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

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

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.

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.

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.

Campaign Kickoff | G Mario Fernandez Fo

Join me for the launch of my campaign for Eureka City Council at Carson Park on Saturday August 20th! We’ll have speakers and free…

G MARIO FERNANDEZ FO

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?!

Free paper maché trees - arts & crafts - by owner - sale

Ten free full-sized white paper maché redwood trees and removable redwood branches. About 6-8 feet tall. Used on a set in a movie, but can be re-purposed as home decor! Come get as many of them as…

CRAIGSLIST

… 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.

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@NWSEureka has issued a #RedFlagWarning for NE Humboldt, August 17 from 11 A – 11 P. Residents are encouraged to take steps to mitigate fire risk:
🧰 Create defensible space
🏠 Harden your home
✔️ Review your evac checklist
Learn More: https://t.co/97WSLAQV6O#FireWeather pic.twitter.com/sc089Fp9nd

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 16, 2022

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.

Eureka’s — beloved? — dolos was moved this morning to its new home on Madaket Plaza. More later, but please enjoy the video below.

Unfamiliar with the dolos saga? Catch up here:

PREVIOUSLY:

• Eureka City Council Approves Demolition of Broadway Dolos After Emotional Debate, and Also Discusses Waterfront Development Strategies
• Community Members Rally to Save Broadway Dolos That’s Currently Slated for Demolition
• The Dolos is Still There, But The Trees Are Gone
• DOLOS SAVED: Maritime-Related Concrete Structure Will be Moved to Madaket Plaza

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

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.

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

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

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

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)

Works for me.

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

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

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.]

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

Samoa Chief 8600 requesting law enforcement for traffic control; Engines 8217 and Samoa 8614 at scene; Loleta Fire paged out to respond and cover HumBayFire Station 5 at Harris & Hubbard; Fieldbrook E8717 respond and cover Arcata station

Unit at scene reports active fire on Peninsula Dr, smoke on all sides, flames showing on the “A” [front] side, have next in company law a line in from nearest hydrant; E8115 at scene

Arcata Engines 8215 and 8217 and Chief 8201 responding, Blue Lake E8514 responding, HumBayFire Engine 8115 also;

Manila, structure fire 1900 block Peninsula Drive, for Arcata Fire all-call, Blue Lake and Samoa Fire departments

Due to a large presence of fire personnel and machinery working to build containment lines for the Ammon Fire, residents are asked to limit travel on Titlow Hill Road / Route 1 in zones HUM-E052 and HUM-E062 to essential traffic only. (3/3)#sixriverslightningcomplexfire

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 13, 2022

#SixRiversLightningComplexFire 5 PM #UPDATE
𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 issued for zone HUM-E063-B, south of Willow Creek. Residents in this zone should evacuate now. There is no immediate threat to Willow Creek proper. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/GJqCDt2KCA

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 13, 2022

You know how the clothing sections at the Eureka Target have been a big, hot mess lately? Since Target is currently short-staffed, some local folks decided to take it upon themselves to tidy up the clothing tables and racks, and help make the Target shopping experience a little more enjoyable for their community. 

After posting a message to Facebook calling for folks to help her clean up the Target, Michelle Bailey and her family spent a part of their Thursday night folding and hanging the clothes at Target. Several other women and kiddos joined too. 

“It is so overwhelming walking through that store,” Bailey wrote on Facebook. “I can’t even imagine being an employee there right now. It would take about 30 people working non stop for a solid week to get Target back in order…” 

The volunteers may not have not put the whole store back in order, but they did certainly make a dent in the mess. 

Harris St in Eureka is closed from Hubbard Ln to Viale Ave due to immediate safety concerns for firefighters and support staff at @CALFIRE_HUU's #SixRiversLightningComplexFire base camp at Redwood Acres. pic.twitter.com/g7qEM9xFdM

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) August 12, 2022

Yesterday, in saying goodbye to one of our colleagues, we called Facebook a garbage social media platform. (One of many garbage social media platforms.)

We stand by this.

But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t bright spots. And one of the brightest spots, locally, is the Hoopa Office of Emergency Services. Hoopa OES puts out daily or sometimes twice- or thrice-daily short videos, often with beautiful shots of the Valley and always chock full of useful information.

Lately, with all the fires and smoke affecting the area, the office’s charismatic Frank Telles is in front of the camera most days with the daily smoke report. Today’s report can be found below.

Give Hoopa OES a follow! Nuniwhtsis-te!