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

[Conservative4Ever]

thanks for your kind words. Spread the word. SoCal looks like a battle zone. All prayers welcome. :)

[BurbankKarl]

the planes are grounded at night...LA City Fire helos, and I believe some county ones have night capability

[Letitring]

You're very welcome. Not much good right now, they've switched to National news. It's been good all day and will probably be again.

[.38sw]

You're welcome. It's pretty tough to stop a fire with 100' flame lengths, driven by wind.

[lainie]

I had to look it up. I had no idea, but I guess it can be right. Van Nuys is more or less where the 405 meets the 101. Just east of the big simi fire. wow. PDF map

[cake_crumb]

"Been hearing reports they have made their last runs for the night!"

Yep, I just heard that too. There's still some daylight left, so it must be the smoke.

[ReagansShinyHair]

Van Nuys is not near any of the other big fires.

[bonesmccoy]

The onshore flow starts at the coast in the late afternoon. It's coming for them now.

[lainie]

I second the livestock storage, although I'm 90 minutes drive up from the L.A. basin. I have a fenced few acres, barn, stalls.

[hole_n_one]

Porter Ranch is having a problem, with homes being threatened.......

[HardStarboard]

>>>yep..the other three elements to a fire...temp, fuel and humidity are factors.... <<< >>>1427 5:27PM Report of Fire NB I15 AT GLEN HELEN RD San Bernardino
This is another one right off a HIGHWAY<<<

Sounds like you've got one more element in some of these fires...an evil human element!

Someone should publicize a shoot-to-kill order for anyone seen setting fires.

[PhiKapMom]

Cannot even fathom seeing 100 foot flames into the air. We moved to the area right after the Panoramic fire and I can remember the housing office at Norton AFB now SB International airport showing pictures of the fire and telling incoming people where not to buy or rent. They also explained that once the fire turns into a firestorm, they are hard to stop because the fire generates its own wind.

That's how we ended up in Yucaipa -- ground was pretty safe from earthquakes and the fires usually were in the surrounding mountains but not in Yucaipa!

[lainie]

I guess the Simi is pushing east?

[Conservative4Ever]

Imagine the worst...and you just about have it. According to an overlay on a map...the fire burned homes in a little finger area below Highland Ave. The new highway 30 runs thru that area. short cut from the 10 to the 215. yeah...all those little sparkly lights on the mountain range...are in danger or gone. This is just tragic.

[bonesmccoy]

battlezone is correct.

Pretty soon, we'll be coming out of our homes like the Minutemen to fight a common foe (fire).

[nicmarlo]

Thanks for your report....you are officially hired. That's more news about the fires than I've gotten from the "news."

[Myrddin]

My wife commented that the helocopters with water buckets don't fly at night because of the danger of hooking power lines. She was working in the dispatch center of the San Diego Sheriff's Dept during the Harmony Grove fire. When the communications tower burned down in Vista, her radio was the only means of communicating with over 60 deputies on the coast and north county. A very harried night.

My wife and I worked with ARES, RACES, Animal Rescue Reserve and Project Wildlife for almost 20 years while we lived in San Diego. It's difficult to be watching this occur and be on the sidelines. Especially since my sister and her family are evacuated from their home in the Cottonwood development and wondering what's next.

[nicmarlo]

Looks like a sea of fire

[hole_n_one]

Apparently, Van Nuys does offer a vantage point from which to view the hills around Porter Ranch.

[BurbankKarl]

yes, there is a lot of repositioning assets with LAFD....

am going to head home...with three scanners going, I feel like I havent done any work today....maybe I didnt!