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Aug. 9, 2022
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Redheaded Blackbelt has noted that a backhoe has caught fire at the Scotia Mill. The fire is only impacted the machinery and is now extinguished, according to scanner traffic.

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The Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission is on the hunt for a “small house in the redwoods” to act as a set in a major motion picture that will film locally soon. 

A “modest two-bedroom home with a grass yard surrounded or end of cul-de-sac on narrow driveway that goes down into the house,” kinda like the one pictured above, would be ideal. 

If you think your house should be a star email info@hdnfc.org with some exterior and interior photos for a chance at fame.

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A group of Miwok firefighters battling the Six Rivers Lightning Complex lost their transport vehicles to fire and had to hike out to safety. 

Read the story from the American Red Cross, Gold Country Division. Hat tip to our friends at the Two Rivers Tribune for finding this story.

Firefighters Lose Vehicles, Equipment in Six Rivers Lightning Complex, Walk Out of Fire Zone and Find Refuge at Red Cross Shelter

Firefighters Lose Vehicles, Equipment in Six Rivers Lightning Complex Fire, Walk Out of Fire Zone and Find Refuge at Red Cross…

GOLD COUNTRY NEWS AND NOTES

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Aug. 8, 2022
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Are you a Yurok tribal member displaced by the fires? The tribe is offering $500 in emergency assistance to all elders and vulnerable adults. Details here.

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Aug. 7, 2022
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todd / 5:15 p.m.

Air Attack 120 is off the Gold Incident and returning to Rohnerville. Tanker 96 has landed and Tanker 94 is returning to Redding. Helicopter 3HT is also off the fire and returning to Rohnerville.

todd / 3:31 p.m.

Gold IC is continuing the request for water tenders to Alderpoint Road. Cal Fire Tanker 94 from Redding has now joined the air attack.

todd / 3:20 p.m.

Tanker 96 has taken off from Rohnerville and is back enroute to the Gold Incident with another load of retardant. Helicopter 3HT, a contract type 1 helicopter is also now responding from Rohnerville.

todd / 3:16 p.m.

Additional response to the Gold Fire on Alderpoint Rd; For Rio Dell Fire request for one water tender

todd / 3:09 p.m.

Air Attack 120 is overhead the Alderpoint Road fire and has assumed “Gold” Air Attack. Gold Air Attack reports 5 acres burning in oak woodlands, requesting continue the response. Tanker 96 has dropped its retardant and is currently landing at Rohnerville, likely to pick up another load. Copter 909 is also at scene. Gold IC is requesting multiple additional water tenders on the ground

todd / 3:01 p.m.

Alderpoint Possible Vegetation Fire: 36000 block of Alderpoint Road cross of Gold Ridge Lane for a lawn mower on fire with possible spread to the vegetation; For Copter 909, Air Attack 120, Tanker 96, Cal Fire Transport Dozer, High Rock Crew 3, Fortuna Crew 1, Battalion 1209, Engines 1251, 1263 and 1281, Alderpoint Fire, Carlotta Water Tender,

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Aug. 6, 2022
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The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services has issued a new evacuation warning for an area north of Willow Creek:

Here’s a link to the county’s live Zonehaven map. Remember: Areas in read are under immediate evacuation orders; areas in yellow are under evacuation warnings; and areas in blue are under a wildfire advisory.

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Aug. 5, 2022
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Guffman, the errant guide dog for an Arcata woman, has been located!

According to our sister site, the Humboldt Paws Cause, Guffman was located trapped in a neighbor’s backyard, the dope.

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From the Six Rivers National Forest Facebook page:

  • OAK: Approx. 8-18 acres. Fire is located south of Willow Creek. Near FS Road 5N31 and 6N20.
  • CORRAL: Fire is located northeast of Willow Creek on Tish Tang Ridge.
  • CEDAR: Fire is located 3.5 miles north Denny.
  • BOATMAN: Fire is located northeast of Willow Creek on Waterman Ridge Road 7N02 Forest Route 4.
  • BREMER: Approx. 20 acres. Fire is located northeast of Willow Creek on ridgetop above the Bigfoot Subdivision. No road access to fire. Currently staffed with 3 engines on top and 2 engines at bottom.
  • BRAVO: Approx. 10-12 acres. Fire is located south of Willow Creek between Baldwin and Campbell Ridge.
  • CAMPBELL: Approx. 30-40 acres. Fire is located south of Willow Creek on the west side of Campbell Ridge above Campbell Ridge Road.
  • FRIDAY: Fire is located south of Willow Creek Β½ mile up Friday Ridge Rd from Hwy 299.
  • SURPRISE: Fire is located approximately 3 miles south of Salyer on South Fork Road.
  • OAK: Fire is located south of Willow Creek. Near FS Road 5N31 and 6N20.
  • CHARLIE: Approx. .5 acres. Fire is located south of Willow Creek near the Oak Fire and along FS Road 6N20.
  • SPIKE: Approx. 1/10th acre. Fire is located approximately 10 miles South of Hwy 299 on Forest Route 1 near Spike Buck Mountain.
  • ROOSTER ROCK. Fire is being managed by CalFire. Located east of Maple Creek, near Rooster Rock and Snow Camp Mountain.


unofficial / 3:45 p.m.

