L-15 headed to Santa Maria from Missoula
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As a retired person that hasn’t been around since FIRIS flights started, how accurate are the mapping missions? Are they dispatched or is it random, self-dispatched, based on activity?
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Here’s a quick FIRIS overview video from OES: https://youtu.be/-Ik_CFtV41M
And the OES page — the FIRIS Duty Officer is the POC for the missions:
https://www.caloes.ca.gov/office-of-the-director/operations/response-operations/fire-rescue/firis/
And a quick AJ/Tak Syndicate video on how to see and use the data:
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@A904G going on 5 years strong now (first missions fall of 2019) and its an amazing program. CAL-FIRE has their own program now thats pretty close to capabilities of FIRIS. The main difference is live geospatial video transmission but thats on their list.
The biggest benefit of this program is the rapid sharing of fire perimeters without friction. This program did ruffle some feathers at the beginning about sharing fire perimeters but we got to the other side of it and we are stronger for it. Now both OES and CAL-FIRE share their fire perimeters out to the public without delay.
My involvement on the TAK side has been a passion project. Honestly one of the highlights of my career.
Working on another plugin for ATAK that is going to take the live video up a notch.
More to share soon.
AJ
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Assuming you mean T122. There are a number of C130s.
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Oh? Thought they only had one as of now. I know they have many more on order. 912 just popped on the radar at SBD.
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131, 132, 133, 135.
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Cal Fire only operates one (right now). There are other companies that own C130 tankers.
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Yes. That’s what I was getting at. ty
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CALFIRE owns 7. Only 1 in service at this time. Prepping the rest. Ramona gets one in the spring
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Cal Fire own’s 7. One currently in service. Eventually their will 5 assigned to airbases and 2 in reserve
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There also are the guard ships out of Magu.
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Those are all Coulson, in addition to 136 and 138. 137 is the 737. I doubt they’ll reuse 134.
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Are you sure about those last two?
I have information that the 136 and 138 are both 737
Edit 136 is the newest 130
Edit 2, 138 became 210, the RFS ship
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Coulson Tankers
T138 is a new C130 N382CG
T136 is another C130 N136CG
T210 was T138 reg still N138CG but Livery of NSW BOMBER 210 which we call T210 in the USA
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Coulson just took delivery of 1 of 10 new 737-700’s. This is a upgrade of their 6 737-300’s. The 700 series will have a 5000 gallon RADS tank.
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Bravo’s were supposed to be designator for a ASM ship. Federal Lead Plane Plus Federal Qualified Air Attack right seator. Lead was always just Lead Pilot. CALFIRE Bravo’s are called Charlie’s. Has Feds changed their ICS and NIMS designations?
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True on ASM, I’d just never seen a Kilo before. Don’t know of any changes but I’m not an aviation guy.
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