Looks like they had a wind shift, looks to be pushing back into Mexico.
I would suspect that fire is going to cross the border tomorrow and the MVU boys will get busy. All open line, continuous fuel loading, and another hot day. Be safe all.
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With nightfall, there is visible fire on the Otay Cam. Like you said, tons of open line in rough country.
Last time that area burned was 13 years ago… Border 50 fire. Fire started on the west end of Tecate crossed the border and went over the top of Tecate Peak and pushed into Marron Valley, We held Marron Valley road till just before sun rise and it crossed and ran up to Mine Ridge road and held. Gotta love chasing fire in that area with east winds. Got Tank 3-6 and 3-7 for a limited water supply along the Barret Truck Trail.
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Protect the repeater or else
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I remember that night with you!!
Tank 3-6, 3-7…are those the old CDF 10,000 gallon cisterns?
Yes they are, repaired them all 2 years ago
I remember getting shot at and jumping back in the stake bed from FKU meanwhile a pavement queen got stuck trying to go up a ridge east of us all on the day before my ccc crew demobed off that fire. On top of that we got lost and ended up way east of the burn.
Looks to have a little inversion layer but starting to burn slightly on the south facing slopes…
From my past AA experiences there, the airtanker drops near Tecate have been entertainment for the kids in Mexico. Before the new Border Wall, it was a barbed wire fence. We could expect them to light more fires on the US side near Tecate just to watch our airshow!
T-134 Border dropping
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Frequencies today: XSD CMD 3, Vfire 22, CDF A/G 2
ST 9330C: B4, 3381, 3377, 3382, 3392, 3353
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From MVU Twitter: After patrolling the border region from the air the IC is reporting that there has been a significant decrease in fire activity. CAL FIRE will have a strike team staged in the area throughout the day should conditions changes.
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Border 8- Fire still in Mexico, but jumped containment lines making a hard run towards Tecate, Mexico
9330C reassigned to Border 9 Inc
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Border 8 appears to be making a hard run into the states???
Fire has slowed down in a green belt just south of Tecate. Will be slowly making its way through that and in alignment with a drainage that will push it into the U.S. tomorrow morning.
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MVU sending ST ty3 to help stop fire in Mexico. Need to protect Tecate and not let fire cross and damage important radio site on Tecate Mt.
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We used to do that often. Sometimes purposefully, sometimes you’d be laying hose all night then realize you’re in Mexico the next morning.
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Been there, done that. Went to a big fire at a Tecate lumberyard back in the 70’s. Used hydrants nearby from the Tecate Brewery. Then we had late Mexican dinner hosted by the Tecate Fire Department, which included all the beer we could drink. 
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