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

[BreitbartSentMe]

evacuating wynola, schoolhouse canyon, santa ysabel. asking residents not to stay after the 1st time they ask you to leave. scattered looting reports, no official reports. patroling evacuated areas. CHP also assisting with patroling.

[null and void]

Good point.

[PhiKapMom]

The Old Fire and the one from Devore area. Fire Chief in Running Springs is saying that Santa Ana winds could be back next weekend.

[Sparkles]

Hesperia & Apple Valley are the "flat lands". Not forest communities. Hopefully the fire will slow down due to not having large trees to burn.

[Diddle E. Squat]

I've finally got to watch the national TV coverage for the last couple of hours, and CNN is doing an excellent job. Live shots from Julian, very long interview with a fire chief at Stevenson Ranch explaining in detail what they are doing, their strategy, how they assess the situation, and some candid statements. He did note that the media wasn't getting in the way a bit! A very well done interview. About the only big hole in their coverage is Hesperia, but they probably are still trying to get a crew into position. MSNBC doing pretty well also. Both seem to be devoting about half their time to live coverage.

Fox News is extremely lame. Its great that they mix in the conservative side in their news, but their poor quality/People magazine style reporting really shows on a story like this. They seem to think that just tossing up some dramatic pictures and a live shot from somewhere where there is either a fire or someone crying over the remains of their home is enough. All about tone rather than detail. If its not political news, Fox is little better than MTV news.

Kudos to CNN and MSNBC for good coverage right now.

[null and void]

Anyone know about Spring Valley? Can't get a hold of my patent atty, who lives there.

[So Cal Rocket]

John Doe #2 on Left, Padilla on Right

[lainie]

Fox News is extremely lame.

BUMP

[lainie]

earlier, a red alert warning was reiterated or reinstituted for this afternoon and into tomorrow. Winds onshore, west to east, expected to increase

[CedarDave]

Bimbo reporters don't know the difference between high and low humidity -- saying it will be a few days before lower humidity on the coast reaches the mountains to help the fires. Don't know whether to laugh or shake my head!!

[PhiKapMom]

Let me join you in the bump on lame Fox News!

[lainie]

The smoke is so thick now I can no longer see the mountains at all. The smoke between me and Edwards (north) is gray/brown. The smoke between me and the San Gabriels (south) is white and has a bit of sunshiney look to it.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Whoops, I meant to say that the fire chief noted that the media WAS getting in the way a bit!

[baseballmom]

Agree.

I usually go to CNN for real breaking news - not the crap breaking news stuff that Fox puts up.

CNN has lots of area stations it goes to for first hand coverage.

I would think Fox would do the same.

MSNBC was on the fire, but the are on Scott now. Priority news.

Laci, Scott, Kobe, are much more important to tabloid Fox.

[PhiKapMom]

Have been shaking my head at these women reporters for sometime now -- bimbo is a good word. One this morning was talking about getting in a hot tub and then was remiinded that the hot tub was filled with ash! UGH!!!!!!

[BurbankKarl]

scanner:

Big Bear

heavy smoke is coming down the Bear Creek Drainage....and they expect the fire to reach Big Bear Dam area shortly....No flames showing but increase in black smoke. This is an area with a lot of the dead trees....

[lainie]

live365 keeps stopping every few minutes all of a sudden

[Mrs.Liberty]

Fox News is extremely lame.

The local SD FOx channel is doing an excellent job. I have been watching their coverage of the stand at Julian for the past couple of hours.

[CedarDave]

Laci, Scott, Kobe, are much more important to tabloid Fox.

If they're going to do that, wish they would add "Terri" to that list.

[Conservative4Ever]

no kidding...wow...had to get some rest last night even though I was on night duty. Now getting caught up. I had a thought this morning.

I wonder when they go to rebuild the housing divisions in those rural burned areas that they make it mandatory that there be a maintained fire break of either dirt or green grass devoid of vegetation of at least 100ft. perimeter. What do you think. If they don't they should.