Southern CA fires - Live Thread 10/27

10/27/03 | Myself

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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

[joey'smom]

The sunrise over San Diego just now is unbelievable. First a glowing ball of orange; now hidden completely by smoke. Gonna be a long day.

[Grampa Dave]

A little deja vue vue here with our old bill board.

ebuck please post your 2003 model for the good Freepers.

[Mrs.Liberty]

I went over to the neighborhood park last night to look east towards the Otay fire. You could see the flames trailing down a ridge. Went back a few minutes ago: The smoke and haze have completely hidden everything east from Otay Ranch towards Eastlake.

[maggief]

MAP: THE WILDFIRES


http://images.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2003-10/9977175.pdf

[jacquej]

I am sitting here with an older road atlas, tryinmg to find the I10, but am confused.

I checked mapquest, and see 110 going toward the ocean. Is that the highway you mean?

[Grampa Dave]

The weather for San Diego after today starts looking promising. If the firefighters can contain the fires until Wednesday they may be able to save what is not burnt. The link to the weather is below:

http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/San_Diego.html

This morning could be critical with winds from the NE over 20 mph.

[Carry_Okie]

Did somebody say, Deja vu?

For another blast from the past, consider A Burning Desire, A Critique of the Sierra Club Public Lands Fire Management Policy (1999).

[Grampa Dave]

The link below will show the local radar picture. That shows massive smoke still heading out the ocean in front of the NNE winds.

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=NKX&region=d1&lat=32.72109985&lon=-117.16430664&label=San%20Diego%2c%20CA

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

"But he really meant the governor's house."

Absolutely. Maybe he'll find a reason he must leave the state.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks, maybe EBuck can design a bumper sticker that leaves the last digit blank for the vehicle owner to fill in, like 200_.

[dogbyte12]

Don't confuse the I-10 with the 110. The I-10 goes straight to the ocean in Santa Monica, all the way across the border to Arizona and beyond. It is the main artery from the eastern counties to downtown LA.

[PhiKapMom]

Been watching KTLA this morning and saw the fire jump the 118 -- at first they were giving alternate routes out of this area of Simi Valley and pretty soon the main alternte route was no longer there.

They had better get the planes into that area because the exit routes from those neighborhoods are pretty much gone with all the traffic backed up on the 101! The best news is that the winds have not kicked up yet this morning in that area. The helicopters are now dropping water on the fires which are approaching a large residential neighborhood -- so far no homes in that area have been lost.

Just announced that the eastern flank of the Simi Valley fire is approaching San Fernando Valley.

What are the chances of so many fires being in the area of freeways? I say slim to none! Count me in with the tinfoil hat.

[Carry_Okie]

Ebuck hasn't posted since last August.
His cell phone number has changed.
I hope he's OK.

[norton]

I'm off to work, FR will be my only link to news so everyone please hang in there if you can.

One note regarding Crestline; local news has again reminded me that they saved the 'historic' - and abandoned - cliffhanger restaurant on highway 18. Then they segued to some guy being forced from his home a mile or so away from that 'landmark' because the house was burning to the ground.

(OK, it's only one instance but I've seen it so often that it will stay burned into my memory of this disaster.)

The restaurant will NEVER be reoccupied because it is dangerously old and hangs out over a real big fall. Let's take a minute to consider priorities!

[PhiKapMom]

I-10 goes east all the way to Jacksonville -- Would also think that other Freeways going into Orange and Riverside counties would also be open.

[maggief]

I heard on FOX that the Simi Fire is only 5% contained. : (

[freeperfromnj]

Count me in with the tinfoil hat.

It's not tinfoil at all. We know the fires were deliberately set. Now we need to find out who set them and why now.

[maggief]

Incident: 0156 Type: Structure or Grass Fire Location: NB I805 AT CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD Zoom Map: 1249 2A Info as of: 10/27/2003 7:04:43 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:56AM - 1039 SDFD RE LINES 6&7, FD WILL ADVISE IF BACKHOE IS NEEDED
6:53AM - PER CT CONTRACTOR FIRE IS ON THE SB SIDE
6:53AM - CT CONTRACTOR HAS A BACKHOE AT CONST SITE ON CL MESA/805, CAN RESPOND TO FIRE IF NEEDED, ADVISE
6:42AM - 1039 SDFD, THEY RE ENRT
6:42AM - NEW FIRE FLARE UP ON E SIDE OF 805

[PhiKapMom]

I am in OK, but used to live in Yucaipa and was in that area of the fire last December. I have been watching KTLA since they came on live this morning -- helicopters are now up to help fight the fire.

In fact, I was watching KTLA when the fire jumped the 118 inn one place and then two other places took off as they had their helicopter right over the scene. I love satellite or I would be getting no news on this area.

They just announced on KTLA that the wind is low enough this morning that they believe they can protect all this housing development east of the 118. Reporting Chatsworth is not in immediate danger because the winds are not blowing that way.

[null and void]

by my previous post..I meant that the only unscathed main land corridor out of LA is the I10. That is so far. [Whistling past the graveyard again]

Any FReepers in a position where they can keep an eye on 10???

Camera with a telephoto lens might be good, too...