CA-ORC/CNF-Airport???

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#175

if fire could speak, it would be saying “well if you don’t clear the brush, i will”

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#176
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#177
Sep 12 at 12:24 PM

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2 very large air tankers (VLATs) and 4 large air tankers (LATs) have been requested by air attack.

View from the Bell Canyon North AlertCalifornia camera^

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#178

Does anyone have knowledge of where the MAFFS reload at? I have seen them flying southerly coming off the fire, but I am not familiar with where they would be heading. Enlighten me, please

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#179

Last I knew, Pt Mugu.

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#180

That’s what I thought Todd, but then I saw them heading South off the fire past the 241 and 74 so I was very confused about where they were going

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#181

Just a thought, Ramona is to get a CalFire C130 in the near future maybe they’re reloading there? or a long southbound round about to SBD

#182

Not sure on that then.

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#183

They are reloading at Pt Magu. They are going out over the ocean and over Avalon.

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#184

I believe they reload at the nearest tanker base that can support LATs, I believe they have reloaded at both San Bernardino and McClellan this year. They are stationed at point Mugu.

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#185

Thank you, everyone. Being a Nor Cal person visiting family in the area, it’s best to ask the local experts

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#186

The reload base needs to have a compressor to meet the need of the slide in pressurized tank. SBD, MCC, RDD & Magu are the only ones, at this point, that have the compressor

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#187

It sounds like Magu, but it’s spelled Mugu.

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#188

And it sounds like Gulf but it’s Golf. This site is getting so petty on who has to be 100% correct on every post. SMDH

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#189

Pt. Mugu in SoCal, they finished upgrading their infrastructure to be able to accommodate a higher volume, which they showcased during the borel and lightning complex.

There are a few locations around the US that have the capabilities to refill the system. Mugu and Sacramento are the main ones in CA.

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#190

SMX, tambien.

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#192

Gaining ground and with the upcoming weather maybe they can button things up a bit…

Sep 14 at 5:33 AM

The fire is now 45% contained per the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) & CAL FIRE.

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#193

A post was merged into an existing topic: California Fire News & Weather

#194

This KTLA article states that the cause of this fire was workers using machinery to move boulders in 100+ degree temps.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/o-c-public-works-head-resigns-after-workers-started-airport-fire/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3ObufCZeTI0UK7HDuQ26B1oMPqF7t_1Ub_vJF4svZQmBZ6jKE1fOh7AUA_aem_IiDfNvVeWKLX18dTx9uKjQ

Austin and Zac are some of the best of getting info, they have some good shots in this video.

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#195

First, do no harm… The road to hell… Etc.

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