One-acre spot fire outside containment near S Polk Ave, Fresno County CA


An active wildfire near S Polk Ave and W Kearney Blvd in California involved air attack coordination and suppression efforts. Firefighters reported a one-acre spot fire outside the containment line requiring immediate attention.
Audio|Source: Air Base (FAT): CHP/Sheriff/Cal-Fire/Air Attack
04:20
Transcript:
00:00
got it. Just up the bend of the nose line.
00:01
Right side of the parking line, I got it.
00:03
Slide this, it looks like about 4,000 is going to clear this terrain off my nose, now?
00:08
I've got to be on the other agency as this is turning and Polk.
00:10
I'll be out with CHP for Blue Trek[1].
00:12
Kearney and Pulse, 10.4[2].
00:13
Once I roll out here, wings level, I'll pick you up.
00:16
I'll be at 5,500, 150 all the way around.
00:19
Alrighty, you got it.
00:20
And SCF 501.
00:21
If I could get both of you, immediate need to Division officer for a one-acre spot outside the line.
00:27
When we join up out here, this is going to work good.
00:29
We're going to do left 270 all the way around to the down one.
00:33
Just follow me around.
00:34
Okay, sounds good.
00:35
I'm climbing up to you to 55, let's start this left 270.
00:38
Follow me all the way around.
00:39
All right, you with you in the left.
00:40
All right, air test, carrier ground command.
00:42
6,800.
00:43
Let's hear watch.
00:44
Yeah, 6800 division officer.
00:47
What's your ETA to drop 1.50? You're able to get out of the stationery? You're able to get out of the stationery? They're a check and then we'll be up here once.
00:58
I'm going to have you standby for a minute.
01:00
Sounds like you've got a fire in the division.
01:03
Uh... Again, it was one, two, and then where were the other two sections? Section 35 and 30.
01:11
Yes, we're gonna give up that corner.
01:13
We're gonna, it's gonna be kind of an unconventional start as I'll point it out when I roll out on the down.
01:19
It's better to you.
01:21
I'll get back to you.
01:22
I'll see you. line which is about a 180 heading we're gonna start plenty early leave a good tail and that's gonna connect and then we're gonna use the latch to come to the beginning of your drop.
01:32
Okay.
01:33
See that existive retard coming towards me now we're gonna run that out to us and then your line going the opposite way on the down width we're gonna connect those to them that makes sense.
01:44
Okay we got it.
01:45
Gonna come out to the left just a little bit so it's not such a hard 180 back to final.
01:49
Okay.
01:50
Okay. Mount Tom, out of service to Wednesday morning.
01:53
Takeover, Mount Tom, out of service to Wednesday morning, 1540.
01:56
up and right out of your way.
01:57
Here's that nice general right turn all the way around the final.
02:00
All right, so ready to go with you on the right and we'll be back on the whole back.
02:03
I'll see you if just 4,000 clears it in case any accident.
02:06
Got it.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Blue Trek: CHP operation codename or area (contextual, not a standard crime code)
[2]
10.4: Affirmative / Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
S Polk Ave & W Kearney Blvd, California 93706
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