HSU Housing & Residence Life Emergency Simulation Thursday
“Passersby may see smoke coming out of buildings and actors crying for help. First responders will be using emergency radios, and traffic flow may be affected on campus.”
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Structure Fire 1400 Block of B Street in Eureka
“The first two arriving Humboldt Bay Fire units found heavy smoke coming from the attic space. Those units simultaneously attacked the fire and ventilated the structure to allow the superheated gases to escape.”
Read moreGovernor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Trinity, Shasta, and Tehama Counties as Wildfires Ravage Forests and Send Residents Fleeing
The Monument and McFarland “fires collectively have burned nearly 100,000 acres, destroyed homes and caused the evacuation of thousands of residents.”
Read moreToday, US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, CEQ Chair Mallory Looked at Possible Offshore Wind Developments off Humboldt Bay
“Humboldt Bay is a good fit for an offshore wind industry for several reasons: there’s an excellent wind resource off our coast, a connection to the grid next to the bay, no bridge in the way of floating the turbines in and out for maintenance, and there’s ample space on the harbor for an industrial port.”
Read more[UPDATE 5:34 p.m.] Vegetation Fire in Fortuna
Multiple people called in a vegetation fire in the area of School Road and Hope Lane in Fortuna about 5 p.m.
Read more1 Death, 91 New COVID Cases Reported Today
“Six new hospitalizations were also reported, including one person in their 40s, two in their 50s and three in their 60s.”
Read more[UPDATE Thursday] SoHum Treating COVID Patients in a Tent After Northern California Slammed With Spike in Cases
![Interior of the tent used to treat COVID patients. [Photo provided by SoHum Health]](https://kymkemp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Interior-tent-800x280.png)
“This isn’t a joke IF you get sick and need to go to the hospital our system is stretched. “
Read moreAfter Five Year Closure Due To Domoic Acid, Razor Clam Fishery Opens In Humboldt County
“Testing of razor clams at Clam Beach, Humboldt County in June and July 2021, indicated all clams were below the federal action level for domoic acid of 20 parts per million.”
Read moreLong Time Local Dies on Garberville Park Bench
“At approximately 6:33 a.m. this morning Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Garberville Town Square for a possible medical emergency. First responders arrived on scene and located a deceased male lying on a bench.”
Read moreGood News on the McFarland Fire as Hwy 36 Reopens in a Limited Fashion, But Hotter, Drier Weather Settles in for This Week
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Good news on the McFarland Fire. Firefighters upped containment since yesterday morning (one third of the fire has black lines around it now) and one lane of Highway 36 is open from Wildwood Road to Highway 3 with a pilot car escort. Expect delays. Press release from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Public Affairs Office: This morning, the McFarland Fire is
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