Community Safety & Awarness Report-May 15, 2025
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Today, the Food For People Mobile Produce Pantry will be at the Orick Elementary School in Orick between 12 noon and 2pm.
Food for People will be hosting food distributions around Humboldt County today. The McKinleyville Pantry at 1615 Heartwood Drive will be open from 10 am until 3 pm. The Rio Dell pantry is open today at the Chamber of Commerce at 406 Wildwood Avenue from 9 am until 12 noon. The Blue Lake Pantry located at 111 Greenwood Drive is open today from 10 am until 2pm. In Willow Creek, the pantry is open from 10 am until 12 noon at the Willow Creek Community Resource Center located at 38883 Highway 299. In Ferndale, residents can visit the pantry from 1 to 2 pm at the Ferndale Community Church located on 712 Main Street. Nearby in Loleta, the pantry is open from 3 to 5 pm at the Loleta Community Church at 218 Church Street. The Ferndale Pantry is open between 1 and 2pm at 712 Main St. And in Garberville, the pantry at 437 Maple Lane will be hosting a distribution from 10:45 until noon.
Mendocino County residents, the Mendocino Community Food Pantry will be hosting a food distribution today, and every Thursday, from 2 to 3pm at 44831 Main Street next to the Mendocino Presbyterian Church. The Ukiah Food Bank is open today from 9 to 3pm at 888 N State St.
For a hot meal, residents can visit the Willits Daily Bread, Monday thru Thursday for Dinner, from 5:30-6:30pm located at 111 E. 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. The Willits Pop Up is going on right now,
The Northern California Community Blood Bank’s blood mobile will beat the Redwood Capital Bank Eureka at 402 G St, in Eureka 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
Next Tuesday the Board of Directors will be holding their monthly Zoom meeting at 3pm. Zoom links are available on the KMUD homepage.
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.
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, Thursday, May 15th, 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.
