Is there a suggested scanner channel for this? It’s federally managed and CAL FIRE is also participating. I’ve been listening to the Butte County Sheriff and CAL FIRE station on Broadcastify (https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/31474) and I noticed the Scan California Live Scanner isn’t covering it.
Any other suggestions? Alas I do not have a “real life” scanner at this time, just digital. (I’m looking at them…but god it’s overwhelming!)
Thank you!
Maybe this one…
Backburning.
hopefully…successful
The local departments around quincy all got toned out for immediate need structure protection, any info? Did something blow out?
Yeah, it’s Meadow Valley.
Not sure on the details yet.
Mandatory evacuations in place for Meadow Valley.
sounds like 1 engine responding from almanor.
Bucks lake area, increased activity showing.
They got a 200 plus acre spot fire running North East of Red Mountain. With today’s expected gusty conditions they understandably worried . Resources are stretched pretty thin . Going to be a challenging day according to the morning USFS updates
https://www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas/videos/975876216262434/?so=channel_tab&rv=all_videos_card
The Metroliner is flying the south section by Strawberry and there is a chopper working near bucks lake with a spotter plane… Winds have started to pick up as forcasted.
Not a lot of growth on the fire except on eastern flank near La Porte Road, which has steady, but not spectacular growth. The finger that blew out under southwest winds south of Bucks Lake on 9/14 continues to spread slowly through short-range spotting, and this area was the reason they evacuated Meadow Valley yesterday. Even though it is a long ways from the community, they were playing it safe with the forecast wind event, and said due to a lack of resources they might have to abandon perimeter control on this part of the fire if it kept overwhelming them with spotting. This info per Jake Cagle’s very detailed operational briefings on the PNF Facebook Page, which should be the standard PIO product on every large fire, IMHO.
Here are IR maps with red line showing fire perimeter from 9pm last night, 9/17/2020. The yellow line is where the fire was on 9/17/2020 at 3am, and the white line was captured on 9/14/2020 at 12:30 am. The satellite image in the background was from 2pm on 9/16/2020.
View over La Porte Road, looking north.
Thank you for these images!! Agreed re: Jake Cagle’s reports. Concise, informative and lays rest to rumors.
Skies are crowded this afternoon. Lots of activity overhead
Above are links to some outstanding drone footage of the fire area… you can see the intensity of the fire .
Thanks for the above links! Quite stunning/sobering.
this sort of explains what all the air traffic yesterday and today have been up to.
