2007 Fire Season Roll Call

**Gebster** · 10-21-2007, 05:18 PM

Bump for SoCal. Multiple Santa Ana Wind fires happening in Malibu and LA, Ventura, and San Diego Countys.

VC · 10-22-2007, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

VC - congrats on surviving rookie year. Now you'll be a dreaded snookie. Was that 10 fire jumps? If so, that's pretty good.

Yup 10 fire jumps.

**FreakofSnow** · 10-22-2007, 02:32 PM

My OT tally doesn't really apply to the FS/BLM standards b/c I'm not a full time brush monkey (which is the way I like it now). But I did good for our standards and got out on 2 rolls, totaling 20 days on assignment.

That ===== 270 hours of OT beotchhhhhhhes!

**Atlas Q. Powmonger** · 10-22-2007, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Gebster

Bump for SoCal. Multiple Santa Ana Wind fires happening in Malibu and LA, Ventura, and San Diego Countys.

Yup. Left my SD house this morning. It looked like a war zone with ash everywhere and clouds of smoke blowing overhead. On a lighter note, those santa anas made for some good surf!

**Meadow Skipper** · 10-22-2007, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by Gebster

Bump for SoCal. Multiple Santa Ana Wind fires happening in Malibu and LA, Ventura, and San Diego Countys.

Bad news for SoCal on Tuesday, Hang on.

http://fire.boi.noaa.gov/FIREWX/LAXFWFSGX.html

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
304 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OFF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST COMBINED WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT...DRY...AND STRONG SANTA
ANA CONDITIONS WITH EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE COAST THROUGH
TUESDAY...THEN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY.
HOWEVER...THE CONTINUATION OF VERY DRY CONDITIONS HAS PROMPTED THE
RED FLAG WARNING TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SLOW
COOLING WILL BEGIN THURSDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE VICINITY OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST SHOULD BRING SOME
ADDITIONAL COOLING AND MOISTENING FOR THE WEEKEND.

ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
304 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93 NEAR THE COAST TO 95 TO 100 INLAND.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT INLAND TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT NEAR THE
COAST.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........10 TO 20 PERCENT INLAND TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT
NEAR THE COAST.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
304 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG
NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........15 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TO 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
50 MPH IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

CAZ250-232215-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY INLAND VALLEYS-
304 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
STRONGEST AFTER MIDNIGHT

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
304 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE AND BLOWING DUST.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE AND BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 70 MPH...DIMINISHING 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF
THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NATIONAL FOREST-
304 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 70 MPH
RIDGETOP.........WINDS NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING SOME
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP.........WINDS NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS EAST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
RIDGETOP.........WINDS EAST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
LAL.................1.

SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE TRABUCO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL
FOREST-
304 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 70 MPH.
RIDGETOP.........WINDS NORTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH....WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 70 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TO 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
65 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP.........WINDS NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 65 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30
MPH.
RIDGETOP.........WINDS EAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST-
304 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
75 MPH.
RIDGETOP.........WINDS EAST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS EAST 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65
MPH...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP.........WINDS EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
SLOPES...........WINDS EAST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
55 MPH..DIMINISHING TO 4O MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RIDGETOP.........WINDS EAST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
55 MPH..DIMINISHING TO 4O MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

**Viva** · 10-23-2007, 03:16 PM

It's like living in a campfire. At least work's been close the past two days and maybe tomorrow as well as there are numerous evacuation ones near where I work and the major north county fire is still unchecked.

**ill-advised strategy** · 10-23-2007, 03:21 PM

holy socal shitshow!

this is one of those deals (like katrina) where I'm torn between wanting to be there and wanting nothing to do with it.

VC · 10-23-2007, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by YetiMan

holy socal shitshow!

this is one of those deals (like katrina) where I'm torn between wanting to be there and wanting nothing to do with it.

Yup, me too. But since I know I wouldn't be going down there. I'll crack a beer and listen to the news people sound like uninformed and stupid assholes.

**~mikey b** · 10-23-2007, 05:10 PM

CDF fires suck. That is all. Good luck fellers.

