CAL FIRE NEWS

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Sheet 1: Group 2
Ch # RX FREQ RX CTCSS PWR W/N DISPLAY NOTES
1 151.4450 0.0 H W SCU LOCAL CDF SCU LOCAL
2 151.3700 0.0 H W CZU LOCAL CDF CZU LOCAL
3 151.3400 0.0 H W LNU EAST CDF LNU EAST NET
4 151.3550 0.0 H W CDF CMD 1 CDF COMMAND 1
5 151.2650 0.0 H W CDF CMD 2 CDF COMMAND 2
6 151.1600 0.0 L W CDF TAC 2 CDF TAC 2
7 151.3250 0.0 L W CDF TAC 6 CDF TAC 6
8 151.3850 0.0 L W CDF TAC 9 CDF TAC 9
9 159.2250 0.0 L W CDF TAC 14 CDF TAC 14
10 151.2200 0.0 H W CDF A/G CDF AIR TO GND NET
11 154.2350 0.0 H W TWIN VALLEY ALAMEDA COUNTY
12 154.0700 0.0 H W ALCO RED ALAMEDA COUNTY
13 152.3525 DPL143 H N TRY CMD TRACY 04/2007
14 155.8950 136.5 H W TRY TAC 1 TRACY 04/2007
15 158.8950 82.5 H W TRY TAC 2 TRACY 04/2007
16 154.1300 110.9 H W LIFECOM 2007 XSJ TRY DISPATCH AMR
17 160.1100 0.0 H W CCC CC Contra Costa Co Cmd Central
18 159.6150 0.0 H W CCC CE Contra Costa Co Cmd East
19 159.7350 0.0 H W CCC CW Contra Costa Co Cmd West
20 154.3850 0.0 H W CCC TAC A Contra Costa Co Tac A
21 156.0450 0.0 H W CCC TAC B Contra Costa Co Tac B
22 153.8150 0.0 H W CCC TAC C Contra Costa Co Tac C
23 153.8300 0.0 H W CCC TAC D Contra Costa Co Tac D






















"PWR" - TX Power level






H = Normal





L = Low (5-10 watts)





X = No TX authorized











"W/N" = Bandwidth






W = Wide (16K0F3E)





N = Narrow (11K2F3E)










CTCSS TONES:





