Helicopters and crews fight lightning-caused fire at Buck Meadow, Fresno County CA
WildfireFire crews and multiple helicopters are responding to a wildfire started by lightning near Buck Meadow, House Meadow, and McKinley Road in Fresno County, California. Efforts include aerial and ground operations to control and manage the fire's spread in the affected meadow and road areas.
Audio|Source: Air Attack (A/G) Fresno CalFire - Sierra Forest Net
08:3
Transcript:
00:00
Lightning ops, Deer.
00:01
I just got up phone, Garnet, AirOps.
00:03
They're going to be working on a Type 1[1] and a Type 2[2] to reassign to us.
00:07
They'll be in contact.
00:08
We'll be sending a Type 1[1] and Type 2[2] additionally.
00:10
Helicopter 516 as helicopter personnel, would you like them to stop the fire once they are done your revealing?
00:17
Able to, I was under the impression they were going to have to refuel and shut down, but if they have personnel to staff the fire, affirmative.
00:25
There are copies, I'll let them enough.
00:26
Telecopsy. Ray, three hotel x-rays, lighting operations close.
00:30
No-9.
00:31
A lightning operation, Korea, go ahead until 9.
00:34
Yeah, confirming you're not configured for bucket drops right now.
00:39
Not at the moment, negative we would have to go back to Batterson and seal up and then we're configured for bucket drops on a return.
00:46
Go pop to there.
00:47
You're going to be our first off.
00:49
516, Lightning Offs would like you to staff the new fire, do you need the lat long for it?
00:52
Commandant.
00:53
Yeah, go ahead. Yeah, sorry I didn't copy your last transmission, can you go ahead and repeat?
01:00
We're working on getting a Type 1[1] and a Type 2[2] off the Garnet, but it'll probably be delayed.
01:04
I'm inquiring what's your time frame to go back?
01:07
16 is going to have to do a 30 minute cool down when they land for fuel.
01:11
Yeah,
01:12
good copy. Looking at potentially 40 minutes turnaround time to fuel land on that meadow if we have approval for it and configure for buckets.
01:20
If the meadow is approved as an LZ[3].
01:22
Good copy.
01:23
Operation for hotel X-ray, Tone.
01:25
Go ahead.
01:26
Additionally, I just wanted to see if that rattlesnake lake is also approved for dipsight since that would be a closer dip site.
01:32
Type 1[1], going to Division Tangaloo, utilizing Black Rocks, will be 3-7 Sierra.
01:37
Okay, thank you.
01:39
Additionally, 350 will go to the new start as the medium will be 528.
01:44
Okay, I wanted both mediums.
01:46
So both mediums and 370 total in three.
01:48
Physical firing operations planned in division Mike Oscar and the Buck Meadow and the House Meadow.
01:56
I'm calling for notification and...
02:00
Acceptance of the Baron here, we'll break.
02:02
The briefing with both divisions, our beginning point,
02:06
is in between drop point 43 and drop point 50.
02:10
It's the House Meadow Road where the burn takes off from the McKinley Road and goes into the meadow and loops back towards Buck Meadow and drop point 43.
02:21
Again, the beginning point.
02:22
is McKinley and the House Meadow Road.
02:25
Great. The ending point will be just west of drop point 43 where the fire comes out of Buck Meadow and hits the McKinley Road.
02:36
We have adequate holding resources and lighting resources.
02:40
How do you copy?
02:41
When we have a good copy, let's just run it through air attack and then your permission granted.
02:46
Air attack has been notified.
02:48
We're going to start our test burn now.
02:49
Three hotel x-ray lightning operations tone five.
02:52
New Hotel X-ray, lightning operations so nice.
02:56
Lightning operations go through Hotel X-ray.
02:59
Battlesnake Lake is approved for tip.
03:01
Okay, that'll take.
03:02
Blake, approve for dip. Permanent be advised, we're working on a crane, 3-5 Sierra, and a Type 2[2] medium, Helicopter 528, are both being diverted from the phone in.
03:13
Okay,
03:14
copy, I got 3.5 Sierra, what was the other town number?
03:15
A helicopter 528, type 2 medium.
03:18
You can hear me, can you have the Northwest engine start heading east on McKinley Road till they tie in with me?
03:26
And by.
03:27
Stay frame.
03:30
A lighting operation.
03:32
Command 10.
03:33
Three hotel x-ray is here.
03:36
Three hotel x-ray is off the Echo Fire pilot plus five on board.
03:43
Looking at the EPA, 15 minutes back to Batterson.
03:46
Here copies, three hotel luxury ops, the echo fire, five on four, positive A-A-A-A-A-F.
03:53
For Tango training air attack, air gun command.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Type 1: Heavy Helicopter
[2]
Type 2: Medium Helicopter
[3]
LZ: Landing Zone
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This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Buck Meadow, California 93664
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