UPDATE 10:34 P.M.: Caltrans is reporting “detour in place via SR 263.” But there is no estimate of when Interstate 5 will open.

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The Redding Searchlight is reporting a “mile’s worth of damaged vehicles” about 10 miles south of the Oregon border on I5 near the intersection with Hwy 96.  The entire interstate is closed down. The accident, which the CHP site is reporting began with two semi trucks apparently sliding on black ice into a concrete wall, soon escalated into a disaster zone.  The Searchlight is reporting as many as 60 vehicles may be involved.

Caltrans is reporting I5 “IS CLOSED TO NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC AT THE JCT OF SR 96 (SISKIYOU CO) 
- DUE TO AN ACCIDENT - A DETOUR IS AVAILABLE.”

Below the map is the current CHP dispatch report as it came in.


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The latest entry as of 10 P.M. is on the top.

9:45 PM 94 [221] 41-3 - IS AT THE TOP OF THE TC WITH MR WALLACE [Shared]
9:42 PM 93 [218] GORDON TRUCKING ON THE LINE, THEY HAVE A TRUCK INVD, THEY ARE SENDING 1185 FROM MEDFORD, ETA 90 MINS [Shared]
9:33 PM 92 [212] DOG IS CHIPPED [Shared]
9:33 PM 91 [211] DOG IS MALE AND HIS NAME IS YUNA, UNKN IF DOG IS FRIENDLY [Shared]
9:31 PM 90 [209] RON FROM OES: THERE ARE FOLKS AT THE SHELTER THAT HAD A DOG THAT JUMPED OO THE VEH. DOG IS HUSKY / GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX [Shared]
9:31 PM 89 [208] 1039 YPD RE LINE 205 [Shared]
9:29 PM 88 [205] [Notification] [CHP]-MICHELLE FROM FAIRGROUNDS ADV LIGHTS ON andGATES OPEN F/TRK PARKING [Shared]
9:27 PM 87 [203] VEH THAT RP HIT IS ALSO 1097 AT RA IN 18 WHEELER, THE DRIVER IS FROM CANADA [Shared]
9:06 PM 86 [193] INVD ADVD HE AND HIS FAMILY ARE GETTING VERY COLD AND WOULD LIKE AN ETA [Shared]
8:46 PM 85 [185] 1039 CT FOR SIGNS [Shared]
8:46 PM 84 [183] 1039 YPD OF STIDHAM TRUCKING [Shared]
8:44 PM 83 [180] STIDHAM ADVD BIG RIG PARKING AVAIL, THEY HAVE SEVERAL ACRES, IS AT OREGON / PANELANE [Shared]
8:32 PM 82 [173] PER 41-S4, HAVE SHASTA UNITS RESPOND UP THE 263, ASSIST FRM THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TC [Shared]
8:28 PM 81 [170] 1039 52-11 AND 52-12 [Shared]
8:27 PM 80 [168] 1039 52-S1, SEND GRAVEYARD UNITS TO ASSIST [Shared]
8:15 PM 79 [166] PER 41-S2, TC SCENE IS APRX 2 MILES LONG [Shared]
8:04 PM 78 [163] TANNERS TOLD BRUCES TO FOLLOW HIM, THEY DID AND THEY ARE 1097 [Shared]
8:03 PM 77 [161] BRUCES IS 1097 AND I HAVE ATTD TO PATCH THRU TO S2 [Shared]
8:01 PM 76 [160] 1039 ASHLAND TOW ON LINE 154 [Shared]
7:59 PM 75 [159] 1039 BRUCES TOWING TO CALL CHP DISPATCH WHEN 1097 AT COLLIER RA [Shared]
7:59 PM 74 [158] 1039 ONARHEIMS OF LINE 154 [Shared]
7:58 PM 73 [157] 1039 TANNER [Shared]
7:57 PM 72 [156] 1039 FREDS TOWING THEY WILL CALL DISPATCH WHEN THEY ARE 1097 AT COLLIER [Shared]