T1=110.9 Hz
T9=100.0 Hz



T2=123.0 Hz
T10=107.2 Hz



T3=131.8 Hz
T11=114.8 Hz



T4=136.5 Hz
T12=127.3 Hz



T5=146.2 Hz
T13=141.3 Hz



T6=156.7 Hz
T14=151.4 Hz



T7=167.9 Hz
T15=162.2 Hz



T8=103.5 Hz
T16=192.8 Hz


Sheet 2: Group 3
RX FREQ RX CTCSS PWR W/N DISPLAY NOTES

151.3550 0.0 H W 1 CDF C1 CDF COMMAND 1

151.2650 0.0 H W 2 CDF C2 CDF COMMAND 2

151.3400 0.0 H W 3 CDF C3 CDF COMMAND 3

151.4000 0.0 H W 4 CDF C4 CDF COMMAND 4

151.3700 0.0 H W 5 CDF C5 CDF COMMAND 5

151.2500 0.0 H W 6 CDF C6 CDF COMMAND 6

151.4600 0.0 H W 7 CDF C7 CDF COMMAND 7

151.4450 0.0 H W 8 CDF C8 CDF COMMAND 8

151.1750 0.0 H W 9 CDF C9 CDF COMMAND 9

151.1900 0.0 H W 10 CDF C10 CDF COMMAND 10

151.3850 0.0 H W 11 MEU L CDF MEU LOCAL NET

151.2500 0.0 H W 12 HUU L CDF HUU LOCAL NET

151.3400 0.0 H W 14 LNU EAST CDF LNU EAST NET

151.4600 0.0 H W 14B LNU WEST CDF LNU WEST NET

151.0400 0.0 H W 15 MRN MARIN CO. MU AID NET

151.4450 0.0 H W 16 SCU L CDF SCU LOCAL

151.3700 0.0 H W 17 CZU L CDF CZU LOCAL









151.4000 0.0 H W 21 BTU L CDF BTU LOCAL NET

154.4150 123.0 H W 21B BUT SUPP BUTTE CO SUPPORT NET

151.2500 0.0 H W 22 LMU L CDF LMU LOCAL NET

151.3250 0.0 H W 23 NEU WEST CDF NEU LOCAL NET

154.1300 131.8 H W 23B NEU EAST NEU EAST NET

151.1600 0.0 H W 24 SHU L CDF SHU LOCAL NET

151.3700 0.0 H W 25 TGU L CDF TGU LOCAL NET

151.3250 0.0 H W 26 SKU L CDF SKU LOCAL NET

151.1900 0.0 H W 27 AEU L CDF AEU LOCAL NET

154.4300 186.2 H W 27B XED CMD El Dorado OA CMD Net

153.9350 123.0 H W 27C XAM CMD Amador OA CMD Net









151.3850 0.0 H W 31 RRU 1 W CDF RRU LOCAL NET West1

151.1750 0.0 H W 31B RRU 2 CDF RRU LOCAL NET # 2

151.1300 0.0 H N 31C RRU 3 E CDF RRU LOCAL East NET 3

151.1900 0.0 H W 33 MVU L CDF MVU LOCAL NET

151.3250 0.0 H W 34 SLU L CDF SLU CMD NET

154.3850 82.5 H W 34B SLC SLC/SLU LOCAL DISPATCH

151.4450 0.0 H W 35 BDU 1 CDF BDU LOCAL NET # 1

151.3250 0.0 H N 35B BDU 2 CDF BDU LOCAL NET #2

151.2500 0.0 H W 35C BDU 3 CDF BDU LOCAL NET #3









151.1900 0.0 H W 41 TUU L CDF TUU LOCAL NET

154.0100 0.0 H W 41B TLC TLC/TUU DISPATCH

151.4600 0.0 H W 42 MMU L CDF MMU LOCAL NET

151.3850 0.0 H W 43 FKU 1 CDF FKU LOCAL 1 NET

151.1600 0.0 H W 43B FKU 2 CDF FKU LOCAL 2 NET

154.4450 0.0 H N 43C FKU DST1 FKU / FCO DISPATCH

151.1750 0.0 H W 44 TCU L CDF TCU LOCAL NET

151.2500 0.0 H W 46 BEU L CDF BEU LOCAL NET









151.1450 0.0 L N 53 CDF T1 CDF TAC 1

151.1600 0.0 L W 54 CDF T2 CDF TAC 2

151.1750 0.0 L W 55 CDF T3 CDF TAC 3

151.1900 0.0 L W 56 CDF T4 CDF TAC 4

151.2500 0.0 L W 57 CDF T5 CDF TAC 5

151.3250 0.0 L W 58 CDF T6 CDF TAC 6

151.3400 0.0 L W 59 CDF T7 CDF TAC 7

151.3700 0.0 L W 60 CDF T8 CDF TAC 8

151.3850 0.0 L W 61 CDF T9 CDF TAC 9

151.4000 0.0 L W 62 CDF T10 CDF TAC 10

151.4450 0.0 L W 63 CDF T11 CDF TAC 11

151.4600 0.0 L W 64 CDF T12 CDF TAC 12

151.4750 0.0 L N 65 CDF T13 CDF TAC 13

159.2250 0.0 L W 66 CDF T14 CDF TAC 14

159.2700 0.0 L W 67 CDF T15 CDF TAC 15

159.2850 0.0 L W 68 CDF T16 CDF TAC 16

159.3150 0.0 L W 69 CDF T17 CDF TAC 17

159.3450 0.0 L W 70 CDF T18 CDF TAC 18

159.3600 0.0 L W 71 CDF T19 CDF TAC 19

159.3750 0.0 L W 72 CDF T20 CDF TAC 20

159.3900 0.0 L W 73 CDF T21 CDF TAC 21

159.4050 0.0 L W 74 CDF T22 CDF TAC 22

159.4500 0.0 L W 75 CDF T23 CDF TAC 23

















172.3750 0.0 H N 78 FS ANF USFS Angeles NF

171.4750 0.0 H N 79 FS BDF USFS San Bernardino NF

168.7500 0.0 H N 80 FS CNF USFS Cleveland NF *

171.5250 0.0 H N 81 FS ENF USFS El Dorado NF

168.1250 0.0 H N 82 FS INF USFS Inyo NF

164.1750 0.0 H N 83 FS KNF USFS Klamath NF

172.2250 0.0 H N 84 FS LNF USFS Lassen NF

170.5500 0.0 H N 85 FS LPF USFS Los Padres NF

168.7500 0.0 H N 86 FS MDF USFS Modoc NF

171.5500 0.0 H N 87 FS MNF USFS Mendocino NF FIRENET

170.5500 0.0 H N 88 FS PNF USFS Plumas NF

171.5750 0.0 H N 89 FS SHF USFS Shasta-Trinity NF

172.2250 0.0 H N 90 FS SNF USFS Sierra NF

168.7250 0.0 H N 91 FS SRF USFS Six Rivers NF

168.7500 0.0 H N 92 FS STF USFS Stanislaus NF

168.7750 0.0 H N 93 FS SQF USFS Sequoia NF

172.3750 0.0 H N 94 FS TMU USFS Lake Tahoe Mgmt Unit

168.7750 0.0 H N 95 FS TNF USFS Tahoe NF

169.8750 0.0 H N 96 FS TOF USFS Toiyabe NF

168.3000 0.0 H N 98 BLM SOA BLM SCENE OF ACTION









168.0500 0.0 L N 99 NIFC T1 NIFC TAC 1

168.2000 0.0 L N 100 NIFC T2 NIFC TAC 2

168.6000 0.0 L N 101 NIFC T3 NIFC TAC 3

164.1375 0.0 L N 102 NIFC T4 NIFC TAC 4

166.7250 0.0 L N 103 NIFC T5 NIFC TAC 5

166.7750 0.0 L N 104 NIFC T6 NIFC TAC 6

168.2500 0.0 L N 105 NIFC T7 NIFC TAC 7

173.9125 0.0 L N 106 FSR5 T4 USFS RGN 5 TAC 4

173.9625 0.0 L N 107 FSR5 T5 USFS RGN 5 TAC 5

173.9875 0.0 L N 108 FSR5 T6 USFS RGN 5 TAC 6

168.7000 0.0 L N 109 NIFC C1 NIFC CMD 1

168.1000 0.0 L N 110 NIFC C2 NIFC CMD 2

168.0750 0.0 L N 111 NIFC C3 NIFC CMD 3

166.6125 0.0 L N 112 NIFC C4 NIFC CMD 4

167.1000 0.0 L N 113 NIFC C5 NIFC CMD 5

168.4750 0.0 L N 114 NIFC C6 NIFC CMD 6

162.9625 0.0 L N 115 NIFC C7 NIFC CMD 7

166.7500 0.0 H N 116 BLM LAW BLM LAW NET

166.3750 0.0 H N 117 BLM ADM BLM ADMIN NET

166.4875 0.0 H N 118 BLMFIRE BLM FIRE NET









168.3500 0.0 L N 119 168.350 USFS Common User 1

163.1000 0.0 L N 120 163.100 USFS Common User 2

168.5500 0.0 L N 121 168.550 USFS NIMS Calling Channel









151.2200 0.0 L N 123 CDF A/G CDF Air to Ground NET

167.9500 0.0 L N 124 BLM A/G BLM Air to Ground NET

170.0000 0.0 L N 125 FS A/G USFS Air to Ground NET









166.6750 0.0 x N 127 AIR T1 AIR TACTICS 1 RX ONLY

169.1500 0.0 x N 128 AIR T2 AIR TACTICS 2 RX ONLY

169.2000 0.0 x N 129 AIR T3 AIR TACTICS 3 RX ONLY

151.2800 0.0 x N 130 AIR T4 AIR TACTICS 4 RX ONLY

151.2950 0.0 x N 131 AIR T5 AIR TACTICS 5 RX ONLY

151.3100 0.0 x N 132 AIR T6 AIR TACTICS 6 RX ONLY

151.2725 0.0 x N 133 AIR T21 NEW NB AIR TAC RX ONLY

151.2875 0.0 x N 134 AIR T22 NEW NB AIR TAC RX ONLY

168.6250 0.0 L N 135 GUARD AIR GUARD - emerg. use only









171.7500 0.0 H N 136 BNP NPS Lava Beds NP

171.7000 0.0 H N 137 CNP NPS Channel Is. NP

170.1000 0.0 H N 138 DVP NPS Death Valley NP

164.8000 0.0 H N 139 GNP NPS Golden Gate NRA

164.8000 0.0 H N 140 JMP NPS John Muir NHS

171.6750 0.0 H N 141 JTP NPS Joshua Tree NP

164.7500 0.0 H N 142 KNP 1 NPS Sequoia-Kings Cyn 1

164.8000 0.0 H N 143 KNP 2 NPS Sequoia-Kings Cyn 2

170.0750 0.0 H N 144 LNP NPS Lassen Volcanic NP

170.0500 0.0 H N 145 PIP NPS Pinnacles NM

170.0500 0.0 H N 146 RNP NPS Point Reyes NP

165.1625 0.0 H N 147 RWP NPS Redwood NP

172.5250 0.0 H N 148 SMP NPS Santa Monica Mtns NP

165.3125 0.0 H N 149 WNP NPS Whiskeytown NRA

172.7750 0.0 H N 150 YNP NPS Yosemite NP









154.1600 0.0 H W 151 OES 1A OES FIRE 1A

154.1600 0.0 H W 152 OES 1B OES FIRE 1B

154.2200 0.0 H W 153 OES 2A OES FIRE 2A

154.2200 0.0 H W 154 OES 2B OES FIRE 2B

156.0750 0.0 H W 155 CALCORD CALCORD

155.7525 0.0 H N 156 VCALL VHF INTEROP

151.1375 0.0 L N 157 VTAC 1 VHF INTEROP

154.4525 0.0 L N 158 VTAC 2 VHF INTEROP

158.7375 0.0 L N 159 VTAC 3 VHF INTEROP

159.4725 0.0 L N 160 VTAC 4 VHF INTEROP

154.2800 0.0 H W 161 WHITE 1 WHITE FIRE 1

154.2650 0.0 H W 162 WHITE 2 WHITE FIRE 2

154.2950 0.0 H W 163 WHITE 3 WHITE FIRE 3

153.7550 0.0 H W 164 CESRS CA TRAVEL NET

Legend: Red characters are actual changes, Blue indicates order or sorting changes only
Spreadsheet layout has inconsistent line breaks for ease of printing and matching to the BK HT 20 ch. Groups.
"PWR" - TX Power level







