914 heading this way.
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copters 3HT, 7KH or 7KV inbound assigned. 5HT down mechanical.
Lead 45 and tanker 914 to working right flank, copters working left flank. Tanker 105 on scene.
Spots are staffed, tankers will stay far enough not to drop on them.
EDIT 10:10 Total Tankers: 01, 137, 105, 107, 914 will round robin load return.
Waiting on the 2 type 2 fixed wing that were ordered last night.
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Without dozers… not a chance of catching this in this fuel type and these conditions…
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Many hotshot crews were being requested last night, STF, SNF, ANF, SQF and KRN were name requested.
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They asked about dozers unsure if they got permission even with dozers I think it would be hard for them to punch line in the down trees
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Type 1’s could so some work in there.
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STF hotshots are on scene so is SNF Kings River and SQF spring valley
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Per Intel 43. 166 acres. The largest spot was 2 acres. There are multiple spots.
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Here’s the FIRIS report:
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We (Team 12)are supposed to be on 2hr this week but unable to roster due to staffing issues. That’s why 13 has this fire.
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Unfortunately, the scanner that covered YNP on Broadcastify is out of service. You can try the multi-county “Central Sierra Fire Feed” and I do hear some air traffic. Since this fire is not CDF-focused, I’m not sure how much traffic you’ll hear otherwise.
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Central Sierra Fire Feed had the channels added for this incident this morning you can hear AA IC and divisions
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From the sounds of the discussions they have been having it appears that they are going to minimize the fixed wing use based on objectives, visibility of remaining targets, and the increased number of rotor wing available and en-route. So they want to work on hammering it with the rotor wing.
In summary. DIVS A to M, they’ve doubled up on the retardant line and the fire is backing down to it. On the right flank, can’t work due to lack of an adequate exit route. I believe he said they are running out of targets on the left flank too. Thought it was a good time to put in Helco and daisy chain rotor assets.
(update to 1:44 PDT) run the last couple of tankers and then put the fixed on hold. Another discussion on getting Helco as the rotor use increases.
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The discussion was that the smoke is obscuring the right flank to reinforce it today. That right flank had it double up drops yesterday right up to cut off. They wanted to go back in on the right since the left flank Div.A and head of the fire Div.M are looking good so far according to AA.
IC is working out a drop area/line to be contingency for the right flank Div.Z should it spot outside the line without good vision due to the column smoke bending over it. Then the tankers will go back to work…hopefully.
The tankers are still working in between the copters on the left. It sounds as though each one returning from this mission is on load and hold.
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