----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Humphrey" <beh9593@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 18:02
Subject: The LAFD asks you - What is a Vet?


> The Los Angeles Fire Department takes pride in its credo:
>
> "...at all times, service above self".
>
> There are times however, when our efforts - no matter how valiant - should
> be
> rightfully overshadowed. One such time is this Saturday. Please join me in
> taking time to ponder the following question...
>
> =====
>
> WHAT IS A VET?
>
> Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing
> limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in their eye.
>
> Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a
> bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of
> inner steel:
> a soul forged in the refinery of adversity.
>
> Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept
> America safe wear no badge or emblem. You can't tell a vet just by
looking.
>
> What is a vet?
>
> He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia
> sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers
didn't
> run out of fuel.
>
> He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose
overgrown
> frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by
four
> hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.
>
> She - or he - is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep
> sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.
>
> He is the POW who went away one person and came back another -or- didn't
> come
> back AT ALL.
>
> He is the Quantico drill instructor that has never seen combat - but has
> saved
> countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members
> into
> Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.
>
> He is the parade - riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals
> with a
> prosthetic hand.
>
> He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him
> by.
>
> He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose
presence
> at
> the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all
the
> anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the
battlefield
> or
> in the ocean's sunless deep.
>
> He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket - palsied now and
> aggravatingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes
> all
> day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares
> come.
>
> He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being, a person who
offered
> some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who
> sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.
>
> He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is
> nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest,
> greatest nation ever known.
>
> So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just
lean
> over and say Thank You. That's all most people need, and in most cases it
> will
> mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.
>
> Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU".
>
> Remember, November 11th is Veterans Day.
>
> One fine man probably summarized it best...
>
> "It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the
press.
> It
> is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech. It is
the
> soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to
> demonstrate.
> It is the soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, and
> whose
> coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag."
>
> Father Denis Edward O'Brien, USMC
>
> ----------------------
>
> Stay Safe!
>
> Brian Humphrey
> Firefighter/Paramedic
> Public Information Officer
> Los Angeles Fire Department
>
> LAFD website: http://www.lafd.org
>
>
>
>

Good day to all on NorCalFire. Just wanted to say hi and thanks for
hanging in there during the hibernation on the offseason. I've got
some stuff happening on FireCenter 2000 (soon to be 2001) and will
share/announce once that gets all underway. I will also share a lot
of news with Red Bluff City Fire information and pictures and stuff.
I have been hired on as the department photographer/videographer. So
I am having PLENTY of fun getting ready for that ;) Fun stories to
share etc. pretty soon.

Hope Thanksgiving was good for all and stay safe during these holiday
shopping days. No getting runover in Best Buy's parking lot, slugged
by the old lady who you bumped elbows with in the cashier line,
sprained ankle by out of control shopping carts, or your prized paint
job dinged by an out of control shopping cart, or WORST OF ALL
escorted out the store by a 16yr old security punk because you just
HAD to have your scanner working the security/operations frequencies
while your spouse shopped in the aisle over.
(For you 16yr old security punks out there, no harm intended hehe)

Good day to all!
Jake Hickok
NorCalFire List Facilitator (never need to "moderate" this one!)

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If you don't move, you'll get run over."
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If you haven't visited the CDF firefighters website in a while, they
have posted some nice pictures of the new Model 25 engine.

Nice!!! Drool.......
http://www.cdf-firefighters.org/CDF_Model_25.htm

Thanks George for the heads up there.

>If you haven't visited the CDF firefighters website in a while, they
>have posted some nice pictures of the new Model 25 engine.
>
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Not much to go by. There is a 3rd Alarm Fire in Novato. Unkown
Address. I can only hear Marin County Fire...46.50Mhz. They are moving
Aparatus around the county to cover empty stations.

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...think again!!!!

Orange County (CA) Fire Authority is currently working a 30+ acre
brush fire in the Lake Irvine area. SoCal is experiencing Santa Ana
conditions, with temps hovering around 80 degrees, and winds 20-35 MPH
with gusts to 50 and higher in passes and canyons.

We've got a Red Flag warning for Santa Ana winds and low humidities
issued for essentially the entire SoCal area until 1500 Monday.


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Well, it happens every once in a while, and when it does, it's never
good and always catastrophic.

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Yup, I had one. Lost everything. I was lucky enough to have backed up
the REALLY inportant stuff, but my instant messaging lists wasn't one
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For most of this week, I've been noticing periods during the day when
single-frequency audible tones ae being transmitted on many CDF
channels. These last about 30 seconds or so, and they rapidly switch
from one channel to another. It sounds as if they are doing testing
of some kind. Has anyone else heard this and if so, could you explain
it to me?

Hi George. What unit are you in? I will listen more closely here in
Tehama and Shasta (151.370 - 151.160) for those tones you mentioned -
upon normal monitoring though I haven't heard them. Merry Christmas!
Jake

>For most of this week, I've been noticing periods during the day when
>single-frequency audible tones ae being transmitted on many CDF
>channels. These last about 30 seconds or so, and they rapidly switch
>from one channel to another. It sounds as if they are doing testing
>of some kind. Has anyone else heard this and if so, could you explain
>it to me?
>
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"Maybe the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about!"
------------------------------------

Ventura County is working a major brush fire between Camarillo and
Santa Paula, possibly along Balcom Canyon road. I don't have enough
info yet, as I just turned on the scanner, and started hearing
traffic.

So far, from what I can gather, there's at least 15 engines on scene
or enroute, lots of orders for strike teams, copters, hand crews,
overhead, and support personnel.

We're under a red flag warning for Santa Ana winds 20-35 MPH with
gusts to 50.

I'll be updating and posting info as I gather it to keep everyone
updated.

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Air tankers are on order and enroute with an ETA of 0910

6 handcrew strike teams are on order with only 1 filled out of LAC

Fire conditions are so that crews have had to back out and regroup a
couple of times.

Looks like this one is going to be rather nasty...

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Anybody got the audio for this incident on the internet?

2 additional strike teams enroute from ?? with ETA of 1000-1030 hrs

Harry  http://www.snowcrest.net/marnells/lafire.htm  <~~ Several Ventura County
Fire Freq Links

IPN CAL-089

Ventura CoFD Freqs from 1997 list at http://www.freqofnature.com/
Air Tactics appears to be 151.31, Command 154.01

01 VNC Dispatch 		 VNC  154.010
02 East Command 		 E CMND  154.325
03 East Tactical 		 E TAC  153.950
04 North Command 		 N CMND  154.100
05 North Tactical 		 N TAC  154.025
06 West Command 		 W CMND  155.835
07 West Tactical 		 W TAC  153.830
08 Mutual Aid Command  White 1  154.280
09 Mutual Aid Tac 1  White 2  154.265
10 Mutual Aid Tac 2  White 3  154.295
11 LACoFD TAC 1 Batt 5  LA TAC1  154.430
12 LACoFD TAC 2 Batt 6  LA TAC2  154.340

Mode 2
13 Sheriff 1 		 VCSO-1  159.210
14 East Repeater 		 E RPTR  154.335
15 Air-Ground 		 AIRGND  154.235
16 North Repeater 		 N RPTR  154.100
17 Los Padres F-1 		 LPF-1  170.550
18 Los Padres F-3 		 LPF-3  170.475
19 Oxnard Fire 		 OXD-1  154.145
20 Santa Paula Fire  SPA-1  154.415
21 Carpenteria Fire  CRP-1  154.190
22 Fillmore Fire 		 FLM-1  154.205
23 Ventura City Fire  VEN-1  155.040
24 Calcord 		 CALCRD  156.075

Mode 3
25 Dispatch Repeater  VNC-1R  156.060/154.010
26 Los Padres Repeater  LPF-1R  169.900/170.550
27D OES-1 Direct 		 OES-1 	 154.160
28D OES-2 Direct 		 OES-2 	 154.220
29D CDF-1 Direct 		 CDF-1 	 151.355
29R CDF-1 Repeater 		 CDF-1R 	 151.355
30D     CDF-2 Direct                    CDF-2           151.265
30R     CDF-2 Repeater                  CDF-2R          151.265
31 CDF Air-Ground 		 CDF AG 	 151.220

