Simi Valley:
ALERTCalifornia - South Mountain East 1
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ALERTCalifornia - Las Virgenes 1
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I was just going to post this. Looks to be building pretty quickly. It is just south of Simi Valley. Winds are out of the N/E in the area.
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Aircraft assigned: A310, T73, T85, HT61, VNC CPT 4
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Evacs going out and multiple structures threatened within 30 minutes.
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Winds gusting to around 30 mph in the area, with RH around 20%. Edit: Per NWS Weather and Hazards Data Viewer.
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On pulse point looks like multiple alarms assigned.
Battalion 22 Battalion 24 Battalion 25 Battalion 30 Battalion 14 Battalion 88, Engine 41, Engine 42, Engine 45, Engine 46, Engine 136, Engine 35, Engine 68, Engine 84, Engine 85, Engine 142, Medic Engine 34, Medic Engine 37, Medic Engine 43, Medic Engine 47, Medic Engine 51, Water Tender 20, Water Tender 40, Patrol 20, Patrol 27, VNT 1, VNT 4, Crew 11, Crew 13, S11 and S1 and dozer 14.
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A camera tileset for the region: ALERTCalifornia - Tile Display
Some pretty good views of the smoke, especially from Oat Mtn.
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AA asking for 2 type 3 tankers and 3 LATs.
Unfortunately structures are being impacted per one of the structure groups.
Multiple spots over Montgomery fire road.
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Per IC, 180 acres going extended
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With spots across Montgomery fire rd that’s 1.5 miles from the start for reference on progression
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No divert on all tankers
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05-18-2026 10:32am 605 Sandy Av MAP: Google Maps
LAFD is sending 3 Strike Teams, hand crews, heavy equipment (dozers) and a helicopter to the Sandy fire in Simi Valley. Automatic Aid agreement with adjoining jurisdictions. Approximately 56 LAFD personnel committed to this assignment.
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KTLA has live feed
https://ktla.com/news/ventura-county/simi-valley-brush-fire/
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Tanker 73 and Tanker 85 on scene… fills on all T3 tankers and 1- Type 1 coming from the North
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Rotors working Zulu flank Branch 7 and structure protection, Fixed wing working Alpha flank Branch 1
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4 Charlie’s and 2 limas requested.
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XLC-1203A (E107 ARC E61 MPK E13 BRK E33 PAS E7562 LVN BC31 PAS STEN BC9 SNM STEN-T) punched out immediate need
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