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Highway 199 will open at 4 a.m. tomorrow to commercial vehicles only, after a closure due to the Smith River Complex. "They will be piloted through from Patrick’s Creek to Oregon Mountain Road South and the reverse for southbound traffic," California Highway Patrol posted on Facebook. "There is a current closure at Pioneer road which is only passable for residents on Level 2 and tomorrow will allow Commercial Traffic there are no other exceptions."

Smith River Complex South Update 9/01/2023

The Colusa County Air Pollution Control District said it expects air quality conditions to decline throughout the week into the “Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups” range as “significant smoke” continues to

While drift smoke was expected to blanket much of the Ukiah Valley on Wednesday and Thursday, by Friday a few rain showers could wash some of the haze away, the National Weather Service reported.

The Smith River Complex will see rainfall this weekend, but not before “near critical fire weather conditions” that will play out Wednesday with gusts of north winds blowing over the now 75,000 acre group of fires impacting Del Norte County. Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for the complex Tuesday, following a similar declaration from county officials on Aug. 18. The complex is at 7% containment. 

A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke. Last week flames came within about 5 miles of Pelican Bay State Prison, but officials say firefighters have since managed to protect communities around the maximum-security lockup that houses about 1,600 inmates in Del Norte County. Lingering smoke has infiltrated housing units at the prison...

A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity and choked the remote region with smoke.

A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air

A Northern California prison was on generator power for a second week and inmates were issued masks to cope with unhealthy air after wildfires knocked out electricity.

Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for the complex Tuesday, following a similar declaration from county officials on Aug. 18. The complex is at 7% containment.