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Posted By Thadeus Greenson@ThadeusGreenson on Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 7:21 AM click to enlarge Arcata Fire Protection District The fire on Babler Road in McKinleyville. A Mckinleyville home was destroyed in a house fire last night, with the Arcata Fire Protection District reporting that its firefighting efforts were hampered by rotating station closures necessitated ...
Press release from Arcata Fire: At approximately 10:53 a.m. this morning, Arcata Fire District was dispatched to an explosion heard and possible fire in a garage at the 900 block of Bayview Street in Arcata. The first arriving engine reported heavy smoke and fire from the garage basement area, declaring that access needed to be made down a long driveway. Hose lines were deployed off of the initial engine, with minimal effect. The fire was large, deep-seated, and difficult to access, and based on conditions, the Incident Commander requested additional resources as mutual aid. Arcata Fire, with...
Arcata Fire District press release: (Manila, CA) – February 11, 2021 – After receiving new information about the structure fire that occurred on February 9, 2021 at the old Emmerson Mill, the Arcata Fire District (AFD) now believes the fire to have been intentionally set. The preliminary cause was listed as a discarded cigarette but this is no longer believed to be the situation that occurred. On February 11, 2021, AFD received a call from a concerned citizen that had been hiking in the dunes when the mill fire started on February 9th. The citizen saw a second fire in the vegetation just ...