Mode 4
33D NIFC Command 1 		 NIFC-1 	 168.700
33R NIFC Repeater 1 	 NIFC-1R  168.700
34D NIFC Command 2 		 NIFC-2 	 168.100
34R NIFC Repeater 2 	 NIFC-2R  168.100
35D NIFC Command 3 		 NIFC-3 	 168.075
35R NIFC Repeater 3 	 NIFC-3R  168.075
36 NIFC TAC-1 		 NIFCT1 	 168.050
37 NIFC TAC-2 		 NIFCT2 	 168.200
38 NIFC TAC-3 		 NIFCT3  168.600
39D Cal Travel Net Direct 	 CATRVD 	 169.125
39R Cal Travel Net Repeater  CATRVR 	 169.125
40 FIREMARS Repeater 	 FIRMAR 	 154.295
41 BLM Air to Ground 	 BLM AG 	 167.950
42 USFS Air to Ground 	 USFSAG 	 170.000
43 USFS CH4 		 USFS-4 	 173.9125
44 USFS CH5 		 USFS-5 	 173.9625
45 USFS CH6 		 USFS-6 	 173.9875

Mode 5
46 Sheriff CH2 		 VCSO-2 	 155.535
47 Simi Valley PD 		 SIMIPD 	 160.785
48 Oxnard/Port Hue. PD      OX PD 	 155.655
49 VCSO Channel 3 		 VCSO-3 	 156.150
50 VCSO Channel 4 		 VCSO-4 	 158.730
51 Empty
52 Empty

Mode 6
53 Ventura Sheriff CH1 	 SEMS1 	 159.210
54 Ventura Sheriff CH3 	 SEMS2 	 156.150
55 VCFD Dispatch 		 SEMS3 	 154.010
56 Ventura Sheriff CH4 	 SEMS4 	 158.730
57 Ventura Sheriff CH2 	 SEMS5 	 155.535
58 East Command 		 SEMS6 	 154.325
59 Ambulance 		 SEMS7 	 155.205
60 VCSO Search and Rescue 	 SEMS8 	 155.160
61 Countywide Law Net 	 SEMS9 	 156.015
62 Ventura County LG-3 	 SEMS10 	 153.845
63 Ven. Co Public Works 	 SEMS11 	 151.025
64  CALCORD 		 SEMS12 	 156.075

NOTES:
Ventura County Fire Department radios are broken down into six modes or
banks selectable with a switch. All units are dispatched on channel 1
and then confirm response on their Command channel. Each area Tac channel
is used as a fireground frequency (dispatch can not contact units on
these channels).


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On Mon, 25 Dec 2000 17:09:59 GMT, marnells@... wrote:

>Anybody got the audio for this incident on the internet?

I've got the command channel streaming now. It's a little quiet right
now, but there's some traffic.

Point your MP3 player to http://216.35.106.10:11454 for the shoutcast
stream

>
>2 additional strike teams enroute from ?? with ETA of 1000-1030 hrs
>
>Harry  http://www.snowcrest.net/marnells/lafire.htm  <~~ Several Ventura County
>Fire Freq Links
>
>IPN CAL-089
>
>Ventura CoFD Freqs from 1997 list at http://www.freqofnature.com/
>Air Tactics appears to be 151.31, Command 154.01
>
>01 VNC Dispatch 		 VNC  154.010
>02 East Command 		 E CMND  154.325
>03 East Tactical 		 E TAC  153.950
>08 Mutual Aid Command  White 1  154.280
>15 Air-Ground 		 AIRGND  154.235
>24 Calcord 		 CALCRD  156.075
>31 CDF Air-Ground 		 CDF AG 	 151.220

These are the current frequencies in use.
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Here's a little update on the South Fire:

Acreage as of 1200 local: 100-200 acres

WX: Strong off shore wind predicted to slow this evening.

Incident info: ICP at the Mesa School at Hwy 118 (TBM 493H4)

No structures lost, no current structure threat

Equipment on scene:
  3 Air Tankers
  2 Helicopters
  3 Type 3 strike teams
  3 Type 1 local government strike teams
  4 Hand Crew strike teams
  1 Air Attack

Equipment Ordered:
  3 Hand Crew strike teams
  Overhead personnel (kind and type unknown)

Heavy commitment from Ventura County
Mutual Aid from:
CDF: Riverside, San Bernardino
LA County
Verdugo (San Fernando Valley)
Santa Barbara

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A new incident has broken out in LA County, in the Agua Dulce area,
and the tankers are now gone. One of the tankers is back at Hemet with
a mechanical problem (right engine) and the other 2 have timed-out for
the day. RSS Ops is requesting a divert on the 2 timed-out aircraft to
cover the new fire. The Super Scoopers from Quebec went home the other
day, so that puts RSS down to a total of 4 fixed wing A/C, 2 of which
are down (#1 above, and a second with a blown tire.)

There are several dozers on this incident in addition to the below
equipment. I'm not sure of the exact amount, as there are some CWN
dozers that have been called, and aren't equipped with radios.

We're still under a Red Flag Warning until tomorrow morning for Santa
Ana Winds, so it'll continue to be interesting for a few more hours.
http://www.boi.noaa.gov/FIREWX/LAXFWFUCR.html

I'm still streaming the audio off the command channel, so just paste
http://216.35.106.10:11454 into the URL box on WinAmp or Windows Media
Player, and you'll be able to hear what's going on, even though
traffic has quieted down a little. I'll be shutting down the stream
about 2000 local, if not earlier, unless the traffic increases. I may
switch over to the main dispatch channel before that.


On Mon, 25 Dec 2000 12:35:16 -0800, Smokey Behr <gothbehr@...>
wrote:

>Here's a little update on the South Fire:
>
>Acreage as of 1200 local: 100-200 acres
>
>WX: Strong off shore wind predicted to slow this evening.
>
>Incident info: ICP at the Mesa School at Hwy 118 (TBM 493H4)
>
>No structures lost, no current structure threat
>
>Equipment on scene:
> 3 Air Tankers
> 2 Helicopters
> 3 Type 3 strike teams
> 3 Type 1 local government strike teams
> 4 Hand Crew strike teams
> 1 Air Attack
>
>Equipment Ordered:
> 3 Hand Crew strike teams
> Overhead personnel (kind and type unknown)
>
>Heavy commitment from Ventura County
>Mutual Aid from:
>CDF: Riverside, San Bernardino
>LA County
>Verdugo (San Fernando Valley)
>Santa Barbara

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I'm in Region 4, right on the border of AEU and TCU. I've heard these
signals on the local nets, tac 2 and 8 (same as your local nets) air
red and air blue. Last day I heard these on Wednesday through
Saturday, mid-to-late afternoon. Nothing since Saturday. Have a great
holiday season Jake, and keep doing good things.

--- In norcalfire@egroups.com, Jake Hickok <jmhickok@r...> wrote:
> Hi George. What unit are you in? I will listen more closely here in
> Tehama and Shasta (151.370 - 151.160) for those tones you
mentioned -
> upon normal monitoring though I haven't heard them. Merry Christmas!
> Jake
>
> >For most of this week, I've been noticing periods during the day
when
> >single-frequency audible tones ae being transmitted on many CDF
> >channels. These last about 30 seconds or so, and they rapidly
switch
> >from one channel to another. It sounds as if they are doing testing
> >of some kind. Has anyone else heard this and if so, could you
explain
> >it to me?
> >
> --
> ------------------------------------
> Jake Hickok  Red Bluff, CA
> KF6KDD   20yr old Shasta College Student
> Technical Support Specialist - Red Bluff High
>
> http://www.norcalscan.org
> Northern California Scanning and Ham Radio
> Music, Drums and Percussion, Radios, Computers
>
> "Maybe the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about!"
> ------------------------------------

Hello George & Jake,

I have been monitoring the TCU & AEU nets from San Mateo,northing heard this
week that sounds like your description.My guess is that it is something that
is
locally generated,and not widespread.

Happy Holidays to all.

Rgds,

Jerry T.
WA6AVR
San Mateo
&
Sonora
jtann@...

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/2000/20001226/lo/276768_3.html

Tuesday December 26 10:45 AM EST
Firefighters Put Out Thousand Oaks Brushfire
Flames Got Dangerously Close To Homes

Firefighters struggled with a stubborn wildfire in Thousand Oaks
Tuesday morning.

The blaze raged dangerously close to several homes, but the Ventura
County Fire Department didn't order any evacuations.

