CA-SHU-Platina

norcalscan · July 19, 2020, 11:13pm

State ID:CA
3 letter designator:SHU
Fire name:Platina
Location:Platina Road at Bigfoot Road (If I heard lat/lon correctly, then here)
Reported acres: 5 acres
Rate of spread: Rapid
Report on Conditions: 5 acres rapid rate of spread in heavy brush, heavy spotting up the hill
Structure threat: yes but fire starting to move up hill away from them
Resources: Augmented ground, 6 water tenders, augmented fixed wing, no tankers in Redding, T88 diverted coming up the valley. C205 (firehawk now) off Vina

Weather:
Radio channels:
Scanner link: https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/30505 and https://scancal.org/live.html
Webcam link: West Peak and Duckett
Agency Website:

NBChief · July 19, 2020, 11:22pm

Per Engine at scene: 20 acres brush and timber, dangerous rate of spread with spotting.

Chaparral · July 19, 2020, 11:26pm

A post was merged into an existing topic: CA-SHU-Platina??

SIXONENINE · July 19, 2020, 11:26pm

20 acres in heavy brush & timber with spotting, dangerous ROS. Started 5 additional type 3 engines. Advised additional orders are soon to follow.

NBChief · July 19, 2020, 11:34pm

Per IC: Limited access. Staging resources while attempting access.

Firemule · July 19, 2020, 11:48pm

http://www.alertwildfire.org/shastamodoc/index.html?camera=Axis-WestPeak2&v=81e002f
Pretty sure this is it.

Firemule · July 19, 2020, 11:49pm

Firemule · July 19, 2020, 11:50pm

Access off : Old Bully Choop Rd

NBChief · July 19, 2020, 11:59pm

Per AA: 30-40 acres and requesting additional Type I or Type 2 copter.

RetiredFSFireCop · July 20, 2020, 1:00am

8PJ, which I believe is a Type 2 (Blackhawk from PJ’s) is off Placerville Airport. ETA 1:15 (approx 1910). Correct Type 2 to Type 1–my error.(Credit to Chaparral)

anvilhead · July 20, 2020, 1:53am

50 acres 0% contained

norcalscan · July 20, 2020, 2:07am

This would be 804PJ, and he’s going to Gibson. He’s Placerville USFS Type1

RetiredFSFireCop · July 20, 2020, 2:14am

OK–I was sure he said 8PJ to Camino when he lifted off. I worked with 8 on the Ferguson, before it was ripped off to R-1.

SIXONENINE · July 20, 2020, 2:15am

From AA-503. He has requested 2 LATs if close enough to make it to the fire.

norcalscan · July 20, 2020, 2:27am

(This was about 30 ago, and only had half an ear while wrangling kids…)

Head of the fire made it to a significant piece of the 2014 Bully fire. Right flank (east side) has heavy retardant on it and it was sort of optimistic sounding. The left flank is wild (and nothing but open land anyway). Concerns about it (it - the fire, not sure if a flank was being referenced) getting established in the Wilson Creek drainage and getting a wind shift I believe I heard.

Airshow is going to shut down about 2000 it sounds like.