Blaze at Betty Chinn Trailers Appears to Be Human Caused, Says Humboldt Bay Fire
![Flames engulfed the trailers at the foot of Hilfiker early this morning. [Photo from Mark McKenna]](https://kymkemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/KYM.FIRE_.HILFIKER.TRAILERS.DSC_4489-noresize.jpg)
Flames engulfed the trailers at the foot of Hilfiker early this morning. [Photos from Mark McKenna]
At 12:22 A.M. four units from Humboldt Bay Fire were dispatched to a reported structure fire at the Foot of Hilfiker Lane in Eureka. While units were enroute, Humboldt Bay Fire Dispatch received additional reports that multiple large trailers were on fire. The first arriving Humboldt Bay Fire Engine arrived on scene and found six wood-framed single-wide portable construction type trailers fully involved with fire with additional nearby trailers burning on the outside from radiant heat.
The initial Company Officer requested a second alarm and declared that the fire was a defensive operation. Additional responding units had their access hindered by passers-by in vehicles and motorhomes driving in to watch the operations. Eureka Police Officers were requested to control traffic to allow access for emergency apparatus only.
As additional units arrived, personnel checked the nearby trailers for any occupants. Once the trailers were confirmed unoccupied, multiple master streams were put in to place. Fire personnel had the fire controlled within an hour. Pacific Gas and Electric was requested to respond to confirm that the nearby utility poles and electrical lines were not damaged.The fire is under investigation but appears to be human-caused as there were no electrical or gas services to any of the trailers. Humboldt Bay Fire would like to thank their allied emergency partners for their assistance: Arcata Fire Protection District, Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Eureka Police Department, City Ambulance, and Pacific Gas and Electric. There were no injuries to fire personnel or civilians, nor any damage to the residence located next to the trailers or the Humboldt Bay Fire Training Center.
Earlier: Eight Trailers on Fire at the Foot of Hilfiker in Eureka
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Those trailers were already trashed by homeless squatters. Too bad they were never put to use as intended by PG&E and Betty.
>”The fire is under investigation but appears to be human-caused as there were no electrical or gas services to any of the trailers.”
Well… I’ll be dipped !
Possums and Raccoons are known to start fires.
Yes, most possums and raccoons are both very well known to be careless with matches.
Smokey Bear says, only you can prevent forest fires.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/02/13/million-dollar-murray
You’re making college competitive and the cost of living I don’t have to go to college if I want to be a doctor I don’t have to go to college if I want to be a firefighter a police officer na Secretary do you confuse I want to be a firefighter I have to K through 12 if I want to be a lawyer I have to K through 12 but my college is if I don’t want to be those things in what competitive and YOU SOME HOW JUMP OVER MY CLIMB ? WORKS WAY UP ..
A dress on I’m under no wear.. golden what fathoms knots
Is that SPONCERED by city or a private public construction that war finger put a modular and put cement pot holes out side city in HUMBOLT county out side of city and county Rd and stuff …
Crash the stock market in cement and it’s fault get your heads out of your asses
My money is on raccoons or skunks. They have little hands and are obviously know trouble makers! Possums are way mellow…
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/02/13/million-dollar-murray
Hmmm…
Just a correction…we haven’t any possums in North America. Here we are lucky to have opossums. But we’d be lucky to have possums too. Such helpful creatures. And I think you’re correct regarding opossum’s inability to light matches.
I know, but if I say “oh possum” everybody laughs at me..
Possum is perfectly acceptable…
Google says: “ Both possum and opossum correctly refer to the Virginia opossum frequently seen in North America. In common use, possum is the usual term.”
I wouldn’t be too sure about them lighting matches. Opossums have opposable thumbs! Look it up.
Hmmm…
Each city and county can create codes that are as strict or stricter than California law. These codes are individualized to each city and county as each community is different and the goals of those communities can differ. Because of this, a combined task force to update codes across jurisdictions is not in feasible.
R2: Refer to response to RI.
R4: Historically, the EPD has only employed one ACO to address animal related issues in the
City. Until 2014, the EPD also employed between four and six Police Service Officers (PSOs). These non-sworn PSOs were responsible for handling “cold” report calls, property calls, noninjury traffic collisions, and assisting the ACO with animal related calls. In 2014 the budget for the EPD was drastically cut the PSO positions were cut. With these cuts all the calls for service handled by the PSOs had to be absorbed by patrol officers
“DISCUSTING POSSOM ON THE RUN “
Just what I though earlier, some scum bum(s) had set those trailers on fire. I hope they can somehow identify the person(s) that did this. 8 families in need are still homeless because of this cruel act of arson!
More likely someone who hates the homeless, like the BOS or ECC
I certainly don’t hate the homeless at all. It is time in our rich country to help these unlucky folks out of their last-ditch stand. They need help both mentally and overcoming their drug problems. Why kick a person when they are down?
Perhaps they need to get their just rewards.
I really don’t think so. Arson is no reward of any kind!
People are just mean.
People are sponges.
well damn, there it is
shit doesn’t make sense until you show it to them in Microsoft Paint.
Well the alternative would be lightning or spontaneous comustion so yeah….
I wouldn’t rule out the latter: Once associated with PG&E, darn near anything of theirs, presently or in the past, is overly likely to catch fire one way or another.
What a complete and utter waste. They could have been homes for people. Shameful
Unfortunately these have been housing trespassing homeless since shortly after they were put there. I drive by often and even told the cops people were in there. But it’s good ole eurtweeka
Hey Betty This is how much the people you help appreciate you.
so you think a group of homeless people set 8 units on fire at once? who bought the gas?
I remember these trailers and the hooplah that went along with them. And there they go. As controversially as they arrived.
It’s a sad situation when there are places for homeless to stay and not put to use. For shame to those that halted this process.
One could have been placed in your back yard or down the street in that vacant lot.
But seriously, these trailers were just tossed there with no planning whatsoever.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/02/13/million-dollar-murray
METHODOLOGY
The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury (Grand Jury) took the following actions to investigate the effect of creating and enforcing certain ordinances on the homeless problem:
● Researched the recent U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Martin v Boise regarding anti-camping ordinances
● Reviewed local and nationwide articles and reports
● Reviewed Eureka city ordinances and enforcement policies and procedures
● Conducted data analysis and mapping of Eureka Municipal Code Citations and Arrests provided by the Eureka Police Department
● Interviewed local government officials, current Eureka City Council members, law enforcement officials, a property manager, advocates for the homeless population, and homeless individuals
● Researched how other cities and counties have dealt with similar issues
DISCUSSION Introduction
Multiple approaches have been taken to address the problem both loc
TO THE MADDNESS……
If they were PG&E trailers we should blame it on them….those corporate uncaring assholes. The phony pandering whiney advocates and politicians who let them set empty for years have no culpability here. If you imply they do you are a hater!
That’s just beautiful when we light extra pod containers on fire for trading or school modualer AIR FORCE FIGHTER PILOT… THAT NEEDS COLLEGE MAGULAER TRAILER REMODELING SOUTH BY
Nobody’s working so taxes dollars for remodeling college red wood building ,hau,vs South Bay… Sponser Zoe barnnum bulldosed down open campus why haven’t bulldosed grad 13-16 buildings down ?