Car Fire Extinguished at Salmon River Road and Highway 96, Vehicle Towed After Investigation

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at Salmon River Road and Highway 96. The fire was in a pullout and did not involve any injuries. The nearest address provided was 422 Salmon River Road. The California Highway Patrol dispatched unit 41-S2 to the scene and later requested unit 41-5 to respond. The fire was mostly extinguished and did not spread to vegetation. The authorities were planning to tow the vehicle involved in the incident and requested photos of each side of the vehicle. The fire department and US Forest Service were also involved in the incident. Valley Towing was contacted for the tow, with an estimated arrival time of 2.5 hours. The vehicle was eventually towed and taken into custody by Valley Towing.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:48 p.m.
[2] CFIRE
4:48 p.m.
[4] IN A PULL OUT / NEG 1125
4:49 p.m.
[6] NEAREST ADD 422 SALMON RIVER RD
4:50 p.m.
[7] 1039 41-S2 VIA LL REQ TO HAVE 41-5 RESPOND
4:51 p.m.
[8] 1039 41-5 AT OFC / ENRT
5:27 p.m.
[10] CF ADVS ON SCENE / FIRE ALMOST DIED DOWN , NEG SPREAD TO VEGITATION
6:19 p.m.
[13] CF INQ IF ARE PLANNIGN ON TOWING THE VEH TONIGHT, IF SO THEY WANT A PIC OF EACH SIDE OF THE VEH, 4 TOTAL
6:21 p.m.
[15] 1039 41-5
6:23 p.m.
[18] B41-005 WILL ADVISE CAL FIRE OF ANY UPDATES WHEN HE GOES 97
6:35 p.m.
[23] 1039 CAL FIRE
6:36 p.m.
[24] CAL FIRE HAS AN ENGINE 97 / 1023 FOR CHP
6:38 p.m.
[25] 1039 41-5
8:10 p.m.
[27] B41-005 REQ 1185
8:12 p.m.
[29] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 VALLEY // (XXX) XXX-XXXX
8:22 p.m.
[30] VALLEY ADVS 2.5 HR ETA
8:34 p.m.
[33] B41-005 NEG VIN ON VEH/ PER CF USFS MAY HAVE PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED VEH FOR FOLLOW UP
8:35 p.m.
[34] CF REQ PHOTOS OF THE VEH FRM EACH SIDE OF VEH
8:42 p.m.
[35] 1039 USFS // NEG VIN OR PLT SEEN // WILL LOOK FURTHER AND CB IF FOUND
10:37 p.m.
[36] B41-005 1185 97
10:58 p.m.
[37] B41-005 VALLEY HAS THE VEH /1019 FOR 180 INFO

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