[UPDATE] Humboldt Co. Sheriff Issues Evacuation Orders and Warnings for Boise Fire
Information from Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department:
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Effective as of Aug. 9, 2024 at 5:45 p.m.The Boise Fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. Friday, August 19th. The fire is approximately 5 miles Southwest of Orleans in the Boise Creek area.Due to the Boise Fire, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has issued an EVACUATION ORDER for the following zone:
Zone HUM-E009-B (North of Salmon Summit Trail, south of Deer Lick Saddle, east of Forest Route-10N01 and west of Salmon Summit Trail, Little South Fork Boise Creek.)Residents who are already evacuated from this zone are not permitted to return to their residences. Any residents remaining in this zone should evacuate immediately.A temporary evacuation point has been established at the Karuk Department of Natural Resources, 39051 Highway 96 in Orleans.Also, an EVACUATION WARNING for zone:
HUM-E009E (North of Shelton Butte Road, south of Forest Route 10N13, east of Shelton Butte Road and west of LePerron Flat.)Residents should be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice if fire behavior and weather conditions worsen. Residents are advised to prepare for potential evacuations, including gathering personal supplies and overnight accommodations. More information will follow if an Evacuation Order is issued.For more information regarding the Boise Fire, current impact and evacuation areas, please go to humboldtsheriff.org/emergency, visit Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services or call 707- 268-2500.
Information on evacuating from HCSO:
Visit protect.genasys.com for current evacuation zone status.Residents are encouraged to remain prepared for future emergencies by:Making an emergency planPacking a “Go Bag”Building a “Stay Box”Helping friends and neighbors prepareLearn more about emergency preparedness at ready.gov and readyforwildfire.org.
UPDATE: Press release from Six Rivers National Forest Service:
The Boise Fire is approximately 5 miles southeast of Orleans in the Boise Creek Drainage in Humboldt County. The fire is approximately 75 acres, 0% contained and was reported around 9:30 a.m. this morning, the cause is currently under investigation.
The fire is experiencing a moderate rate of spread with some spotting on the upper portion of the fire, fire activity includes some torching and crowning.
Firefighters are going direct utilizing an aggressive and full suppression strategy. Several ground and air resources are on scene and supporting the fire including U.S. Forest Service crews and tribal partners.
Evacuations
Evacuation order and warnings are in effect. For current updates on evacuations, visit https://www.facebook.
com/HumboldtSheriff and https: //humboldtgov.org/2383/ Current-Emergencies. Conditions are subject to change at any time, visit https://protect.genasys.
com/search for a full zone description. Sign up for Humboldt Alert emergency notifications at https://humboldtgov.org/ 2014/Emergency-Notifications Fire Restrictions
Forest fire restrictions also
went into effect on July 12th. Campfires and stove fires are restricted to those developed areas listed in the forest order located at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/ fseprd1188610.pdf. Smoking, welding, and operating an internal combustion engine also have
restrictions in place. Forest Closures
There are currently no forest closures in effect at this time. Conditions are subject to change at anytime for updated forest closure information visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/
detail/srnf/notices/?cid= FSEPRD1096395
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Try keeping me from my home all i am sayin
You can stay in your house if you want to be an idiot but you can not come and go on the roads, that’s the main thing they don’t want you doing.
That’s for sure. Get things that can’t be replaced pets , photo albums .get them out . Make sure you Don’t have rain gutters full of leaves! Everyone is hitting these fires hard this year they have extinguished a few already this year
Cremation is cheaper than burial anyway.
Selfish.
This risks putting other people in danger if they have to come rescue you.
