Fire Reported at Highway 101 South and Benbow Offramp; Fire Units Investigating Controlled Burns Off Freeway

AI SUMMARY: At 3:40 pm, a fire was reported at Highway 101 South and Benbow Offramp. The fire was seen at 3:42 pm and was confirmed again at 3:43 pm. By 4:18 pm, the California Highway Patrol reported that two controlled burns were off the freeway and fire units were checking on them.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:20 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:40 p.m.
[1] FIRE SEEN
3:42 p.m.
[5] [Appended, 15:43:20] [1] FIRE
4:18 p.m.
[13] PER CF TWO CONTROLLED BURNS OFF OF FWY / FIRE UNIT ITA CHECKING THE CONTROLLED BURNS NOW [Shared]

See: Common CHP Codes and Shorthand

© 2026 Lost Coast Communications Contact: news@lostcoastoutpost.com.