H = Normal



CDF Unit # Channel #

L = Low (5-10 watts)



Name w/ Call Sign

X = No TX authorized



27 AEU Camino






35 BDU San Bernardino
"W/N" = Bandwidth




46 BEU Monterey

W = Wide (16K0F3E)



21 BTU Oroville

N = Narrow (11K2F3E)



17 CZU Felton





43 FKU Fresno
CAL FIRE CTCSS TONES:


12 HUU Fortuna
T1=110.9 Hz
T9=100.0 Hz


22 LMU Susanville
T2=123.0 Hz
T10=107.2 Hz


14 LNU St. Helena
T3=131.8 Hz
T11=114.8 Hz


11 MEU Howard Forrest
T4=136.5 Hz
T12=127.3 Hz


42 MMU Mariposa
T5=146.2 Hz
T13=141.3 Hz


33 MVU Monte Vista
T6=156.7 Hz
T14=151.4 Hz


23 NEU Grass Valley
T7=167.9 Hz
T15=162.2 Hz


31 RRU Perris
T8=103.5 Hz
T16=192.8 Hz


16 SCU Morgan Hill






24 SHU Redding






26 SKU Yreka






34 SLU San Luis






44 TCU San Andreas






25 TGU Red Bluff






41 TUU Visalia
Sheet 3: Group 4
RX FREQ RX CTCSS PWR W/N DISPLAY NOTES
154.4150 131.8 H W NPA FIRE NAPA CO FIRE
156.2400 110.9 H W PCF SUPP PLACER CO COMMAND
154.3250
H W NEU E SUP Truckee Fire Repeated TAC
153.9650
H W NEV CO SUP NEVADA CO FIRE
155.9850
H W YUBA FTHL SP FOOTHILL FIRE
155.2950 100.0 H W YUBA VLY SUP MARYSVILLE COMMAND
155.8800 167.9 H N KRN CH 1 Kern Co FD Dispatch
155.6250 167.9 H N KRN CH 3 Kern Co 3
154.4000
H W LA CO A/G LA CO A/G
154.3400
H W LA TAC 17 LA CO TAC 17
151.0850 136.5 H W OC ACCESS Orange County ACCESS
153.7700 110.9 H W SBC DISP Santa Barbara CO DISPATCH
153.9050 110.9 H W SBC CMD/TAC2 S.B. CO. CMD/TAC Ch 2
153.9800 110.9 H W SBC CMD/TAC3 S.B. CO.CMD/TAC Ch 3
154.0100 100.0 H W VNC DISP VENTURA CO. DISPATCH
154.3250 100.0 H W VNC CMND 2 VENTURA CO. CMD 2
154.1000 100.0 H W VNC CMND 4 VENTURA CO. CMD 4



Ch 18 available



Ch 19 available



Ch 20 available
Sheet 4: Group 5
RX FREQ RX CTCSS PWR W/N DISPLAY NOTES
151.4450 0.0 H W SCU LOCAL CDF SCU LOCAL
151.4600 0.0 H W MMU L CDF MMU LOCAL NET
154.4000 0.0 H W MRD PRIMARY MERCED COUNTY
154.3400 0.0 H W MRD ORANGE MERCED COUNTY
151.3550 0.0 H W CDF CMD 1 CDF COMMAND 1
151.2650 0.0 H W CDF CMD 2 CDF COMMAND 2
151.1600 0.0 L W CDF TAC 2 CDF TAC 2
151.3250 0.0 L W CDF TAC 6 CDF TAC 6
151.3850 0.0 L W CDF TAC 9 CDF TAC 9
159.2250 0.0 L W CDF TAC 14 CDF TAC 14
151.2200 0.0 H W CDF A/G CDF AIR TO GND NET
152.3525 DPL143 H N TRY CMD 2007 TRACY COMMAND
155.8950 136.5 H W TRY TAC 1 2007 TRACY TAC 1
158.8950 82.5 H W TRY TAC 2 2007 TRACY TAC 2
153.7700 0.0 H W WSF PRIMARY STAN DISPATCH
154.4300 0.0 H W WSF CH 2 STAN CMD 2
153.8900 0.0 H W WSF TAC STAN TAC 10






















































"PWR" - TX Power level





H = Normal




L = Low (5-10 watts)




X = No TX authorized









"W/N" = Bandwidth





W = Wide (16K0F3E)




N = Narrow (11K2F3E)








CTCSS TONES:




T1=110.9 Hz
T9=100.0 Hz


T2=123.0 Hz
T10=107.2 Hz


T3=131.8 Hz
T11=114.8 Hz


T4=136.5 Hz
T12=127.3 Hz


T5=146.2 Hz
T13=141.3 Hz


T6=156.7 Hz
T14=151.4 Hz


T7=167.9 Hz
T15=162.2 Hz


T8=103.5 Hz
T16=192.8 Hz

Firefighting Foam contaminates water supply

CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS: U.S. News: Firefighting Foam contaminates water supply

Fire trucks' water pressure overwhelmed the city's drinking supply lines and pushed fire-suppression foam into them as firefighters tried to extinguish a burning Strip District warehouse, Pittsburgh's director of public safety said Wednesday.

Two pumper trucks were connected to fire hydrants for a long time Tuesday afternoon, said Public Safety Director Mike Huss, and as the pressure built up in the truck lines, it overwhelmed the drinking water lines' force.

"It's highly unusual, and we're surprised that it did it," Huss said.

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority advised people Downtown and in the Strip District not to use water for a few hours into yesterday morning, until the foam could be flushed from the system.

Ingesting less than an ounce of the biodegradable foam wouldn't pose a health threat, but it can irritate skin and eyes, said Bob Hutton, a project coordinator for the authority. Callers began complaining about soapy-looking water Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters allowed the four-alarm fire, which started Tuesday morning in the former Otto Milk Co. complex at 25th and Smallman streets, to burn overnight because of difficulties extinguishing it in cork- and foam-insulated walls. The building continued smoldering yesterday.

Fire Chief Darryl Jones said he had not seen the foam problem in the 20 years he has fought fires.

"We are going to make some adjustments to make sure it doesn't happen again," he said.

