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

[olorin]

and also this:
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WILDFIRES_FIREFIGHTERS?SITE=CADIU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[SoCal Pubbie]

How much good does cutting trees down do? Do they remove them after to create a fire break?

[maggief]

good post.

[olorin]

It removes aerial fuel.

[Brad’s Gramma]

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- One firefighter was killed and two were critically injured while battling a blaze that has charred more than 230,000 acres in San Diego County, authorities said.

It was the first firefighter death in the outbreak of fires that have ravaged Southern California this week. Eighteen people have now died in the fires, many of them trying to escape the flames.

The firefighter died while battling the Cedar Fire in San Diego County - the largest and deadliest blaze in California. It has burned nearly 1,100 homes.

Department of Forestry spokeswoman Cathy Fritz said she had no additional details on the firefighter's death.

Matt Mathes, regional spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service, said the firefighters were injured in Julian, a historic mining town known for its apple crop. He said the two injured firefighters suffered critical injuries.

Hundreds of firefighters have converged on the mountain retreat of Julian in the past 24 hours to make a stand against the Cedar Fire. Firefighters in Julian were told that their injured colleagues were flown out of the area by helicopter.

[lainie]

I made myself go sit down for awhile earlier. Gotta do that every so often.

[ErnBatavia]

I know it well! You're looking southbound on the 5 (note all the traffic headed north from that juncture - this would be about 3 miles before Stevenson Ranch/Valencia. The sweep on the left is the beginning of the I-210 headed east. What curves in on the lower right is the infamous twice-collapsed-due-to-earthquakes Newhall Pass interchange at the end of the southbound Antelope Valley Freeway.

Right at the one car you see on it is where it collapsed during the Northrudge quake; it dumped itself all over both sides of the 5 freeway.

[BurbankKarl]

getting MAFFS2, Tanker 10, Tanker 6, Bravo 5

on

151.295 CDF Air Tactics 5

[GOPrincess]

AQMD on TV saying that these current ashy air conditions will last anywhere from 7 to 90 days after the fires go out, and that there are definitely dangerous carcinogens in the air; they recommend children should continue to play indoors and even indoor activity should be minimal unless you have an air conditioner that recirculates the air.

[maggief]

If you need on the scanner I'll get off asap.

[BurbankKarl]

if you cut the trees down and create a break, the fire will be less able to go tree to tree...

[olorin]

I don't think I'll be able to listen in from MN.

Can only hope from afar that the dragon is tamed soon.

[BurbankKarl]

http://www.rimoftheworld.net/messages/6

more info on Blue Jay

[GOPrincess]

AQMD says that what is in the air is called PM-10 and bad for lining of lungs. Just in case anyone interested.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Thanks.


(gulp)

[olorin]

http://www.epa.gov/air/aqtrnd95/pm10.html