12:36 PM
Sat 9/1
Fire - Vegetation
SR18 IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
07:01 PM
Tue 9/4
The fire is 100% contained and rehab completed. SR18 reopened at 6:40pm.
12:11 PM
Mon 9/3
the stor is building considerably to the north and east; in Forest Falls area it is really dumping; looks like we can expect more severe downdrafts and rain and hail in the next hour; this is building much faster than yesterday.
12:10 PM
Mon 9/3
Field Observer - the humidity dropped to 52%; winds increased to 6-8 mph with gusts at 10mph; Thunderstorms and heavy rain over the Angeles Oaks District
10:42 AM
Mon 9/3
Field Observer from the Butler Peak Tower with 10:30 am weather report - Dry; 70 degrees; visibility to the west is 60 miles; relative humidity 56% which is a 10% increase in the last hour; winds are 4 to 6 mph from the southeast with gusts to 8 mph
06:51 PM
Sun 9/2
CHP 101-21 - SR18 will be closed until at least the Tuesday evening commute; folks should use SR38 from Big Bear both tomorrow and Tuesday.
05:49 PM
Sun 9/2
Div Y has gotten all his crews off the mountain; weather coming in right at us
05:37 PM
Sun 9/2
going to start bringing in the hot shots off the heel of this fire due to the weather coming in
04:52 PM
Sun 9/2
looks like we'll get the lion's share of the line in at the top today; a handful of snags to work on tomorrow
03:49 PM
Sun 9/2
I'm in the tower and I see the two cells to the east; looks like they're going to move east of the last ones; {response} ok, a trigger point of 15 to 20 would be nice
03:43 PM
Sun 9/2
another cell going to be in the area soon; concern for the hot shot crews that have been inserted into the area
03:12 PM
Sun 9/2
send those two crews on up to Glory Ridge and put them on Div Y
03:12 PM
Sun 9/2
Div Y - strike team crews were released; take the crews that are in camp on that slop over; making headway with the shot crews we have here
03:10 PM
Sun 9/2
Div B - water tender to get 291 back, they have a portable tank with them we could use; we can make do without it but if available we could use it
03:09 PM
Sun 9/2
Div A - needs for tomorrow's day shift - continue with line construction up Div B tomorrow with what we have today; any need for fallers; not at this time
03:08 PM
Sun 9/2
no need on night shift; we got a lot of rain up here today
03:07 PM
Sun 9/2
one crew, one engine, and one water tender for tomorrow (on another division) up top
03:06 PM
Sun 9/2
we've released the CalFire hand crews; do you need 2 crews, or just a strike team of engines can do the whole job and one water tender (lookout area)
02:51 PM
Sun 9/2
Butler Peak lookout leader - top of Skyline, Castle Rock area, a tree smoking; south of the Butler Fire
02:46 PM
Sun 9/2
working on releasing fixed wing except for Air Attack and helicopter 301
01:39 PM
Sun 9/2
let the crews hike down to their buggies at about 4pm and call it a day; but the second part of that is the part of our road affected by fire is probably not passable
01:30 PM
Sun 9/2
one of the Butler resources is calling a new fire; requesting AA return
01:27 PM
Sun 9/2
Butler Air Attack returning to SB Base; had 2 heavy cells 1/2 to 1 inch of rain; a third storm is approaching, with microbursts
12:50 PM
Sun 9/2
fairly substantial rain over the fire, doing good things; we ordered some equipment, but we're going to reassess once the storm leaves
12:45 PM
Sun 9/2
aircraft are set down at Big Bear Airport
12:45 PM
Sun 9/2
we're in store for more
12:21 PM
Sun 9/2
I think all the radios should be turned off for a while. (from crews at Lookout Tower)
12:20 PM
Sun 9/2
crews are stuck out in the rain; buggies were too far away; the entire fire is getting rainfall now
12:19 PM
Sun 9/2
hunkered under the trees; raining pretty hard; rivers of water running down the hand lines (crews near Butler Peak Lookout)
12:06 PM
Sun 9/2
