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

[viaveritasvita]

May the Lord have mercy on us all! Your post makes me even angrier at the media for not reporting this as a national disaster -- lots of people around the country would want to pray for y'all.

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[meyer]

can they fly at night?

My guess would be that it would be very difficult to maneuver around the mountainous areas when considering the darkness and the smoke, unless they can drop from higher altitudes. I really don't know.

[austingirl]

Prayers for all those suffering in these terrible wildfires.

[Conservative4Ever]

Whoo Hoo!!! Thank you Huskies!!

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for answering! I didn't consider it being a wiseacre -- I was just curious because I heard one of the reporters say that the fire could burn down the mountainside and I wasn't sure about that.

[hole_n_one]

Shriver

[meyer]

USAF C130s have been out for a couple of hours. I watched those on MSNBC too.

It sounds like a lot is happening without word getting out - I didn't know that they were flying, but I'm glad that they are.

[bonesmccoy]

Lake Arrowhead update on KCAL
5:20 PM
Fire down in "gorge with glow over rim"

Phoschek laid down below Hwy 18

Santa Ana winds were working to the advantage of the fire fighting at the top of the mountain.

Santa Ana winds are gone.

[Letitring]

Oh God, I don't either. The video pictures look awful. The Mayor and other heads are talking now, soooo.

[calawah98]

When I hear, I will let you know, I have to get off my dial up, waiting for family to call from Vista

[IrishRainy]

I used to live on Argonne Street in Clairemont Mesa. Our street was about 2 blocks from San Clemente Canyon -- hubby used to take the dogs there to run -- but I always worried about how vulnerable we would be in case of a fire.

[meyer]

Santa Ana winds are gone.

That's fortunate for those southwest, but not for Arrowhead. The fire will burn up the hill on its own convective wind. I wonder how far it is and how fast it can move...

[hole_n_one]

Gumby was interviewed exclusively on KCBS, KCAL and now he's on KNBC.

[Free Trapper]

Check my #1281 or nicmarlos' #1056.

It's easy for me to think ALF ELF involvement in this instance,at least.It's nearly "too" easy.

[PhiKapMom]

The reporter could not believe that four families were still in that development. That is just plain stupid and causes a problem for law enforcement and fire fighters.

[lainie]

The etiquette on live threads was to stay short & sweet, I thought, especially when everyone's responding quickly.

When you run across a quote from CA local leaders who went on record blaming the Bush administration for the fires on Monday 10/27, please ping me. I'd like to read it.

[Howlin]

Is there streaming video?

[.38sw]

Fire CAN burn downhill under some conditions. I've seen it do so at night when the humidity was very low. During the day, the air flows upslope, kind of like a chimney effect. At night, the process reverses as the air cools. Normally, as the air cools, the humidity rises, and the fire will "lay down" at night, so you won't see it burning too actively. However, under very dry conditions, it can burn downhill.