The fire began at 2:45 a.m. PST in the hills near Lake View Canyon
Road, just north of the Ventura (101) Freeway.

Santa Ana winds with gusts of 20 to 30 miles per hour fuelled the
flames.

Fire officials don't know yet the cause of the fire.

An estimated 600 acres burned, but no reports of any injuries or
damage.

ObScanner:
155.835 Command
153.830 Tac
154.265 Tac (white 3)
139.975 Helo Ops
170.000 Fixed wing ops
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Burke Incident (LA County) 200 acres 100% contained.

South Incident (Ventura County) is 369 acres 75% contained.

Westlake Fire (Ventura County) is 600 acres NO containment as of 1005
local

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Four teenagers under suspicion of setting T.O. fire

Ventura County Star staff reports

Tuesday, December 26, 2000

From staff reports Four local teen-agers were arrested today on
suspicion of starting an early morning wind-whipped fire that scorched
600 acres of brush and threatened multimillion-dollar homes in a gated
Thousand Oaks neighborhood.

No one was injured, no structures were damaged and no one was forced
to evacuate the exclusive North Ranch Country Club, where the fire
started, Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Joe Luna said. The
area is made up of sprawling hillside mansions and is home to
celebrities that include actress Heather Locklear.

The fire was reported at 2:26 a.m. and was 70 percent contained by
9:30 a.m.

Ventura County Fire and Sheriff’s investigators do not know what
caused the fire, but an 18-year-old from Westlake Village, a
17-year-old from Thousand Oaks and two 16-year-olds from Agoura Hills
were arrested, investigators said. Sheriff’s spokesman Timothy Hagel
said the suspects, all of which are male, were seen in the area at the
time of the fire.

Phil Kennon, owner of the firm in charge of security at the Thousand
Oaks Auto Mall, said one of his guards discovered the arson suspects
trying to get into cars at the Chevrolet dealer just before 3 a.m. The
guard, Fausto Rodriguez, originally suspected the teens of vandalism
or trying to steal cars and called for a backup deputy.

''They hid under cars at Mazda,'' said Kennon, who owns Thousand
Oaks-based P & J Professional Security Inc. ''They finally caught up
with them just in front of Bed, Bath and Beyond. One of them had big
crocodile tears and said 'We didn’t mean to start the fire.' ... I
think they were trying to find a car to get out of there.''

The fire broke out in the 4000 block of Lakeview Canyon Road, just
north of the Los Angeles-Ventura county line. Fanned by dry easterly
Santa Ana winds gusting to 50 mph, the fast-moving brushfire
threatened homes on Hunter Valley Lane, Royal Vista Court and Via
Colina Court.


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http://www.vcpreps.com/news/356328.shtml

Fire sweeps Somis hills
Wind-swept flames scorch 369 acres
By Charles Levin
Ventura County Star writer
Tuesday December 26, 2000

A wind-whipped fire in the mountains between Santa Paula and Somis
devoured more than 350 acres of brush as it lighted up the early
Christmas morning sky with flames.

The fire was started by a downed private power line, said Sandi Wells,
spokeswoman with the Ventura County Fire Protection District. Gusty
Santa Ana winds, at times reaching 65 mph, made it difficult to fight
the blaze.

Officials contained 75 percent of the blaze which had burned 369 acres
by 7 p.m. Monday, Wells said. Firefighters from more than 15 agencies
worked through the night. They hoped to contain the blaze by 8 a.m.
today and have it under control by 6 p.m., said Joe Luna, spokesman.

More than 279 firefighters from three counties were on the scene,
aided by helicopters and three air tankers. Besides the Ventura County
Fire Protection District, the California Department of Forestry and
city departments from Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Paula and Fillmore sent
personnel to squelch the blaze. Fire personnel from Santa Barbara and
Los Angeles counties also assisted.

The fire headed down both sides of South Mountain, eating up grass as
it moved toward the rural enclave of Somis and sage as it drove toward
Santa Paula.

Much of the fire occurred on steep terrain with lots of rocks and
drop-offs, making it difficult to fight, Wells said.

No homes were threatened, but the firefighters' main concern was
keeping the fire from reaching a communications tower, several
outbuildings, 10 ranch houses and some oil facilities on the mountain,
Wells said.

However, there was little chance of it reaching those structures
because a fire in the same area last year burned up most of the grass,
Wells said.

Several oil pipelines also crisscross the area, but the fire did not
pose a threat to them, Wells said.

Firefighters responded at 5:17 a.m. to a 911 call from a local
rancher.

The National Weather Service reported strong Santa Ana winds
throughout Southern California on Monday, with gusts reaching more
than 70 mph in some mountain and pass areas.

High winds are forecast through today, with breezy conditions expected
through Thursday, National Weather Service meteorologist Stuart Seto
said.

Monday's blaze comes a week after a fire burned 530 acres north of
Fillmore in Hopper Canyon. Like Monday's fire, the Hopper Canyon burn
was also fanned by dry Santa Ana winds that carry hot air from the
mountains toward the ocean.

The South Mountain fire also comes a year after the Bradley fire in
the same area on Dec. 5, 1999. That, too, was pumped by 70 mph Santa
Ana winds and burned 3,332 acres of brush and an avocado orchard.

A little more than two weeks later came the Ojai Ranch fire, which
lasted three days, burned 4,300 acres and cost more than $4 million to
fight. Jonathan Barrett, 18, and Brett Schwermer, 19, of Ojai, were
sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service for accidentally
starting the fire by blowing up a mailbox with fireworks.

Monday, firefighters had an edge in beating back the blaze because it
started a few hours before a shift in personnel at 8 a.m., said
Ventura County Fire Protection District Chief Bob Roper. That way, the
county could employ both shifts at once, Roper said.

The fire district put its team on alert Sunday after reports of Santa
Ana winds, Roper said.

"We were prepared to begin our response," Roper said Monday morning at
Mesa School, in Somis. Being Christmas Day, "This fire is tough on
families and firefighters. If this had happened after 8 a.m., it would
have been harder to re-call people."

-- Associated Press wire services contributed to this story.

-- Charles Levin's e-mail address is clevin@....




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Well, looks like a ripper going in Sandy Eggo... Currently over 1000
acres, and no sign of stopping. Since I just got the info, here's a
couple of quick links:

CHP CAD for the incident:
http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0045D0103
http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0052D0103

IPN live scanner from San Diego:
http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi (opens in RealPlayer)

AP story in SD Union Tribune:
http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html
(includes info about other SoCal fires)


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From what I gathered on the way into work, they're working AT LEAST the
following frequencies/talkgroups - I don't have IDs handy because all I have
are alpha tags ;)

The primary talkgroups are (RCS South) South Command 1, South Tac 1

According to dispatch, "commands and tacs are being assigned by the IC"...
Various strike teams and admin traffic are working on (RCS South) Heartland
Zone, Heartland Admin, Inland Dispatch, Inland Tac 11 and on San Diego 7B
(Admin).

The San Diego Type 3 strike team told San Diego they're working Division D
(near Willows Road) on White 1 - 154.2800.

I would also imagine CDF Local (151.1900), CNF Forest Net
(168.7500/415.4500), and any number of the CDF Commands and Tacs being used.


-----Original Message-----
From: Smokey Behr [mailto:gothbehr@...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 8:14 AM
To: fireradio@egroups.com; emergency@egroups.com; norcalfire@egroups.com;
socalfire@egroups.com
Subject: [SoCalFire] San Diego Brush Fire


Well, looks like a ripper going in Sandy Eggo... Currently over 1000
acres, and no sign of stopping. Since I just got the info, here's a
couple of quick links:

CHP CAD for the incident:
http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
<http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0045D0103>
&LogNumber=0045D0103
http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
<http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0052D0103>
&LogNumber=0052D0103

IPN live scanner from San Diego:
http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi
<http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi>  (opens in RealPlayer)

AP story in SD Union Tribune:
http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html
<http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html>
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Thanks for the update... I'd monitor all of the CDF tac channels, as
well as the NIFC tac channels. There's bound to be air attack, so
170.000, 166.675, 151.22, 151.28, 151.295, and 151.31 should be good.