CHP reports heavy rain at the dam
12:00 PM
Sun 9/2
helispot below the lookout tower and we can get the crews in the buggies here; solid wall of water coming this direction; now 5 to 6 downstrikes on this side of the lake
11:54 AM
Sun 9/2
active cell just east of the fire looks like moving this way; looks like solid rain; saw 4 downstrikes already; pulling our folks up to their vehicles shortly; active cell is on the south side of the lake; appears to be moving this way towards the lookout tower
11:50 AM
Sun 9/2
Vandenberg Hot Shots getting lined up
11:47 AM
Sun 9/2
affirm; retardant on the road; possible hazard
11:35 AM
Sun 9/2
Field Observer reporting sprinkles on the south aspect on the highway
10:18 AM
Sun 9/2
discussion regarding impending storm and the vehicles parked here and there; want to make sure all personnel are safe before the storm hits
10:12 AM
Sun 9/2
some of the hose up here has been burned through; need an engine up here to 'plumb' it as soon as possible; the fire is starting to get active again (road towards Butler Peak)
08:14 AM
Sun 9/2
Lead plane 47 off San Bernardino with 3 minute ETA
07:51 AM
Sun 9/2
tankers won't be up until 8:30 am
07:29 AM
Sun 9/2
great effort by everybody up there on the top; everyone was impressed
07:24 AM
Sun 9/2
AA310 is enroute; ETA 7:25
07:11 AM
Sun 9/2
168.700 - two tree fallers assigned to your division; send them towards the lookout
07:06 AM
Sun 9/2
From: Butler IC
To :To Dispatch 171.4750
Team II transition has taken place; as resources become available contact Butler Planning Ops and not the IC
07:00 AM
Sun 9/2
Plumas Hot Shots and {?} Hot Shots have been requested.
06:52 AM
Sun 9/2
From: IC
To :To Dispatch 171.4750
IC stated that due to what is happening below the Butler Peak Lookout, the tower will not be staffed today. The fire is holding at approx 125 acres; 15% containment for right now. Continues to be a large potential for movement to the North and possibly the East; maintain the hard closure on SR18. Anticipated fire behavior to continue torching and short to mid range spotting due to the fuels causing problems with containment. No threat to communities of Green Valley Lake or Fawnskin at this time.
06:35 AM
Sun 9/2
H534 is enroute to the Big Bear Airport to drop off personnel.
06:35 AM
Sun 9/2
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10:31 PM
Sat 9/1
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08:14 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Inciweb 8pm
Total Personnel 350
Size 150 acres
Percent Contained 5%
Fuels Involved Timber
Significant Events Highway 18 is closed
between Snow Valley and Big Bear Dam.
Precautionary warning about a possible
evacuation of the recreational camps in
the area.
Outlook
Planned Actions Not available
Growth Potential High.
Terrain Difficulty Steep terrain
Remarks Air craft is grounded for the
night. 10 engines, 12 handcrews, 6
dozers, 0 water tenders are on the
scene.
07:54 PM
Sat 9/1
{Transcriber off line for a short break.}
07:44 PM
Sat 9/1
40 King will be flying over the area to take a look with the goggles in approximately 2 hours
07:40 PM
Sat 9/1
Butler Air Attack released for the evening; still assigned and will return tomorrow morning; heading back to San Bernardino Base
07:39 PM
Sat 9/1
H534 landed at Heaps Peak
07:33 PM
Sat 9/1
order one more type 1 or type 2 airtanker for tomorrow if possible
07:26 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Inciweb
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/971/
Summary
A 100 acre fire started at Hwy 18
between Snow Valley and Big Bear Dam at
approximately 12:30 on Sept. 1.
Highway 18 is closed between Snow
Valley Ski Area and the Big Bear Dam.
There are no evacuations at this time.
Basic Information
Incident Type Wildland Fire
Cause Possible Lightning
Date of Origin 09/01/2007 at 1232 hrs.
