I moved Bastrop frequencies into my 106 but I'm not picking up anything... I can pick up Lockhart (from South Austin); thought that I might be able to pick up Bastrop...?
Anyone listen to the Bastrop fire?
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alottabull
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I am listening from Hwy 79 on the Wilco / Milam county line but I have an outside antenna. I am hearing some traffic on the Bastrop system and the WILCO strike team on Public Safety 1 and Air support on TX Air 1. I was wondering if anyone else was listening in.
EDIT: seems there is a lot of animal control traffic on the WILCO Public Safety 1 channel, I guess that is an interop channel for the entire system though.
EDIT: seems there is a lot of animal control traffic on the WILCO Public Safety 1 channel, I guess that is an interop channel for the entire system though.
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jhooten
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Air support is on 122.925
Tx fire 1 is very active.
All the fire talk groups on the Bas Co TRS are active.
fire net south is active
155.100, the old BCSO repeater is active
Several pf the NSPAC VHF channels have been busy
Other fires in the county have been moved to fire net north
Several simplex vhf channels are in use.
Damn this is a big fire.
Tx fire 1 is very active.
All the fire talk groups on the Bas Co TRS are active.
fire net south is active
155.100, the old BCSO repeater is active
Several pf the NSPAC VHF channels have been busy
Other fires in the county have been moved to fire net north
Several simplex vhf channels are in use.
Damn this is a big fire.
texasemt13
CenTex DBA
While in Austin on Saturday I noticed this fire from Mt. Bonnell. It was huge.
Besides the frequencies jhooten noted I also heard sparse communication on the TFS Air to Ground Primary frequency, 159.3000.
I was also hearing the comms again yesterday from TFS on 122.9250 and 159.3000.
I was reading the New 8 Austin page (here: News 8 Austin) and noticed they said a specially trained company from Asheville was coming in to assist on Monday and Tuesday. Anyone have any clue who that company is?
Besides the frequencies jhooten noted I also heard sparse communication on the TFS Air to Ground Primary frequency, 159.3000.
I was also hearing the comms again yesterday from TFS on 122.9250 and 159.3000.
I was reading the New 8 Austin page (here: News 8 Austin) and noticed they said a specially trained company from Asheville was coming in to assist on Monday and Tuesday. Anyone have any clue who that company is?
texasemt13
CenTex DBA
Found a link at the TFS webpage here: Texas Forest Service.
On the right hand side of the main page you can see a link to a Google Earth application- it shows a couple things:
1. Fire location (any fire that TFS considers active and has been asked to respond to).
2. Percent Containment
3. Date TFS response began
4. Amount of acreage affected
Last time I checked on Friday morning the Bastrop fire had been contained to 90% and had burned 1490 acres. That's a substantial conflagration, but nothing like what they experience in some of the more "west-erly" states (CA, NV, CO, WY, etc.).
Thought some of ya'll might like this.
On the right hand side of the main page you can see a link to a Google Earth application- it shows a couple things:
1. Fire location (any fire that TFS considers active and has been asked to respond to).
2. Percent Containment
3. Date TFS response began
4. Amount of acreage affected
Last time I checked on Friday morning the Bastrop fire had been contained to 90% and had burned 1490 acres. That's a substantial conflagration, but nothing like what they experience in some of the more "west-erly" states (CA, NV, CO, WY, etc.).
Thought some of ya'll might like this.
sutcliffesa
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Pershing?
Hey Hooten!
HHB 56FA CMD Swabisch Gmund 1987 to 1990
Now Asst Chief with Heart of the Pines.
Hey Hooten!
HHB 56FA CMD Swabisch Gmund 1987 to 1990
Now Asst Chief with Heart of the Pines.
sutcliffesa
Newbie
The Wilderness Ridge fire was in my district and the team the sent in only worked for a few hours. They ended up getting called away to another fire. I never even saw them.
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