The fire apparently started when a construction crew's cutting torch ignited insulation in the building, the construction crew manager said. The building's owner, Jack Benoff, was gutting the building and plans to convert it to condominiums.

Source: Full story and updates at: pittsburghlive.com

Firefighting Foam contaminates water supply

Fire foam contaminates water supply

Six minutes for Safety - Parking Safely on Slopes

http://www.nifc.gov/sixminutes/dsp_sixminutes.php
Parking Safely on Slopes
In 2005, three fireline fatalities related to improper parking on slopes occurred. One involved a
water tender, another a fire engine, and the third was a command vehicle. In wildland fire
operations, we frequently exit vehicles quickly, but it is imperative that anytime a vehicle is left
unattended, time is taken to assure it is parked safely and will not present a hazard to ourselves
or others. Standard operating procedures for parking vehicles safely on slopes are:

• Turn the front wheels up hill or into the inside/embankment.
• Firmly set the emergency brake.
• Put the vehicle in park (if automatic transmission) or in forward gear (if manual transmission);
• do not leave it in neutral.
• Turn off the engine.
• Chock the wheels. When utilizing chocks, make sure they are on the correct side in reference to the slope. Assure the chocks are approved to hold the weight of the vehicle and will grip on the road surface.

Be especially aware of safe parking on slopes on incidents when moving a vehicle frequently, as
in using engines in pumping operations along a roadway -- it is very easy to get complacent
with procedures or not even realize that you are on a slightly different slope which would
require placing chocks differently. It is the driver's responsibility to assure not only that the
vehicle is operated safely, but is positioned and parked safely

Source: NIFC: Parking Safely on Slopes.

Water Tenders assist firefight

Gridley duck lodge destroyed by fire

GRIDLEY — The main building at a family-owned ranch west of Gridley, used primarily for duck hunting, was destroyed by fire Wednesday.

Owner Louis Ratto said the building, a former duck hunting lodge built in the 1920s, was a two-story, wood-framed structure of about 5,500 square feet.

It was reportedly empty when a caretaker for the property called in the fire at 11:46 a.m.

Three engine companies from the Gridley Fire Department and Cal Fire-Butte County stations in Oroville battled the flames for more than an hour.

Battalion Chief Russ Fowler said it took about 15 minutes for the first engine company to reach the remote location, off West Liberty Road on the northern edge of the Gray Lodge State Wildlife Area.

Fowler said the building was engulfed when the first engine arrived. "The roof had already collapsed, and the walls caved in soon after that," he said.

Fowler said a northwest wind blowing at up to 15 mph helped fan flames, and blew around embers that threatened as many as 10 other smaller structures on the property.

Three outbuildings partially burned, but firefighters were able to keep damage to a minimum. One, just feet from the old lodge, caught fire from radiated heat. Fire in the two others was caused by flying embers, Fowler said.

Fire inspector Todd Price said Ratto was relieved that firefighters also saved a large barn containing several four-wheel-drive vehicles.

Wednesday afternoon, Price said he had placed the loss to the structures at $300,000. "The lodge was fully furnished, and contained a lot of mementos you really can't put a price on," he said.

The structure was a second home for the Rattos, who live most of the year in Sonoma County.

The cause of the blaze remained under investigation Wednesday night. Price said he had ruled out any intentional cause and was concentrating on wiring and heaters in the building.

Fowler said the building appeared to be supplied by natural gas, but several propane tanks were also found inside.

With no fire hydrants on the property, Fowler said crews were initially forced to pump water out of an irrigation canal to supply fire hoses. He said three water tenders, two of them from volunteer companies, later arrived.

Power lines that had fallen away from the building, and may have been energized, posed an extra challenge for fire crews, Fowler said.

No one was hurt, and a home occupied by a caretaker for the property was untouched.

A family staying overnight in a cabin on the property was driven out by heavy smoke. Black plumes of smoke could be seen from as far away as Chico and Yuba City.

Ratto said the property, which he and his father, Jim Ratto, bought about six years ago, is insured.

Source: Article

Fire that destroyed million dollar Lutz mansion caused by barbeque grill

Last Update: 12/11 1:23 pm
LUTZ -- A two-alarm fire destroyed a mansion in Lutz Monday night. The blaze began while the owner was cooking on a barbeque grill. He said he became distracted by a phone call and left the built-in grill unattended in a covered patio.

The 7,500 square foot home on Lake Charles Circle is a total loss.

Investigators say there were no hydrants near the house, so they were forced to use water tenders to fight the flames. By the time the tenders arrived, the house was fully engulfed.

Firefighters are let the flames burn out since there was nothing salvageable inside the home.

No one was hurt.

Wind-driven fire destroys house, ignites trees > General News > Stories > Evergreen > YourHub.com

Wind-driven fire destroys house, ignites trees

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Only a few minutes after ignition, the fire already had swept through the home in Alice.

Provided by: Brad Keller

Contributed by: Einar Jensen on 12/6/2007

High winds gusting at hurricane strength strafed the upper elevations of Clear Creek County, Colorado, all day December 3, 2007. One of those gusts is blamed for snapping a lodgepole pine and forcing it onto an electrical line that also snapped.

The sparking line fell onto a two-story wood frame home in the 8600 Block of Fall River Road in the community of Alice about 3:20 p.m. and quickly ignited the house. Nobody was home at the time, but a neighbor spotted the flames and called 911.

Clear Creek Fire Authority Station 7, which serves the high elevation neighborhoods of Alice and St. Mary's, went in service within minutes with a single volunteer firefighter. He drove the 1,800-gallon attack tender to the fire, less than a mile away, to find the house already fully engulfed. He established Alice Command, pulled an 1 ¾" attack line, donned his SCBA and approached only close enough to direct water onto the propane tank that already showed signs of scorching.

Additional CCFA volunteer firefighters from Station 2 in Idaho Springs (Ladder 2, Engine 2, Tanker 2 and Tanker 21) and Station 4 (Engine 4 and Engine 41) in Georgetown also responded, but their response time was much greater as they climbed the two-lane Fall River Road 3,000 vertical feet in nearly 9 miles from the Interstate 70 corridor.

Clear Creek EMS also responded with an ALS ambulance, as protocol requires, as did the Clear Creek Sheriff's Office Marmot Wildfire Crew because the wind threatened to push the blaze into the surrounding forest. CCSO deputies also controlled traffic in the area.

Central City Volunteer Fire Department responded with an engine and brush truck on a mutual aid request.

Driven by the high winds, the fire quickly engulfed the home and spread to nearby trees. Firefighters focused their efforts on the propane tank, a nearby home on the D-side of the house and a few torching lodgepoles on the B- and C-sides.

After only an hour, the chimney was the lone recognizable part of the house. Firefighters remained on scene to drown hot spots until 6 p.m. CCFA Station 7 personnel and Clear Creek deputies shared patrol duties overnight to verify the wind hadn't rekindled the fire and to check whether the chimney had collapsed.

Neither the emergency responders nor the homeowner (nor his dogs) was hurt in the fire.

CCFA Chief Kelly Babeon is confident the electrical line ignited the fire after ruling out other potential causes.

