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Orick, CA · Weather
North Coast Journal
Nobody is Coming to Help After a Disaster — Nobody but Us
What each of us can do to make our community more resilient. It’s been a difficult start to the year in our corner of far Northern California, with record tidal flooding that inundated more than 40 homes in King Salmon Jan. 4-6, the same weekend as the fire in downtown Arcata. Just over a year prior on Dec. 5, 2024, our community experienced a magnitude 7.0 earthquake and tsunami warning — a stark reminder of the seismic risks our region faces. To the east, huge wildfires return almost annually, with the August Complex and Slater fires in 2020 burning through communities in Trinity and Siskiyou counties, killing three people and destroying hundreds of homes.
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Hoopa Valley Tribe seeks input on $10M winter storm recovery funds at March 31 meeting
HOOPA, Calif. — Hoopa Valley residents and tribal members are being asked to help shape how $10 million in disaster recovery funding will be spent following the impacts of the 2023-2024 winter storms. The Hoopa Valley Tribe Office of Emergency Services is inviting the community to a Community Disaster...
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[UPDATE 5:49 p.m.: Contained] Smoke From Rekindle Fire Seen on Ridge Between Salmon Creek and Myers Flat
A fire reported shortly after 3 p.m. today is burning on a ridge between the Salmon Creek watershed and Myers Flat. The fire is believed to be a rekindle of a previous burn in the area, according to reports over the scanner. Smoke from the incident was visible across the...
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Vegetation Fire Reported Near Confluence of Mattole River and Conklin Creek
A vegetation fire was reported Wednesday afternoon in the area of Conklin Creek Road near Petrolia, according to scanner traffic. The fire was dispatched around 3:45 p.m. as a tree fire in the area of the 2000 block of Conklin Creek Road, near the confluence of the Mattole River and Conklin Creek. Local fire agencies responded and established command at the scene.