Martin Fire Again

cousinkix1953 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 01:59 AM

There is another wild fire in the Santa Cruz mountains. Mandatory evacuations on Swanton Road just after 10 PM. This is the same area as last summer's Martin fire.

Sheriff is using the red repeater (154.950) as a tac frequency again. Some Cal-Fire activity on 151.370 and 154.325.

Local hams are active on 147.120 and 147.180 which is linked with a high level machine on 443.600 on Mt. Toro. Low power fire operations being reported on 154.400. This is not a local frequency; but mutual aid from Santa Clara county is in the area and uses this frequency.

County roads 151.100 dispatched to the area just after 11 PM.

A Los Angeles man was killed by drug dealers last week. They torched his abandoned truck in the same area. Fire fighters and deputies might find a body too...

Stealthguy05 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 03:20 AM

County, San Jose,Palo Alto, Mtn View, and Sunnyvale (possibly more) have responded for type 1 structure mutual aid as of 00:20 hrs

cousinkix1953 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 10:31 AM

The fire got bigger overnight. More evacuations in the area. Smoke as far south as Monterey. Hams are using 146.565 simplex at ground zero. Problems reported with one repeater in the area...

Big_Ears · #4 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 11:38 AM

San Mateo and Alameda Counties have dispatched Type 1 Strike Teams early this morning.

W6WLS · #5 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cousinkix1953

There is another wild fire in the Santa Cruz mountains. Mandatory evacuations on Swanton Road just after 10 PM. This is the same area as last summer's Martin fire.

Sheriff is using the red repeater (154.950) as a tac frequency again. Some Cal-Fire activity on 151.370 and 154.325.

Local hams are active on 147.120 and 147.180 which is linked with a high level machine on 443.600 on Mt. Toro. Low power fire operations being reported on 154.400. This is not a local frequency; but mutual aid from Santa Clara county is in the area and uses this frequency.

County roads 151.100 dispatched to the area just after 11 PM.

A Los Angeles man was killed by drug dealers last week. They torched his abandoned truck in the same area. Fire fighters and deputies might find a body too...

The Fire in the Santa Cruz Mtns, is now called, "The Lockheed Fire"
As of this time 9:21 am. 2300-acres
Over the air listening can be heard on line at :

Santa Cruz County, California (CA) Live Police, Fire, and EMS Scanners on RadioReference.com
or
The Boss of The Bay W6WLS (see the links to live audio for the HAMs)

Live views on KRON-TV-4 San Francisco, or Comcast cable ch 21 Santa Cruz County.

Mike~

Big_Ears · #6 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 01:06 PM

Regarding the photo that shows the Fire Camp - Staging Area (below) and the fire up in the hilltops, at the structure that's 2/3 up the hill, is that the Lockheed/Martin Facility? Is Cal Fire utilizing Tac-9 on this incident?

trooperdude · #7 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by W6WLS

The Fire in the Santa Cruz Mtns, is now called, "The Lockheed Fire"
As of this time 9:21 am. 2300-acres
Over the air listening can be heard on line at :

Santa Cruz County, California (CA) Live Police, Fire, and EMS Scanners on RadioReference.com
or
The Boss of The Bay W6WLS (see the links to live audio for the HAMs)

Live views on KRON-TV-4 San Francisco, or Comcast cable ch 21 Santa Cruz County.

Mike~

I know you're busy, but

Just FYI the public safety feed is getting hammered by intermod.

cousinkix1953 · #8 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 03:04 PM

Here is some raw video of the fire gfrom KGO 7.

RAW VIDEO: Lockheed fire in Santa Cruz Co. | Video | abc7news.com

Frequency update

151.295 Cal-Fire air tac
151.370 Cal-Fire ECC Felton
154.220 Fire Marshal
154.295 Fire mutual aid
154.950 Sheriff red (fire net)
151.100 County roads
147.180 W6WLS
443.600 W6MOW (simulcast)
147.120 WR6AOK (alternate net)

Big_Ears · #9 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 03:40 PM

Bonny Doon residents are being told to evacuate at this time.

cousinkix1953 · #10 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cousinkix1953

Here is some raw video of the fire gfrom KGO 7.

RAW VIDEO: Lockheed fire in Santa Cruz Co. | Video | abc7news.com

Frequency update
151.265 Cal-Fire air tac
151.295 Cal-Fire air tac
151.370 Cal-Fire ECC Felton
154.220 Fire Marshal
154.295 Fire mutual aid
153.755 Cal-Fire Travel net
154.950 Sheriff red (fire net)
151.100 County roads
153.935 Animal services
147.180 W6WLS Resource net
443.600 W6MOW (simulcast)
147.120 WR6AOK (alternate net)

I will continue to update as I find more activity...

cousinkix1953 · #11 (**permalink**) 08-13-2009, 09:28 PM

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cousinkix1953 · #12 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 02:04 PM

Air tac 23* debuted at the Martin fire in the same area last year. It must be in the regular channel line up for Cal-Fire's ECC in Felton...

Frequency update 8-14-09

123.975 Air tanker base
151.265 Cal-Fire air tac
151.295 Cal-Fire air tac
151.3025 Air tac 23*
151.370 Cal-Fire ECC Felton
154.220 Fire Marshal
154.295 Fire mutual aid
153.755 Cal-Fire Travel net
154.950 Sheriff red (fire net)
151.100 County roads
153.935 Animal services
147.180 W6WLS Resource net
443.600 W6MOW (simulcast)
147.120 WR6AOK (alternate net)

Stealthguy05 · #13 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 09:14 PM

Do you mind telling us which have repeaters and which dont? i cant seem to get all of them

cousinkix1953 · #14 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 09:36 PM

These are repeaters...

151.265 Cal-Fire air tac
151.370 Cal-Fire ECC Felton
154.220 Fire Marshal
153.755 Cal-Fire Travel net
154.325 County fire red*
154.950 Sheriff red (fire net)*
151.100 County roads*
153.935 Animal services
147.180 W6WLS Resource net
443.600 W6MOW (simulcast)*
147.120 WR6AOK (alternate net)

*You might here these over the mountain. The UHF ham repeater is on Mt Toro in Salinas. The simplex channels are easy to hear listening to the Live Audio streams on this website...

cousinkix1953 · #15 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 09:39 PM

More pictures of the Lockheed fire...

Stealthguy05 · #16 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 09:56 PM

Thank You Sir, and outstanding pictures.

cousinkix1953 · #17 (**permalink**) 08-15-2009, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealthguy05

Thank You Sir, and outstanding pictures.

The fire will burn for another 10 days - two weeks according to Cal-Fire. There should be more pictures and video clips at Home - Santa Cruz Sentinel Lots of articles about the fire too. You don't really want to waste your time reading the stupid comments of some posters attatched to the end of them...

ScannerDude244 · #18 (**permalink**) 08-15-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cousinkix1953

These are repeaters...

147.180 W6WLS Resource net
443.600 W6MOW (simulcast)*
147.120 WR6AOK (alternate net)

*You might here these over the mountain. The UHF ham repeater is on Mt Toro in Salinas. The simplex channels are easy to hear listening to the Live Audio streams on this website...

I can pick up 147.180 just fine, but cant hear anything on 443.600?

cousinkix1953 · #19 (**permalink**) 08-15-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ScannerDude244

I can pick up 147.180 just fine, but cant hear anything on 443.600?

The UHF repeater is usually a simulcast of 147.180. Weird that you can't hear a machine that is located on Mt Toro according to the ANARCC website. It's on the ham radio RR Live Audio feed any way...