Car Fire Engulfs Vehicle Near Highway 96 and Salmon River Road in California

AI SUMMARY: A car fire was reported at Highway 96 and Salmon River Road, one mile up the river from Junction Elementary School. Initially, it was unclear if it was a fire or a car fire, but the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office confirmed it was indeed a car fire. Suspicions arose that the vehicle may have been stolen due to recent vehicle thefts in the area. Ultimately, it was confirmed as a car fire, and the fire department did not have an officer in the area to take photos or videos to be emailed to them. The vehicle was confirmed to be unoccupied and located on a private driveway.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:49 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:34 p.m.
[1] FIRE 1 MI UP RIVER F/ JUNCTION ELEM.
4:34 p.m.
[2] 3RD HAND INFO
4:35 p.m.
[3] UNK IF A FIRE OR CAR FIRE
4:35 p.m.
[7] [Appended, 16:37:08] [1] POSS FIRE
5:12 p.m.
[12] SCSO ADV THIS IS CONFIRMED CAR FIRE // 6 RIVER POSS ON SCENE [Shared]
5:13 p.m.
[13] SCSO THINKS POSS STOLEN VEH DUE TO OTHER VEHS IN THE AREA BEING STOLEN RECENTLY [Shared]
5:14 p.m.
[14] 2 MI UP RIVER FROM SALMON RIVER RD [Shared]
5:34 p.m.
[18] A41-010 ATTEMPT TO GET 1185 STARTED AND ATC NORTH COAST TO SEE IF THEY CAN GIVE A VEH TYPE
5:40 p.m.
[20] 1039 NORTHCOAST ADVS PK TK , UNK FURTHER
5:41 p.m.
[21] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from FIRE-Report of Fire to CFIRE-Car Fire by CHP [Shared]
5:44 p.m.
[26] CF ADV THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIRE OFCR IN THE AREA // INQ IF CHP CAN TAKE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TO BE EMAILED TO CF [Shared]
5:45 p.m.
[28] VEH IS CONFIRMED 1124 [Shared]
5:45 p.m.
[30] VEH LOC ON A PVT DRIVEWAY//NEG 1125 [Shared]
5:46 p.m.
[31] Tow Request Cancelled: 862684
5:47 p.m.
[34] 41-10 ADVD AFIRM FOR LN 26 [Shared]
5:51 p.m.
[36] 1039 SCSO W/28 INFO [Shared]

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