Wildfire Closes Highway 96 South of Weitchpec
An AlertWildfire cam shows smoky conditions in the area. | AlertWildfire
UPDATE, 4:15 p.m.:
According to the CHP report, Highway 96 will remain closed until 5 p.m. Then traffic control will be put in place throughout the night.
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A new wildfire burning along Highway 96 near Bull Creek Road has shut down the highway in the area.
According to the CHP incident report, the fire is burning 10 acres up the highway hillside and 5 acres below.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and the Hoopa Fire Department have been dispatched to the scene.
Northbound traffic is being diverted to Upper Mill Creek and Carpenter Roads.
High wind conditions have been reported in the area.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
3:10
p.m.
[1] HSO ERNT TO A FIRE
3:24
p.m.
[10] PER HSO FIRE JUST PASSED SR96 AND HIGH WIND CONDITIONS
3:25
p.m.
[14] LL HOOPA FIRE
3:25
p.m.
[13] 16-S4 REQ UPDATE FROM FIRE
3:26
p.m.
[16] FIRE IS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RDWY // 10 ACRES ON THE UP HILL AND 5 ACRES BELOW //
3:29
p.m.
[21] 1039 YREKA CC
3:30
p.m.
[22] B16-073 INQ WITH HSO UNIT AVAIL FOR SR96 AT CARPENTER // FIRE IS AFFECTING THE RDWY //
3:31
p.m.
[28] PER HSO STARTED A HARD CLOSURE SR96 X NORTON FIELD
3:32
p.m.
[31] B16-073 REQ HSO CLOSURE TO MOVE TO SR96 X CARPENTER
3:37
p.m.
[35] A16-071 NB TRAFFIC AT 96 WILL REDIRECT TO UPPER MILL CREEK AND CARPENTER
3:41
p.m.
[37] 16-71 HSO 97 HOLDING CLOSURE // 16-71 ERNT TO 11-98 W THE IC TO GATHER FURTH INFO
3:52
p.m.
[39] HSO CONFIRMED HARD CLOSURE AT THE BLUFFS ON 96
4:03
p.m.
[43] [Notification] [CHP]-16-71 HARD CLOSURE 96/CARPENER AND 96/169 // IC REQ HARDCLOSURE FOR AT LEAST 1 HR THEN CONTROLLED TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT [Shared]
4:07
p.m.
[46] 1039 16-S4
4:53
p.m.
[52] 1039 HSO
5:56
p.m.
[56] A16-071 DOT HAS ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL IN PLACE STARTING SOUTH END MM 20.00 ENDING NORTH END 21.5
5:59
p.m.
[58] 1039 ENTAC
10:43
p.m.
[61] CT 1431 ADV RDWY OPEN AND 10-98
10:49
p.m.
[62] 1039 S5
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