Arcata Fire District

Working a fire on Babler

Commercial structure fire at the old Emmerson Mill on Highway 255 in Manila, CA this evening. Thanks to our auto-aid and mutual-aid partners, Arcata Fire District was able to contain the fire after a two hour firefight. Firefighters saved a lot of old growth fir by stopping forward progress. Special thanks to Humboldt Bay Fire, Samoa Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, CAL FIRE Trinidad, Kneeland Fire, Blue Lake Fire, Fortuna Fire, and Loleta Fire for sending resources. The fire is under investigation. Fieldbrook Fire and CAL FIRE responded to other calls in Arcata Fire District while resources were battling the blaze.

Firefighters working the Green Incident in Arcata this morning. Thanks to our auto-aid partners: Humboldt Bay Fire, Westhaven Fire, Samoa Fire, and CAL FIRE.

Working structure fire in Arcata this morning. Thankfully there were no injuries. It took firefighters approximately one hour to control the fire. Arcata Fire is conducting a joint investigation with Arcata Police.

Please remember to drive safely, the wet and icy conditions this morning (1/25/2021) are dangerous. Take extra care on bridges and overpasses.

If you didn’t think it was dry, think again. This fire burned during yesterdays storm. Even with wetting rain, it managed to consume the brush as if it wasn’t raining.

IMPORTANT WILDLAND FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT REPLACED McKinleyville, CA The Arcata Fire District firefighters were able to replace important wildland safety equipment this week thanks to the Arcata Volunteer Firefighters Association (AVFA). AVFA was able to secure a $10,000 grant from the California Fire Foundation, which was used to purchase 27 wildland fire shelters, which have replaced the nearly 15-year-old shelters, currently possessed. Wildland fire shelters are a cruci...al piece to the personal protective equipment (PPE) ensemble needed by all firefighters who fight wildland fires. These shelters are a last resort safety device of used by firefighters if they become trapped by wildfires. We were able to replace the aging shelters for all of our career and volunteer firefighters, Fire Chief Justin McDonald stated, however, I hope they never have to use them. Arcata Fire District continues to be grateful to the AVFA for their continued role as advocates, grant writers and donors. The current President of the AVFA, Rob Cannon, spends a great deal of his own personal time to seek and write grants whose sole purpose is to benefit our fire district. The generosity of his unpaid time cannot be recognized enough.

Thanks to the MCSD Recreational Afternoon Program (RAP) kids for decorating the Mckinleyville Station for the fall season and allowing us to participate in the Mckinleyville Chamber of Commerce Scarecrow Showdown. Stop on by and take a look at the creativity of our next generation of community members...and maybe future firefighters .

Battalion Chief Sean Campbell explains the importance of having three fire stations within the Arcata Fire District. Measure F is a special tax that the Arcata ...Fire District has proposed to be placed on the November 3, 2020 ballot. This measure will require a two-thirds majority vote to be approved. This tax will allow the Fire District to continue to provide fire protection services to the communities served, including McKinleyville, Manila, Bayside, Jacoby Creek, and Arcata, by: Restoring 8 vacant firefighting positions that have been frozen due to budget cuts Re-opening the third fire station to ensure safe and rapid emergency, fire, and medical responses Ensuring there are adequate dollars applied to the Vehicle Replacement Fund to address aging firefighting equipment as needed Replenishing the emergency reserve funds that were spent over the past three budget cycles to maintain three staffed and operational stations 24/7/365 Please visit www.ArcataFire.org/Measure-F for more information. www.SIX50Productions.com SIX50 Productions Mad River Union Arcata Fire District Arcata Professional Firefighters Local 4981 North Coast Journal Lost Coast Outpost Redheaded Blackbelt

Arcata Fire District responded automatic aid to a wildland fire in timber land off Crannell Road this morning. Firefighters from Cal Fire, Fieldbrook, and Arcata worked with Green Diamond personnel to quickly contain the 2 1/2 acre fire, which was burning in heavy slash and timber.