In case of a power blackout, there's a large generator in one of the buildings at the base of the structure. That round radar-looking thingie is a microwave link to Mount Pierce which relays some of the cell phone traffic to Eureka. Hard hat territory. Two men are working near the top of the tower, about 180 feet off the ground. Another crew is working on the ground, feeding them equipment and tools.
Common people can be brave, too.
Looking downriver with Fern Bridge on the left horizon, and with the northern part of Fortuna on the right. The street in the extreme right of the picture is 8th Street. Highway 101 follows the river until it passes Fernbridge, where it climbs Table Bluff before dropping into Beatrice Flats near College of the Redwoods. Before Fern Bridge was built there was a ferry at this point. 9th Street coming out of the middle, and 8th Street is on the left side of the picture.