7:54 PM 71 [155] 1039 BLK BUTTE OF LINE 154 [Shared]
7:51 PM 70 [152] 1039 41-S2 OF MEDIA INFO [Shared]
7:48 PM 69 [151] PER CF - MEDIA IS ENRT - CF PIO IS FIELDING ENORMOUS AMOUNTS - BELIEVE MEDIA IS ENRT TO TC SCENE [Shared]
7:43 PM 68 [149] PER 41-70, NEG UNITS RESPONDING TO HENLEY HORNBROOK TO CLOSE THE FRWY SB [Shared]
7:39 PM 67 [146] 1039 ONARHEIM, THEY HAVE HEAVY DUTY AND HEAVY SLIDE TRUCK [Shared]
7:37 PM 66 [144] 1039 ASHLAND TOWING, ROLLING 1 BIG RIG 1185, 2 MED AND 1 LIGHT [Shared]
7:36 PM 65 [143] FOR ASHLAND TOW - YES TO BIG RIG 1185, ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN START [Shared]
7:32 PM 64 [140] 1039 FREDS TOWING [Shared]
7:31 PM 63 [138] 1039 BRUCES TO ROLL ALL AVAIL TRKS [Shared]
7:29 PM 62 [137] 1039 CT, INQUIRING IF THEY CAN CALL OUT OTHER UNITS, THEY ARE NEEDED ON 5 ASAP [Shared]
7:29 PM 61 [136] 1039 BLK BUTTE TO STAGE AT COLLIER [Shared]
7:28 PM 60 [135] 41-S4 CAN”T MOVE ANY OF THE TRAFFIC UNTIL CT RESPONDS TO I5 DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS [Shared]
7:28 PM 59 [134] HAVE 1 CT TRUCK RESPOND WRONG WAY FRM THE 96 TO CLEAR TRAFFIC FRM THE NORTH SIDE [Shared]
7:25 PM 58 [132] 1039 41-70, HE IS WITH S4 [Shared]
7:24 PM 57 [131] HAVE ASHLAND TOW RESPOND AS WELL [Shared]
7:23 PM 56 [128] CONTACT ALL OF OUR 1185 ROTATIONS - HAVE THEM STAGE AT COLLIER RA [Shared]
7:21 PM 55 [127] THERE ARE 40-50 VEHS THAT ARE STUCK EITHER ON ICE OR BECAUSE THEY ARE JAMMED TOGETHER [Shared]
7:18 PM 54 [124] PER CALFIRE - S4 TOLD CALFIRE TO HAVE 41-70 OR 41-72 TO CLOSE SB AT HENLEY/HORNBROOK [Shared]
7:16 PM 53 [123] 1039 ALL TO 41-C [Shared]
7:15 PM 52 [122] CORRECTION: 1039 ENTACT [Shared]
7:15 PM 51 [121] 1039 ENTRACT [Shared]
7:13 PM 50 [120] PER 41-S4 - WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO CLOSE SB I5 TO LOAD PATIENTS - 1039 CF, THEY WILL CONTACT 41-S2 OR 41-S4 VIA CELL [Shared]
7:11 PM 49 [119] 1039 41-C ON CELL, WILL CALL FRM HIS R [Shared]
7:09 PM 48 [117] YPD INQ IF 263 OPEN - AFFIRM BUT ADV”D IT IS ICY [Shared]
7:07 PM 47 [115] 41-S2 - PLS NOTIFY 41-C AND ENTAC, UNK ETA OF ROADWAY OPENING [Shared]
7:04 PM 46 [112] ETA FOR CINDERS ON 263 30-45, HAD TO CALL SOMEONE IN [Shared]
7:02 PM 45 [110] 1039 CT TO ACCESS WRONG WAY [Shared]
7:02 PM 44 [109] CF AND 1141”S CAN COME ON WRONG WAY TO LOAD PATIENTS AT THE 96 [Shared]
7:01 PM 43 [108] 1039 CT, FOR ICE ON 96/263 [Shared]
7:01 PM 42 [107] 1039 CALFIRE RE ICE ON 96 TO 263 JCT [Shared]
6:58 PM 41 [102] CALFIRE REQ TO CLOSE WB 5 TO LOAD PATIENTS [Shared]
6:55 PM 40 [101] 41-S2 CLEARING N YREKA - YPD MANNING THE CLOSURE [Shared]
6:51 PM 39 [95] CALFIRE HAS LIFE FLIGHT LANDING AT COLLIER RA IN CASE THEY AREA NEEDED [Shared]
6:47 PM 38 [88] 41-S4 TC SCENE IS 1 1/2 MILES JSO OF COLLIER, 41-S4 IS 1097 [Shared]