Patterson Fire Department — New 3,000-gallon water tender.

Patterson’s growing fire department got its most recent addition two weeks ago — a 3,000-gallon water tender.

Source - Written by: John Saiz / Patterson Irrigator / Wednesday, 07 November 2007

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Elias Funez / Patterson Irrigator

The modified 2007 International will serve as a portable water source for firefighters who need to hose down flames that are not close to a water system. The $230,000 vehicle is getting the last of its equipment installed this week. After that, it will be ready to roll.

Though the new tender is easier to maneuver, the older tender beats it in water capacity.

“We’re losing about 1,200 gallons,” said Division Chief Jeff Gregory of the Patterson Fire Department. “But we’ll be able to get there a lot quicker.”

Water tenders typically carry large amounts of water to fires in rural areas, Gregory explained. Given the vast amount of agricultural land surrounding Patterson, the new tender is likely to see a lot of action.

Gregory estimates the older tender will still be sent out at least once a week, too.

The new vehicle is more versatile and easier to handle and requires less maintenance than the old one, Gregory said. It also can be driven by anyone with a special class-B driver’s license, which certifies firefighters to drive equipment such as fire trucks. The old truck required a class-A license.

“Some of the guys can drive the (older tender) like a little Volkswagen,” Gregory said. “Other guys aren’t that good.”

He remembered one incident when the old tender needed to be backed up about 300 yards. He decided to wait until the road was a little clearer, but a firefighter from Turlock volunteered to move it right away. He got behind the wheel and backed the truck up in a zigzag.

“‘Man, I should have waited,’” Gregory recalled the firefighter saying.

Maneuverability aside, many who used the old tender appreciate its large water capacity.

Gregory recalled other firefighters commenting that they were always happy to see the old yellow tender arrive on scene, because it meant there would be enough water.

With the Patterson station welcoming the new tender, the older one will move to the Diablo Grande Fire Station.

The West Stanislaus Fire Protection District got the old tender in the early ’70s, said Dick Gaiser, who’s been with the district since 1978. The trailer portion of it is a large aluminum container that at one time was used to haul vegetable oil.

Volunteers managed to raise the money to buy that vehicle.

Volunteers also helped raise money for the new tender — about $30,000 — with the district covering the remainder.

The tender is just the most recent addition to Patterson-area fire protection. The paid firefighters have seen their ranks swell the past two years, and much of the department will move once Station Two in west Patterson’s Keystone Pacific Business Park is finished in the next few weeks.

CA-RRU-Water Tender Accident - BLUE SHEET

CA-RRU-Water Tender Accident

BLUE SHEET
PRELIMINARY SUMMARY 24 HOUR REPORT

Vehicle Accident Riverside County Water Tender 39
07-CA-RRU-093086
October 24, 2007

This Preliminary Summary Report is intended as an aid in accident prevention, and to provide factual information from the first 24 hours of the accident review. To that end it is published and distributed within a short time frame. Information contained within may be subject to revision as further investigation is conducted, and other reports and documents are received.

Synopsis

The following information is a preliminary summary of a traffic accident in which two firefighters sustained minor injuries and a civilian received moderate injuries.

Narrative

On October 24, 2007, at approximately 1354 hours, Water Tender 39 was traveling westbound on Avenue 50 in the community of Coachella operated by a Fire Apparatus Engineer and with a Fire Captain as the passenger. A newer model full size Dodge pick up truck traveling eastbound on Avenue 50 drifted over the double yellow line and impacted head on with the Water Tender despite aggressive emergency evasive actions by the Water Tender operator. Immediately after the collision, both occupants of the Water Tender unbuckled their seatbelts and exited their vehicle to attend to the medical need of the pick up driver and initiate a response for a traffic collision through the Perris ECC. The driver of the pick up was transported by ground ambulance to a local Trauma Center for further medical treatment. Both of the Department employees were also transported by ground ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation, treated and released.

Recommendations for Immediate Corrective Actions

.. Always wear your seat belts per department policy
.. Maintain situational awareness at all times while driving
.. Be alert and prepared for the unexpected

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messages with the blue sheet:

Please give the attached Blue Sheet referencing the Riverside County WT39
accident wide distribution for the purposes of discussion and Tailgate
Safety session.
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See attached Blue Sheet.
Driving continues to be one of our most hazardous activities.
Please have your firefighters discuss this accident in 6 minutes for safety
and tailgate sessions.
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Defensive driving pays off.

Low water complicates firefighting

Low water complicates firefighting

Virginia News

Low water complicates firefighting

By Sean Muserallo, NBC12 News

Declining water supplies are affecting how well some area firefighters are able to protect people’s homes. A dry, windy day like Friday can be the perfect combination for disaster.

If that happened Friday, Hanover fire officials aren’t so sure they would have enough water to put it out.

Some people in the area don’t rely on fire hydrants. They rely on ponds, streams and lakes, so when there is a fire, how quickly it’s put out depends on how fast firefighters can get water sources to the scene.

If there’s a fire in the rural part of Hanover, you’ll see a tanker that shuttles 3,000 gallons of water to the scene. It’s dumped into a holding tank and then pumped out of another truck to douse a blaze.

Once that truck is out of wet stuff, it has to refuel. One sad-looking stream used to be one of several water sources firefighters would tap into. That isn’t the case now.

Deputy Fire Marshal Willie Jones says that if water keeps evaporating, his crews will have to travel farther out to get enough water to knock out a decent-sized fire.

“We’ve done all we can do,” Jones said. “We can supply the water. We can extinguish fires, but we just ask for our citizens to be extra careful. If it became a large brushfire and the wind got it today, I don’t know how far it could go before we could suppress it.”

Daniel Dawkins & Leston Simpson show the value of waste

Daniel Dawkins & Leston Simpson show the value of waste - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM

Daniel Dawkins & Leston Simpson show the value of waste

BY KERRY MCCATTY Sunday Observer staff reporter mccattyk@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, October 14, 2007

It was murky and stinky, but they didn't care. All Daniel Dawkins and Leston Simpson knew was that water, in whatever dispensation, puts out fire. So, in March when they saw black smoke encircling the skies of Manor Park, St Andrew and people "running, crouching, waiting for the impending explosion", from a fire that had started in the Shell service station, there was only one thing to do - douse the fire. with liquid waste.

And for that quick thinking, which prevented what may have been a deadly explosion, the men will tomorrow be awarded with the Badge of Honour for Gallantry at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
Dawkins, who owns Allied Cesspool, and his employee, Simpson, were pulling effluent from a cesspool in the shopping mall next door to the gas station.

Daniel Dawkins (left) and Leston Simpson will receive the Badge of Honour for Gallantry tomorrow for using effluent from a cesspool truck to help put out a fire at a service station in St Andrew. (Photo: Karl McLarty)

"Whether the water is clean, dirty, smelly or effluent, get some water [on] it," Dawkins said, explaining his and Simpson's mindset leading to their act of bravery.
Simpson said he suggested to Dawkins that in the same way the truck could draw the waste, it could let it out. Dawkins immediately understood.