Location South of Butler Peak, West of
Big Bear Lake
Incident Commander Not available
Current Situation
Total Personnel 300
Size 100 acres
Fuels Involved Timber
Significant Events Highway 18 is closed
between Snow Valley and Big Bear Dam
Outlook
Planned Actions Not available
Terrain Difficulty Steep terrain
Remarks 4 airtankers, 4 helicopters, 13
engines, 8 handcrews, 2 dozers, 4 water tenders
Weather
Current Wind Conditions Not available
Current Temperature Not available
Current Humidity Not available
07:14 PM
Sat 9/1
retardant line around 1/3 of it, but have a lot of open line still
07:09 PM
Sat 9/1
301 is returning to Hemet; 301 will be assigned to the fire tomorrow; will be able to let go of them later in the day; 780 is in bound and could be available if you need them; need for helicopters, we'll need the 2 heavies; 2 mediums replace 301 if you can find a replacement; continue the order for the {}; assign 780 if the air desk will let that happen
06:59 PM
Sat 9/1
helicopter order for tomorrow? AA checking.
06:58 PM
Sat 9/1
From: AA
To :To Dispatch
Bravo 5 back to Fox; fixed wing done for the evening; order the AA coverage for tomorrow, both for continuous; one lead plane and the 2 SEATS and one tanker, 55 would be the most appropriate; no need for relief tonight; AA in the morning over the fire at 7am; relief AA would be assigned to the base, it would be up to the first air attack to determine the time, probably 10:30 am, but they will need to determine; Lead Plane at 8am to check weather and visibility; Tankers load and ready at 8am also and go from there.
06:53 PM
Sat 9/1
Tankers off the fire tonight - 09 is heading to Santa Maria, no rooms in San Bernardion; S2s heading to Hemet; and the others are at San Bernardino along with the SEATS
06:35 PM
Sat 9/1
From: CHP CAD
6:27PM NO SIGNS AT BOTTOM OF MOUNTAIN -
VEHS ARE HAVING TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY
AND COME ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN THE
MOUNTAIN
6:27PM RP REQ SIGNS OR RANGER TO LET
VEHS GOING UP 330 AT 30 THAT RD WILL BE
CLOSED WHEN THEY GET TO TOP OF MOUNTAIN
06:34 PM
Sat 9/1
air to air - open flame along the ridge line
06:25 PM
Sat 9/1
From: CHP CAD
6:19PM PER R1 - ADVS UNK ETA TO OPEN THE RDWY - CLD NE CLOSED TILL TUESDAY PER THE CP
06:21 PM
Sat 9/1
Per IC reorder 301 for tomorrow; returning to Hemet this evening. Be at the helibase at 7am.
06:11 PM
Sat 9/1
Briefings at 10pm and 6am at Snow Valley for officials
06:05 PM
Sat 9/1
additional tac will be white 3
05:33 PM
Sat 9/1
Air attack transition - Couple of spots down below the highway; trying to get crews down there to it; helicopters are dropping on that. Working the helicopters on one side and tankers on the other side; then shift as needed. All the helicopters are dipping out of Big Bear Lake. Probably have one or two more drops with the tankers and we’re going to get in the shadows with the smoke. New spot fire there just above the highway.
05:27 PM
Sat 9/1
fire over 150 acres
05:11 PM
Sat 9/1
expect highway 18 be closed through Tuesday
05:10 PM
Sat 9/1
Tanker 09 load and return
04:56 PM
Sat 9/1
Air to air - When you come around the dam you’ll see where it’s starting to build.
04:46 PM
Sat 9/1
168.200 - Lookout is going to exit the tower now.
04:44 PM
Sat 9/1
It’s clear and if they feel comfortable they can come through here and turn around and head back down. (Lookout personnel.) It's slowly eating through the retardant line on the east side up here; so if we can get some engines up here...
04:40 PM
Sat 9/1
IC has checked and was unable to locate a fire north of the Butler Fire.
