The Paso Robles Air Attack Base remains very busy. Here are two photos from today when the heat was in excess of 100f.
Tanker 27 applying the brakes at the end of runway 19
Tanker 27 on take-off from runway 19
The CHP pursued a vehicle on Highway 46 East towards Paso Robles this evening between about 7:00 to 7:15 PM. CHP AIr-70 followed overhead and described the location of the driver as he foot bailed in the residential area off of Jardine Road near the Paso Robles Airport. The subject received a much slower ride to county jail for his actions.
CHP Air-70 overhead observing the pursuit
On Tank Farm Road between Santa Fe and Higuera. CALFIRE and SLO City responded. 1/2 acre, moderate rate of spread, contained quickly.
CALFIRE and SLO City mutual aid dispatched to a fire off Los Ranchos near the SLO Country Club. Grabbed this pic off one of the SLOweather cams.
A vegetation fire was just reported at 8:50PM, June 17 near McMillan (sp?) road on highway 46 East. Units have not yet arrived. A possible arsonist was observed and reported leaving the area of the fire as heard on CHP Blue:
| Incident: | 0610 | Type: | Report of Fire | Location: | SR46 JEO MCMILLAN CANYON RD | info as of: | 6/17/2008 8:52:05 PM |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS | ||
| 8:49PM | 1039 SLO SO | |
| 8:49PM | 1039 9-8 VEH DESC | |
| 8:48PM | BLK VEH OR DRK GRN LEFT AREA OF FIRE WB SR46 - 1039 CDF AND 1039 PRPD | |
| 8:46PM | TOT CAL FIRE | |
| 8:46PM | BRUSH FIRE | |
| RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS | ||
| 8:48PM | CHP Unit Enroute | |
Update: Fire units arrived shortly after dispatch and reported a spot fire which is being put out at this time.
This evening, CALFIRE dispatched to a field fire on Bitterwater Road in NE SLO County. At 9PM, Bitterwater IC reported 35 acres and one harvester burned, $2,500 crop loss, $340,000 equipment loss! This was an unlucky Friday the 13th for someone out there.
This from Scannerdude244 on the California RadioReference forum, reposted with permission:
Here is a pic from Lake San Antonio on Wednesday. Went out fishing.
Just a note to comment that the Air attack units have been extra busy today as noted on about every available fire-fighting frequency. Some aircraft were being diverted to Santa Maria airport for refueling and reloading as the Paso Airbase was probably at maximum operating capacity today.
The Santa Cruz ARES has established a command post to support efforts for the “Bonny Doon” fire in the mountains of Santa Cruz. They can be heard on 146.790 among others.
As an aside, I had five or six receivers or scanners on this afternoon and I’ve never heard so much radio traffic while on the central coast.
WB6JWB
Here’s a pic from a Vandenberg firefighter of the Indians Fire near Ft Hunter Liggett, as it heads toward the main fire camp.
The Paso Air Base remains busy attacking multiple wildland fires; mostly the Hunter Ligget “Indian Fire” event.
CDF and USFS tankers and support aircraft have been making loops to refuel, reload retardent, drop the redardent and return on approximately 45 minutes intervals.
151.280 Air to Air
151.265 Air to Air / Air to Ground
126.200 Military air coordination
123.975 Paso Air Attack Base
123.000 Paso Unicom
Air Tanker Two-Zero and Spotter Aircraft Three-Four-Zero reload at Paso Air Base at 1800 hours, 6/9/08.
Tanker Nine-One on Take Off from Paso Robles
CHP Air-70 Makes a turn on take-off from Paso