"An him say if mi brave enough and if we serious enough we can go over there and get it done," Simpson said.
Simpson was indeed serious, especially since this was not the first time he was using effluent to put out a fire.
He said while he worked at another cesspool company years ago, he witnessed a van engulfed in flames and "we just get a cesspool truck and deal wid it".

Both men said they were only thinking of the danger they were averting, nothing else.
"I'm an action-oriented person, so once I'm into it, you start giving commands, doing what needs to be done," Dawkins explained.
The fire broke out as a customer filled a container with gasolene. A Toyota Hilux pickup truck was partially damaged while a gas pump was destroyed by the blaze.

"I don't know what made me do it. But I thought that Manor Park would be in serious trouble if that gas station had blown up," Dawkins said. "We had to do something."
Dawkins eventually called back a water truck that had been working with them at the shopping mall to help contain the blaze as "it was really fighting us".

Dawkins and Simpson are among six people who will receive the Badge of Honour for Gallantry, the others being Lusson Bartley, for apprehending and bringing to justice two gunmen who robbed a store and, in another incident, reporting two gunmen to the police, which resulted in their capture and conviction; Joel Davidson, who prevented an 11-year-old girl from drowning, when he pulled her from a pool; Mark Wilson, who shot and killed three of four gunmen who were attempting to rob persons at an apartment complex; Annette Wong-Lee, for shooting one of two gunmen who entered her home; and eight-year-old Don Christopher Barnes, who saved a friend from drowning.

"I can't wait for that moment," Simpson said in anticipation of tomorrow's ceremony, where his family will accompany him. "Trust me, I never know it would be something so exciting."

Low water complicates firefighting

Low water complicates firefighting | NBC12 | Virginia News:

Virginia News

Low water complicates firefighting

By Sean Muserallo, NBC12 News

Declining water supplies are affecting how well some area firefighters are able to protect people’s homes. A dry, windy day like Friday can be the perfect combination for disaster.

If that happened Friday, Hanover fire officials aren’t so sure they would have enough water to put it out.

Some people in the area don’t rely on fire hydrants. They rely on ponds, streams and lakes, so when there is a fire, how quickly it’s put out depends on how fast firefighters can get water sources to the scene.

If there’s a fire in the rural part of Hanover, you’ll see a tanker that shuttles 3,000 gallons of water to the scene. It’s dumped into a holding tank and then pumped out of another truck to douse a blaze.

Once that truck is out of wet stuff, it has to refuel. One sad-looking stream used to be one of several water sources firefighters would tap into. That isn’t the case now.

Deputy Fire Marshal Willie Jones says that if water keeps evaporating, his crews will have to travel farther out to get enough water to knock out a decent-sized fire.

“We’ve done all we can do,” Jones said. “We can supply the water. We can extinguish fires, but we just ask for our citizens to be extra careful. If it became a large brushfire and the wind got it today, I don’t know how far it could go before we could suppress it.”

evelyn in india: water truck driver ran down an old man

evelyn in india: Notes from the Newspaper:

Notes from the Newspaper - At a Nepalese airport flights were delayed for 2 hours due to technical difficulties. Two goats were on the runway. A water truck driver ran down an old man in a market yesterday. A mob quickly surrounded the driver and started kicking and punching him- the cops had to pull him out. There was a picture in the paper. This mob stuff happens here every now and then. As I was driving home after dark the other day I saw a guy tied to a pole getting hit by some men in a crowd"

Woman struck truck on South Grade Road

By J. Harry Jones
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Source: UNION-TRIBUNE

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN – Although the investigation has not been finalized, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said the death of a 60-year-old Escondido woman whose motorcycle crashed into a water truck on Palomar Mountain last week was primarily her fault.

Sally Mata and other motorcyclists were heading down South Grade Road on Sept. 30 when a water truck turned left into her lane while heading toward a turn-out area. Mata's Honda crashed into the truck and she died a short time later.

Lt. Paul Golonski of the CHP said it appears Mata failed to do anything to avoid the collision.

“We're in a quandary as to why she didn't apply the brakes or take evasive action,” Golonski said.

Although the truck was in Mata's lane, the CHP will likely not recommend that charges be brought against its driver, Golonski said.

“You can't just run into someone even if they're in the way,” Golonski said.

Other motorcyclists told investigators that Mata and the group of motorcyclists she was riding with had sped past them further up the mountain and speed possibly played a role in the crash, Golonski said.

An initial report that a possible cause of the accident was that Mata had crossed the double-yellow center line into the path of the truck was incorrect, Golonski said.

That initial description upset many in the motorcycling community. It is unlikely the CHP's latest findings will quell that anger.

Mata was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident on the same road almost exactly one year before her death. In that case, a 30-year-old Marine on a sports bike lost control while rounding a curve and slid into Mata's path. The Marine was killed; Mata was injured.

Reckless driving by motorcyclists and drivers of sports cars has been a problem on the mountain for many years.

Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Chief George Lucia said his department responds to an average of three serious accidents each weekend. He estimates that the actual number of accidents along South Grade and East Grade roads is closer to a dozen most weekends.

Some motorcyclists who have been traveling the roads of Palomar Mountain for years are upset with the often young and inexperienced riders who don't respect the twisting, dangerous curves of the roads, thereby making it risky for everyone.

Lucia said there was only one serious accident this past weekend, resulting in a broken shoulder for a motorcyclist.

Lucia recently asked the county to use grant money to install “rumble strip-style passive traffic and speed control” measures on the mountain's roads. He's asking that grooves be cut into the pavement in the middle of the roads so that a driver nearing the center line would feel a significant vibration. He also wants grooves cut across lanes before each sharp turn, thereby giving drivers a warning to reduce speed.

Lucia said yesterday the county has not yet responded to his request. He said phone calls and e-mails from motorcyclists have been surprisingly supportive of the ideas.

Checkout this Mad Max East Coast Water Tanker

Mad Max East Coast Water Tender well they call em' Tankers on the right coast.
Called a "Breaker" it is a 6X6 water Tanker / Tender used to plow through brush. This one is up in the Cape Cod area at the Cape Cod Fire Department - West Barnstable Headquarters Fire Station 1 - West Barnstable

(WB-1)

Cape Cod Brush Breaker

1967 International Military 6x6 / 1982 T Young Brush Breaker
300 gpm - 1000 gals
(diesel / standard)
Foam Eductor
Pump & roll - Winch

[MF-xxxx] Placed in service 1982
The last "County" built brush breaker

Terrifying blaze engulfs trailer

| thedaily.com.au:

Terrifying blaze engulfs trailer

12:00p.m. 3 October 2007

A holidaying Caloundra family is devastated after losing about $20,000 worth of motocross gear when the trailer they were towing caught fire south-west of Brisbane.

Ken Jackson was travelling with his wife and two children on the Warrego Highway on Monday when he noticed "a flash of orange" through the luggage, blankets and pillows piled in the back of the vehicle.

"As I saw the glimpse of fire through the back window, my wife saw it in the side mirror," Mr Jackson said.

