Southern California Fires -- Live Thread 10/30

10/30/2003

[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 gives popups

http://www.police-scanner.info/livescan.htm - No pop ups on this feed

http://www.compucations.com/nuke/html/modules.php?name=LiveScanners - click on Big Bear Feed

http://verdugo.ci.glendale.ca.us/radio.html - Verdugo fire scanner

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

http://209.153.152.2:8888 - Ventura county scanner chatter

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Big Bear online scanner feed for CDF, cops, air attack etc.

Go to Yahoo.com and register if you're not a member. Once you register you can go into any chat room

In the text box of your chosen chatroom type:

/join the old fire scanner:1

This should take you directly to the room where there is a live feed of the Big Bear scanner that was abandoned 10/29. There is also live chat there from other people affected by the Old Fire in the Lake Arrowhead, Crestline, Big Bear Area.

http://www.compucations.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=977

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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 - 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?
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://abclocal.go.com/kabc/
KCBS: http://www.cbs2.com
KTTV: http://www.fox11la.com
KCAL: http://www.kcal.com

Good list of S. Cal TV stations w/links to their websites

San Diego

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

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

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List of Online Newspapers, TV, Radio Stations in California, by city

RIMOFTHEWORLD.net is your continual source for information concerning the fire risks to the San Bernardino mountain communities

Map

Bulletins

Thanks spectr17 for the links

[Letitring]

'Mornin all. Going to catch up, see what's left standing. Nothing on cable tv this am except brief blips. Only thing interesting was Don Imus calling NBC news reporters "the worst kind of media whores." Love ya Don. :)

[farmer18th]

Scanner chatter this morning on the mountain seemed pretty positive.

[baseballmom]

Thanks for posting that map - great reference from www.SignOnSanDiego.com

I posted in over on the Fire Thread for 10/29. LOL Always a day late and a dollar short.

[farmer18th]

P.S. I was thinking this new thread would be at the 500-700 range by now. The reduced posting is probably a pretty good sign by itself, heah?

[Letitring]

Are we seeing rays of hope?

[First_Salute]

There is a lot of thick fog up in the San Bernadino Mountains.

Not much can be seen.

There are many meetings of fire crews, people getting breakfast, trucks getting repairs and fuel.

Enchantment village, immediate area, was saved by fire crews late into the night.

I have not had any success trying to raise the video from any choppers.

[Slip18]

Thank you, First Salute. I'm saving this thread to read all the info from the article you posted under the map. How did you do that?

[baseballmom]

Per KOGO

Weather - winds to gust up to 50mph today in the mountains (Julian, Santa Ysabel area)

20% chance of rain tonight - very little but might help.

Praying for rain for California.

[BJungNan]

Thanks for posting this. Where did you get this update. We have a house full of people - and dogs and cats - from Big Bear that had to evacuate. This is the first bit or real news we have gotten on fire position. Would like further updates like this. Thanks.

[baseballmom]

KOGO

Small flare up near Lake Jennings.

Concern about stiff winds - west to east directions- concern about Paradise and Cedar fires merging

300,000 acres burned by these 2 fires.

[First_Salute]

My grandparents had a log cabin up at Pine Hills. Sold the property many years ago. I imagine that it's gone, now.

Satellite imagery shows that the moist air boundary running from west to east, that blanketed the fires around L.A. last night, will drop to the south some, today, the upper skies should clear. Upper air is still heading west to east. Surface winds are currently out of the south.

Winds are still expected to come around to the west; erratic.

 

Excellent website for links to Southern California weather: Torrey Pines International Gliderport

 

[First_Salute]

 

 

 

Winds expected to be around 20 - 30 mph out of the southwest --- latest wx at 7:13 A.M. PST, Oct. 30, 2003 Thursday.

[PhiKapMom]

According to KTLA this morning no choppers or planes can get up in the mountains to even survey because of wind, fog, and smoke. Visibility is near zero in some areas so firefighters are unable to move around.

The Stevenson Ranch fire for the most part is contained with a containment line around the fire -- very few hot spots left except burning in a canyon with no structures in danger.

Looks like Arrowhead Village came through in great shape as the fire did not get over that far -- large amount of fire equipment still there in case the wind takes a different track. Much of Arrowhead proper is still standing. Moisture is a big plus for the firefighters this morning. Made a turn for the better in the Mountains this morning at least near Arrowhead.

[So Cal Rocket]

[First_Salute]

A couple aircraft are over the area.

[farmer18th]

Yes. I hope the spin doctors don't turn this against mountain home dwelling now. (You know--it's not environmental policy; it's people who want to live in the country that are the problem.)

[PhiKapMom]

Over the San Bernardino Mountains? They have been reporting all morning that visibility is too poor to fly over the Mountains. Did it clear some because the last live report showed visibility still really bad.