Wildfire firefighting efforts underway near Fence Meadow, Fresno County CA


A wildfire is active near Fence Meadow, California. Firefighters are using dozer lines, smoke signals, retardant drops, and air units to contain the fire. Ground and air teams coordinate to establish fire lines and manage the affected area in this rural wildland location.
Audio|Source: Air Base (FAT): CHP/Sheriff/Cal-Fire/Air Attack
05:28
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, what Viz is good tomorrow,
00:02
might be half the day.
00:04
How deep you think we could get the six-wing down that handline?
00:06
The handline that's running off of the rocked out of here we're going? Is confirmed?
00:10
The look and fly, let's do the look.
00:12
Because why don't you pop some smoke where you think the six-wing show will end? And that's where I'll fire up the MRB tomorrow morning.
00:19
Sounds good.
00:20
Coming around and take a look.
00:25
Division Alpha Keto7, ground, command.
00:29
3K21.
00:30
3K4-1. You can advise each read it in 22.
00:32
So far.
00:33
Fifty-one change location.
00:34
Billing a 51.
00:35
Interred to FCJ with one mail 1015.
00:37
Go for FCJ.
00:38
Manteca 112.
00:39
Garnetco 1-2-0, Garnet Communications.
00:42
Communications, Van TECA 120, we're going to be out at Sinky Spike.
00:47
2.0.
00:49
Out of service, Dean Houston.
00:50
We're guys ahead of the House Meadows off the Coimbing area off the Coimely Road in China and look for at 940s there
01:08
It's the air engine 331 return to quarters.
01:11
...side, give you a start spot if you can.
01:13
Okay, we'll look for you.
01:14
And then you guys go on Santa Maria now.
01:16
We're just coming over the dozers now.
01:18
We're just coming over the dozers now.
01:20
Pass Force, Loufinger, okay, that's hand.
01:23
Pass Force, Loufinger? Go ahead.
01:25
Hey, bud, I'm that's a passport that you are here.
01:27
The rest of the traffic about that you have seen on the line dropped.
01:32
At the fork and the dozer line, that's where we're going to start with your turn.
01:35
Affirmative. Yep, the dozers are no factor.
01:37
We got a few folks right on the knob, the high point, and if we could move them either down towards the dozers or back towards Fence Meadow into the retardant, please.
01:48
Okay,
01:49
how about after you see the retardant land where you're standing, you'll be cleared back in?
01:54
With large tires, 28 of 83325, zebra 3, driven-high road with speed in the neighborhood.
01:59
TOTC CHP present to clear.
02:01
Busting heading on one ranking 5.
02:03
Appears to be on the south side of Diki Creek still.
02:06
And that was about, what do you say, about halfway, two-thirds of the way up the ridge.
02:10
Just kind of where the donor line ends, it rocks out.
02:13
We can make it down a drop or two below that.
02:14
Then it gets steep and it's doable, but if you did a little bit of mobile retard there, then we can pick it up below that and then the last ridge going into the river down there would be great for helicopters.
02:24
Okay.
02:25
Sounds good, thank you. Kilo-7 Tinker-137, 12 miles.
02:28
Your 137-KELO7-300 cleared in 6,000.
02:33
Air attack is 7,500 off the side of the fire and a couple helicopters 6,500 in the north.
02:39
3-0-06,000.
02:41
Copy the traffic.
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Location mentioned:
Fence Meadow, California 93602
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