Community Safety & Awareness Report – November 21, 2024
The Mendocino Food and Nutrition Program is hosting a drive-thru pop up for fresh, premade food distribution in Willits today at 1250 Blosser Lane from 10 am to 11:30 am. Swing by for a delicious premade meal.
Today, the Food For People Mobile Produce Pantry will be at the Orick Elementary School in Orick between 12 noon and 2pm.
Food distribution will be occurring today and every Tuesday & Thursday at the Garberville Presbyterian Church located at 437 Maple Lane from 1030am to 12 noon.
Mendocino County residents, the Mendocino Community Food Pantry will be hosting a food distribution today, and every Thursday, from 2 to 4pm at 44831 Main Street next to the Mendocino Presbyterian Church. The Fort Bragg Food Bank will be hosting a food distribution from 4 to 6pm today at 910 north Franklin Street in Fort Bragg. For a hot meal, residents can visit the Willits Daily Bread, Monday thru Thursday for Dinner, from 5:30-6:30pm located at 58 Bush St. 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. Additionally, the Anderson Valley Senior Center has hot meals available for dinner today at the Veterans Hall in Booneville. For details, call 895-3609.
The Northern California Community Blood Bank’s blood mobile will be at Valley Pacific Petroleum located at 1100 West 14th Street in Eureka from 9 am to 12 noon, and at the VA Clinic located at 930 West Harris Street in Eureka from 1:30 pm to 4 pm. The blood mobile will also be at Murphy’s Market & Deli located at 1 Main Street in Trinidad from 2 pm to 7 pm. 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 All Things Reconsidered with Erik Kirk. You may call 707-923-3911 to join the conversation. That’s All Things Reconsidered tonight between 7 and 8 pm only on Redwood Community Radio, KMUD.
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, Thursday, November 21st IS a permissive burn day in Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, and Trinity counties.
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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.
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Due to the storm, there are 63 outages reported in Humboldt County leaving 2,448 PG&E customers without power. In Mendocino County, 19 power outages are impacting 501 PG&E customers as of 8 am this morning.
Updates can be found at www.pge.com/outages
The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services shared these helpful tips on staying warm during an outage:
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- Use your stove or oven to heat your home, as this can be extremely dangerous.
- Use charcoal or gas grills or propane heaters indoors. Odorless, invisible fumes from charcoal, gas and propane can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. Using these heaters indoors can also increase the risk of fire.
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- Layer Up: Wear multiple layers of lightweight clothing, including hats, mittens, and socks to trap body heat.
- Blankets and Sleeping Bags: Use wool or fleece blankets or sleep in sleeping bags to stay cozy.
- Stick Together: Close off one room, stay with family or roommates in this space and keep the door shut to preserve warmth.
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.