"It was terrifying."

The family pulled off the highway at Tivoli, near Ipswich.

A quick-thinking Ipswich Water truck driver emptied his truck's load over the blazing trailer as Mr Jackson called Triple 0.

Karana Downs acting fire station officer Des Sardie said the Jacksons were "very lucky" the water truck was on site.

"If the truck hadn't been there, the whole car would have gone up in flames, the blaze was so severe," Mr Sardie said.

The family was carrying four motocross bikes on the trailer, all of which were destroyed in what Mr Jackson described as a "heartbreaking" loss. The gear was not insured.

"We are devastated to have lost the bike gear, but it just could have been so much worse," Mr Jackson said.

His 10-year-old son Luke said he was devastated to lose his competition bike, having just been awarded third place in a south-east Queensland motocross event. He will now struggle to compete in the A-Grade Championships in two weeks.

"That one is the big deal," Mr Jackson said.

"We will have to pull out all stops to find something for him to ride, but it will be tough."

The trailer fire caused a 1km burn along the Brisbane-bound side of the highway near Tivoli, and even after firefighters extinguished the blaze, it reignited twice in the afternoon.

Top of the world at Henry Coe State Park - Lick Fire

Cal Hydro Water Tender - Lick Fire Santa Clara County - Henry Coe State Park Filling a pumpkin at top of ridge B/C div break

SUV- Water truck crash sends 6 to Mercy

October 1, 2007

By Katie Burford | Herald Staff Writer

Six people were taken to the hospital by ambulance Sunday after the sports utility vehicle they were in crashed with a water-hauling truck west of Ignacio on County Road 318.

JACK PINCUS/Herald

Drivers in a water tanker and a black Suburban towing a U-Haul trailer collided west of Ignacio in the 2000 block of County Road 318 on Sunday. Six members of the family riding in the Suburban were sent to Mercy Regional Medical Center, where they were treated and released.

The accident happened at about 10 a.m. Sunday just west of County Road 309, said Tom Aurnhammer, deputy fire chief for Los Pinos Fire Protection District.

Family members were taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center were they were treated and later released, hospital spokesman David Bruzzese said.

Mike Shorty, the driver of the water truck, said he was heading west on 318 when he came over a hill and saw the SUV, pulling a U-Haul trailer, stopped in the road to make a left-hand turn.

Shorty said he swerved left to miss the SUV, a Chevrolet Suburban, just as it started to turn. Both vehicles went off the road and ran into a thicket of trees.

Shorty said another water truck was behind him, and he swerved to avoid a piled-up.

Chris Howlett, a relative of the family's, said he came out to the scene as soon as he heard about it. He said his grandmother, along with his cousin, her three daughters and her boyfriend were in the SUV and had been turning into his aunt and uncle's driveway when the crash happened.

He said his cousin's 11-year-old daughter had been thrown out the back window, which was shattered.

Howlett said his cousin's family had just moved to the area from Arizona.

The accident investigation was being handled by the Southern Ute Tribal Police; an official on scene declined to provide details.

Shorty said he was going about 45 mph when he came over the hill and saw the stopped U-Haul.

Traffic on 318 was closed for about 10 minutes and was down to one lane for a couple hours after the accident.

Idiot mayor, Roy McClung his car is a danger to the bridge!

City cut in half concerns mayor and the sky is falling...

Monday, September 24, 2007

The thought of a truck slamming into the overpass at the Parachute interchange of Interstate 70 chills the city’s mayor, Roy McClung.

“If we were to have something happen to that bridge … the whole north side of this valley is cut off from emergency service,” McClung said. “The best bet we would have is Flight For Life out of Grand Junction.”

McClung said the truck crash into a span over I-70 at 26 1/2 Road in Grand Junction this summer only renewed his concerns.

Grand Valley Fire Protection District Chief David Blair said if the Parachute overpass were damaged, his staff would encounter significant delays responding north of the city.

Because emergency services are based south of the overpass, crews would have to drive along frontage roads east to Rifle or west to Garfield County Road 300 to cross I-70.

“That bridge really is the only way from north Parachute to south Parachute,” Blair said.

McClung said the city is working with the Colorado Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration to turn a bridge roughly 1 1/2 miles west of Parachute into a working overpass.

That bridge is an old railroad overpass which was earmarked as a second Parachute interchange during the oil shale boom of the early 1980s, McClung said.

“Most of the infrastructure is there, but we have to go through CDOT and the Federal Highway Administration, and that is a long, slow process at best,” he said.

It could take three to five years to begin construction, he said.

Doug Aden, who heads Colorado’s Transportation Commission, said Parachute’s concerns are another example of needs outpacing the state’s transportation budget.

“These are real-life examples of things that just aren’t going to get done, at least with state funds, given the current revenues available to CDOT,” Aden said.

Creating a new interchange or expanding the existing interchange to deal with increased energy-industry traffic would be “very expensive” prospects.

Aden said unless the federal government or local entities pay for highway projects, Parachute might have to wait.

While overpass expansions sit on the back burner, McClung said city officials nervously hope the bridge at its inerchange remains intact.

“With the number of oil field trucks we have coming through here, it’s just a matter of time before something happens,” McClung said.

He said it’s just a matter of time before a water truck crashes into the bridge, igniting the diesel fuel in its tank.

“If the wrong thing happens and one of these suckers blows up, it’s going to be bad news,” McClung said.

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Water tender flips, driver hospitalized

CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS:
By Record Searchlight staff Tuesday, September 18, 2007

A Colusa man was in serious condition Monday evening after the water tender he was driving for a Bieber logging company rolled over on a forest road Monday morning north of Lake Britton. Wallace Allee, 69, was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding about an hour after the 1980 Kenworth he was driving for Dell Logging hit a small tree and flipped, according a report by the California Highway Patrol. It appeared that the truck brakes had failed as Allee was driving downhill, a CUHP spokesman said. The truck lost its water tank and ended up on its wheels again, the CHP report said.

News: A fair contest: Strong man opens with two world record breakers

News(1): A fair contest: Strong man opens with two world record breakers involving Water Truck
"Strong man opens with two world's record breakers Related Videos Strong man takes aim at record Strong man John Wooten attempts to break a world record by pulling a truck at the Oklahoma State Fair. What could possibly be a better way to kick off Oklahoma's centennial year state fair than by breaking a world record?

Promoter Jim Morris would answer that with a quick reply — "breaking two world records.”

Strong man John Wooten, 59, of Boston pulls a water truck weighing more than 50,000 pounds during a kickoff event for the Oklahoma State Fair Centennial Expo on Wednesday.

And that's what happened Wednesday. Unfortunately, not many people saw it because the fair was not yet open.

The fair begins today with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. And in recognition of the state's 100th birthday, for one day and one day only, admission will be $1, as in 100 pennies.

After today, gate admission goes back to $8 for adults and $5 for children six through 11, but fair officials and promoters such as Morris have worked hard to make sure the entertainment and attractions are worth the admission price.

