‘It’s like a horror film’: Residents’ lives disrupted as winter fly swarms plague Firsby homes

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East Lindsey District Council is working with residents to tackle a ‘horror film’ infestation of blood-sucking flies in Firsby — but a solution has yet to be found.

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December 19, 2025 | News Editor

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Ravendale
â€” Unincorporated community â€”
Ravendale Location in California
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	California
County	Lassen County
Elevation^[1]	5,305 ft (1,617 m)

Ravendale is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California.^[1] It is located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Termo,^[2] at an elevation of 5305 feet (1617 m).^[1] Almost exactly halfway between these two cities, Rand McNally shows 54 driving miles to Susanville and about the same distance to Alturas.

The Ravendale post office opened in 1910, closed in 1920, and re-opened in 1921.^[2]

Wired telephones in this area have telephone numbers following the pattern, (530) 234-xxxx. There is some cellular telephone coverage from unknown providers. The availability of PCS and Nextel coverage is undetermined. The ZIP Code is 96123.

There is a Ravendale Airport with the FAA identifier O39.

Susanville District, Ravendale Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management operates a fire station here. The fire station transmitter call sign is KMC407. There is also a Ravendale Volunteer Fire Department according to the California Department of Forestry, Lassen-Modoc Ranger Unit 2005 annual report.
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‘It’s like a horror film’: Residents’ lives disrupted as winter fly swarms plague Firsby homes

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‘It’s like a horror film’: Residents’ lives disrupted as winter fly swarms plague Firsby homes