Smoke Building Up on Highway 96 East in Humboldt County Prompts Response from Forest Service

AI SUMMARY: A fire was reported at 30 Highway 96 East near Hum 0.30. The California Highway Patrol was asked to call the fire department at 6:13 AM, and the fire department was contacted at 6:14 AM. The Department of Transportation requested an estimated time of arrival from the fire department due to smoke building up at 6:26 AM. The fire department notified the Forest Service, but the ETA was unknown at that time.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:30 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:12 a.m.
[1] FIRE
6:13 a.m.
[3] REQ CHP CALL FIRE
6:14 a.m.
[6] 1039 CF
6:26 a.m.
[9] PER DOT REQ ETA FROM CF / ADV THERE IS SMOKE BUILDING UP
6:27 a.m.
[11] PER CF NOTIFIED FOREST SERVICE / UNK ETA
6:28 a.m.
[12] 1039 DOT

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