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Aug. 17, 2022
unofficial / 8:53 p.m.

Arcata Engine 8215 clearing, false alarm; and UPD requested Facilities personnel to investigate and re-set the alarm

unofficial / 8:48 p.m.

University Housing requesting permission to turn of the alarm. UPD advise yes, they and Arcata Fire are almost finished with the building check.

unofficial / 8:38 p.m.

Engine 8215 on scene, alarm still sounding, they’re out investigating. University Police are also out, checking all levels of Cypress Hall

unofficial / 8:32 p.m.

Arcata at Cal Poly Humboldt, commercial fire alarm in Cypress Hall, a kitchen alarm activated; for Arcata Fire and University Police; Arcata Engine 8215 responding

unofficial / 7:20 p.m.

McKinleyville bicyclist injury [unk if a traffic collision] Hiller Rd at Berg Ave, adult male down, for Arcata Fire & Ambulance; Engine 8217 responding

unofficial / 6:01 p.m.

[I’ll take the chance of assuming that the “Fabrication IC” name was selected due to the large building just east on 299 with a “North Coast Fabricators” sign on its west-facing wall]

unofficial / 5:56 p.m.

Fabrication IC reports fire on 299 is controlled, cancel all companies not at the scene

unofficial / 5:51 p.m.

“Fabrication IC” (Chief 8201) reports the #1 eastbound lane on 299 is closed temporarily

unofficial / 5:49 p.m.

Arcata Chiefs 8200 and 8201 at scene on 101/299, “Fabrication IC,” continue all responding companies

unofficial / 5:47 p.m.

Samoa Fire added to the 299/101 median fire, HumBayFire is unable to respond; Arc Chief 8202 responding

unofficial / 5:44 p.m.

Arcata vegetation fire Hwy 299 at 101 in the median, for Arcata, Blue Lake, Humboldt Bay and Westhaven fire departments; Arcata Engine 8217 responding

Going Down @ 4:48 p.m.

It’s quittin’ time, and you deserve a treat. 

So kick back and let Humboldt’s premier dronist take you on a stunning tour of some of the county’s most iconic places and then ask yourself: What is the number one thing that is missing here? To me it’s the bluffs along the ocean on the road to Petrolia, but maybe you have a different answer.

Going Down @ 2:18 p.m.

How tall should Arcata build? | Screenshot

What is the ideal height for new buildings in Arcata’s proposed Gateway Area? Four stories? Six stories? Eight? Would your answer change if there were some community benefits offered as a trade-off, like increased open space for parks and trails in exchange for taller structures?

Members of Arcata’s planning department and the more civic-minded among us pondered these questions during a virtual webinar on Tuesday evening. The meeting centered around building height and form-based code.

What the hell is form-based code, you ask? City staff defines form-based code as “land development regulation that implements a plan with physical form as its organizing principle” which contains “objective standards, not guidelines or subjective requirements.”

Still doesn’t make sense? Check out the video below and Arcata’s fine planning staff will explain it to ya.

Going Down @ 12:09 p.m.

G. Mario Fernandez — a member of the board of trustees of Eureka City Schools and a current candidate for City Council — drops the Outpost a line to let us know that he’ll be having a campaign launch party this Saturday, Aug. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Carson Park.

Free tacos are promised. Details at the link.

Going Down @ 10:03 a.m.

Like all well-meaning hoarders, LoCO sometimes finds itself scrolling through local Craigslist in search of… well, you never know what dumb thing you could clutter your life with!

Take these “[t]en free full-sized white paper maché redwood trees and removable redwood branches” for example! What could we do with those! The answer is, “Something!” Maybe LoCO will head to Arcata to pick them up! Or maybe you will beat us to them. Who can tell?!

… and since we have you here and you seem like the kind of person who likes free stuff, perhaps you’s be interested in another free pile we spotted in Old Town today (pictured below). First come, first serve.

(Click to enlarge.)


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Aug. 16, 2022
Going Down @ 2:48 p.m.

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Aug. 15, 2022
Going Down @ 3:59 p.m.

Fortuna is still looking for Lewis Leckliter III, who went missing two weeks ago. Have you seen him? Pretty distinctive - he’s 6 feet tall and 180 pounds, and has tattoos, nose piercings and big muttonchops.

If you have any leads, contact the Fortuna police at (707) 725-7550 and ask for Detective Richardson.

Going Down @ 8:53 a.m.

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Aug. 14, 2022
todd / 2:07 p.m.

Arcata Overdose: Report of two separate overdoses in the 600 block of F Street in the shopping center, both callers have been transferred to medical; Fire and medical responding; APD is now at scene and reports that narcan has been administered to a juvenile

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Aug. 13, 2022
Going Down @ 3:54 p.m.

TIP FOR VISITING FIREFIGHTERS: Eureka City Manager Miles Slattery lets the Outpost know that all visiting firefighters engaged on the Six Rivers Lightning Complex, many of whom are bivouacked at Redwood Acres, get free admission to the Zoo for the length of their stay. There are worse ways to spend your down time.

todd / 3:09 p.m.

HCSO and Forest Service officers assigned to the SRF incident have detained a suspicious individual in the evacuation area off Seeley Macintosh Road

todd / 2:31 p.m.

Lightning Air Attack has just placed an order for 6 large air tankers (LATs) and 2 very large air tankers (VLATs) to the area of the Ammon Fire on the SRF Lightning Complex

todd / 2:25 p.m.

Local agencies responding in water tenders for the immediate need request from the SRF Lightning Complex are being asked to respond to the Willow Creek area to have their radios programmed with incident frequencies before responding to the reporting location on Friday Ridge. An air attack and lead plane are currently over the fire and a number of large type 1 helicopters are also working. Another aircraft just completed an infrared mapping mission. Air tankers are not in the area yet. The inversion has been holding late into the afternoon which has limited the use of aircraft due to poor visibility, but has also helped to moderate fire behavior. Conditions have been expected to change slightly today, potentially increasing fire behavior but also allowing more visibility for aircraft work. It sounds like fire is approaching the lines on Friday Ridge and Titlow

todd / 1:53 p.m.

SRF Lightning Complex request for immediate need water tenders to Friday Ridge Rd. at Titlow Hill; For Arcata Fire, Blue Lake Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, Kneeland Fire; Contact Branch 5 on incident frequency when on scene (This will be for the Ammon Fire. I believe firefighters have been putting in line in the Friday Ridge area in preparation for the fire reaching the ridge)

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Aug. 12, 2022
unofficial / 11:39 p.m.

Works for me.

unofficial / 11:38 p.m.

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unofficial / 9:16 p.m.

Arcata Chief 8201 (was the Peninsula Incident Commander) reports that all remaining companies are now clear from the call and returning to their quarters

unofficial / 8:29 p.m.

Resident of the house on Peninsula has called Fortuna Dispatch and they are enroute to the location

unofficial / 8:25 p.m.

Fortuna Dispatch broadcasted a “PAR” check from Peninsula IC, he replied that all personnel are accounted for and OK, and PAR can now be canceled, fire under control. [PAR is a “Personnel Accountability Report,” basically verifying that all personnel are accounted for, usually every 10 or 15 minutes depending on the agency.]

unofficial / 8:13 p.m.

Peninsula IC requesting an ambulance Code 3 to the fire scene; PG&E has been requested, they have a 40-minute ETA; primary search inside the fire building is all clear

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