboldt teacher, is fill out what they promise to be a “30-second form” and cross your fingers.

There are three rounds of grants, with 35 winners in each round. First round opens Wednesday. Here’s the link.

These are statewide grants, so competition will presumably be fierce. But all you have to lose is 30 seconds! Flyer below.

“The government has actually managed to do in just a few years what the war on drugs couldn’t do in decades,” says Natalynne DeLapp,  executive director of the Humboldt County Growers Alliance, in a new article published yesterday by the Washington Post. “It has killed the cannabis market.”

In the piece, WaPo writer Scott Wilson and photographer Melina Mara tour a struggling weed farm near Petrolia to get a sense of the toll cannabis legalization and state regulations have taken on small-scale farmers who chose to bring their operations into compliance. 

Give it a read here.

The casualties of California legalizing pot: Growers who went legal

The state voted to legalize marijuana for private use. Now small farms are dying off because of high taxes and baffling regulations.

WASHINGTON POST

King Salmon Traffic Collision: Report of a vehicle vs. motorcycle on King Salmon at 101 with one down in the roadway; HCSO, CHP, Humboldt Bay Fire and City Ambulance are on scene; CHP is reporting this is a major injury accident and King Salmon Ave is shut down