Wildfire grows to 50 acres near Fallbrook, CA, Fallbrook CA
WildfireA wildfire near Fallbrook, California, grew from about 10 acres to 50 acres. Air tankers, helicopters, and ground crews coordinated suppression efforts. Personnel were on the line and were moved to safety before air drops were made. Firefighting teams planned and executed containment strategies including anchor drops and retardant lines.
Audio|Source: Fallbrook Amateur Club Repeaters and CAL FIRE
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Transcript:
00:00
It's the end of that return, so we'll tie into that with a cover double six.
00:03
Affirm,
00:04
left base, we'll try this again.
00:06
I think just what visibility was, we could do this out of the right, but a left hand around the column should be fine.
00:11
I'll give us plenty of time to get down there.
00:12
If you want something different, we can try it.
00:15
Clarify, more than likely that's potential 250 acres plus 17 minutes ago reporting over 10 acres, but that's nowhere close to 250.
00:26
KJ6101.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:40
Yeah, do you see where we were going to start down here towards the heel, roll up to that retardant as it goes into the heel?
00:45
Just wondering if we've got any personnel down there that we need to worry about.
00:50
Confirm the line's clear, but I haven't seen anybody down there.
00:53
Stay-bye.
00:59
169, I want to come through here.
01:01
It's got to be kind of a high drop.
01:03
I want to start right here.
01:05
Coming here at 1,350 feet,
01:08
and that'll actually keep you clear of this next stuff here, and then you can make a left turnout on the exit.
01:13
And I had a, about a 175 on the heading.
01:17
175, started that burned out spot and try to roll up to adjusting.
01:26
People right on your line down there.
01:28
Did you see them? Yeah, we just saw them.
01:31
We're gonna get the helicopters in there real quick for a rotation and then we're gonna get the ground off the line and then we'll go to work.
01:41
Okay, yeah, sounds good.
01:42
I saw probably five or six people right on that line.
01:45
So some folks in yellow shirts and hats, we'll get them off the line.
01:48
Like I said, it's a 175, 1350,
01:52
and that's going to keep you clear that hill you'll be looking at.
01:54
It's a little bit of a high drop.
01:56
If you need to come straight out, you can at 1350, if not take a left turn.
02:00
And then we'll have you back to San Bernardino for another.
02:05
175, 1350, San Bernardino, a low return.
02:09
Tacks, brother sent forth.
02:24
You guys could probably see a better go down here.
02:29
We work in the tanker's left flank if you get me a ground contact down there and let's clear the line.
02:35
We'll just have taken step in the black table.
02:42
6-9.
02:44
The air attack's clear in the line right now.
02:47
I think this will be a good opportunity to take a wide lap.
02:50
If you want to drop down to 2,000 with me, that'll work.
02:54
We'll go around one more time, take a look,
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and then this next lap around will be the live run.
03:00
Next nine, coming in down to 2,000, position's good.
03:07
Say it before, we'll both take a left turn on the exit, you'll be back to San Bernardino, and what kind of speeds would you like in the pattern?
03:15
Left turn, back to San Bernardino, 140,
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130 on final.
03:22
140, 130. The helicopters are going to be holding well to the south in the drainage for us, but well to the south of our pattern.
03:29
Just be looking way out ahead of you for them, but they know that we're coming,
03:33
and we'll take that left turnout and it'll all be good.
03:46
ground in this lap and if all else stales we can take one more lap.
03:53
Okay.
03:57
Thank your 70 flight, Browlo 74.
04:02
Good for 7-0.
04:03
Yeah, I think we'll have you guys do one at a time after this drop for your planning.
04:08
If you'd like to put something up on that shoulder, up on that left shoulder high, that we could work off of to avoid line built backwards,
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you can plan to do that if you'd like, or you can roll up to what I'm going to do with 169.
04:21
Either way, it'd be fine.
04:25
Golda we're across the road.
04:27
Is that what you're talking about? Yeah.
04:31
Sandy of Fire is now at 50 acres according to watch duty.
04:38
K.EG6 YVD.
04:48
And then we'll have you guys probably split up and then go to work so we can kind of assess as we go.
04:56
Tanker 91012 North.
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Tanker 910, Bravo, 74, 2984, 2,500.
05:05
The air attacks at 3,500.
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We got rotors working 1,500 below.
05:09
You're going to be number 4 behind 169 and a flight of S2.