On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:36:50 -0800 , "Mike Curtis (FCC)"
<mcurtis@...> wrote:

>From what I gathered on the way into work, they're working AT LEAST the
>following frequencies/talkgroups - I don't have IDs handy because all I have
>are alpha tags ;)
>
>The primary talkgroups are (RCS South) South Command 1, South Tac 1
>
>According to dispatch, "commands and tacs are being assigned by the IC"...
>Various strike teams and admin traffic are working on (RCS South) Heartland
>Zone, Heartland Admin, Inland Dispatch, Inland Tac 11 and on San Diego 7B
>(Admin).
>
>The San Diego Type 3 strike team told San Diego they're working Division D
>(near Willows Road) on White 1 - 154.2800.
>
>I would also imagine CDF Local (151.1900), CNF Forest Net
>(168.7500/415.4500), and any number of the CDF Commands and Tacs being used.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Smokey Behr [mailto:gothbehr@...]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 8:14 AM
>To: fireradio@egroups.com; emergency@egroups.com; norcalfire@egroups.com;
>socalfire@egroups.com
>Subject: [SoCalFire] San Diego Brush Fire
>
>
>Well, looks like a ripper going in Sandy Eggo... Currently over 1000
>acres, and no sign of stopping. Since I just got the info, here's a
>couple of quick links:
>
>CHP CAD for the incident:
>http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
><http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0045D0103>
>&LogNumber=0045D0103
>http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
><http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0052D0103>
>&LogNumber=0052D0103
>
>IPN live scanner from San Diego:
>http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi
><http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi>  (opens in RealPlayer)
>
>AP story in SD Union Tribune:
>http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html
><http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html>
>(includes info about other SoCal fires)

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There were Type 1 and Type 3 strike teams from San Diego, South Bay, and
Inland en-route that I heard. I imagine North County and Rancho would be
sending them too so there should be traffic all over the RCS systems...

It might also be worthwhile to monitor the County Call and County Tacs on
RCS as well as things like LawAir for evacuation and interagency stuff...
Don't forget CHP on Gold 1 (39.6000)...

This thing looks BIG and not much has burned out there in recent memory...

From the CHP CAD -

10:14AM  -  FIRE APPEARS TO BE SPREADING TOWARD SOUTH GRADE RD
10:12AM  -  WILL BE MOVING CLOSURE JAPATUL AT TAVERN/DEHESA TO DEHESA
RD JEO SYCUAN CASINO IN ABOUT 45 MINS
10:07AM  -  FIRE HAS GONE OVER THE RIDGE - NOW IN PETERSON CREEK AREA
(TG 1254 G4)

-----Original Message-----
From: Smokey Behr [mailto:gothbehr@...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 10:16 AM
To: SoCalFire@egroups.com
Cc: 'fireradio@egroups.com'; 'emergency@egroups.com';
'norcalfire@egroups.com'; 'scansocal@egroups.com'
Subject: Re: [SoCalFire] San Diego Brush Fire


Thanks for the update... I'd monitor all of the CDF tac channels, as
well as the NIFC tac channels. There's bound to be air attack, so
170.000, 166.675, 151.22, 151.28, 151.295, and 151.31 should be good.

On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:36:50 -0800 , "Mike Curtis (FCC)"
<mcurtis@...> wrote:

>From what I gathered on the way into work, they're working AT LEAST the
>following frequencies/talkgroups - I don't have IDs handy because all I
have
>are alpha tags ;)
>
>The primary talkgroups are (RCS South) South Command 1, South Tac 1
>
>According to dispatch, "commands and tacs are being assigned by the IC"...
>Various strike teams and admin traffic are working on (RCS South) Heartland
>Zone, Heartland Admin, Inland Dispatch, Inland Tac 11 and on San Diego 7B
>(Admin).
>
>The San Diego Type 3 strike team told San Diego they're working Division D
>(near Willows Road) on White 1 - 154.2800.
>
>I would also imagine CDF Local (151.1900), CNF Forest Net
>(168.7500/415.4500), and any number of the CDF Commands and Tacs being
used.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Smokey Behr [mailto:gothbehr@...]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 8:14 AM
>To: fireradio@egroups.com; emergency@egroups.com; norcalfire@egroups.com;
>socalfire@egroups.com
>Subject: [SoCalFire] San Diego Brush Fire
>
>
>Well, looks like a ripper going in Sandy Eggo... Currently over 1000
>acres, and no sign of stopping. Since I just got the info, here's a
>couple of quick links:
>
>CHP CAD for the incident:
>http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
<http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC>
><http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
<http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0045D0103>
&LogNumber=0045D0103>
>&LogNumber=0045D0103
>http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
<http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC>
><http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
<http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0052D0103>
&LogNumber=0052D0103>
>&LogNumber=0052D0103
>
>IPN live scanner from San Diego:
>http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi
<http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi>
><http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi
<http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi> >  (opens in RealPlayer)
>
>AP story in SD Union Tribune:
>http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html
<http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html>
><http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html
<http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html> >
>(includes info about other SoCal fires)

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Here's what I've gathered so far:

Approximate start time: 0417
Location of start: I-8 just east of Via La Mancha

As of 0752, 1000+ Ac, 2 structures + 4 outbuildings burned
500+ structures being evacuated
Evac center at Alpine Elementary School

As of 1007 Fire is in Peterson creek area, spreading toward South
Grade Rd (TBM 1254 G4)

Road closures from CHP CAD:
10:30AM - CLOSURE AS WE KNOW THEM, I-8 CLOSED FOR 12 MILES BETWEEN
DUNBAR LANE AND SR79, JAPATUL RD IS CLOSED BETWEEN LYONS VLY RD AND
TAVERN RD

10:33AM - RECOMMENDED ALTERNATE ROUTE IS ANY ROUTE "NORTH OF I-8"
AROUND ALPINE, I-10, SR79/SR78 TO JULIAN/RAMONA IN / OUT OF THE SAN
DIEGO AREA

10:34AM - AVOID ANY ROUTE(S) S/O I-8 IN/OUT OF SAN DIEGO, THIS IS THE
DIRECTION THE FIRE IS HEADED

10:39AM - IN/OUT OF ARIZONA, I-10 TO I-15, IN SD COUNTY MOTORIST
SHOULD USE SR78/SR79 THROUGH RAMONA, JULIAN TO BY PASS ALPINE CLOSURES

On Wed, 03 Jan 2001 10:16:14 -0800, Smokey Behr <gothbehr@...>
wrote:

>Thanks for the update... I'd monitor all of the CDF tac channels, as
>well as the NIFC tac channels. There's bound to be air attack, so
>170.000, 166.675, 151.22, 151.28, 151.295, and 151.31 should be good.
>
>On Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:36:50 -0800 , "Mike Curtis (FCC)"
><mcurtis@...> wrote:
>
>>From what I gathered on the way into work, they're working AT LEAST the
>>following frequencies/talkgroups - I don't have IDs handy because all I have
>>are alpha tags ;)
>>
>>The primary talkgroups are (RCS South) South Command 1, South Tac 1
>>
>>According to dispatch, "commands and tacs are being assigned by the IC"...
>>Various strike teams and admin traffic are working on (RCS South) Heartland
>>Zone, Heartland Admin, Inland Dispatch, Inland Tac 11 and on San Diego 7B
>>(Admin).
>>
>>The San Diego Type 3 strike team told San Diego they're working Division D
>>(near Willows Road) on White 1 - 154.2800.
>>
>>I would also imagine CDF Local (151.1900), CNF Forest Net
>>(168.7500/415.4500), and any number of the CDF Commands and Tacs being used.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Smokey Behr [mailto:gothbehr@...]
>>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 8:14 AM
>>To: fireradio@egroups.com; emergency@egroups.com; norcalfire@egroups.com;
>>socalfire@egroups.com
>>Subject: [SoCalFire] San Diego Brush Fire
>>
>>
>>Well, looks like a ripper going in Sandy Eggo... Currently over 1000
>>acres, and no sign of stopping. Since I just got the info, here's a
>>couple of quick links:
>>
>>CHP CAD for the incident:
>>http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
>><http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0045D0103>
>>&LogNumber=0045D0103
>>http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC
>><http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ii.asp?Center=BOCC&LogNumber=0052D0103>
>>&LogNumber=0052D0103
>>
>>IPN live scanner from San Diego:
>>http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi
>><http://www.incidentpage.net/media/SDFire.smi>  (opens in RealPlayer)
>>
>>AP story in SD Union Tribune:
>>http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html
>><http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010103-0621-socalwildfir.html>
>>(includes info about other SoCal fires)

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Here's the current Fire Weather forecast:

ZCZC LAXFWFUCR
FNUS56 KLOX 031718
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COORDINATION CENTER
INTERAGENCY FIRE FORECAST AND WARNING UNIT
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
0930 pst Wednesday January 3, 2001

CHECK OUT WIMS ON THE WEB AT: http://famweb.usda.gov

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

***RED FLAG WARNING FOR MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS BELOW AND THROUGH CANYONS AND PASSES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.***

SYNOPSIS DISCUSSION...
The ridge of high pressure over the state will maintain warm daytime
temperatures and low humidities over the region through Thursday.
Offshore
flow associated with the ridge will maintain moderate Santa Ana winds
through Wednesday, with a lighter offshore flow and continued low
humidity
remaining through the weekend.  Long range models show a moderately
strong
trough bringing possible widespread rainfall the first of the week,
with
other storms to follow.