04:35 PM
Sat 9/1
12E1 and 12E5 released from the Butler Incident
04:31 PM
Sat 9/1
ambulance has been cancelled for the man down at Snow Valley and the 18; party has left the scene
04:28 PM
Sat 9/1
ambulance en route to the closure at Snow Valley on the 18 for a man down - {no further details}
04:27 PM
Sat 9/1
Relief needed for the lead air plane 47 at 17:30 hours
04:24 PM
Sat 9/1
From: CHP CAD
SIG Alert SR18 between Snow Valley and
Big Bear Dam
4:13PM PER CT SUPERVISOR ETO IS 24 HRS^
2:44PM CLOSED FOR FIRE UNK DURATION
04:23 PM
Sat 9/1
From: CHP CAD
4:02PM 1039 FOREST SERVICE - FIRE PIO
ALREADY ENRT
3:55PM MAKE IT A FIRE PIO
3:55PM PER S1 REQ PIO AT 18 AND SNOW
VALLEY AND 18 AT BIG BEAR DAM
3:49PM THEY CAN WEST ON 18 AWAY FRM
SNOW VALLEY NOT TOWARD BIG BEAR
3:30PM 21 IS 18 AT SNOW VALLEY
DIRECTING TRAFFIC-- TRAFFIC HAZARD
3:25PM PER S3 ADV R1,R2 MEDIA IS TO GO
DIRECTLY TO THE COMMAND POST AT GLORY
RIDGE- THEY ARE NOT TO STOP, R1,R2 COPIES
3:03PM 202 ADV THERE IS A CT TRK EB 30
AT WATERMAN SAYING 18 IS CLOSED USE THE
38 BUT DOESNT SAY ANYHTING ABOUT THE 330
2:55PM RP ADVS NG NO SIGN BOTTOM OF 330
WARNING TO TAKE ALT ROUTE, TRAFFIC
BACKED UP
04:22 PM
Sat 9/1
168.200 – Any way we can split up frequencies and make the upper end a different frequency; going to try to lay hose on the east end, both ways down the mountain and see how that goes. Pretty good on the east end; but the other side is kinda bad. Trying to entrap this top end. Still torching here and there. Main objective is to cut off the top end here and then we’ll try to trap it in.
Let me know about the frequencies.
04:16 PM
Sat 9/1
Tanker 09 is almost on base; will be putting him into rotation.
04:12 PM
Sat 9/1
Dispatch to Butler Peak - look North approx 3 miles, visual on another fire
04:11 PM
Sat 9/1
Rec Unit is reporting an additional fire reported 3 miles N of Butler
04:07 PM
Sat 9/1
Affirmative if available, we’ll take the extra tanker.
04:06 PM
Sat 9/1
South Ops has Tanker 20 in the air; do you need that? ICP may be diverted to the Mojave Preserve, just checking on your needs.
03:59 PM
Sat 9/1
IC – Dispatch - order or divert LEO to the ICP in reference to some activity we discovered along the highway working on some spots
03:53 PM
Sat 9/1
IC guessing 100 to 150 acres; slowing down; activity has slowed down with better weather; right now we're at 0 contained
03:52 PM
Sat 9/1
168.200 - Did that lookout get out of there? Do you know if he did?
{broke – no reply}
03:46 PM
Sat 9/1
Air to air discussion: "Did you see the snow on the top by Big Bear?" "Yeah I did. Is that new snow from last night?" "It sure is; new snow."
03:34 PM
Sat 9/1
Tankers 72 and 73 to return; everyone else on hold
03:33 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Dispatch
To :IC
Tanker 09 confirmed type 1; and Tanker 55, unsure of what type this is
03:30 PM
Sat 9/1
Order six class c haulers and a Type 1 helibase manager; helibase at the Big Bear Airport
03:27 PM
Sat 9/1
West side at the top where it is bumping the road there, let’s have a drop there.
03:26 PM
Sat 9/1
762 is about 40 minutes; on the line with South Ops, they might be able to get a third type 3 helicopter; affirmative we will take another helitanker if South Ops can provide it
03:17 PM
Sat 9/1
Air Attack transition - Two helicopters working the heel of the fire down below this main road. Pick up the retardant there from the road and start downhill here. After this round, I recommend holding the tankers and let the two type 1s and 2s take care of it; they’ll be more effective than we would.
