Knob Fire Near Willow Creek Reaches 500 Acres Threatens 150 Residences
![Smoke from the Knob Fire looms over a Willow Creek home this evening. [Photo by Jeffery Lytle]](https://kymkemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210830_175805.jpg)
Smoke from the Knob Fire looms over a Willow Creek home this evening. [Photo by Jeffery Lytle]
The Knob Fire broke out yesterday afternoon near the Friday Ridge Road close to the northeastern Humboldt County town of Willow Creek. The fire quickly threatened nearby structures and forced evacuations (see below).
Yesterday, officials redirected equipment and personnel relatively quickly from the Monument Fire burning in nearby Trinity County to the new start, but the rugged terrain and dry fuels so prevalent in Northern California have made this a difficult fire to contain.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department issued more evacuations and evacuation warnings this afternoon. For the latest info on evacuations, see the map here.
This evening, Six Rivers National Forest Service estimates that the fire is 500 acres and is still 0% contained.
Six Rivers National Forest Service reports,
Fire fighters are working toward full suppression, with objectives of keeping the fire south of Butterfly Creek, west of Highway 299, east of Brush Mountain Road and north of Friday Ridge Road. Firefighter and public safety are paramount.
Helicopters are working the northwest part of the fire and crews are putting in indirect line on the east and west flanks.
The Brush Mountain lookout and weather station are threatened as are power lines and about 150 residences.
![The Knob Fire. [Photo by Analyn West]](https://kymkemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/240526281_247114337279787_387228414956888241_n.jpg)
The Knob Fire cascading down a hillside above Willow Creek businesses last night. [Photo by Analyn West]
The Weather:
Tonight should be hazy and the temperature should drop into the high forties. According to the National Weather Service, expect a north wind of three to eight mph overnight.
The Roads:
Hwy 299 is still open as of 8 a.m. but there are restrictions further east due to the Monument Fire. See here: Road Closure Area on 299 Changes
The Maps:
Zoom Earth heat imagery. Please be aware that the red does not indicate that everything within that area has burned.
Evacuation and Help Information:
- Humboldt County Evacuation Map and see UPDATED EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS FOR WILLOW CREEK AREA
- Large animal evacuation: Large animals: horses, cattle, are welcome at the Hoopa Rodeo Grounds. There are plenty of paneled pens, water and feed there. We have foster homes prepared for sheep and goats, but you should call ahead to arrange. We can haul for you if needed. Animals we can’t house include cats, dogs, fowl, however we’re happy to help find fosters, crates, feed, if needed. Call (707)492-2851.
Earlier Chapters:
- Wildfire Burning South of Willow Creek on Friday Ridge
- Humboldt County Sheriff Reiterates Evacuation Orders and Issues New Evacuation Warnings for the Knob Fire Near Willow Creek
- Knob Fire Blows Up to 250 Acres and Is 0% Contained; Some Willow Creek Residents Forced to Flee
- Knob Fire: Latest Information From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department
- Update Evacuation Orders and Warnings for Willow Creek Area on the Knob Fire
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We would like to offer someone a place to stay during evacuation, we live in Eureka. We have food and a big big couch, It aint a lot but we’re willing to share what we have.
I hope I’m talking to Kim . My thought is that if it were possible to have a time or times during the day that you could post contemporary fires reports ( knowing you would break in if some close emergency ) that you could convey more in real time info on fires to inform the public that counts on your info . Respecfully
I’m not sure I understand what you are suggesting.
I’m guessing he meant that he wants a set time for updates so they are more up to date and he knows when to look but also have room for breaking news to be inserted. My guess?
That makes sense and if I was a larger newsroom that could happen but I’m running around trying to cook meals and search for information and I just put information out when I can.
“This ain’t Burger King…”
Was what “Billy B.” from the Redway
Plaza Cafe used to say, back in the day… The rest of how the saying goes, I will just leave with those that remember it, and him, back in the good old days. RIP Billy B. That was back when the cooks not only still smoked in the kitchen, they smoked while they were cooking your food.
I think that Kym posts her info the most appropriate way. On the ASAP.
Works for me. Just keep checking back. If that doesn’t work, and you just want to check once a day, that’s easy, check at around 11:00 PM, or
11:30 PM. Unless she’s working late, that’s around the time she wraps things up, and clocks out.
If you really want to make sure you don’t miss anything, but still only want to check once a day, go with 2:00 AM. As she often works that late.
Since she usually starts working around 6:00 AM unless she worked until 2:00 AM, when she might start by 7:30 AM or 8:00 AM at the latest,
that’s about 18 hours of the day she’s putting out the news. Cut her some slack. She makes the schedule, not us.
Respectfully.
Hi Kym, what source indicates that the fire is 500 acres? I don’t find it hard to believe but the InciWeb for this fire hasn’t been updated for approximately 23 hours.
Press release from Six Rivers Forest Service
Thank You Kym!