***Red Flag Discussion***
Winds will be northeast to east 20 to 35 mph and gusty, diminishing
tonight, but with still a few spots reaching Red Flag Warning
conditions
tonight, especially from the Beaumont pass south to the Mexican
border.

     Note: All winds are 20-FOOT WINDS unless specified otherwise.
       THUNDERSTORMS imply STRONG, GUSTY and ERRATIC winds.

************************VENTURA COUNTY********************************
ALL AREAS OF THE COUNTY EXCLUDING THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST.

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 70s to low 80s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Northeast
winds 20 to 35 mph and gusty below and through canyons and passes.
Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear. Lows mostly in the 40s to low 50s.  Maximum humidity 15-30%.
Northeast to east winds 15 to 25 mph and gusty below and through
canyons
and passes.  Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.

************************LOS ANGELES COUNTY****************************
ALL AREAS OF THE COUNTY EXCLUDING NATIONAL FORESTS AND THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY.

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 70s to low 80s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Northeast
winds 20 to 35 mph and gusty below and through canyons and passes.
Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear. Lows mostly in the 40s to low 50s.  Maximum humidity 15-30%.
Northeast to east winds 15 to 25 mph and gusty below and through
canyons
and passes.  Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.

**********************ORANGE COUNTY***********************************
ALL AREAS OF THE COUNTY EXCLUDING THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST.

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 70s to low 80s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Northeast
winds 20 to 35 mph and gusty below and through canyons and passes.
Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear. Lows mostly in the 40s to low 50s.  Maximum humidity 15-30%.
Northeast to east winds 15 to 25 mph and gusty below and through
canyons
and passes.  Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.

************************SAN DIEGO COUNTY******************************
ALL AREAS OF THE COUNTY EXCLUDING THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 70s to low 80s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Northeast
winds 20 to 35 mph and gusty below and through canyons and passes.
Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear. Lows mostly in the 40s to low 50s.  Maximum humidity 15-30%.
Northeast to east winds 15 to 25 mph and gusty below and through
canyons
and passes.  Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.

******************************INLAND EMPIRE***************************
ALL AREAS OF WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY
EXCLUDING THE NATIONAL FOREST.

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 70s to low 80s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Northeast
winds 20 to 35 mph and gusty below and through canyons and passes.
Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear. Lows mostly in the 40s to low 50s.  Maximum humidity 15-30%.
Northeast to east winds 15 to 25 mph and gusty below and through
canyons
and passes.  Elsewhere winds northeast to southeast 5 to 10 mph.

**********************LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST**********************
FROM THE SANTA BARBARA/VENTURA COUNTY LINE TO THE ANGELES NATIONAL
FOREST BOUNDARY.

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Ridgetop
winds, northeast to east 20 to 35 mph and gusty.  Along the slopes,
local
northeast winds to 35 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the 40s, except in the 20s colder high elevation
valleys. Maximum humidity 10-20%. Ridgetop winds northeast to
southeast 15
to 15 mph and gusty.  Along the slopes, local northeast to east winds
to 25
mph.

***********************ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST************************

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Ridgetop
winds, northeast to east 20 to 35 mph and gusty.  Along the slopes,
local
northeast winds to 35 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the 40s. Maximum humidity 10-20%. Ridgetop winds
northeast
to southeast 15 to 15 mph and gusty.  Along the slopes, local
northeast to
east winds to 25 mph.

*********************SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST*******************

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 50s to mid 60s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Ridgetop
winds, northeast to east 20 to 35 mph and gusty.  Along the slopes,
local
northeast winds to 35 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the 40s, except in the 20s colder high elevation
valleys. Maximum humidity 10-20%. Ridgetop winds northeast to
southeast 15
to 15 mph and gusty.  Along the slopes, local northeast to east winds
to 25
mph.

**********CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS*********

              ***RED FLAG WARNING***
Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the 60s to low 70s.  Minimum humidity 5-15%.
Ridgetop
winds, northeast to east 20 to 35 mph and gusty.  Along the slopes,
local
northeast winds to 35 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the 40s. Maximum humidity 10-20%. Ridgetop winds
northeast
to southeast 15 to 15 mph and gusty.  Along the slopes, local
northeast to
east winds to 25 mph.

***********************ANTELOPE VALLEY********************************
WEST OF HWY 395 AND SOUTH OF THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the low 60s. Minimum humidity 10-20%. Winds northeast
to
east 5 to 15 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the upper 20s and 30s.  Maximum humidity 25-40%.
Winds
northeast to east 5 to 15 mph.

*************************EASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT*******************
DESERT PORTIONS OF KERN COUNTY

Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the low 60s. Minimum humidity 10-20%. Winds northeast
to
east 5 to 15 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the upper 20s and 30s.  Maximum humidity 25-40%.
Winds
northeast to east 5 to 15 mph.

*******************JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK*************************
INCLUDING SURROUNDING AREAS SUCH AS TWENTYNINE PALMS AND YUCCA VALLEY.

Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the upper 50s to low 50s. Minimum humidity 10-20%.
Winds
northeast to southeast 10 to 18 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the mid 30s to low 40s.  Maximum humidity 25-40%.
Winds
northeast to southeast 5 to 15 mph.

***************************CENTRAL MOJAVE DESERT**********************
                    INCLUDING DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.

Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the upper 50s and 60s. Minimum humidity 10-20%. Winds
northeast to east 10 to 20 mph.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the mid 30s to low 40s.  Maximum humidity 25-40%.
Winds
northeast to east 10 to 15 mph.

************************EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT*************************
INCLUDING THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE AND THE LOWER COLORADO
RIVER NORTH OF BLYTHE.

Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the upper 50s and 60s. Minimum humidity 5 to 15%.
Winds
northeast 12 to 25 mph and gusty.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the mid to upper 30s.  Maximum humidity 15-25%.  Winds
northeast 12 to 25 mph and gusty.

************************COACHELLA VALLEY******************************
VICINITY OF PALM SPRINGS SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY LINE.

Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the low 70s. Minimum humidity 10-20%. Winds northeast
5 to
15 mph, locally to 25 mph and gusty western portions.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the mid 30s to low 40s.  Maximum humidity 25-40%.
Winds
northeast to east 5 to 15 mph, locally to 25 mph western portions.

***********************IMPERIAL VALLEY********************************
ALL OF IMPERIAL COUNTY INCLUDING THE ANZA-BORREGO AREA, AND THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM BLYTHE SOUTH TO THE MEXICAN BORDER.

Today...
Sunny.  Highs in the low 70s. Minimum humidity 10-20%. Winds northeast
10
to 20 mph in the afternoon.
LAL 1.

Tonight...
Clear.  Lows in the mid 30s to low 40s.  Maximum humidity 25-40%.
Winds
northeast to southeast 10 to 20 mph, becoming variable 4 to 8 mph
after
sunset.

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The Forecast for Thursday...
Mostly cloudy.  Continued warm and dry, with temperatures a little
higher
most areas.  Highs in the 70s to low 80s in the coastal basin, 60s to
low
70s in the mountains, low 60s northern deserts, low 70s in the
southern and
eastern deserts.  Winds northeast to southeast east 10 to 20 mph and
gusty over the mountains and in the coastal basin below and through
passes
and canyons.  Elsewhere in the coastal basin, northeast to east 5 to
15
mph.  Desert winds variable 5 to 10 mph.

