Large Fire in San Bruno, CA

[ridgescan]

Police services are operating on the GREEN (488.8875) Fire Command is SMCO Command 51 (151.475) . CHP Heli is on site.

Thanks for the freqs-Im going to stay on command 31. Strike teams showing up-Alameda County-SF County...

 

[NewScanner215]

thanks for merging the threads. I have not been around for a loooonnnggg time, had to come on this one though. WOW crazy day/night. Can we confirm the a gas co has said 24" main? I was starting to think it is/was a untapped natrual gas well.

 

[PCTEK]

Update

Fire command advises "Fire Knocked Down". PG&E is cutting electrical service to the area. Police now advising of looters.

 

[Jay911]

Sonoma Air units cancelled. Possible weather related for the cancel...

Live scanner said earlier that it was now too dark to do air attack "down low". They did one or two observation passes since then.

 

[PCTEK]

Update

Affirm. PG&E advises large gas main break, had to do a slow shut down to avoid cascading ruptures

 

[PCTEK]

Update

Fire now rotaing engines to refill water tanks. 25-30 min. turnaround for each unit. Some engines are now on WHITE 1

 

[ridgescan]

Comm31 reports 7 injuries transported so far....

 

[PCTEK]

Update

SFIA has told aircraft to use ILS due to thick smoke causing extreme visibility problems

 

[scannerfreak]

And finally CNN has it...Fox still on their usual political crap..

 

[PCTEK]

Update

Emergency Police / Fire radio traffic is clearing.

 

[NewScanner215]

Comm31 reports 7 injuries transported so far....

I heard that but i think that was just for that moment. There are reports of many vritical injuries already at several area hospitals

 

[rdale]

Emergency Police / Fire radio traffic is clearing.

What does that mean?

 

[ridgescan]

Emergency Police / Fire radio traffic is clearing.

Operations and strike team staging are here on 151.080

 

[ridgescan]

staging area is Tanforan Park

 

[NewScanner215]

Channel 5 is showing live video of FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force on scene.

 

[rdale]

That would be expected, it doesn't mean they suspect anything terrorism-related.

 

[PCTEK]

Update

Fire units on the San Bruno Fire are using multiple freq. Units are also on TAC17 (155.400)

 

[ridgescan]

requesting at least 10 engines on the north branch but staging is waiting on more strike team arrivals. More houses on Clairmont are catching fire..

 

[ridgescan]

1 confirmed fatality.

 

[scottb908]

Confirmed fatality, I hate to say it but I have a feeling going to hear of alot more once they get in the area