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)

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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!

As fires continue to rage in the Willow Creek area, there is no shortage of coastal dwellers wondering what they can do assist their inland neighbors.

One example of such do-gooding that made the Outpost smile, if nothing else, comes from Eureka’s Savage Henry Comedy Club. Laughter, they say, is a medicine with some effectiveness. In that spirit, the club is offering free admittance to their upcoming shows to anyone currently evacuated from their home as the result of the fires burning to the east. Laugh and forget for a bit, maybe.

The following zones have been released from Wildfire Advisory status: HUM-E031, HUM-E032, HUM-E054, HUM-E055, HUM-E059, HUM-E060
See map: https://t.co/oRrHx4AAFG#SixRiversLightningComplexfire pic.twitter.com/N7mYclIRCd

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 11, 2022

𝗡𝗘𝗪 #𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 issued for zone HUM-E032-A, northeast of Willow Creek. Residents in this zone should prepare for potential evacuations. See map: https://t.co/oRrHx4AAFG#SixRiversLightningComplexfire

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 11, 2022

𝗡𝗘𝗪 #𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗖𝗨𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 issued for zone HUM-E032-B, northeast of Willow Creek. Residents in this zone should evacuate now. There is no immediate threat to Willow Creek proper. See map: https://t.co/oRrHx4AAFG #SixRiversLightningComplexfire

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 11, 2022

Henderson Center crash: E Street is fully blocked after a two-vehicle collision near the intersection with Grotto, as per scanner traffic. One person has suffered moderate injuries. EPD is en route.

#sixriverslightningcomplexfire Community Meeting
Thursday August 11, 2022, at 6 PM

In person at: Willow Creek Bible Church
39 Brannan Mountain Rd, Willow Creek

Virtual at:https://t.co/kZxiW1YLUB

Fire Info:https://t.co/Mvyk60EaeT

Evac Info:https://t.co/gwgUWOgCjT pic.twitter.com/DcT0PjATH5

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) August 11, 2022