02:58 PM
Sat 9/1
in briefing time 06:00 at Snow Valley
02:57 PM
Sat 9/1
the two tankers are available from the Elliot Fire and are loaded; have them come in
02:56 PM
Sat 9/1
slow rate of spread right now; when it comes out of that timber it slows way down
02:53 PM
Sat 9/1
Request WT271 out of Arrowbear
02:48 PM
Sat 9/1
Johnson fire is on same victor as us – can they change their victor?
02:47 PM
Sat 9/1
watch out for the lightning east of the lake
02:46 PM
Sat 9/1
From: CHP CAD
Incident: 0916
Type: Report of Fire
Location: SR18 AT ARTIC CIRCLE
Zoom Map: 4810 1B
2:31PM BULLDOZER BROKE DWN, THEY WILL
CALLBACK IF THEY NEED US TO ROLL AGAIN
2:19PM 104, 8623 1039
2:17PM IN RUNNING SPRINGS 18 TO BIG
BEAR "RD CLOSED USE ALT ROUTE"
2:17PM PER S3 NEED SIGN TRUCK, ON 18
LEAVING BIG BEAR TO READ "RD CLOSED USE ALT ROUTE"
2:03PM 1039 ENTAC COPIES
1:59PM 1039 DDD MTCE W/ UPDATE
1:58PM GREEN VALLEY LAKE AT 18, PLZ SET
UP RD CLOSED SIGNS, ALOT OF TRAFFIC TO THAT AREA
1:53PM ADV R1 4HR MINIMUM FOR CLOSURE
1:24PM PER FOREST SERVICE - ONLY
STRUCTURE BEING EVACUATED IS THE
LOOKOUT TOWER - NO RESIDENCES SO FAR
1:23PM 1039 8X10
1:15PM 1039 CT HQ
1:12PM LFT MSG DIST D/O, 1039 DDD MTCE
1:08PM 1039 101-L
1:07PM 104, 86233 1039
1:04PM SHUTTING DOWN 18 BTWN SNOW
VALLEY AND BIG BEAR DAM
1:02PM REQ 18 SHUT DOWN FROM BIG BEAR
DAM ON EB SIDE TO SNOW VALLEY ON WB SIDE
12:53PM 1039 SBSO PER S3 REQ
12:40PM .K/0944D0901.D/REPORTING FIRE
12:30PM 1039 NATIONAL FORESTRY AT 909-383-5594
12:28PM RP CAN SEE SMOKE / POSS FROM
LIGHTNING STIKE
02:46 PM
Sat 9/1
762 from the Zaca fire; 707 from the Cleveland ETA 14:48; South Ops advising the order for a type 3 helicopter is near impossible
02:31 PM
Sat 9/1
County Bat 132 will be Ops
02:30 PM
Sat 9/1
169.150 – Air tactics
118.950 – Air to Air victor
167.950 – Air to ground; Helitanker 762 from the Zaca, no ETA
02:28 PM
Sat 9/1
transition for 06:00 tomorrow morning
02:27 PM
Sat 9/1
ICP will be at Snow Valley if available
02:17 PM
Sat 9/1
Strike teams: 9371G ETA 14:15; 9384G 14:40; 14:30 9375G
02:17 PM
Sat 9/1
get tanker 20 out of Fox
02:17 PM
Sat 9/1
order Type II incident management team; 2 resource advisors named
02:14 PM
Sat 9/1
{late entry} clear the end of Big Bear Lake for helicopters to dip
02:12 PM
Sat 9/1
Across the north side just down the hill from the tower; fire burned through the retardant.
