Border 2 Fire (Mt Otay)

[inigo88]

The Border 2 Fire is burning this evening near the top of Mt Otay. It is currently around 600 acres and there are two copters continuing to work it making steady progress.

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We had about 10 tankers earlier from both Ramona and San Bernardino bases including Tanker 912 (DC-10).

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Frequencies:

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description
153.995​	KA4241	RM	110.9 PL	XSD CMD 3	Countywide Fire Command 3 (Border Command)
153.815​	KML205	RM	156.7 PL	XSD CMD 21	Countywide Fire Command 21 (Normally Falbrook, but being used here)
151.25​	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 5	Fire Tac 5

Feel free to add.

 

[mike619]

I heard 10K also used mostly the strike teams coming and going to the incident also if they can't get out on the VHF, and if that fire was arson I hope who ever did it gets arrested..

 

[inigo88]

Fire estimate blew up to 4200 acres this morning although the line seems to be holding. Air attack 330 is getting back on scene.

153.995 - XSD CMD 3 (Border Command)
151.265 - CDF CMD 2
159.27 - CDF A/G 5

IC is still on XSD CMD 3 but San Diego is telling air attack that command channel is CDF CMD 2. IC isn’t answering on CDF CMD 2 or CDF A/G 5 so hopefully they all get in touch with each other again soon.

 

[norcalscan]

Air Tactics FM: 167.0625
AM Victors: 126.075 (TFR), 119.125, 123.025 (TOLC)

Ground tacs include CDF Tacs 31, 32, 35, 36, 38

 

[inigo88]

I was hearing Air Tactics 21 this morning but they might have switched over since.

151.2725 - Air Tactics 21
122.925 - Air to Air

 

[TeeJayZee]

I'm currently monitoring the Otay 1 camera on Mt. Otay in San Diego, CA (link to view camera provided below inside the quote).

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If you set the playback to 12 hours and adjust it to 18:05:35.83 (2024/01/27), you'll notice what appear to be sparks of electricity jumping from various spots near the electrical/communication towers.

Could this be what caused the fire to start? Perhaps there's a loose wire in the area creating all this activity. Does anyone have the chance to investigate?

Hopefully you guys have time to catch it, because I don't think there is a way to view very old footage after 12 hrs?

 

[norcalscan]

Those are airplanes - approach and departure for KSAN is right there across the northern face of Otay. Otay 1 was at 31deg bearing, so looking right into the flight path and class B airspace. Cross reference your timing with FlightRadar24 archive times (1800PST -> 0400 UTC) and you can see your flights. Southwest Airlines I believe really lights up their planes when in Class B airspace so your 1805 shot was likely SWA324 departing SAN to HOU. Scroll forward a bit more through 11pm and you'll see a bunch more flights coming and going.

No powerlines at that angle in that viewshed.