Tree and Brush Fire Reported Near Highway 101 In Mendocino County

AI SUMMARY: At 20:23, CHP received a report of a fire on Hwy 101 N near Men 76.40 at 7643 Hwy 101 N, later уточified as a possible tree and brush fire about 20 feet from the Rdwy. By 20:40, a caller reported a tree on fire at 76.43, and CHP noted it was close to the Hwy and could be a traffic hazard. Follow-up updates indicated the fire was still active, with the contractor sending the engineer, who was also an assistant landowner with the burn, and the contractor was reported to have an 8-minute ETA.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:58 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:23 p.m.
[2] FIRE ON HIGHWAY
8:26 p.m.
[7] 10-39 CF
8:29 p.m.
[12] [Notification] [CHP]-POSS TREE ON FIRE
8:40 p.m.
[14] 76.43 TREE ON FIRE HERE PER 52
8:40 p.m.
[15] 1039 CF W/UPDATE
8:42 p.m.
[17] PER 52 IT IS CLOSE TO THE HWY AND THEY SHOULD BE AWARE THAT IT COULD BE TRAFF HAZ
8:42 p.m.
[18] 1039 CF
8:54 p.m.
[20] 1039 CF HE ADVS THEY WERE SENDING THE ENGINEER THAT IS ASST LAND OWNER WITH THE BURN , THOUGHT HE WOULD BE 97 BY NOW
8:55 p.m.
[22] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF THE CONTRACTOR HAS AN 8 MIN ETA
8:35 p.m.
[26] [Appended, 20:56:50] [2] FIRE
8:35 p.m.
[27] [Appended, 20:56:50] [3] TREE AND BRUSH FIRE
8:36 p.m.
[29] [Appended, 20:56:50] [5] POSS 20 FEET FROM RDWY
9:10 p.m.
[38] 1039 CF [Shared]

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