Wildfire burns near dam and threatens structures in Alpine County, Alpine County CA
WildfireFirefighters and aircraft are actively fighting a wildfire burning near Pullick Dam and north of Valicito Murphys in Alpine County, California. The fire threatens nearby structures, and ground and air resources are deployed to contain and slow the spread.
Audio|Source: Calaveras and Alpine Counties Fire, Cal Fire and USFS
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Transcript:
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5.62. And the lat-long for the Cedar incident, 3804.30,
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112, 17, 0.03.
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0.242. Joe, responding to the fire in Balapel.
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242. Responding, 1213.
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San Andreas T-2 Air Attack[1], when able.
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04.31 by 120 degrees,
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17.59.9. How do you caught me?
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103, you're clear, copy your left aease.
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Okay. You're just angle that across the head towards that plot field.
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So I'm going to try to slow it down before it makes it run out towards the structures.
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On final.
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...clear to drop. Up. ...confirming your location in which fire you're over.
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I'm over to the fire that's north of Pullick Dam.
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The cedar R engine 314, 4161, and Patrol 31.
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And helicopter 517, howdy-compkey.
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9 Whiskey Lima is now assigned 2.8.
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A copy, appreciate a point-on-out load return.
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Uh, you got it.
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An A-firm, yeah, there was a small gap.
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Sorry about that.
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A slow rate of spread surrounded by retard.
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Additionally Plank place Tinker 75 and 8-0 on a hold.
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Correction, 75 and 8-2 on a hold at Columbia.
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They're both on base club down.
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San Andreas, Medic 4-232 is going to be transporting patient to rendezvous with the medic engine.
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Engine[2] 237 will be out of service.
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Crew on the fire near Valisito Murphys, Air Attack[1] 440, Air Ground 1.
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What upstate? Fifteen acres.
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It's burned down at the bottom of the slope.
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Starting to get a little bit more to the grass with the wind.
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Press tension for a hundred if I could still get an air tanker to air attack engine or water tenders.
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On the back side of the ridge you've got structures over there so definitely got left length with being the priority right now for aircraft.
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Do you have any additional resources coming your way or adjust to you guys?
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The engine coming up the driveway now out front of the head.
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Columbia cop here 601 is made contact with Camino, we'll be switching.
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Tigger 76 440 on air tactics.
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Okay, I got a lot long as a new start and that's a lot more value is at risk.
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It's near the fire but a little ways off so let me know and you're ready to copy.
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3806.07 by 12029.05.
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5.5.
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Copy break 2-7 IC, Chief 2-7 IC, Chief 221.
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Hey, apologies, just 314, just check in see if you guys are able to make access.
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Keep 221. I'm at the Calcedon LZ[3]. I've got water tender 224 coming up. I'll set up water supply. I'll set up water supply group at Calceton LZ.
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Do you have any ground resources responding to 2-8? 2425. Affirmative ground resources in route to 2-8 from Stanflaw County. Oh yes, 4615, oh yes, 4618 and additional. Overhead right now I got tankers about 30 miles out. The right shoulder, pick up some activity.
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be running towards the driveway where your resources are making access to the head and then left length retardant skunk through a bit so I might have to start painting the ridge up there. Okay, I copy. Yeah, we're chasing out some private over here off of 3.50. Just take some work to get it opened up and it'll probably be you'll walk in maybe a half a mile or so.
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And then on the back side of the ridge, we do have some structures out there. Click, camp. The engine coming in there, take a right, all the way to the corner, and there's a cowboy gate. If you can make it through there in time, otherwise just stay right there. Yep, you're fine, you went the wrong way. If you go back behind you, the other way.
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tankers for a total of four and one type one exclusive or a restricted copter already did it's uh it's running up to my place here on that right blank
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1221.
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try to make access from the copper sign.
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5, 1223.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Air Attack: Aerial firefighting coordination
[2]
Engine: Fire response apparatus
[3]
LZ: Landing Zone
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Alpine County, CA
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