Highway 96 E in Humboldt Closed for Firefighting Efforts, Full Closure Until 7:30 AM Update

AI SUMMARY: Highway 96 East in Humboldt County was closed at 1500 hours to assist with fighting a fire. The closure was in effect until approximately 1700 hours. The closure was due to the same fire that occurred on August 7th. The Hoopa Tribal authorities were notified, and the closure was open to one-way traffic control at one point but later returned to full closure until approximately 0730 hours the next day. As of the last update, Highway 96 remained closed with no estimated time for reopening. Multiple agencies were involved in managing the closure and traffic control.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:03 a.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
8:27 p.m.
[17] 16-70 BACK TO FULL CLOSURE UNTIL APPROX 0730 HRS
8:11 a.m.
[21] 16-S4 INQUIRING IF 96 STILL HAS FULL CLOSURE
8:12 a.m.
[23] 1039 16-S4 / 16-S4 CPZ
9:59 a.m.
[26] PER CT 96 WILL REMAIN CLOSED / NO ETA FOR REOPEN
9:59 a.m.
[27] 1039 HSO
10 a.m.
[29] 1039 CF
10 a.m.
[30] 1039 16-S4 / 16-S4 CPZ
10:02 a.m.
[31] 1039 SP
10:03 a.m.
[32] 1039 HOOPA TRIBAL

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