02:11 PM
Sat 9/1
dozers and emergency personnel on SR330 trying to get up to the fire
02:10 PM
Sat 9/1
Media at Lakeview Point; hold Media there; IO ordered and they can interact with the media
02:07 PM
Sat 9/1
Green Valley Lake traffic on 18 going towards the fire; Lot of NB traffic on 330
02:06 PM
Sat 9/1
AA310 2 tankers on scene relief AA 17:00 H534 enroute H301 enroute 2 type 1 helicopters order type 3 was UTL; 2 helitanker identifiers, unknown as yet; Fixed wing Tanker 72 and 73; the two SEATS 493 and 498 diverted to new start; lead plane 48Z is enroute 14:11 ETA; leave order for 4 fixed wings total; get those two back or order another two
02:06 PM
Sat 9/1
From: IC
50 acres now in heavy timber; potential several thousand acres; moderate rate of spread
02:00 PM
Sat 9/1
Requesting PIO, several of them.
02:00 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Transcriber
{sorry for delays in updates; unable to log in to the site}
01:36 PM
Sat 9/1
6 hand crews? No confirmation; 2 dozers out of the 6 are confirmed; Dozers from SB County; bump the order for crews up to 12
01:35 PM
Sat 9/1
Ground resources; E11, 13 15 16 32 34 35 38 39 50 BLM 3638 19 BE15 BE49 BE281 WT33 WT51 County WT 49 and 291?
01:31 PM
Sat 9/1
(Bat 12 to Butler Lookout) trying to get some drops in here and try to get you out of there
01:31 PM
Sat 9/1
Strike Team leader advise to form up at the incident
01:30 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Dispatch 151.4450
strike team assigment 9333C; respond to the Butler Incident
01:26 PM
Sat 9/1
right below us at about 150'
01:26 PM
Sat 9/1
spot fire on south side of SR18
01:25 PM
Sat 9/1
Evacuate folks out of Gray’s Peak Campground area.
01:24 PM
Sat 9/1
Shutting down 2N13 from Lake Arrowhead now.
01:24 PM
Sat 9/1
When tankers get in we need to prioritize and get 2n13 treated so we can get Butler evacuated.
01:24 PM
Sat 9/1
6 dozers report to county station 49 at Fawnskin; closest available
01:24 PM
Sat 9/1
Fire is on both sides of 18 now.
01:20 PM
Sat 9/1
493 and 498 inbound; 87 and 88 for addtl tankers; 89 and 810 for a type 2 helicopter; helicopters were waiting for the weather to clear
01:19 PM
Sat 9/1
priority to keep it north of the 18 and out of that Bear Creek area
01:19 PM
Sat 9/1
Eng15 hold in a wide spot
01:18 PM
Sat 9/1
start eng up to Butler peak road now
01:18 PM
Sat 9/1
168.200 - "we have no way out of here"
01:17 PM
Sat 9/1
start the two tankers out of San Bernardino and the two out of Hemet; for a total of four
01:16 PM
Sat 9/1
no structure threat at this point
01:16 PM
Sat 9/1
AA310 has assumed Butler Air Attack; AA12 heading back to base
01:15 PM
Sat 9/1
Definite smell of smoke drifting into Running Springs. You can see the red/gray tinge of smoke towards Snow Valley.
01:14 PM
Sat 9/1
continued rapid rate of spread to the north
01:14 PM
Sat 9/1
potential of several hundred to several thousand
01:13 PM
Sat 9/1
block traffic up to the fire; Bat12 is at the top of the fire; fire at the road; Butler IC is Bat13 on the highway; until a few minutes ago we had to stay out due to active cells; change in air to ground 167.950; 118.95 is the rotar wing victor; Forest Net for command; talking to each other on 168.200; Bat 13 is Butler IC; tone 4 is working up here; let the fire bump the road with the fire up there; there is a lookout in the tower up there, so we need to keep an eye on him; only thing up top is Bat12 and one person in the lookout with one vehicle
01:10 PM
Sat 9/1
civilian traffic is holding; fire in the drainage; decent downdraft moving away from you; If Butler is listening, suggest you move your truck away from the vegetation in the middle of that spot.
01:07 PM
Sat 9/1
167.950 new air attack freq
01:07 PM
Sat 9/1
100 feet from the road at the top; continue to advise the lookout; looks like citizens heading up to the fire now; fire below you before you get to the point where the fire is about to meet the road
01:03 PM
Sat 9/1
Rapid ROS; winds pushing up hill; potential to come down off the hill.
