Multiple Small Fires Break Out Along Highway 96, Traffic Control En Route

AI SUMMARY: At 5:30 pm, a report came in of a fire on the road at Highway 96 and Cade Mountain Summit. Someone was seen filming the fire at 5:31 pm. The California Highway Patrol out of office phone was contacted at 5:35 pm. The fire department was updated at 5:52 pm. By 6:30 pm, six separate small fires had broken out, causing a strain on resources, and a continuous response was needed for the accident investigation. By 7:17 pm, the fires were extinguished, and equipment was on the road, with the California Department of Transportation en route for closure. At 7:43 pm, flagging for the fire area was being done between mile markers 43-46. By 8:05 pm, traffic control was being assisted, and the California Department of Transportation was on scene for lane closure.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:09 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

5:29 p.m.

UPDATES

5:30 p.m.

[1] FIRE ON RDWY

5:31 p.m.

[3] PERSON FILMING FIRE

5:35 p.m.

[5] 1039 CF CHP OOP

5:51 p.m.

[9] 1039 215-3

5:52 p.m.