Blue Lake TC motorcycle vs deer, 6600 block Maple Creek Rd, male victim is down & in altered condition; for Blue Lake Fire & Arcata Amb

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Here’s the latest update — below — on the Willow Creek fires from the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services’ Facebook page.

Takeaway for the Facebookless: HumOES is introducing a new term — “Wildfire Advisory” — to describe what they’re doing, here, apparently to avoid confusion with evacuation warnings and orders. 

What does that mean? OES explains:

Residents under a WILDFIRE ADVISORY are asked to unlock gates and begin reviewing their evacuation plans/checklist. Create your emergency plan at this link.

Residents are also encouraged to take this time to create defensible space around your property BEFORE evacuation notices are issued. Defensible space is the buffer you create between a building on your property and the grass, trees, shrubs or any wildland area that surround it. This space is needed to slow or stop the spread of wildfire and it helps protect your home from catching fireβ€”either from embers, direct flame contact or radiant heat. Proper defensible space also provides firefighters a safe area to work in, to defend your home.

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Where is Guffman?

Friends of a local visually impaired woman write in to report that Guffman, their friend’s seeing-eye dog, went missing yesterday in Arcata.

“I am blind and he is my eyes,” reads the post by Juliannah Harris on Humboldt Paws Cause announcing Guffman’s lost status. “Check backyards. He doesn’t bark. 

Guffman is a black lab and was last seen around noon on Thursday, Aug. 4 on Iverson Avenue in Arcata. If seen, folks are asked to call 707-499-3972. 

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Six Rivers National Forest has now tallied 10 wildfires burning since last night’s lightning storm in the Willow Creek Area. Here’s their latest info.

For those without Facebook:

  • BOATMAN: Fire is located northeast of Willow Creek on Waterman Ridge Road 7N02 Forest Route 4.
  • BREMER: Fire is located northeast of Willow Creek on ridgetop above the Bigfoot Subdivision. No road access to fire. Currently staffed with 3 engines on top and 2 engines at bottom.
  • BRAVO: Fire is located south of Willow Creek between Baldwin and Campbell Ridge.
  • CAMPBELL: Fire is located south of Willow Creek on the west side of Campbell Ridge above Campbell Ridge Road.
  • FRIDAY: Fire is located south of Willow Creek Β½ mile up Friday Ridge Rd from Hwy 299.
  • OAK: Fire is located south of Willow Creek. Near FS Road 5N31 and 6N20.
  • CHARLIE Fire is located south of Willow Creek near the Oak Fire and along FS Road 6N20.
  • SURPRISE: Fire is located approximately 3 miles south of Salyer on South Fork Road.
  • SPIKE: Fire is located approximately 10 miles South of Hwy 299 on Forest Route 1 near Spike Buck Mountain.
  • CORRAL: Fire is located northeast of Willow Creek on Tish Tang Ridge.
  • ROOSTER ROCK. Fire is being managed by CalFire. Located east of Maple Creek, near Rooster Rock and Snow Camp Mountain.


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Current fire information from the Six Rivers National Forest Facebook page:, as of a few minutes ago:

  • BOATMAN: Fire is located northeast of Willow Creek on Waterman Ridge Road 7N02 Forest Route 4.
  • BREMER: Fire is located northeast of Willow Creek on ridgetop above the Bigfoot Subdivision. No road access to fire. Currently staffed with 3 engines on top and 2 engines at bottom.
  • BRAVO: Fire is located south of Willow Creek between Baldwin and Campbell Ridge.
  • CAMPBELL: Fire is located south of Willow Creek on the west side of Campbell Ridge above Campbell Ridge Road.
  • FRIDAY: Fire is located south of Willow Creek Β½ mile up Friday Ridge Rd from Hwy 299.
  • OAK: Fire is located south of Willow Creek. Near FS Road 5N31 and 6N20.
  • CHARLIE Fire is located south of Willow Creek near the Oak Fire and along FS Road 6N20.
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Here’s the live, zoomable map of areas under an evacuation advisory at this time. 

An “evacuation advisory” is a level below “evacuation warning” and two levels below “evacuation order.” The advisory is meant to put people in these areas on alert that those further, more serious steps could soon be taken.

UPDATE: If you’re having problems seeing the Zonehaven map above on your phone, here’s a direct link. And below is a screenshot of the information as of this writing.

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