Powerline Down on Highway 299 E in Trinity Requires Traffic Control for Emergency Response

AI SUMMARY: The California Highway Patrol Dispatch log shows a request for traffic control at 1410 Highway 299 East in Trinity at 14:10. At 15:10, units were requested for a fire. At 15:13, there was an inquiry about whether the incident was affecting the roadway and how many units were needed. The Trinity County Sheriff's Office reported a downed powerline, but it was unclear how many officers were required or if the roadway was affected. Officers were notified to respond for traffic control.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:19 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:10 p.m.
[1] REQ UNITS FOR 1184 FOR THE FIRE
3:13 p.m.
[3] 1039 90-S2 INQ IF ITS AFFECTING THE RDWY/ HOW MANY UNITS
3:15 p.m.
[5] PER TRIN CO SO / SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A POWERLINE BEING DOWN / UNK HOW MANY OFFICERS NEEDED/ UNK IF RDWY AFFECTED / GOT NOTIF THAT OFFICERS NEED TO RESPOND FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL

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