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If you have questions regarding COVID-19, call the County Public Health Office at 707-472-2759. To contact the City of Fort Bragg, call 707-961-2823. All Fort Bragg citizens may contact the Fort Bragg Police Department at 707-964-0200 and staff will direct you to the appropriate agency.
Effective Aug. 10, 2021, until rescinded: Order of the Health Officer of Mendocino County mandating the wearing of face coverings in indoor public settings by all persons in response to the surge of COVID-19 and the spread of the Delta Variant.
Tuesdays in the Tent Mendocino Coast Clinics
Tuesdays in the Tent is ongoing weekly. Drivethrough vaccinations are available from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays at 205 South St., Fort Bragg. Just drive up to the white tent on the north side of the clinic to get your free vaccine. If you’re overdue for your second dose, come on down and they’ll be happy to give it to you. It’s never too late. Anyone who needs a first dose is welcome. No appointment or ID necessary. For more information, call 707-9641251.
COVID testing and vaccines
The Mendocino Coast Clinics, 205 South St., Fort Bragg, is your one-stopshop for all things COVID, from testing to vaccines! If you have symptoms and want to be tested, call them at 707-964-1251 and they will set up a video visit or have you assessed in your car. If you don’t have symptoms and want to be tested, give a call at 964-1251 and they will get you in Wednesday morning or Thursday afternoon. If those times are not good for you, they will find a time to make it work. The new tests are much more comfortable and are over in seconds >> and the COVID team at the Mendocino Coast Clinics has had a lot of practice giving these tests over the past 15 months! Results are typically available in 48 hours.
Vaccine by Appointment Are you looking for a COVID-19
vaccine? The Adventist Health team has Moderna and the J&J vaccines all available through the Primary Care team located at 721 River Dr., Suite A in Fort Bragg. To make an appointment, call the Adventist Health offices at 707961-4631 and press option 3 to set a time and date available to receive yours.
Free firewood If you need firewood and would be hard-pressed to buy it, you can get it right here on the coast. You will need a truck and a way to split it, though not at the pickup site. The firewood is a mix of mostly soft and some hardwood and it is cut in rounds. If you would like to pick up this firewood, please email firewood@mcn.org, and together they will arrange for