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The Outlook for Friday through Sunday...
Some high clouds at times.  Higher humidity and cooler temperatures.
trend.  Mountain winds variable 5 to 10 mph on Friday, then northwest
to
northeast 5 to 15 mph Saturday and Sunday. Desert winds northwest to
northeast 5 to 15 mph.  Winds in the coastal basin, light offshore in
the
mornings and onshore 5 to 15 mph in the afternoons.

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The Extended Outlook for Monday January 8 thru Wednesday January 12...
Temperatures........Below normal
late.                    (Riverside normals 66/40)
Precipitation.......Periods of rain/snow possible during the period.
Significant winds...Periods of strong and gusty west to northwest
winds.

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The 30 day Outlook for January...
Temperatures: Near to a little below normal.
Precipitation: Near normal.

The 90 day Outlook for January-March...
Temperatures: Near normal.
Precipitation: Near normal.

The next 30-day and 90-day outlooks will be available
Thursday afternoon, January 18, 2001.

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End/Coffer
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Incident: 0045  Type: Structure or Grass Fire  Location: EB I8 JEO VIA LA MANCHA
Map Page: 1234 6F  Info as of: 1/3/01 11:17:39 AM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
       11:15AM - PER M4 HE WAS ADV BY THE FD BATTALION CHIEF THAT RESCUE AGENCIES
WOULD BE LET THRU CAN WE ADVISE,S5 WILL CALL IN
       11:14AM - CTY ROADS SUPV ENRTE TO COMMAND POST
       11:05AM - CLOSURE AT W WILLOW & ALPINE, ONLY FIRE FIGHTERS & ANIMAL EVAC
VEHS ALLOWED
       11:03AM - CT 651 CKING FOR CONES E WILLOWS ON TO 8
       10:58AM - THEY ADVISED US TO HAVE S5 1021 OPERATIONS AT 858-874-4040 AND
DIRECT HIS REQUEST TO MR SWENSON IN UNIT #14
       10:57AM - PER CO RDS - THEY SAY THEY ALREADY ADVISED US THEY DON T HAVE
ENOUGH PERSONEL TO MAIN ALL THE CLOSURES, I ADVS D THEM ABT MANNING LYONS VLY AT
HONEY SPRGS
       10:46AM - CONGESTED PER SIGN TK
       10:39AM - IN/OUT OF ARIZONA, I-10 TO I-15, IN SD COUNTY MOTORIST SHOULD
USE SR78/SR79 THROUGH RAMONA, JULIAN TO BY PASS ALPINE CLOSURES
       10:38AM - MEDIA; ADVISE ALTERNATE ROUTES RECOMMENDED ARE N/O I-8, AVOID
ROUTES S/O I-8 BECAUSE THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THE FIRE
       10:35AM - ALL INFO ONLY NOT GOING TO OPEN IT UP YET
       10:34AM - WB IS NOT OK WILL BE A HAZARD WITH THE FIRE EQUIP
       10:34AM - S5 INQ CLEAR ENOUGH TO OPEN FWY HIGH PROFILE VEHS NEGATIVE - REG
VEHS SHOULD BE OK
       10:33AM - D1 ADV WB TRAFFIC JEO 79 IS LITE WINDS ARE HIGH FROM 79 TO WEST
VICTORIA AND VISABLITY IS CLEARING
       10:29AM - PER S5 HAVE CO RDS REQUEST THEY HANDLE CONES AND SIGNS EXPECT TO
BE THERE THROUGH THE EVENING
       10:18AM - HAVE D1 CHECK TRAFFIC ON THE 8 BOTH ENDS,D1 COPIED
       10:16AM - STA M INQ IF WE HAVE A UNIT ENRT FOR 1184 ON HONEY SPRINGS AT
LYONS VALLEY, 1 DEPUTY 1097
       10:14AM - FIRE APPEARS TO BE SPREADING TOWARD SOUTH GRADE RD
       10:12AM - WILL BE MOVING CLOSURE JAPATUL AT TAVERN/DEHESA TO DEHESA RD JEO
SYCUAN CASINO IN ABOUT 45 MINS
       10:07AM - FIRE HAS GONE OVER THE RIDGE - NOW IN PETERSON CREEK AREA (TG
1254 G4)
       9:59AM - SDPD MOUNTED UNIT HAS HORSE TLS IF NEEDED TO CLEAR HORSES FM THE
FIRE AREA IF NEEDED CAN ANYONE ADVISE?
       9:51AM - CT CMS TRLR 97 SB JAPATUL JNO LYONS VALLEY "JAPATUL CLOSED AT
LYONS VLY DETOUR TO 94"
       9:45AM - STILL ON E/SIDE OF LAKE, MOVING VERY FAST TOWARD DEHESA/JAPATUL,
WILL PROBABLY BE THERE IN 30-45 MINUTES - S5 COPIES
       9:42AM - 1039 CORDS LINE 305
       9:38AM - ADV CO RDS WILL NEED DETOUR SIGNS AT LYONS VALLEY RD AT 94 TO
DIRECT PEOPLE ONTO 94, KIND OF TRICKY RD
       9:31AM - DEHESA TO VISTA GRNADE OPEN STILL CLOSED FROM VISTA GRANDE TO
WILLOW GLEN ON DEHESA
       9:29AM - 4821 DEHESA RD, 54 YR OLD FEMALE RECENTLY HAD ABDOMINAL AND EYE
SURGERY, LIVES ALONE, IS HER AREA AFFECTED AND IF SO HAS IT BEEN EVACUATED?
       9:28AM - EB 8 AT DUNBAR CONE PATTERN NEEDS TO BE RESET IT HAS BEEN KNOCKED
DOWN
       9:23AM - D1 ADV AT DOWN TO ONE LN AT JAPATUAL,WB JEO E WILLOWS WATER TK IS
REFILING USE CAUTION,62 COPIES LITE ON TRAFFIC
       9:21AM - EB 8 DUNBAR OFR MEDICS NEEDED,1039 HEARTLAND
       9:19AM - SIGN TRK 97 SO SIDE OF 8 ON SR 79 MSG "JAPATUL RD CLOSED AT LYONS
VLY"
       9:14AM - 1039 CT 651 ON CONES 10 AGO, WILL BE BRINGING CONES DOWN TO W
WILLOWS
       9:12AM - EB 8 AT E WILLOWS - VISIBILITY IS NEAR ZERO - THERE IS ALSO FIRE
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD
       9:07AM - PER S5 M5 WILL BE CHECKING CLOSURES TO THE WEST
       9:07AM - 1039 CO ROADS RE REQ FOR "TURN RIGHT" SIGN ON LYONS VALLEY RD AT
SKYLINE TT, (REQ BY 124-S)
       8:59AM - ALSO FROM TAVERN SIDE OF THE CLOSURE
       8:59AM - PER S5 HAVE D1 TRAVEL JAPATUAL BOTH SIDES OF THE CLOSURE AND
ADVISE VISABLITY
       8:53AM - 2ND SIGN TRK 10-97 EB 8 JWO LK JENNINGS C/D AT 0830 "8 CLSD NO
THRU TRFC"
       8:51AM - CT SIGN TRK 126X 10-97 TAVERN & DEHESA "ROAD CLSD WITH RT ARROW
SENDIND TRFC TO DEHESA
       8:50AM - PER 3X PER CHP, CHP REQ MORE CONE JNO & JSO 8 AT W WILLOWS
       8:36AM - CT 650 WANTS TO KNOW IF HE CAN BRING ANIMAL RESCUE THROUGH, HE IS
AT EB JWO OF DUNBAR
       8:34AM - DICK S TOWING AT E WILLOWS, EXT HEAVY SMOKE, THINKS THEY SHOULD
WAIT A BIT TO REMOVE THE VEH
       8:32AM - FLETCHER HILLS BIG RIG ENRT TO ALPINE SPRINGS MOBILE HOME PARK
FROM EL CAJON, FOR 1126 SANTEE FIRE RIG, INFO FOR UNIT PROVIDING 1184 ON EB SIDE
