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“In the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, a severe flu season could be devastating for California,” said Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, Director of the California Department of Public Health and State Public Health Officer. “Getting a flu shot is a safe and simple thing we can all do to keep people out of the hospital and reduce the strain on our health care system.”
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“Aspiring homebuyers must be low income to qualify for the county program but have enough income to qualify for a first loan from a conventional lender.”
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The board was told that this option would be the most expensive and labor-intensive, due to the volume of testing that would likely need to be done. The board was advised that “regular testing by county employees could overwhelm” our local OptumServe COVID-19 testing resource.
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“[F]irefighters are creating areas where they can more effectively engage and suppress wildfires with the intent of protecting communities and public.”
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The deer actually fled the scene but an ambulance carried two occupants of the vehicles to the hospital, one with moderate and one with minor injuries.
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A ground ambulance is responding to pick up the injured firefighter.
Read more![Smoke rising from the Fairway Fire southwest of Garberville. [Photo provided by Johana Nuñez Bilandzija]](https://kymkemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Fairway-Fire-800x280.jpg)
The Air Attack commander is requesting additional resources as he comes within sight of the fire.
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“Humboldt County Public Health’s contact tracing unit was joined today by a grant-funded team of investigators who will bolster local efforts to contain COVID-19 in high-risk settings like schools and health care facilities. The team consists of English and Spanish speakers, including eight investigators, one supervisor and one resource manager.”
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“Clean up of the spill area is being coordinated by the trucking company.”
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About 11:15 a.m., a new fire, being called the Bachelor Fire, off Bachlor Valley Road, started in Lake County north of Hwy 101. The Incident Commander reports the fire is “three to four acres” and burning at a “moderate rate of spread.”
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