Southern CA fires - Live Thread 10/27

10/27/03 | Myself

[spectr17]

Southern CA fires - Live Thread 10/27

Cal Fire Maps

http://wildfire.cr.usgs.gov/ca_geomac/viewer.htm

http://www.incidentcontrol.com

Live online scanner feeds for fire, cops, CDF, air attack

http://www.live365.com/stations/kb6jag

FYI, this one gives pop ups if you use it.

No pop ups on this feed

http://www.police-scanner.info/livescan.htm

Another live scanner feed.

Click on Big Bear Feed

http://www.compucations.com/nuke/html/modules.php?name=LiveScanners

another live feed for socal, Verdugo Fire Communications Center

http://verdugo.ci.glendale.ca.us/radio.html

CHP Dispatch

http://cad.chp.ca.gov/

CDF AIR CHANNELS ---------------- Red - 151.220 - Air to ground units Blue - 151.280 - Air to air Green - 151.295 - Air to air Yellow - 151.310 - Air to air Victor - 122.925 AM - Air to air for contract helicopters

List of channels for SoCal

http://www.qsl.net/ke6alv/

Get a copy of Police call for when you're mobile.

http://www.policecall.com/

San Bernardino National Forest

171.475 mhz and 172.225

123.9750 National Air Tanker Base Freq. 135.9750 Air ops 151.2200 CDF Red Air to Ground 151.2650 CDF Region 151.3100 CDF Air Tactics 6 151.3550 CDF Command Net 1 154.2650 OES White Fire 2 154.2800 OES White Fire 1 154.2950 OES White Fire 3 164.1250 Fire Camp Service Net 166.6125 "Command" Fontana area 166.8500 Air attack 167.9500 BLM Air to Ground 168.0500 NIFC Tac 1 168.0750 NIFC Tac 3 168.200 NIFC Tac 2 (Crew Net) 168.2500 BLM? "Command" 168.4000 BLM "Command" 168.6000 NIFC Tac 3 168.6250 Air Guard 169.1250 Calif. Fire Travel Net 169.0625 vehicle mechanics? 170.0000 Air to Ground Region 5 173.9125 Region 5 Tac 4 173.9625 Region 5 Tac 5 173.9875 Region 5 Tac 6 415.5500 National Air channel

HAM

145.220

Los Angeles Area

KNBC: http://www.nbc4.tv

KABC: http://www.abc7.com

KCBS: http://www.cbs2.com

KTTV: http://www.fox11la.com

KCAL: http://www.kcal.com

San Diego

http://nbcsandiego.feedroom.com/?fr_story=af0368e01c0323615f2e6f30970885b317fe905c

[BurbankKarl]

the 118 is closed and there is a bunch of LAFD trucks parked waiting in case the fire runs into LA CITY...I dont hear anything on LA Fire Freqs....just a wait and see

[Ladypixel]

Considering how it looked live and in-person last night, I'm not surprised. We went over to a park over in Claremont; I'm wondering now if it still exists. It looks like it was in the same neighborhood as those homes. :(

[BurbankKarl]

they are using the SD Trolley to evacuate some people in the Miramar Hill area

[aCookieMomster]

NBC just reported that LA County has 2 choppers with night vision that can make water drops.

[spectr17]

Yes, we have 2 helos that can use NVGs, very dangerous flying

[MIsunshine]

If I can please bother you,

Where is Chino Hills in all these fires? Read a report yesterday that the football game was postponed because of smoke.

Have relatives there & haven't been able to get a hold of them yesterday or today. Woefully ignorant of CA in general & can't find a map with deatails of the areas that you're giving fire details for. I do know that Chino Hills is near San Bernardino if not in San Bernardino County.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Prayers up for all freepers in the fire areas & all their loved ones worrying about them.

[Ladypixel]

Almost 12 miles south of San Dimas, so approximately 20 miles south-southwest of Claremont (the Grand Prix fire). It's completely and totally safe right now - the fire would have to go west through La Verne and San Dimas, then south through parts of Pomona and Chino to get to it. Ain't gonna happen, especially as the fire is essentially out in Claremont right now.

[Ladypixel]

Oh - and one other note: Chino Hills is nowhere near San Bernardino. They're not even within sight range of the mass fires above Devore, or the fires well to their south in the Temecula/Riverside county areas (those're more like 50 miles away from 'em).

[aCookieMomster]

Chino Hills is south of the LaVerne / Claremont fire. In realation to the "Old Fire" in San Bernardino and the Grand Prix fire, Chino Hills is South and West. They are in the thick of the smoke but not the flames. However, if things get worse, they are in a high fire area.

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&addtohistory=&address=&city=chino+hills&state=ca&zipcode=&homesubmit=Get+Map

[MIsunshine]

Oh my goodness, THANK YOU!

[spectr17]

Ch 4 has homes on fire at El Cajon San diego

[Ladypixel]

Ironically, MapQuest puts Claremont in the wrong place. Claremont should be shown on that map as being along the 210 freeway between San Dimas and Rancho Cucamonga... but they put it between San Dimas and Pomona. That's waaaay off.

Then again, MapQuest has a tendency to be horribly wrong on this region of SoCal.

[spectr17]

fire at Crest FOrest and Water near Crestline

[aCookieMomster]

Chino Hills to:
San Bernardino: 35.6 miles
Fontana: 25 miles
Rancho Cucamonga: 19 miles
Claremont: 12 miles

And yes, within seeing distance, if the smoke isn't too thick.

[Ladypixel]

Not currently, I'm afraid - at least, not from my end. The last I heard, fires were burning towards Lake Arrowhead, but to my knowledge, they haven't gotten there yet. Have heard virtually nothing about Blue Jay.

However, that is one of the major fire regions being worked right now, so I'm sure there will be further news as the night goes on.

[aCookieMomster]

You get to Claremont off the 10 at Indian Hill, too.

[Ladypixel]

Those estimates seem off, at least based off of personal driving distance of that area and the knowledge of the roads and freeways 'round here. But hey, I don't exactly pay attention to distance as the crow flies when driving - that doesn't work well in this area. :)

I can tell you that Chino Hills is off of the 91 freeway, well south-southwest of the fire zone, which is along the 210 freeway, and that it is /not/ in visual range, as the Grand Prix fire cannot be seen at all anywhere west of Rancho Cucamonga at this point.

[Ladypixel]

*grin* You get to Montclair off the 10 freeway at Indian Hill, not Claremont. But I've been known to get those two cities mixed up a lot.

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