       8:29AM - PER 124-D11 CITZ RPT REC D CALL FROM A FRIEND AT 5717 ALPINE
BLVD, HIS HOUSE ON FIRE, HE IS IN HIS TRK AND SURROUNDED BY FIRE, CAN T GET OUT
- 1039 FD
       8:13AM - 1039 CO ROADS FOR BARRICADES -- JAPATUL AT LYONS VALLEY AND
DEHESA AT JAPATUL
       8:11AM - 1039 HEARTLAND
       8:09AM - IS E WASHINGTON AT DEHESA RD CLOSED, SDSO WANT TO USE IT AS
EVACUATION RTE
       8:07AM - 1039 DEAD ANIMAL REMOVAL
       8:06AM - PER 16C VEH IS STILL ON FIRE PLS SEND FD TO THE VEH FIRST
       8:05AM - PLS SEND 1185 WB 8 BETWEEN THE WILLOWS FOR A VEH INVOLVED IN A TC
EARLIER,ADVISE THE 1185 WE WILL RESPOND FOR THE 180 LATER,WILL NEED FB PLS
       8:03AM - CD NEAR VIEJAS THERE IS A DEAD HORSE PLS SEND DEAD ANIMAL REMOVAL
       7:53AM - EVACUATIONS CONTINUING
       7:52AM - MEDIA IS BEING ASKED TO REFRAME FROM CALLING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
DISPATCH CENTER FOR UPDATES, INFO SO FAR ESTIMATED 1,000 ACRES, 2 STRUCTURES, 4
OUT BLDGS
       7:48AM - D1 ADV FIRE BURNING ON BOTH SIDE OF THE RD NEAR E WILLOWS WINDS
50 OR BETTER VISABILITY IS LOW,S5 COPIES
       7:48AM - CT 651 ASKING, DID CHP NEED US TO CHANGE THE CMS BOARD AT
OCOTILLO, IT NOW READS BRUSH FIRE FREEWAY CLOSED AT RTE 79
       7:46AM - AMR REQ ASSISTANCE IN GETTING THEIR MEDIC THRU THE ROAD CLOSURE-
THEIR SHIFT CHANGE IS AT 800AM AND THEY ARE TRYING TO GET TO ALPINE FOR SHIFT
CHANGE, AMR ADVISED THEY WERE TURNED AWAY AT THE ROAD CLOSURE BY CHP ALREADY
       7:42AM - IS THERE JAPATUAL VALLEY AT DEHESA ONE HALF OF 26C IS AT THIS
1020 EB TRAFFIC IS CLOSED
       7:39AM - TRUCK TRAFFIC:TO PULL TO THE RS AND STOP IN OCOTILLO TKS USE
ALTERNATE ROUTE
       7:38AM - R2ADVISED STAR VALLEY RD CHECKS CLEAR RE LOOTING
       7:37AM - NO SPECIFIC ADDRESS JUST STAR VALLEY RE LOOTING,B27 AND B53 1097
IN THE AREA
       7:35AM - CT MAINT ENRT TO CLOSE JAPATUAL JSO 8
       7:35AM - AFFIRM PER S5 JAPATUAL JSO 8 NEEDS TO BE CLOSED
       7:35AM - 63 INQ TO CLOSE 79 AT 8?
       7:30AM - PER 86C WILLOWS JEO CASINO HORSE THAT IS LOOSE D3 WILL SEND ARO
THERE
       7:28AM - WHAT IS UPDATE OF FIRE, IT S DIRECTION, ETC, PER SDSO, THEIR
DEPUTIES NOT ANSWERING RADIO FOR UPDATES
       7:23AM - PER B27 THEY ARE 1097 AT THE ADDRESS 1557 VIEJAS CREEK ALL IS
CODE 4,PARTY WAS ADVISED OF THE SITUATION
       7:19AM - 1039 SDSO FOR LINE 206
       7:18AM - PER R2 HAVE RESP UNITS VEHS MAKING U TURNS AT DUNBAR AND GOING
THE WRONG WAY UNITS SHOULD USE CAUTION
       7:15AM - PER ARO, IS HORSE THAT WAS STRUCK EARLIER 1144 OR STILL ALIVE?
       7:15AM - PER 27C FOR STA M FAMILY AT 1557 VIEJAS CREEK TRAIL 5 CHILDREN
AND AN XRAY REPORTED BY EX-HUSBAND PLS HAVE STA M CHECK THEIR WELFARE
       7:07AM - K9 IS BACK ENRT TO ESCORT THE BUSES TRAFFIC IS HEAVY FROM THE FWY
TO ALINE WILL BE EXTENDED
       7:06AM - NO SENSE IN ACTIVATING EB THATS WHERE FIRE IS
       7:02AM - 1039 SDSO LINE 191
       7:02AM - 62 1148 ING THE FD CAPTAIN 1185 WITH THE FIRE RIG
       7:00AM - REF LOG 45, LINE 188, 1039 AS REQUESTED
       6:58AM - CMS SIGN AT OCOTILLO CHANGED TO READ "BRUSHFIRE WB 8 CLOSED AT SR
79"
       6:54AM - 108-61 IS ASKING FOR BP IF TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED THRU THE
BACKSIDE OF ALPINE
       6:54AM - CAN SDSO ACCESS VIA JAPATUL VALLEY RD OR OTHER BACK WAY TO
DETENTION FACILITY TO EVACUATE PRISONERS?
       6:54AM - 82C ADVISED THAT THE FIRE HAS SPREAD TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FWY
THREATENING A MOBIL HOME PARK NOW
       6:51AM - CORRECTION CLOSURE WAS LIFTED AT TAVERN THE CLOSURE AT DUNBAR IS
STILL IN EFFECT
       6:50AM - AT DUNBAR ARE MORE CONES NEEDED AT TAVERN,16C LIFTED THE CLOSURE
AT DUNBAR
       6:48AM - DELAYED ENTRY- K9 ADVISED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ESCORTING BUSES
THROUGH TO THE DETENTION FACILITY DUE TO THE FIRE JUMPING THE FWY AT E WILLOWS
S-5 COPIE
       6:46AM - MT LAGUNA FIRE DEPT EXPECTING 8-10 FIREFIGHTERS TO BE COMING THRU
SOON
       6:45AM - TRAFFIC IS BEING TURNED AROUND EB 8 AT DUNBAR
       6:43AM - LUTZ TOWING WILL BE GOING EB 8 FROM TAVERN FOR THE FIRE TRUCK
THAT IS BO
       6:41AM - 1039 FL HILLS REF LINE 171
       6:40AM - 1039 TO OFCR MEYER WILL 1021 S5
       6:35AM - NEED HORSE TRAILERS TO RESPOND TO STAR VALLEY AND ALPINE BLVD
       6:30AM - WILL CONTINUE TO DIVERT TRAFFIC TO JAPATUAL FROM 8 STILL SAFE FOR
NOW
       6:30AM - CT 654 CREW HAS CLOSED EB 8 AT DUNBAR
       6:30AM - HAVE CAL TRANS CHANGE ADV SIGN AT WB 8 JEO OCOTILLO TO ADVISE OF
FIRE INWILLOWS AREA/CLOSURE OR SOMETHING PLS, PER EL CENTRO CHP
       6:27AM - 10 HORSES NEED TO BE EVACUATED AT 1471 STAR VALLEY JEO W WILLOWS
PLS HAVE ARO RESPOND ONLY IF THEY CAN RESPOND IN THE NEXT 10 MINS
       6:20AM - 1039 LUTZ, PER FD
       6:20AM - ENG 6312, VIEJAS FD, HAVE FD TRUCK INOPERABLE IN MIDDLE OF WB 8
JEO E WILLOWS, STANDING BY FOR 1185, NEED BIG RIG
       6:16AM - SIGN TRK 97 EB 8 JWO DUNBAR "ALL LANES EXIT DUNBAR"
       6:10AM - 82C SAYS THAT HE IS 1097 WITH ARO NOW
       5:54AM - C/T CONE UNIT ENRT FM SANTEE ETA OF 20-30 MINS
       5:51AM - ALL TRAFFIC EB AT PEUTZ VALLEY IS CLEAR
       5:49AM - CT 651 HAS CLOSED WB 8 AT 79 - HAS CONES BUT CANNOT GET THRU WB
DUE TO THE FIRE
       5:45AM - 1039 CT 6531 FOR RD CLOSURE CREW ON E/SIDE AT JAPATUL
       5:42AM - NEED TO CONTACT ANOTHER C/T UNIT ON THE WEST END FOR CONES FOR
DUNBAR
       5:42AM - C/T 651 HAS CONES AT EB 8 AT SR 79
       5:42AM - I M GOING TO SEND TRAFFIC TO TAVERN ON THE RT SHOULDER
       5:42AM - WHAT IS ETA FOR CALTRANS?