05:16
Coverage Level 6 for now, caution, a restricted area to the south, and high-tension power line.
05:23
Copy, 2984, cleared in 2,500, number 4 coverage, 6, 910.
05:32
Operation for Division Alpha, here is back on the ground.
05:37
Go ahead, Robert.
05:39
Trying to get contact with Division Alpha so we can clear the line for a retardation operation.
05:51
Tancor 169 is going to make a drop this time around.
05:54
It's a large tanker.
05:57
KG-S-S-K-G-S-G-S-G-SQ.
06:00
Okay. Okay.
06:09
ALS response.
06:11
Unconscious.
06:12
You traffic for 3351.
06:16
Sunrises. Get down at it.
06:18
Looks like those yellow shirts are still on the line.
06:20
Break air attack, Bravo 7-4.
06:23
Still working on it, negative contact.
06:27
We're heavy, okay.
06:28
...that left shoulder and run too, though, guys.
06:32
We'll go outside of them for 169.
06:35
Let's just step our line out to the right for 169.
06:39
Start a beam at the same spot, but we'll just widen it out.
06:43
Watch for those guys.
06:45
Okay, 169, beam the burn down, covers 06, and I did notice on my right to left grip.
06:52
Copy that, and we are left downwind.
06:56
6-9, spacing's good.
06:59
You can see that helicopter, he will be southbound.
07:03
Second.
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169, turn in left base.
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Again, 1350 feet, 175 on the heading.
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We're both going to take a left turn.
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And we'll have you go get another one out of San Bernardino.
07:19
9 left on the exit, lower turn, San Bernardino.
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south of the 76 off the road.
07:29
There's a large... Division Alpha, rancin, 3367, air attack on the attack.
07:33
I need you to come up on 8G2 for me, please.
07:41
Base seats good, club 30 on file.
07:44
Lowen 130 from 140 break, 7-0.
07:48
For your planning, you see all this incomplete line on the left flank, so maybe we'll just try to complete that.
07:54
Just keep that in mind.
07:55
I'll get back with you after this drop.
07:58
And if we need to, we'd like to come out of right-hand turns for it so we can see it.
08:05
Yeah, we can work that out.
08:07
I'll get this drop done and then we'll chat about it.
08:14
Air attack, anchor drop, end down, live run.
08:17
If you get to have the cruise, take a step into the line.
08:25
Over these little rocks here at 1520.
08:30
And start right about here,
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outside of that line, and then just down to the end here.
08:37
And I'm doing about 1,230 feet, no factor.
08:51
Turn, I'll continue that left-hand turn.
08:53
I don't have the insight just yet.
08:59
that fall in.
09:01
Tied the heel in.
09:03
Would you like us just to start back, you know, by the shoulder where we start our line down and continue down and tie into that?
09:09
That's what I'd like.
09:11
If you guys want to split up and do that, that's great.
09:14
If not,
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you don't have to do that.
09:17
You can just tag and extend off each other or roll up to each other.
09:20
What would you prefer?
09:21
Tag it's probably going to be easy.
09:23
It's like right hand turns to this.
09:26
Okay,
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70.
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I'm going to let you guys just go to work on this.
09:30
If you want to drop out of 2,500 for 2,000, once you're out of 2,500, you're cleared into the right-hand turns.
09:37
The lead plane's going to widen my orbit at 2,500.
09:40
Keep an eye on you guys.
09:41
Right-hand patterns approved.
09:43
And for both of you, we'll have you guys just tag and extend off each other, working your way down that left side.
09:50
Looks like it's probably going to take about four drops of ours to fill that.
09:54
You understand.
09:56
Apollo 74, Tanger 72 in flight with Tanger 73, showing 12 miles up the north.
10:02
Tanger 72 flight, it's Bravo 74, 2984.
10:07
2,500. The air attacks at 3,500.
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You get rotors working 1,500 below.
10:13
A flight of S2 is on scene and V-LAT on scene.
10:17
You'll be number three behind the flight of S2s and a V-LAT.
10:20
Three and four behind the flight of F2, actually it would be four and five behind the F2s in the delay.
10:32
And I'll be your right, babe.
10:35
7-2 flight, Brabara 7-4.
10:37
Caution, we got high-tension power lines to the south and a restricted area south of the incident.
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Number two.
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7.0, I have your downwind turn of base.
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