01:03 PM
Sat 9/1
get CHP up here to close SR18 between Snow Valley and Big Bear Dam for now.
01:02 PM
Sat 9/1
need to close SR18?
01:02 PM
Sat 9/1
Butler is in a good spot now; if he can get out of there in next 5 to 10 he'll be ok; otherwise he's probably better off in the rocks where he is
01:01 PM
Sat 9/1
probably will get to the road to Butler Peak in 5 to 10 minutes;
01:00 PM
Sat 9/1
AA310 has a 4 minute ETA
01:00 PM
Sat 9/1
AA12 - tanker base inquiring can SEATS launch? Hold for now; get another other than 170.000 because other agencies are using 170 now
01:00 PM
Sat 9/1
Butler Peak do you feel comfortable evacuating the tower?
12:59 PM
Sat 9/1
can we access this from 2n13c; is that the road to Butler Peak? It's a few hundred yards from that road; you can go in and keep an eye on it; when the cell leaves it will continue up hill; that road will be compromised after a bit; looking at the tower it's in a pretty good rockpile there; but the road is going to be compromised soon; have the engine come up and wait for the opportunity and they'll be able to anchor
12:58 PM
Sat 9/1
FYI: 2N13C is the only road in and out of the Butler Peak Lookout.
12:58 PM
Sat 9/1
may have to shut the highway down
12:57 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Dispatch 171.4750
To :38 34 39 35 32 51 3638
2nd alarm; Butler IC on 171.475; Tactics on Tac 2 168.200
12:56 PM
Sat 9/1
AA12 is on scene; 170.000 for air to ground; 118.950
12:55 PM
Sat 9/1
start a second alarm; make sure we have 6 water tenders in addition to the 6 crews
12:55 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Eng 13
single tree torching; south of SR18; looks like the fire is pushing downhill through the trees; estimate 5 acres
12:54 PM
Sat 9/1
smoke pushing to the south; {broken}
12:52 PM
Sat 9/1
turn engine 16 around and head them towards Butler
12:51 PM
Sat 9/1
Butler Peak sees flames approaching 2N13C
12:51 PM
Sat 9/1
Bat13 going to the top from Gray's Peak and Bat12 checking access from the bottom
12:51 PM
Sat 9/1
air craft assignment on hold due to weather
12:50 PM
Sat 9/1
from my vantage point it's about 3/4 way up the slope; we'd like to try to get something anchored below it if possible; Engineer 13 will be on scene in a moment
12:49 PM
Sat 9/1
more accessible from the top; looks like it's quite a ways up there
12:48 PM
Sat 9/1
Butler fire
12:48 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Butler Peak
T 2N R 1W Section {broke}; near Gray's Peak? Between Gray's Peak and highway 18 on the slope, building pretty good
12:46 PM
Sat 9/1
smoke is building – start two crews and ensure we have 3 Water Tenders responding; have them report to the vicinity of the Big Bear Dam
12:44 PM
Sat 9/1
air attack 12 has 30 minutes; suggest another air attack to replace us for coverage; AA will not get in there before they have to leave
12:43 PM
Sat 9/1
aircraft are on hold due to the storm
12:40 PM
Sat 9/1
Keller Peak reports flames are moving up the side of the hill to the ridgeline.
12:38 PM
Sat 9/1
Hwy 18 just west of the Dam Below the ridge below Grey's Peak. Butler Peak reporting smoke. "Smoke building and is turning black"
12:38 PM
Sat 9/1
AA12 - active (storm) in the area and we'll make our way in when it's safe
12:38 PM
Sat 9/1
continue the aircraft and 1st alarm response
12:37 PM
Sat 9/1
Butler Peak; smoke is building pretty quick; already black
12:37 PM
Sat 9/1
from Keller Peak, 36 degrees, 5 miles; small, thin, gray smoke approx 2/3 way above 18 and below the ridge line
12:36 PM
Sat 9/1
From: Dispatch 171.4750
To :16 15 13 11 CO FPT
area 8; 1st alarm; SR18 in the Arctic Circle;
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