6:45 PM 37 [87] 41-S4 AT 1 1/2 JNO COLLIER, ICE ON RDWY JSO COLLIER RA [Shared]
6:45 PM 36 [85] 1039 41-70/72 TO TAKE 263 TO TC [Shared]
6:45 PM 35 [86] [Appended, 18:45:15] 1039 41-70/72 TO TAKE 263 TO TC [Shared]
6:45 PM 34 [84] 41-S4 HAVE 70/72 1 MILE JNO TC SCENE HAVE THEM TO RESP TO THE SCENE VIA 263 ICY JNO TC SCENE [Shared]
6:43 PM 33 [82] 1039 CT FOR DETOUR SIGNS [Shared]
6:43 PM 32 [83] [Appended, 18:43:45] 1039 CT FOR DETOUR SIGNS [Shared]
6:41 PM 31 [77] PER BRIAN FROM BLK BUTTE - 2 BIG RIG 1185”S WILL BE ENRT IMMEDIATELY AND 2 MORE ENRT FROM REDDING [Shared]
6:40 PM 30 [75] **** ROAD CLOSED NB 5 AT N YREKA **** [Shared]
6:39 PM 29 [74] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 TANNER TOW FOR FB ON EXPEDITE [Shared]
6:38 PM 28 [70] 1039 CT // ETA IS A CALL OUT // WILL EXPEDITE [Shared]
6:38 PM 27 [69] PLS CALL CT AND REQ ETA FOR SALT FOR THE RDWY [Shared]
6:37 PM 26 [68] 1039 YPD // WILL SEND A UNIT [Shared]
6:37 PM 25 [67] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1166-Defective Traffic Signals to 1179-Trfc Collision 1141 Enrt by CHP [Shared]
6:36 PM 24 [64] PLS ROLL 1185 HEAVY DUTY [Shared]
6:36 PM 23 [63] REQ IF YPD HAS A UNIT AVAIL TO STAND BY AT HARD CLOSURE NB 5 JNO RA [Shared]
6:34 PM 22 [60] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision 1141 Enrt to 1166-Defective Traffic Signals by CHP [Shared]
6:34 PM 21 [59] 1039 TO CT DISP FOR CMS SIGN ACTIVATION [Shared]
6:33 PM 20 [56] 1039 CAL FIRE [Shared]
6:31 PM 19 [53] 1039 YPD [Shared]
6:31 PM 18 [54] [Appended, 18:31:55] 1039 YPD [Shared]
6:31 PM 17 [52] LATE ENTRY 41-3 RUNNING A BREAK ON THE WAY IN // NB [Shared]
6:29 PM 16 [45] PER CAL-FIRE - ONE OF THE ENGINES IS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE SCENE - THEY ARE COMING IN FROM THE NORTH - RDWY IS BLKD - 1/4 MIS SOUTH OF THE REST AREA [Shared]
6:29 PM 15 [44] PLS ADV YREKA PD OF THE RD CLOSURE [Shared]
6:28 PM 14 [41] PER 41-S4 // SHUTTING DOWN THE RDWY NOW [Shared]
6:28 PM 13 [38] B41-005 REQ RDWY BE SHUT DOWN 2 MI JNO RA // 97 JSO [Shared]
6:27 PM 12 [36] ONE OF THE VEHS IS NOW AT THE REST AREA - SIL GMC PICKUP [Shared]
6:25 PM 11 [30] RP CALLED IN, INVOLVED ADVS HIS SEMI SLID ON BLACK ICE, LOST CALL [Shared]
6:25 PM 10 [31] [Appended, 18:25:44] RP CALLED IN, INVOLVED ADVS HIS SEMI SLID ON BLACK ICE, LOST CALL [Shared]
6:22 PM 9 [11] 1039 TO CT DISPATCH
6:22 PM 8 [10] PER ANOTHER RP // RDWY IS ICY
6:21 PM 7 [22] [Appended, 18:23:26] [11] RP ADVS NEG INJURY
6:21 PM 6 [9] RDWY IS BLKD
6:20 PM 5 [20] [Appended, 18:23:26] [9] RP HIT TRACTOR”S REAR WHEEL
6:20 PM 4 [19] [Appended, 18:23:26] [8] ADD”L INVOLVED RP ADVS SEMI TRUCK SLID OUT IN FRONT OF HIM
6:20 PM 3 [6] PER ANOTHER RP = POSSIBLY 4-5 SEMI AND 3-4 CARS
6:19 PM 2 [15] [Appended, 18:23:26] [4] ADVS SEMI TRUCKS CRASHING ON BLACK ICE
6:18 PM 1 [2] 2 SEMI TRUCKS INV - INTO THE CONCRETE WALL