An arsonist set fires along Hwy 18 - Extinguished by passing motorists in Waterman Canyon.
CHP logs:
Incident: Report of Fire
Location: SR18 JNO UPPER WATERMAN Zoom Map: 516 6G info as of: 10/27/2006 2:23:51 PM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
1:53PM 75-23 CHECKED LOWER WATERMAN DID NOT SEE A FIRE THERE
1:52PM SUSP VEH IS NEWER WHI WORK TRK WITH A RACK - WAS LOADED WITH WHI BOXES - PTY SET THE BOXES ON FIRE AT LEAST 3 THAT THE WITNESS SAW
1:50PM THAT VEH IS WHAT 10 HAS STOPPED LOG 904 - HHE COPIED INFO 1039 SB COMM CNETER TO ROLL A FIRE INV
1:48PM ADVS THESE ARE THE BOXES THAT POSS STARTED THE FIRES
1:46PM RP ADVS SEVERAL PEOPLE SAW THE WHI TRK STOPPED IN THE AREA WHERE THE FIRE STARTED
1:46PM RP ADVS CHP HAS WHI PK STOPPED - ADVS THAT IS POSS THE SUSP THAT STARTED THE FIRE
1:44PM 1039 SB CTY FIRE REF LOWER WATERMAN
1:44PM MAKE SURE CITY FIRE KNOWS ABOUT THE 1 AT LOWER WATERMAN
1:42PM PSR BY ADVS THERE IS 2 MORE FIRE 1 AT LOWER WATERMAN AND 1 AT UPPER WATERMAN THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PUT OUT YET
1:38PM RP ADVS WAS A CARDBOARD BOX PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH HIS DRINK - LOOKS LIKE I T WAS INTENTIONAL
RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS
2:07PM CHP Unit On Scene