Highway Fire

[firefighterbiddle]

The highway fire, is burning on the NV/CA stateline along I-80. The fire started yesterday and quickly spread up the slope to the ridge. Its current size per Minden, is 400 acres and active. The fire was turned over to Minden Dispatch at 2400 hrs on the 22nd, from Grass Valley ECC. Visit Sierrafront.net for more info.
Frequencies
169.8750 HTF Forest Net
154.1300 NEU-E
158.8950 NDF Main
unknowen A/G, or A/A

 

[sigint1]

Took my 996 and went and hung around the secondary staging area for the Highway Fire - following units noted in the area - numerous BLM and USFS units - Winnemucca BLM came in while I was there - also the Big Bear Hotshots a little later. Several fire trucks that I couldnt get an ID on - CAL FIRE, Sierra Tahoe FPD - Truckee Meadows/Reno Fire, several dozers were at this staging area - while I was there they arragened for a SkyCrane to come in - was going to Stead airfield first - also Tanker 11 makeing drops from Stead - following freqs were active:

167.950 Air/Ground
163.7125
168.6125
166.775
169.875
169.775
171.675
170.475
154.265
158.870

 

[Deepsky]

They have had lots of help.
6 Tankers - 78, 23,11,2,132
4 helos - 917, 403, 404, CC3, CJ3 (not sure what CC and CJ mean?)
3 Air attack - 59

165.250
151.280
123.975
120.975

 

[Tumbleweed]

Aircraft

I searched "CC3 and CJ3" and there are small jets with that model number. I wonder if that's it?

http://cj3.cessna.com/home.chtml

http://us.airliners.net/photos/middle/6/6/0/0302066.jpg (CC2)

 

[selgaran]

More likely, it is the last 3 digits of the tail number of the copter. They are probably private contract copters, and rather than constantly saying their full tail number, they just use the last 3 digits, a fairly common practice.

 

[Sixty]

I just heard the call saying this fire has spread 1 mile into Nevada along I-80 at Gold Ranch. Units are responding.

 

[Sixty]

Units have driven out to Gold Ranch and on to the CA border. No flames observed, assumiing that RP got nervous because of all the smoke with no firetrucks on scene. So, California continues to burn.

 

[Deepsky]

Arrow 57 (C-130 NVANG) made a couple passes over the fire on thursday. Dose anyone know if the were taking IR photos of, or perhaps mapping the fire? They had plenty of tankers and barely used them so I dont think it made any drops.

 

[sigint1]

Arrow 57 (C-130 NVANG) made a couple passes over the fire on thursday. Dose anyone know if the were taking IR photos of, or perhaps mapping the fire? They had plenty of tankers and barely used them so I dont think it made any drops.

Probbably a Scathe View mission - they have done if for firefighting OPS many times - NVANG only one around that has this equipment