Bayside hazardous condition, Carbon Monoxide alarm, 3400 block Old Arcata Road, Arcata Engine 8215 responding and acknowledged the hazardous condition

Law enforcement is staged near the confluence of Highway 36 and Rohnerville Road, where reportedly a subject is barricaded in a residence. Area residence have been told to shelter in place. North Coast News is live at the scene and provides some pertinent details above

We will always cherish the memories of all the commerce that occurred within its walls, but the day has arrived when we must bid fond farewell to Eureka’s old Chamber of Commerce building on Broadway. Crews had just about flattened the former property when LoCO happened by this morning. RIP, friend. 

If you somehow shamefully missed our previous coverage of what type of development is slated for the space, catch your butt up here. We straddle a river of money. 

UPDATED PHOTO: Patricia Ribeiro, age 71, was last seen Aug. 18 walking west along HWY 36 in the area of MM 32, near Upper Larabee Valley Road. Ribeiro suffers from medical conditions and may be disoriented. Please call 707-445-7251, ex. 0, to report whereabouts. pic.twitter.com/VJTcWapzQ2

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) August 19, 2022

AT-RISK #MISSINGPERSON: Patricia Ribeiro, 71, was last seen Aug. 18 walking west along HWY 36 in the area of MM 32, near Upper Larabee Valley Road. Ribeiro suffers from medical conditions and may be disoriented. Please call 707-445-7251, ex. 0, to report whereabouts. pic.twitter.com/aBlXmPHFlk

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) August 19, 2022

Copter 909 has the rattlesnake bite patient from Spanish Ridge and is flying them directly to Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Eureka. The balance has been canceled.

REACH has an ETA of 1835 to the Shelter Cove airport (it appear that it will be REACH 7 out of Yuba County). Cal Fire Copter 909 is now directly over the patient on Spanish Ridge. The plan seems to be for Copter 909 to conduct an air rescue and transfer the patient to REACH in Shelter Cove for medical care

Kings Range Air Rescue: Report of an adult female with a rattlesnake bite in the Spanish Ridge area; For Engine 2764, Honeydew Fire, Cal Fire Copter 909, REACH air ambulance on order; First unit at scene will be the “Spanish IC”

Today we dropped off a new supply of N95 masks at Dream Quest Teen & Youth Center! The masks and other supplies are available for free to those impacted by the #sixriverslightningcomplexfire at Dream Quest (100 Country Club Drive, Willow Creek) M - F, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. pic.twitter.com/t5tyXQXwLN

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 18, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

[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]

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

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

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

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.

(Click to enlarge.)

@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