Community Safety & Awareness Report – November 1, 2024
The Garberville Farmers’ Market is open today and every Friday of the season, 11 am to 3 pm. Visit the Garberville Farmers’ Market today located at the Garberville Town Square to purchase the freshest Humboldt-County-Grown and GMO-free produce along with plants, meats and other wonderful products.
Mendocino County residents can receive food assistance today at the Fort Bragg Food Bank from 12 noon to 3 pm today at 910 north Franklin Street in Fort Bragg. The Willits Food Bank also offers food distribution today from 1-430 pm at 229 east San Francisco Street in Willits. Call 459-3333 for details. For a hot meal, Fort Bragg residents can visit the First Baptist Church at noon today on the corner of Franklin & Pine in Fort Bragg. Call 964-3422 for more information. 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.
The Northern California Community Blood Bank’s blood mobile will be at Safeway located at 600 F Street in Arcata from 10 am to 3 pm, and at the McKinleyville Shopping Center located at 1505 City Center Road from 11am to 4pm. 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 are invited to tune in to KMUD tonight from 7 to 8 for Discussions. Michael McKaskel will be joined by Dan Glazer to talk about the current situation in Palestine. Join the conversation at 707-923-3911. That’s Discussions tonight between 7 and 8 pm only on K-M-U-D.
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CAL FIRE has lifted the burn suspension, but fire season designation is still in effect. Residents in state responsibility areas must also obtain a Cal Fire burn permit. Year round, you still must have an air quality burn permit to avoid receiving a violation. Provided you have a valid air quality burn permit, Friday, November 1st IS a permissive burn day in Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity, and Mendocino counties. Please refer to your air quality, burn permit for burn hours and restrictions.
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- For more information, to get an air quality permit, and to make sure it is a permissive burn day:
Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte County residents can call the North Coast Air Quality Management District at 1 866 burn day or 1-866-287-6329.
Mendocino County residents can call 707-463-4391. or you can go online to mendoair.org for an air quality permit.
The ‘Winter Burning’ season is declared by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and runs from about November through April 30 of each year.
The Local Fire Protection and the Air Quality Management District require a Burn Permit for all ‘open outdoor burning’ during the ‘Winter Burning’ season on lands under their jurisdiction.
- Burn permits are required year round.
- Open outdoor burning is only allowed on permissive burn days set by the Air Resources Board.
- Only vegetative matter may be burned. The vegetation must have grown on the property.
- Burn barrels cannot be used.
- READ the Burn Information Sheet that came with your permit
Fire Safety Requirements for Burn Piles
1. Minimum 10-foot clearance from all flammable material.
2. Adult in attendance with shovel until fire is Dead Out.
3. Water supply at burning site.
4. For the best possible burn, dry vegetative matter should be burned completely between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm in any single Burn Day.
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.
