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10:30 AM
Sun 7/20

Fire - Vegetation - Minor

SOUTH OF JENKS LAKE RD WEST

Map is approximate location is based on coordinates given by H534

11:46 AM
Sun 7/20

From: E17
To :Div 1

Once we get line around this thing and hose lay around, we'll release the helicopter; it's only about 1/8 mile from the road

11:45 AM
Sun 7/20

looking at about 3 hours commitment time

11:45 AM
Sun 7/20

From: E17

50x50 spot burning in a downed tree; Capt17 will assume IC; and we should be able to handle with resources on scene

11:30 AM
Sun 7/20

Who do you have as the IC on the Jenks fire? {reply} 17 is the IC at this point.

11:09 AM
Sun 7/20

We covered the ridge line south of Big Bear Lake and east

11:07 AM
Sun 7/20

From: Patrol 17
To :To Dispatch 171.4750

en route to Jenks Lake to secure for water ops; approx 5 minutes out

11:05 AM
Sun 7/20

From: H534
To :To Dispatch 171.4750

using Jenks Lake as the water point

11:04 AM
Sun 7/20

Heaps Peak support to Heart Bar area for staging for Helicopter 534

11:00 AM
Sun 7/20

From: H534
To :To Dispatch 171.4750

We'll be setting down to let the crew out and will be doing water drops on this until E17 gets on scene; H534 crew and E17 should be able to handle

10:59 AM
Sun 7/20

From: H534
To :To Dispatch 171.4750

Can only find the one smoke; we'll be taking action on it; lat/long 34 08.930 by 116 51.089

10:57 AM
Sun 7/20

AA310 will not be able to get into the Jenks Lake area due to cloud cover

10:55 AM
Sun 7/20

From: H534
To :To Dispatch 171.4750

sees one smoke right now - "Jenks" - single snag, with some ground fire, 10 x 10 spot; going over to the second one now; {Div 1} send E17 to that one (Jenks); {H534} approx 1 mile east of Jenks Lake

10:47 AM
Sun 7/20

From: Transcriber note

Lat/long for Poopout Hill - 34.1480656 -116.8553039

10:45 AM
Sun 7/20

From: RS transcriber

H534 over my house {calling in to Dispatch, could not hear scanner}

10:45 AM
Sun 7/20

From: Div1
To :To Dispatch 171.4750

We'll name these separately; one will be the Anderson Fire, north of Converse; other one is near Poopout and we'll name that Jenks for now

10:44 AM
Sun 7/20

From: E17
To :Div 1

southeast of Converse, believe that's the one Keller is looking at

10:43 AM
Sun 7/20

From: E17
To :Div 1

this looks like the one Keller Peak is looking at, not the one from Butler

10:43 AM
Sun 7/20

{Butler Peak} looks like you're going to need to go uphill from Converse to get to it; just one smoke so far, lays down then kicks back up; {E17} we've got eyes on it from the helipad; looks to be the east of {} Trailhead; we'll head over towards Jenks Lake and stage over there

10:41 AM
Sun 7/20

From: AA310
To :To Dispatch 171.4750

off Hemet to Big Bear for lightning recon; not sure how successful we'll be due to cloud cover, but we'll try

10:38 AM
Sun 7/20

From: Mapping

Note: Anderson Peak 
1 	 34.1244551 	 -116.8944715 	
340728N 	1165340W 	
Forest Falls

2 	34.1250107 	-116.8950271 	
340730N 	1165342W 	
Big Bear Lake

Converse Forest Service Station
1 	 34.1922311 	 -116.9114194 	
341132N 	1165441W 	
Big Bear Lake

10:36 AM
Sun 7/20

From: Dispatch 171.4750
To :H534 E17 Patrol 17

two separate reports; between Converse and Anderson Peak

10:35 AM
Sun 7/20

in triangulating the smokes, they are somewhere between Converse and Anderson Peaks

10:34 AM
Sun 7/20

From: Dispatch 171.4750
To :Helicopter 534 at Heaps Peak

Have lat/long based on reports; Butler 34 11.50 by 116 55.0, 11 miles 089 degrees; from Keller 34 09.8 by 116 55.0 12 miles 097 degrees

10:33 AM
Sun 7/20

From: Dispatch 171.4750
To :Div 1

Butler and Keller have reported smokes; triangulating them puts them in area 17, but not in the same spot {Div 1} go ahead and start Helicopter 534

10:30 AM
Sun 7/20

From: Butler and Keller Peaks
To :To Dispatch 171.4750

Smoke report from Butler Peak; 131 degrees, 7 miles, close to Converse, small, thin, blue-gray in color; Keller Peak reports smoke at 107 degrees 8 miles close to Hwy 38, small, thin, gray in color, Anderson and Highway 38

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