No one is asking for anyone to rescue anyone. A man has a right to decide what battles and when. Deciding rather to fight than to flee is every mans right , simply because more men today wish to flee than to fight does not mean everyman must flee.
they say that the greatest generation was that of our fathers and grand fathers , the ones that fought ww2 and returned to battle a great depression . Those men built most of the world that we know today the bridges the roads the parks the trails the dams , we somehow went from a nation where men where heroes to today where first responders stage blocks away what someone is bleeding out , because of fear. Yes there are many dangerous things out in the real world and there are dangerous people with evil intentions however they have always been around back then just as today yet real men address their fears prepare to react and charge headfirst into that building to save that life that is bleeding out without staging waiting to swat to declare a building clear . There has somewhere somehow a change from where fears were something people confronted and defeated to a pattern where fear is allowed to control fear rational or not is something to be defeated how are people supposed to look up to anyone when all around us people are being controlled by fear.
i refuse to be controlled by fear or anything or anyone else i am a free man born into a world and a nation that says i am supposed to be allowed to live my life on my terms . How dare you or anyone else that allows fear to control them attempt to judge me or keep me from living and dieing on my terms . Who are you and what right do you have to decide for me how to live ?
Ok, you can be a “real man” and take a forest fire on by yourself. I am a first responder. I’m not putting myself at risk to rescue some dumbass who thinks he’s a tough guy.
Guess what first responder , i was a first responder for over 20 years, i have been stabbed stuck shot blown up ran over crawled through burning houses without air searching for children till my lungs were so burnt every breath was so painful i thought about not taking it. But i did and i am still here . Some folks run toward gunshots most others run from them . I know which one i am and i am pretty sure your first responding is staging up till someone like me goes in and ensures it is all nice and safe for you to respond . Still trying to figure out how that is responding first rather than second or last . Maybe you should just refer to yourself as a responder
“i have been stabbed stuck shot blown up ran over crawled through burning houses without air searching for children till my lungs were so burnt”
Were you stabbed, shot, blown up, and run over at the same time? Or were these all separate incidents? Smells like…bullshit.
“Real men” think of others before themselves.
Fire fighters will divert resources to rescue you.
This not only puts their lives in danger, it shifts resources away from fighting the fire which jeopardizes your neighbors’ properties.
Pure selfishness.
Enjoy those tough guy action movies but you might try brushing up on history.
Contrary to your statement quoted below, the Great Depression preceded World War II.
“…our fathers and grand fathers , the ones that fought ww2 and returned to battle a Great Depression.”
First responders staging until it’s safe to enter an area has nothing to do with fear and everything to do with prudence.
No one used to shoot at firefighters or medics – staging until safe to enter was based on actual experience and recognition that when first responders become victims themselves the ability to help anyone is compromised.
Both of mine served. 327th div 101st and gunnersmate 2nd class uss farenholt great men. Didn’t talk about it much. I looked into the history, I can see why..
How many commenter live rural!how many of you commenters have been thru a fire. People in Ruth probably will never evacuate again after2020s politically motivated arson. Which is the exact definition of terrorism.
Valid question- how many of you have been through evacuation? Location, weather, experience are all to be considered. Is there another way out e.g do you live on a river?
I will definitely use my brain if ever I’m told to evacuate again. Fear can be a healthy thing to keep you alive However panic is another thing that blocks your brain from thinking clearly and evaluating the situation.
I think in our situation they wanted the road clear and they used their drip torches after we all left. Partly our neighborhood survived because of the neighbor who stayed.
So I really should try to be constructive . If you live rural it would be smart to join our many volunteers fire departments. It allows you in and out some what your in the loop so to speak. And you know the area better. You also have valuable info on who needs help and where resources are.
Our community has been well educated. Some of us are too old to join the fire department but that doesn’t mean we aren’t doing anything or aren’t involved.
I should specify that 2020 there was a out of state crew kicked off the fire. After the capital hill thing you had to wonder if the mistakes that got repeated where actual mistakes
With, say, a safe underground bunker, why would anybody evacuate?
You mean an oven? Can’t imagine.
Underground bunker. Key word being Underground — Insulated on all sides, top & bottom, by Earth.
They have wildland fire shelters in many countries around the world , they work well and save lives