For years, Morris has been the promoter in charge of the ever-popular monster truck show. But a centennial celebration only comes along once in a lifetime, and Morris said he wanted to do something a little different this year.

What he came up with is more of the kind of blue-collar, crowd-pleasing entertainment you'd expect to mesh well with the monster-truck crowd.

"I'm doing the supercross, but then I said, ‘Hey, why don't we do something like that strongman stuff you see on TV?'” he said.

Thus was born Oklahoma's Strongest Man competition,

To promote the strong-man competition, Morris brought in John Wooten, a 59-year-old Boston resident who holds 139 world records in feats of strength.

It took three tries

Wednesday afternoon, Wooten strapped a harness on to his 6-foot-1-inch, 290-pound frame, chained himself to a 50,000-pound water truck, leaned back and began to pull, inching steps backward. His face turned fire-engine red as he yelled out single-syllable kung-fu sounds and began to exhale loudly.

He was going for time and distance.

It took him three tries, but on the last one, he managed to clear what he said were two world records.

The previous records for moving a 50,000-pound truck were 10 feet in 10.5 seconds, and 30 feet in 29.65 seconds.

Wooten made the 10 feet in 10.27 seconds and the 30 feet in 23.65 seconds.

"And that was uphill,” he boasted as he gasped for breath.

Over the years, Wooten said, he's done some crazy strength tests, including on separate occasions, pulling a 757 jet, pulling a cruise ship and back lifting a 7,000-pound elephant.

But during Friday night's strongest man competition at the fair, he's got a show, he said, that's "really crazy — it's gonna be really off the wall. But you have to come out Friday and see it. I'm not talking.”

Man Carjacks City Worker, Steals Truck

Man Carjacks City Worker, Steals Truck - News Story -
KCTV Kansas City: KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police said a man stole a city water truck worth $200,000 in a carjacking Monday then he slammed it into a tree as police chased him.The carjacking happened Monday afternoon near East 39th and Main streets.
Police pursued the truck to East 43rd Street and Cleveland Avenue, where they said the man wrecked the truck.
He suffered minor injuries, and emergency workers took him away from the scene in an ambulance. Investigators found a large kitchen knife in the van, they said.The city driver was not hurt.The van was equipped with cameras to check underground sewer lines.

FIIIIIIIRE!!!

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FIIIIIIIRE!!!

So i was at work today. i was operating a 4000 gallon water truck. it sprays water onto the ground to control dust. it also has a side jet that can shoot about 70 yards with the wind. so right after lunch today the was a fire on freeway 5 at H street in Chula Vista. so i drove to the edge of the job site to see how close it was. it was right on the other side of the freeway. so i drove over the bridge just as the 1st firetruck got there. i asked the fire chief if he could use my water and he said "we can definatley use you". so the 1st water truck ran out of water. their next dilema was the trolley tracks. the nearest fire hydrant was on the other side of the tracks. they would have to shut down the power to the tracks to run the fire hose across the tracks. they had a CHP stop ALL the traffic going north on freeway 5 so i can turn my water truck around to put out the rest of the fire with my side jet. it was so fuckin cool. i wanna be a fireman!

Truck driver killed in north Qld smash

Truck driver killed in north Qld smash - Breaking News - National - Breaking News: "In another northside accident, a 66-year-old woman is being treated for head and neck injuries after a car and a water truck collided at Aspley. The truck is believed to have struck the driver's side door of the woman's vehicle at the intersection of Zillmere Road and Gympie Road about 6.05am (AEST). The woman was trapped inside her vehicle and needed to be removed by Queensland Fire and Rescue officers. She was transported to the Royal Brisbane Hospital with head and neck injuries. The 63-year-old man driving the truck was treated for shock."

Cocoa and Caffeine Hollywood Travels

Cocoa and Caffeine Hollywood Travels:

An Explosive Weekend ( and a need for protective eyewear)

It’s not every day that you exit the freeway to see a sign flashing:

CAUTION: GUNFIRE AND EXPLOSIONS…

But this is L.A. and the “gunfire and explosions” on an otherwise benign Saturday could be attributed solely to Hancock, a new feature film helmed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron.

Saturday, I worked downtown on another shoot and afterward came by Hancock’s set to witness the huge street stunt they had planned. Amid the high-rises of downtown, Hancock had taken over several streets—a flutter of activity at nearly 1 a.m.

An amazingly, huge crater “iced” with overturned cars had been created in the middle of the street. A water truck continually passed through wetting down the streets as cast, crew, and “looky-loos” waited on the rooftops of adjoining buildings.

With stunts like this, you really only get one shot—so they rehearsed over and over again until BAM! a huge explosion belched cars up into the air and down again as they slammed into each other and skidded every which way. The ensuing black smoke forced me to look away. (Glad I put those sunglasses on as protective eyewear!) When I looked back, a moment later, the street was a mess of debris and thrashed cars. Even to cast and crew and others alike, it was impressive.

San Bernardino County Water woes abating

San Bernardino County:

Water woes abating

Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 08/12/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT

LUCERNE VALLEY - The water shortage that followed state authorities' recent move to shut down unlicensed water haulers appears to be getting close to ending, officials said.

"It's stabilizing quite well," Doug Lannon, a battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said Friday.

Lannon said he arrived in Lucerne Valley on Wednesday evening. At the time, 16 households had run out of water and an additional 45 households had less than a day's worth of water in storage tanks.

"Obviously, it was a pretty emotional issue for a lot of people up here," he said. "It was a pretty significant incident for the people who didn't have water."

Officials called in two contractors who supplied seven water tenders and a water trailer to haul water around the desert, Lannon said.

He said truckers who could not carry water in their own tankers after the enforcement operation rode along with drivers and helped navigate water supplies to thirsty households.

Lucerne Valley High School football players helped fill tankers with well water, and several other community volunteers helped out during the water shortage.

The shortage occurred while temperatures

The water problem began when the state Department of Public Health teamed up with the California Highway Patrol to search for unlicensed water haulers in response to complaints that truckers were providing water without permits.

Many people in Lucerne Valley store water in tanks and rely on truckers to stay supplied with the precious resource.

Public health official Janet Huston acknowledged early last week that authorities did not anticipate the enforcement operation would prevent many desert dwellers from replenishing their water supplies.

In an effort to relieve the water crisis, public health officials elected to allow unlicensed water carriers whose equipment and water supplies did not pose a health hazard to resume deliveries after they applied for licenses.

"There are a lot more haulers here than certified haulers. The mistake the state made was not to give them a warning," said Chuck Bell, a board member of the Lucerne Valley Economic Development Association.

First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt's Web site features listings of carriers who are allowed to deliver water and wells where drinking water can be obtained. The supervisor's Web site is www.sbcounty.gov/bosd1.

As of Friday, the supervisor's office listed nine water haulers who have applied for licenses and a quintet of carriers who already possess licenses.

David Zook, the supervisor's spokesman, said people without computers will be able to access and print out online information at the Lucerne Valley Branch Library, 33103 Highway 247.

Lannon said water was delivered to 46 residences Thursday and an additional 67 households received water the following day.