A thunderstorm passed through Humboldt County last night, lighting up the dry terrain in the hills. Scroll down for real-time reports from “Unofficial,” a valued member of our “Scanner Traffic Indicates” corps. And find, below, video taken by friend of the LoCO Joel Rosser from his McKinleyville-area vantage.

There are reports of several fires in the Willow Creek area on Facebook’s Willow Creek, CA Bulletin Board, though it’s unclear at this writing if they’re threatening to blow up out of control. We’ll have more information as the day progresses.

Hoopa OES is reporting all clear as of about an hour ago:

Brannan Mtn area: request Willow Creek Fire to check for any lightning strikes problems in the area around Brannan Mountain

Westhaven Engine 8411 returned to their quarters from the Upper Creek fire

Upper IC reporting Arcata Fire personnel being released but to hold the Fieldbrook engine until they get back and become available

Loleta Engine 7515’s been released from the Upper Incident, returning to their quarters

Arcata PD ofcr canceling ambulance from the Blakeslee Ave call

Arcata TC poss w/injuries, 1800 block Blakeslee Ave; for Arcata Amb, Fire and Police

HumBayFire Battalion 8102 and Engine 8115 released from the Upper Incident and returning to their stations

Upper IC confirms for Fortuna Dispatch that the fire has not spread into vegetation but is involving the structure only

Ferndale E7313 requesting City of Eureka be notified they’re entering the city Code 3 enroute to Upper Creek

Westhaven Engine 8411 and Ferndale Engine 7313 responding to Upper Creek incident. Upper IC advises Fortuna to have both engines respond Code 3 and head up to the top of Jacoby Creek

Westhaven Fire & Ferndale Fire paged out for additional mutual aid engines at structure fire 400 block of Upper Creek Road near Kneeland

Both CHP and Westhaven Rescue 8476 at scene Stagecoach & Anderson

Westhaven Fire unit 8476 responding to the TC

Trinidad area, solo veh TC, Stagecoach Rd & Anderson Way, for Westhaven Fire and Arcata Ambulance; CHP responding

The chip pile at the old Fairhaven Power is on fire again, per scanner traffic. The first people on scene report a 10 foot by 20 foot blaze. They’re attacking it. 

Here was the scene a couple of weeks ago:

(VIDEO) Chip Pile Fire on the Samoa Peninsula Sends Huge Plume of Smoke Toward Eureka

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Lumberjack basketball is one of the best entertainment deals on the North Coast, and here’s exciting news for fans: Coach Tae Norwood has recruited a couple of Division One players to beef up next year’s squad.

Two Division One Transfers to Join 2022-23 Cal Poly Humboldt Men’s Basketball - Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics

Cal Poly Humboldt head men’s basketball coach Tae Norwood has announced the signing of two transfers from Division I institutions in Ian Krishnan and Marlon Ruffin. 

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Eureka is ready again! The issue identified below is now no longer an issue, and eurekaisready.com is once again available for your perusing.

This month’s edition of the City of Eureka’s newsletter (link here) touts “Eureka is Ready,” a new website designed to help kick our economy into high gear. The newsletter says:

Our Economic Development team in partnership with Eddy Alexander recently created a new website to promote opportunities for conducting business within the City of Eureka.

The new website features information on what makes Eureka a great choice for starting or relocating a business, and highlights unique local workforce facts and statistics. Please visit the new site, www.eurekaisready.com.

But how ready is Eureka, actually? As of this writing, anyway, it is exactly this ready:

Re Sutter Rd, E8217 is unable to determine cause of the alarm activation or to reset the alarm; request alarm company be notified

Engine 8217 at scene on Sutter Rd, 2-story building w/nothing showing from the street, out investigating

McKinleyville commercial fire alarm, 1600 block Sutter Rd at the storage company; upstairs hall smoke alarm; for Engine 8217

Engine 8215 unable to locate any fire in the area on Giuntoli, clear and returning to quarters

Arcata poss unattended campfire, rear of the liquor store 1500 block Giuntoli Lane; Engine 8215 responding

E8215 located a warming fire, permitted to burn, in 1900 block of Glendale; clear/returning

Engine 8215 in the area checking…

Arcata area, poss debris fire at the rear of 1221 Glendale Rd [Drive?], Engine 8215 responding from Mad River station

Engine 9214 finds no problems at the location, clear & returned to quarters

Engine 9214 reports nothing showing, investigating; reduce any other units that are responding [nobody is, per dispatcher]

Engine 9214 at scene of the fire alarm location