Whitethorn Fire Safe Council

10/17/2026

10/13/2026

10/11/2026

Heads up: prescribed burn in Ettersburg on Monday 🔥

CAL FIRE Humboldt–Del Norte Unit and its partners are preparing for two upcoming prescribed burns in Humboldt County. These planned projects will help manage vegetation and improve landscape health.

OCEAN RANCH | EEL RIVER WILDLIFE

-Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026
-Location: Southwest of Table Bluff, approximately four miles northwest of Loleta
-Project: Approximately 40 acres of dune habitat will be treated to reduce invasive European beachgrass.
-Agencies: California Department of Fish and Wildlife and CAL FIRE

ETTERSBURG PRESCRIBED BURN

-Date: Monday, October 12, 2026
-Location: Near Ettersburg
-Project: Approximately 100 acres of ranch land will be treated.
-Partners: CAL FIRE and private stakeholders

Both burns are dependent on favorable weather, air quality, and operational conditions.

PUBLIC SAFETY REMINDER: Smoke may be visible in surrounding communities. Residents are encouraged to use caution when traveling near burn areas and limit outdoor exposure to smoke, particularly those with respiratory sensitivities.

Prescribed fire helps manage vegetation, improve habitat, and support healthier, more resilient landscapes.

To learn more about Prescribed Fire: https://www.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/natural-resource-management/prescribed-fire
North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District

10/08/2026

Last chance to make your voice heard! 🔥

The deadline to take the Community Wildfire Protection Plan Survey and Mapping Survey was extended, and the final deadline is tomorrow, October 9!

Humboldt County Fire Safe Council is seeking input from Humboldt County residents and want to hear about your concerns and priorities relating to wildfire. Please fill the surveys out ASAP!

Please follow these links to make your voice heard:

🔥 CWPP Survey: Humboldtgov.org/cwppSurvey
🔥 Wildfire Concerns Survey (fill one out for each area of concern): https://arcg.is/1iHKr41

09/30/2026

That smoke column you've been watching over Southern Humboldt is part of a bigger plan, and fire crews have an update on how it's going. 👉 Visit Redheaded Blackbelt for details on where the smoke is coming from and how long it's expected to last. 🔗⬇️

09/23/2026

Make your voice heard! 🔥🔥🔥

Did you miss the recent CWPP community meeting in Whitethorn? That's okay! You can attend the online meeting and hear the same info and have the same opportunity to share your concerns!

(What the heck is the CWPP?? It's the Community Wildfire Protection Plan! And what is in that plan can help determine what different orgs might be able to accomplish during the next 5+years!)

🔥Help the County identify wildfire concerns and priorities!
🔥Review some initial modeling that's been done to ID wildfire risk and hazards (i.e. cool maps!) 🗺
🔥Participate in group discussion!

Additionally, you can take a couple of surveys online anytime before September 30!
✅Humboldt County CWPP Community Survey: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/47c257e9daa74693b0b5367e110c539f
✅Wildfire Concerns Mapping Survey (fill out a survey for each area of concern): https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/b22ef7d2d26e42c0bceadbe4fd122df2

➡️Check out the CWPP Hubsite here with general info about all of this: https://humboldt-cwpp-hcdpwnr.hub.arcgis.com/pages/cwpp-update

09/16/2026

CWPP community session happening now - come join! Or you can still catch the session in Garberville or the virtual meeting later this month 🚒🤝🌲

09/04/2026

🔥🔥 COMMUNITY WORKSHOP IN WHITETHORN! 🔥🔥

📢 Your voice matters!

👉Join Southern Humboldt Fire Safe Council for a community workshop on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 from 3-5pm

📍Whitethorn Construction Campus, at the large green building behind J Café, 545 Shelter Cove Rd, Whitethorn 95589

Join us:

🔥Learn about the Humboldt County Community Wildfire Protection Plan update!

🔥View mapped wildfire risk and hazard modeling results!

🔥Help ID local wildfire concerns and priorities!

🔥Participate in group discussion with your neighbors!