State ID: CA
3 letter designator: ORC/CNF
Fire name: Airport
Location: Trabuco Creek Road @ the RC airport; Trabuco Canyon, CA
Reported acres: 10
Rate of spread: moderate
Report on Conditions: fire burning uphill in heavy fuels, with short range spotting into the CNF. Extended attack with threat to Riverside county.
Structure threat: are threatened
Resources: ORC 2nd alarm, CNF, 10 additional ST’s on order, AA8CE, 1 LEAD, T70, T71, T72, T73, T107, T160, HC1, HC3, HC608, HC612, 2 additional T1 AT on order,
Hazards: excessive heat, steep terrain, critical communication infrastructure.
Weather: SCE Trabuco Canyon
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Radio channels: CMD: FIRE OC
Scanner link: Ground traffic: Orange County Vegetation/Wildland Fires Live Audio Feed
Aircraft traffic: Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire - West Live Audio Feed
Webcam link: Bell Canyon North
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This is from Watch Duty posted at 1400 local time:
Sheriff has been requested to begin with local evacuations per radio traffic.
Per incident command the fire will be an extended attack and has requested 4x Type 3, 2x Type 1, 2x Dozer, and 4x Handcrew strike teams. Additionally 2x Type 1 Air Tankers and a lead plane have been requested.
No T1 airtankers available and thus AA is ordering 4 additional T3 airtankers for a total of 8 + 1 ASM.
She’s angry! Nice view
Requesting 10 Type 1 Hotshot Crews, 3 Charlie Strike Teams
E350 reporting 2 trapped hikers and needing rescue ASAP
They are experiencing significant roll out and rock slide making road impassible. Requesting a dozer immediate need.
New fire in RRU and pulling aircraft off.
From radio traffic…Patrol 24’s firefighters were just rescued and are safe. The 2 civilians are unaccounted for at this time
Per IC…they are using AA as an aerial recon to locate the missing hikers on the east side of the fire. 2 civilian vehicles parked at the trail head
FIRIS mapped at 292 acres
Per IC the 10 T1 crews were denied. IC requesting 10 state Golf crews to replace them for FED mission.
Incredible picture! Perfect example of ‘punching through’.
770 acres.
IC requesting 5 T3 ST’s and AA asking for 2 VLATS
1300 acres per FIRIS