       5:41AM - 1039 AGT ROSE AT USBP THERE ETA IS 45 MIN
       5:41AM - EB 8 AT DUNBAR IS STOPPED AND ITS CLEAR TO DIRECT TRAFFIC FROM
PEUTZ VALLEY
       5:39AM - CAN I USE JAPATUL ROAD?
       5:38AM - I HAVE FIRE CREWS IN PRIVATE VEHICLES - WHERE DO THEY NEED TO GO?
       5:36AM - 1039 VIEJAS SECURITY
       5:35AM - IF WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL UNIT - THERES A GROUP OF TRAFFIC THAT I
NEED TO SEND WB
       5:35AM - PER FIRE DEPART; EVACUATION CENTER IS BEING SET UP AT THE APLINE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
       5:31AM - 1039 ANIMAL CONTROL FOR ALL UNITS TO RESPOND
       5:30AM - PER 85-S1 OUR ETA IS 1 HR FOR UNITS TO START RESPONDING
       5:27AM - PD IS GOING TO SEND 2 UNITS TO DUNBAR TO START CLOSURE
       5:27AM - 1039 EC / FLARES
       5:26AM - WE NEED THE NEXT UNIT COMING UP THE HILL TO CLOSE TRAFFIC AT
DUNBAR / ALPINE WILL BE OUR SECONDARY CLOSURE
       5:23AM - HAVE NEXT 2 UNITS BRING IN SLOW BREAKS
       5:23AM - I WANT THE WEST CLOSURE AT DUNBAR
       5:23AM - 1039 CAMPO BP STATION FOR UNITS FOR PRESENCE, 2 BP UNIT WILL BE
ENRT TO 8 AT SR79 AND 2 AGENTS WILL RUN BT BUCKMAN SPRINGS AND SR79
       5:22AM - MTCE CREW 654-1 (MEDINA) GETTING CREW TOGETHER TO CLOSE EB 8 AT
TAVERN
       5:20AM - CAN I ROUTE TRAFFIC THRU THE BACKWAY INTO ALPINE?
       5:20AM - HAVE BP RESPOND FROM BOULEVARD - HANDLE THE FREEWAY FROM BUCKMANS
SPGS TO THE CLOSURE - JUST MAKE A PRESENCE
       5:18AM - PER SDSO THERE IS A WW DRIVER HEADING WB IN EB LANES FRM WILLOW
TO DESCANSO - IN A SMALL GRY COMPACT #1 AND RHS
       5:18AM - ANIMAL CONTROL WAS ALMOST TAKEN OUT BY A W/WAY VEH EB IN WB 8 JWO
SR79,GRY COMPACT,XRAY DRIVER
       5:18AM - ADV UNITS - THERE ARE LOOSE HORSES IN THE AREA
       5:18AM - BRING A BREAK FROM DUNBAR
       5:18AM - HAVE WB UNITS BRING ME A BREAK FROM LAKE JENNING - TRAFFIC IS
BACKED UP TO PEUTZ VALLEY
       5:18AM - PER B45, MIGHT BE GOOD IDEA TO 1021 SGT LEPPER FOR CP6 TO BE
SENT; 1039 AND HE WILL 1021 LT MAAS AND OFCR BERGER**
       5:15AM - 1039 C/T 651 FOR CONES, WILL ADV ASAP FOR ETA
       5:15AM - I NEED CONES TO MAKE A CLOSURE - FLARES ARE INEFFECTIVE
       5:13AM - TRAFFIC EXITING AT E WILLOWS - GOING WRONG WAY
       5:12AM - 1039 ANIMAL CONTROL FOR INJURED HORSE
       5:11AM - STA M ADV THEY HAVE 1181 INVOLVING A HORSE ALPINE AT WILLOWS
       5:10AM - 1039 OFR LAMB FOR PAO DUTIES
       5:08AM - MEDIA IS SHOWING UP - WE NEED A PAO
       5:08AM - 1039 BP EL CAJON STATION FOR A FEW MEN,WILL SEND 2-3 AGENTS
       5:06AM - SIGN TRK ENRTE - ETA 20 MINS
       5:06AM - C/T 651, 1039 REF CLOSING THE FWY
       5:05AM - WB AND EB NOW NEED TO BE CLOSED PER HEARTLAND - THE FIRE IS
JUMPING
       5:05AM - 1039 CAMPO BP, THEY WILL 1998 AT 8 AT SR79
       5:03AM - UNIT SHOULD START A BREAK AT DUNBAR
       4:59AM - **SIG ALERT ISSUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE**
       4:56AM - STARTING BREAK EB WEST OF TAVERN
       4:55AM - 1039 87-S6 FOR INFO IN CASE NEEDED TO COVER OFF ON ELE CALLS
       4:55AM - 1039 SO LINE 46
       4:54AM - HAVE EL CENTRO START UNITS TOWARDS JAPATUL
       4:54AM - BOCC SEND UNIT TO JAPATUL VALLEY RD FOR ASST
       4:52AM - 1039 CT SUPV 651 FOR RD CLOSURE CREW AND SIGNS
       4:48AM - WE HAVE LOOSE HORSES IN THE AREA - 1 HAS BEEN HIT
       4:48AM - MAKE SURE W WILLOWS IS CLOSED
       4:47AM - 1039 ANIMAL CONTROL
       4:46AM - HAVE 62 CLOSE 8 AT JAPATUL
       4:45AM - WE NEED A UNIT WITH A BREAK WEST OF THE CASINO - WE NEED TRAFFIC
STOPPED AT W WILLOWS
       4:42AM - NO FIRE NORTH OF FREEWAY
       4:42AM - WE VE GOT PEOPLE GOING EB FROM LOS COCHES - THEY RE GOING TO GO
STRAIGHT INTO THE FIRE
       4:41AM - 1039 STA M REF HOUSES GOING UP
       4:41AM - I NEED ANOTHER UNIT - THE HOUSES ARE CATCHING FIRE
       4:40AM - START A UNIT TO STOP TRAFFIC WEST OF THE CASINO
       4:38AM - WIND BLOWING IN SW DIRECTION - QUICKLY / MOVING TOWARDS ALPINE
       4:35AM - WE RE GONNA START EVACUATING RESIDENCES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
FIRE - ITS MOVING QUICKLY
       4:35AM - 1039 VIEJAS SECURITY
       4:34AM - START CALTRANS WITH SIGN TRUCKS AND CONES
       4:33AM - 1039 STA M TO EVACUATE HOUSES SOUTH OF THE FWY ON ALPINE BLVD
       4:31AM - WE NEED 1 UNIT TO DIVERT TRAFFIC, AND ANOTHER TO PREVENT EB
TRAFFIC FROM E WILLOWS
       4:29AM - WE RE GOING TO DIVERT TRAFFIC OFF AT WILLOWS, WB TRAFFIC WILL BE
SENT EB
       4:27AM - HAVE THEM BRING TRAFFIC TO A DEAD STOP PRIOR TO EAST WILLOWS
       4:24AM - WE RE GOING TO CLOSE THE FREEWAY
       4:24AM - FLAMES HAVE JUMPED THE MEDIAN - FLAMES ON SOUTH SHOULDER
       4:23AM - ROLL MORE UNITS - WE HAVE TRAFFIC GOING WRONG WAY (WB IN EB
LANES)
       4:17AM - GRASS IN THE C/D IS ON FIRE




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12:00PM - THE FIRE IS NOW 100 YDS OFF OF JAPATUL RD
       11:59AM - PER STAM - THEY NEED 17900 JAPATUL RD AT LOVELAND RESORVOIR
CLOSED ASAP - THEY DON T WANT ANY TRFC W/O LOVELAND RESORVOIR *****
       11:57AM - CO RDS 97 LYONS VLY & HONEY SPRNGS - FOR 1184
       11:30AM - CONE PATTERN SET UP AT E WILLOWS BUT NO ONE THERE -108-13 ENRT
TO CHECK



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Homes threatened in Peterson Canyon also residents are being evacuated.

Viejas Casino and Descanzo jail already evecuated.

5 Air Planes and 5 helo's on scene.

4 homes, 4 storage sheds and 5 trailers destroyed.
1500+ acres burned

Wind gusts from 35 -65 mph

Approx 1000 fire personnel on scene or enroute.


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