Southern California Fires -- Live Thread 10/29

[lainie]

Cal Fire Maps

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

http://www.incidentcontrol.com

http://www.firedetect.ssd.nesdis.noaa.gov/Run.htm

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

Simi Valley fire scanner

http://www.shoutcast.com/directory/?s=scanner&numresult=100&x=34&y=9

http://209.153.152.2:8888 lots of scanner chatter in Ventura county

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

Good list of SoCal television stations and links to their websites:

http://newslink.org/catele.html

San Diego

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

http://www.kogo.com/streaming.html

List of online TV and Newspapers in Ca.

http://www.keepandbeararms.com/opsd/np/ca.htm

2 posted on 10/27/2003 9:18 PM PST by spectr17

[dogbyte12]

4 Subway stores in the San Fernando Valley have been feeding firefighters on the Simi lines.

Lots of local businesses have helped out one way or the other. The Prez of Stater Brothers kicked in $50,000 on the arsonist fund, Home Depot in Redlands is giving up their parking lot for a refugee center. Wal-Mart is kicking in as well.

[CARepubGal]

Tired but allright. And happy the air quality is so much better now. I am starting to want to help the displaced folks somehow. How are you doing?

[Mrs.Liberty]

okay...it is also called Bruin Woods I believe. My roommate worked there a few summers.

thanks!

[nicmarlo]

Update on Julian fire. I believe "soft closure" means to begin announcing "recommended voluntary evacuation." Someone please correct me if this is not correct understanding of the phrase. Thanks.


Incident: 0010 Type: Structure or Grass Fire
Location: DESCANSO / JULIAN
Zoom Map: 1173 5A
Info as of: 10/29/2003 7:24:26 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
7:15PM - PER S7,108-81C RESPOND TO BLACK CANYON AT PILE FOR A SOFT CLOSURE -

[PhiKapMom]

Glad to hear that about those stores.

[nicmarlo]

I also know that Wal-Mart has provided juice for firefighters, from at least one CHP posting the other day, too.

[Fitzcarraldo]

would a few daisy cutter drops to generate an instant firebreak between lake arrowhead and big bear solve the problem?

[lainie]

darnit the scanner went dead right in the middle of his report

[dogbyte12]

Let me also point out Food 4 Less is doing donation drives in several of their parking lots. It's good to report good news of a sort in all this tragedy. We are Californians, we are Americans and we are pulling together.

[nicmarlo]

Incident: 0010 Type: Structure or Grass Fire
Location: DESCANSO / JULIAN
Zoom Map: 1173 5A
Info as of: 10/29/2003 7:28:49 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
7:28PM - RP SAW SMALL FLAMES ON RS
7:25PM - BROWNS AT WILLOWS, TREE ON FIRE 1039 CDF

[It's me]

Phil Hendrie talking about no water in hydrants. Had to fill engines with water and drive up to fire.

[null and void]

I suppose Camp Awanee is gone. Damm. I/my post installed the phone system way back when. Good old step-by-step switch bank...

[PhiKapMom]

40-50 mph winds tonight! Active fire around the ridges around Lake Arrowhead -- burning towards the east and not back on the main town of Arrowhead.

[It's me]

Sorry. Phil Hendrie is host on KFI radio

[nicmarlo]

Ventura Dispatch Center

Number of Incidents: 0 Last Updated at: 10/29/2003 7:30:17 PM

No Current Incidents Available.

[lainie]

Is the hydrant problem a new development tonight?

[null and void]

would a few daisy cutter drops to generate an instant firebreak between lake arrowhead and big bear solve the problem?

Noooo, but it would be *impressive* to watch...

[petuniasevan]

No, must be a separate arm of the fire. Arrowhead is still losing structures IIRC.

[Oorang]

So many of the "green" groups (Sierra Club, etc.), file a lawsuit whenever a logging project is going to start. The logging could be by a private company that owns the land privately, or gov. logging. They hold it up in court forever.

The Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area in Oregon (the "biscuit" fire from last summer) was a prized area by all the greenies. It was their claim to fame because they had managed, over the last 20 years or so, to prevent any roads (dirt) to go in, or any brush clearing to be done let alone any logging (silly notion). Couldn't even manage existing roads. Completely hands off. When the fire started there was no way to stop it. There were no roads for fire crews to even get in there. It was a total loss of an incredibly beautiful places. All from their lawsuits.