Highway 96 East Closed for Firefighting Efforts Until 5 pm

AI SUMMARY: At 15:00 on Highway 96 East in Humboldt County, a full road closure was put in place to assist with fighting a fire, expected to last until approximately 17:00. The closure was due to the same fire reported from the previous day. Various agencies were notified, including the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, the Fortuna Fire Department, and the Northern Command Center. The Hoopa Tribal Agency was also informed. At 18:01, the closure was opened to one-way traffic control, with the Department of Transportation providing assistance. The closure on Marshall at 96 was noted by the Tribal Agency, and the DOT had a hard closure at 17:00. Further communications with law enforcement and fire departments were made throughout the evening.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:59 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:36 p.m.
[1] THIS IS FULL COSURE AGAIN TO ASST WITH FIGHTING THE FIRE
3:38 p.m.
[2] TILL APPROX 1700 HRS
3:44 p.m.
[3] THIS IS ONE AND THE SAME FIRE FRM LG 163 8/7
3:56 p.m.
[5] 1039 HSO
3:57 p.m.
[6] 1039 CF FORTUNA
3:58 p.m.
[7] 1039 NOR-COMM
3:59 p.m.
[8] PER 16-S2 1023 ON HEWAB , IF OPENS NEG IF CLOSURE CONT PAST 1700 POSS SEND HEWAB
4 p.m.
[9] 1039 HOOPA TRIBAL
4:05 p.m.
[10] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 16-70 TRIBAL HAS CLOSURE ON MARSHALL AT 96 AND NOT REQ CHP // DOT HAS HARD CLOSURE ON 96 AT 1700
6:01 p.m.
[11] PER 16-70 CLOSURE OPEN TO ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL // DOT PROVIDING 1184
6:56 p.m.
[13] 1039 HSO
6:57 p.m.
[15] 1039 CF FORTUNA
6:57 p.m.
[16] 1039 ST PKS

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