CA-BTU-THOMPSON ?

Way to early for DINS. Maybe some windshield info, but nothing 209 worthy is my guess.

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Figured I’d ask if anyone has buddies that are working it right now.

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Typical diurnal wind change has happened, they are now out of the North East.

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FMAG approved.

Believe it’s the first of the year?

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2311C deployed from Santa Clara County. - CNT 382, CNT 371, CNT 377, PAF 365 (Palo Alto) XCZ 2538 (Scotts Valley)

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She is very angry still.

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The Biggs cam offers an interesting view. It’s worth playing back the last couple of hours.

https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/13502

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Night copters putting in some work

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taken off the diversion dam I think by CHP tonight

fire now at 3002 acres .
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Appears to be taken from atop Oroville Dam at its’s south end looking across the lake towards the spillway launch cove. Area burning burned in 2020, August Lightning. Note the American flag with East / down canyon winds as they crest the dam

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XLC1205A enroute. STEN ARC BC105, STEN-T LVN BC, BUR E11, GLN E21, MPK E61, ALH E71, ARC E105

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Extended Attack Frequencies

Command - CDF CMD7 is ordered and was being tested, (might stay on BTU CMD for another Op Period)

Air Tactics FM - 167.8125

Air/Ground - A/G8, 159.345 t192.8

AM Victors - 122.275, 118.075, 132.375

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Updated weather for today?

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https://www.weather.gov/wrh/CAFW

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Per Yubanet

  • Incident Name: Thompson, Oroville
  • State: CA
  • Lead Agency: BTU
  • Size (acres): 3,002
  • Percent Contained: 0%
  • Estimate of Containment: July 12, 2024
  • Personnel: 514
  • Structures Destroyed: 4
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Looks like its picking up some steam early this morning on the Sunset Cam.

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From CalFire homepage

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CalFire pages are never up to date until well after an incident. 3000+ their own spokesman reported this morning.

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