NORTHERN CALIF.
Firefighter dies battling August Complex fire on the Mendocino National Forest
Over 15,600 firefighters are still on the frontlines of 19 major fires and lightning complexes that continue to burn in California, though good progress is being made, CAL Fire reported Tuesday. Despite rising temperatures, firefighters continue to increase containment efforts on most of the wildfires. Officials noted that progress has allowed many of the evacuation orders to be lifted or downgraded. Firefighters continue to put out hot spots in residential areas, while utility crews remove fallen trees and other hazards, in an effort to get the over 27,000 people throughout the state still evacuated back into their homes.
Yesterday a firefighter died battling the August Complex on the Mendocino National Forest. A second firefighter is receiving medical attention. The US Forest Service is continuing to work toward determining additional details into what happened. This incident brings the total number of fatalities during the fire siege to eight.
The LNU Lightning Complex Fire, Napa County Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Solano, and Yolo Counties
has thus far consumed 375,209 acres but is now 69% contained. The Hennessey (merged fires) have burned 317,909 acres with 68% containment. The Wallbridge burned 54,940 acres, and is 73 percent contained. The Meyers fire burned 2,360 acres, 99% contained and 1,280 structures were destroyed.
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MENDOCINO COUNTY
August Complex Virtual Community Meeting
A public virtual community meeting regarding the August Complex wildfire will be streamed on Facebook Live Wednesday, September 2, 2020 7 p.m. Fire emergency officials plan to present information about the fire, weather and current conditions. Questions posted in the comments section will be addressed as time allows.
The meeting will be livestreamed through the Mendocino National Forest Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/MendocinoNF
Or community members may also join by phone by calling: 888-844-9904; 3096536#
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KELSEYVILLE
Kelseyville Adult Education now open for 2020-21 school year.
Kelseyville Adult provides adults the ability to earn their High School Diploma. Kelseyville Adult is open Monday – Friday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. and Mondays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Appointments are also available upon request. Kelseyville Adult is located at 4500 Konocti Rd ( behind the Kelseyville High School Football field.)
Staff can be contacted by email at joed@kvusd.org or by phone at 279-8414. Kelseyville Adult requires masks to be worn and practices social distancing guidelines. There is no cost involved.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
U.S. Transportation Secretary announces $105 million in infrastructure grants to California airports
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 405 airports in 50 states and six U.S. territories.
“This $1.2 billion federal investment will improve our nation’s airport infrastructure, enhance safety, and strengthen growth in local communities, which is especially important as the economy recovers from COVID-19,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.
Some of the airports in Northern California receiving federal grants include:
- $13,798,605 to Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport for terminal building expansion.
- $3,338,755 to Napa County Airport for taxiway reconstruction.
- $3,297,825 to Lake Tahoe Airport for apron reconstruction
- $3,221,631 to San Francisco International Airport for residential noise mitigation measures.
- $3,115,281 to Chico Municipal Airport for taxiway reconstruction.
- $1,111,110 to Fresno Yosemite International Airport for residential noise mitigation measures.
- $650,689 to Palo Alto Airport for apron reconstruction.
“The 434 AIP grants will fund critical airport infrastructure projects around the country,” said FAA Administrator Stephen M. Dickson.
Since January 2017, the Trump Administration delivered $13.5 billion to America’s airports to improve infrastructure and safety. In 2020, the Administration delivered $10 billion in economic assistance to America’s Airports during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
A complete listing of grants and an interactive map of airports receiving funding is available on the FAA website at https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/2020_aip_grants/media/FY20-AIP-Grants-Announced.pdf
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LAKE COUNTY
Libraries will observe Labor Day
All branches of the Lake County Library system will be closed September 5 to observe Labor Day. Normal hours will resume on September 8. Call your local branch if you have any questions. Even though the library will be closed you can still go online to the library website at http://library.lakecountyca.gov to download ebooks, audiobooks, movies; music and magazines. You can also check on your account, renew any items you have checked out or requests books from libraries in Lake, Sonoma and Mendocino to pick up at your local branch when the library does reopen.
Lakeport Library, located at 1425 N. High Street, is normally open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The phone number is 263-8817.
Redbud Library, 14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake, is normally open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday noon to 7 p.m. The phone number is 994-5115.
Middletown Library, 21256 Washington Street, is normally open by appointment only Tuesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The phone number is 987-3674.
Upper Lake Library, 310 Second Street, is normally open by appointment only Tuesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The phone number is 275-2049.
The Lake County Library is on the internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov and on Facebook at Facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary.
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