San Andreas, CA…CHP is reporting a rollover vehicle collision with fire has closed Hwy 49 near Gold Strike.
The fire has spread to vegetation and firefighters are working hard to keep the fire from spreading. Please use caution and expect delays in the area until the incident has been dealt with. (Update as of 3:37pm…fire has spread rapidly to possibly 20 acres. Sounds like they are starting to get ahead of it though…) (Update as of 4:31pm…Forward progress has been stopped, detours are in place and according to CHP the roadway should reopen around 6pm) We would like to thank Erin Borean for pics of the smoke column from the Valley Springs area.

Incident: 00317 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Sr12 Loc Desc: CALA RIVER BRIDGE Lat/Lon: 38.204798 -120.697423 Close
Detail Information
4:26 PM 20 [38] 1039 ENTAC
4:20 PM 19 [36] 49-1 – WILL HAVE DETOUR – OLD SR49 TO GOLD STRIKE INTO SAN ANDREAS // HARD CLOSURE AT GOLD STRIKE X SR12 – CAR IS STILL ON FIRE and GRASS FIRE HAS RESULTED FRM IT // ETO WILL BE CLOSE TO THE 90 MINS – PLS MAKE NOTIFICATIONS — 49-1 – OFCR FAUITT IS OIC
4:18 PM 18 [35] 1039 SAM BERRI TO 1022 FOR NOW
4:18 PM 17 [34] B49-030 49 GOLD STRKE OPEN// 49/12 CLOSED– 1022 TOW FOR NOW STILL BURNING
4:11 PM 16 [33] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 SAM BERRI TOW / 209-728-3931 / W/ FB
4:10 PM 15 [32] B49-030 1185 FB FOR COMPLETE BURN VEH
3:14 PM 14 [24] 1039 CAL SO– WILL TURN VEHS AROUND
3:14 PM 13 [23] A49-001 SR49/GOLD STRIKE– FIRE BURNING TO JEO GOLD STRIKE– REQ SO RESP TO GOLD STRIKE FOR VEHS GOING THRU
3:09 PM 12 [21] 1039 CT
3:08 PM 11 [20] 1039 CAL SO
3:07 PM 10 [16] 1039 CDF– FIRE ON SCENE
3:07 PM 9 [14] B49-030 FIRE IS SPREADING TO VEG
3:04 PM 8 [13] A49-001 CPY ENRT FOR CLOSURE
3:03 PM 7 [12] B49-030 SR49 CLOSED AT SR12 AND GOLD STRIKE
3:02 PM 6 [11] A49-002 BY CAL RIVER BRIDGE
2:58 PM 5 [8] OCCS OO THE VEH
2:57 PM 4 [7] SEVERAL VEHS PULLED TO ASSIST
2:57 PM 3 [6] VEH UPSIDE DOWN ON THE RHS ON FIRE
2:56 PM 2 [3] FIRE IS ENRT
2:56 PM 1 [1] VEH ON FIRE AFTER TC
Unit Information
2:57 PM 9 Unit Assigned
2:57 PM 8 Unit Enroute
3:14 PM 7 Unit At Scene
2:58 PM 6 Unit Assigned
2:58 PM 5 Unit Enroute
3:02 PM 4 Unit At Scene
2:58 PM 3 Unit Assigned
2:58 PM 2 Unit Enroute
3:02 PM 1 Unit At Scene