Community Safety & Awareness Report-May 14, 2025
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Food for People will be hosting food distributions around Humboldt County today. The Eureka Choice Pantry located at 307 W 14th Street will be open from 10 am until 3:45 pm today. The Arcata Pantry at 501 9th Street is open today from 4 to 6 pm. In Fortuna, the pantry at 2292 Newburg Road will be open from 10 am until noon today. The McKinleyville pantry is open from 10 until 3pm at 1615 Heartwood Dr. And in Garberville, the pantry at 437 Maple Lane will be hosting a distribution from 2 to 4 pm.
The Food For People Mobile Produce Pantry will be at the Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department at 50 Center St. today between 10am and 12:30pm.
Mendocino County residents, the Willits Food Bank will be hosting a food distribution from 1-430 pm at 344 Railroad Avenue in Willits. Call 459-3333 for details. The Fort Bragg Food Bank will be hosting a food distribution from 10 am until 5:30 pm today at 910 north Franklin Street in Fort Bragg. Anderson Valley Food Bank, Philo Grange #668 9800 Hwy 128 is open from 2:30-5:30pm. Mendocino Coast Hospitality House, 237 N. McPherson St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437 provides Meals Mon-Fri 3 P.M and Showers & Laundry Mon-Fri 10-2pm. Redwood Coast Seniors, 409 N. Harold St. in Fort Bragg provides meals daily Monday through Friday from 11:30 until 1:15pm. Ukiah Community Food Bank, 888 North State Street is open today from noon until 4pm. Plowshares Peace and Justice Center, 1346 S. State St. in Ukiah provides meals Monday through Friday from 11:30 until noon.
For a hot meal, residents can visit the Willits Daily Bread, Monday thru Thursday for Dinner, from 5:30-6:30pm located at 111 East Commercial Street in Willits. For info, call 459-3947. Seniors in Willits can participate in the Willits Seniors Home Meal Delivery program, Monday through Friday. Contact 459-6826 if you’d like information on this program. Willits Community Services and Food Bank, 344 Railroad Ave. is open Wednesday & Friday from 1:00–4:30pm.
The Northern California Community Blood Bank’s blood mobile will be at the Battle of the Badges at 255 W. Washington St. in Crescent City from noon until 5pm and at Arcata Safeway at 600 F Street from 11 until 5pm . And as always, the blood bank is open Monday thru Friday, located at 2524 Harrison Avenue in Eureka. To schedule an appointment to donate, visit nccbb.net
You can help to keep our community trash-free by joining the Eel River Clean-up Project tomorrow, and now, every Thursday. Join ERCP tomorrow at 9:30am at the Garberville Vet’s Park, across from Dazey’s, to help keep Southern Humboldt roadsides trash free.
You are invited to tune in to KMUD, Redwood Community Radio, tonight from 7 to 8pm, for the Heart of the Redwoods Hospice Board of Directors Talk Show. Tune in and be informed. Questions and comments are welcome by calling in at 707-923-3911. That’s the Heart of the Redwoods Hospice Board of Directors Talk Show tonight between 7 and 8PM only on the mud.
Reminder, burn permits are required for ALL open burning. Burn hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Burn piles are limited to 4’ x 4’, unless otherwise stated by a fire agency. You can only burn vegetative matter.
Today, Wednesday, May 14th, is a permissive burn day in Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties.
As of May 1st, , the CAL FIRE Humboldt – Del Norte Unit requires both Standard and Non-Standard Burn Permit holders in State Responsibility Areas, to also obtain a CAL FIRE Burn Permit. A North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (NCUAQMD) burn permit is still required year-round and contains the permittee’s designated burn zone.
This concludes the Community Safety and Awareness Report, which can be heard weekdays at 11am, 3pm, and as needed right here on KMUD and now online at wordpress-1438018-5376424.cloudwaysapps.com.