**Gebster** · 10-23-2007, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by telemike

CDF fires suck. That is all. Good luck fellers.

Huh? Do you mean that the typical SoCal Chapparel fires suck? or that CDF as a agency sucks compared to the forest circus?

**ill-advised strategy** · 10-24-2007, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Gebster

Huh? Do you mean that the typical SoCal Chapparel fires suck? or that CDF as a agency sucks compared to the forest circus?

yes.....

**ill-advised strategy** · 11-03-2007, 02:24 PM

Oh Hi! Here's some pics of my season.

this was my first year in Helitack, which is a pretty sweet job if you like helicopters...

it's beautiful up there, out there....wherever we roam...

it's always fun to see some critters...

**ill-advised strategy** · 11-03-2007, 02:26 PM

of course, the point here is to go fight some fire...

this year we had big ones

and small ones

desert

and timber

and everything in between...

of course any job is only as good as the folks you work with...

who's this handsome devil?

hookers?

**ill-advised strategy** · 11-03-2007, 02:27 PM

of course it's not all hot line and helicopter rides...there's a lot of cargo to move

and plenty of downtime too....

it was a good season.
Thanks to EJ Brooks for taking all these pictures.

see you next year..

**springsproject** · 11-03-2007, 10:35 PM

cool ass pics Yeti Man, thanks for posting those.

**Kevo** · 11-03-2007, 11:22 PM

Awesome TR Yeti. Looks like some incredible experiences.

**~mikey b** · 11-04-2007, 08:43 AM

good stuff YetiMan

CDF fires are always a shitshow - I trust the con crews on the line more than those engine puppies

**Tunco** · 11-04-2007, 09:06 AM

Sweet TR Yeti.

**Meadow Skipper** · 11-05-2007, 06:03 PM

Bump for fireline stoke, great pictures, fun fires, cool chicks with dirty faces, and a general shout-out to juice-sucking, shade-seeking, motel-monkey, rotorhead helislack everywhere.

Looks like a good season.

**train07** · 11-05-2007, 07:00 PM

fkn great tr. some real sweet shots in here.

**moose pit** · 11-05-2007, 07:33 PM

Had my first season on Initial (Heli) attack in BC good times, wish I took more photos.

hover entry:

**wolfy** · 11-05-2007, 08:22 PM

Yeti- nice photo tour of summer, ya forgot the bas-ics (keep the ics in)
-Locate
-Cooler
-Establish
-Shade

**ill-advised strategy** · 11-06-2007, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

Bump for fireline stoke, great pictures, fun fires, cool chicks with dirty faces, and a general shout-out to juice-sucking, shade-seeking, motel-monkey, rotorhead helislack everywhere.

Looks like a good season.

Helicopter 6-hotel-xray?

no no no

we're with Helicopter 6-hotel-xpected

**FrankZappa** · 12-01-2007, 06:27 PM

Got the chance to meet Kevo and a few of his classmates last nite for a beer. They're in the neighborhood for the S-130/190 at my fire brothers Colorado Fire camp. He's a good kid with his head on straight and eager for this stuff. Had plenty of good things to say about the pointers some of you fire maggots gave him. His pals are a fine lot too, but they sure got a strange look on their faces when they found out I just do Vol FD/local wildland with no pay... Small town/community ways didn't seem to compute.

I'm thinkin he did fine on the pack test today but one of his pals who was up here at 7-8,000 from Phoenix was worried cuz he was already suckin wind...

Keep encouragin our brother Kevo and help send him in the right direction if you can.

Kudos to you all for your efforts this season. Great stuff in here this year. I raise my glass to you all.

edit: Oh yeah. A bonus vid for you. Can't tell if it's scooping.... but it's fun to think it is.

**skibuminwyo** · 12-01-2007, 08:46 PM

fun stuff. and yes... never forget your lces. oh and yea, the few times that i worked with cdf up north, they didn't know shit about our environment up here. nothing better than some douche nozzle strike team leader trying to tell you that you are going towards the wrong mountain, since he didn't know what mountain was where. fuck em.