Traffic Hazard Caused by Parked Vehicle Blocking Fire Station Driveway on Highway 162 in California

AI SUMMARY: At 12:00 AM, a vehicle was reported parked blocking the bay at 75900 Highway 162. The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office was contacted but all units were in Willits. It was reported that the vehicle was parked at the fire station and could not be moved easily, blocking both ways and preventing fire engines from exiting. TandT Tow was requested for rotation, and it was confirmed that the vehicle was still on scene at 1:56 AM. By 2:37 AM, it was determined that the vehicle was blocking the fire station driveway, leading to authorization for storage.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:41 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:12 a.m.
[4] PARKED BLOCKING THE 1141 BAY
12:17 a.m.
[10] 1039 MCSO // NEG, ALL IN WILLITS
12:19 a.m.
[11] 1039 105-S5 CPZ, WILL CONTACT 105-55
12:25 a.m.
[12] PER RP ADV THAT HE WAS JUST AT FIRE STATION AND LEFT AND WHEN RP CAME BACK IT WAS PARKED THERE / NEG INDVS SEEN ITA ASSOC / ASKED ADDITIONAL PRTY OUTSIDE AND THEY ADV JUST SEEN IT PARKED THERE AND DID NOT SEE ANY PRTYS LEAVE THE VEH / 1125 BOTH POSS WAYS TO GET 1141 OUT / CANT MOVE FIRE ENGINES EITHER WITH THE WAY THE VEH IS PARKED
12:36 a.m.
[20] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 TandT TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX
12:37 a.m.
[21] 1039 RP // CPZ, SENDING PIC
1:47 a.m.
[24] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97
1:56 a.m.
[25] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH / 98
2:37 a.m.
[26] PER 22500D VEH IS BLOCKING FIRE STATION DRIVEWAY - REASON FOR STORAGE AUTHORITY 22654A

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