Train Strikes Overturned Water Truck Near Itasca

A truck driver escaped injury after his rig overturned and then was struck by a train north of Itasca Friday night, September 12. A passerby on Highway 81 made the 9-1-1 call to the Hill County Sheriff's Department at 8:15 p.m.

Dean Ward of Frost attempted to turn his water truck off the highway onto HCR 4115 about four miles north of Itasca. The wheels of the trailer slipped off the culvert, and the rig flipped on its side with the cab resting on the railroad crossing.

An approaching northbound train applied its emergency brakes but couldn't stop before striking the truck and knocking it off the tracks. The engines went another quarter of a mile before the engineer got the train stopped.

Ward had exited the truck, which was carrying non-potable water to a natural-gas drill site, and was not injured. First responders from Itasca and Covington volunteer fire departments were dispatched.

Department of Public Safety Trooper Ronald Slay investigated. Assisting at the scene were Itasca and Covington police and Hill County Sheriff's Department deputies.

City of Manteca water truck retrieved in high speed chase

A City of Manteca water truck was stolen early Monday morning with officers pursuing the vehicle to Stockton via Tracy at high speeds.

Manteca Police Sergeant Mike Sexon first spotted a city water truck parked on Oak Avenue near Jessie Avenue at 2 a.m. along with a silver Thunderbird.

When the officer turned around to check the area the two vehicles drove westbound on Yosemite Avenue.

The city's white Dodge 2500 water service truck followed the Thunderbird to Union Road where police say the truck continued westbound on Yosemite Avenue and the Thunderbird turned north onto Union Road.

Sexon had closed in on the truck to make sure the driver wasn't a city employee before he activated his lights and siren.

Police said the truck sped toward the Highway 120 Bypass at a speed of 80 miles per hour. Two other Manteca units joined the chase on the 120 Bypass with the pursuit heading into Tracy on 205 and taking the MacArthur Boulevard offramp.

Officers said the vehicle doubled back under the overcrossing and drove back toward Manteca with speeds reaching 95 miles an hour. When the chase reached Lathrop Road CHP officers took over the pursuit and the Manteca officers backed off.

The chase ended in the 2600 block of Mumford Avenue in Stockton where the driver and passenger reportedly jumped out of the truck and ran into an open field.

Manteca canine officer William Mueller sent his dog "Bear" into the field after the suspects and ended up arresting a 17-year-old youth who was taken to San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall. The passenger escaped, police said.

Cutting the fence enclosure in addition to cutting the lock on the facility made entry to the city's corporation yard possible.
Source: Manteca bulletin.com - Glenn Kahl - Reporter - Original article Link

Water Truck accident -Off the Railroad

Unknown driver rolls water truck off railroad tracks
By The Reporter, Vacaville
Article source

A one-track mind led to a precarious position for an unknown driver of a wayward water truck Friday morning in Cordelia.

Shortly after 7:30 a.m., someone driving an allegedly stolen water truck entered the railroad tracks near Cordelia and Pittman Roads and drove up to a mile, including crossing one bridge, before rolling the truck and falling four feet into a creek bed.

The truck's driver fled the scene before officers arrived and the rental truck was reported stolen later in the day, said California Highway Patrol officer Darren Carrington.

Railroad traffic was stopped for about two hours as the vehicle was towed from the creek and a trestle broken in the accident was repaired. The tracks carry only freight trains that run between Fairfield and Napa.

Carrington said the department was investigating the reported theft of the truck but hadn't yet ruled out whether the Suisun man who rented it was responsible for the incident. He said the man's listed address was a short distance from where the truck is believed to have entered the tracks.

"Whether or not the vehicle was stolen, we don't know yet," Carrington said. "Whether he's the driver or not, we don't know that either."

Ryegate's fire station burns down

Missoulian: Ryegate's fire station burns down

Ryegate's fire station burns down
Posted on June 23
By the Associated Press

RYEGATE - Residents of Ryegate have limited fire protection after a fire destroyed the fire hall, two trucks and the volunteer fire crew's equipment, Golden Valley Sheriff Floyd Fisher said Monday.

Fisher, who is also Ryegate's fire chief, estimated Friday evening's fire caused between $750,000 and $1 million in damage. The building is insured, he said.

"It was bad," Fisher said. "The firemen that did respond had to try and do stuff without any personal protection gear. Crews were able to get the pump started on a water tender that was sitting outside the fire hall and pumped water on an adjacent ambulance barn and propane tank.

"All the keys for that truck and the other trucks sitting outside were inside the fire hall that was burning," Fisher said. "There was no way to move any of those vehicles until we had some local people, volunteers that came, hooked chains to the vehicles and yanked them out of the way."

Fisher said the volunteer fire department lost a structure fire truck and a first response truck along with all its firefighting gear and equipment.

"I have borrowed a mini pumper so that we could respond to a structure fire," Fisher said. "However, I don't have enough hose to get to all the structures here in Ryegate because half the town does not have fire hydrants."

He noted a 600-foot fire hose burned in the blaze.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but Fisher said he does not suspect foul play.y."

Woman Killed in accident with Fire dept. Water Tender

Traffic accident: Woman Killed When Water Tender Runs Stop Sign

A female motorist in Arizona was killed when a fire department water tender went through a stop sign and struck her car.

The accident occurred when a loaded water tender was responding with its warning lights and sirens on. As the driver of the tender approached an intersection, he ran a stop sign and the apparatus struck an auto driven by a woman. The woman was extricated and taken to a hospital, but died shortly thereafter of her injuries. The firefighter driving the tender was injured slightly in the accident.

The tender was responding to a car fire.

Weekend brush fire extinguished with a little tender help

There's no question summer has officially begun here in the Mojave Desert, and for Pahrump Valley Fire Rescue Service, that means more than long days of unrelenting heat.

It also means it's brush fire season, when dry weather combined with winds cause brittle desert brush to be ample fodder for dangerous fires that spread rapidly.

According to Fire Chief Scott Lewis, Pahrump firefighters were dispatched Sunday to a brush ire about a mile into the desert west of the intersection of Plantation Street and Thousandaire Boulevard.

Upon the first PVFRS engine's arrival it was established the fire was burning on Bureau of Land Management land and the BLM fire station was duly notified.

The Pahrump firefighters used two "brush trucks" (engines specifically designed to navigate desert terrain and fight brush fires) and a water tender to control the fire.

The BLM fire department soon arrived and firefighters from both departments successfully extinguished the fire and the BLM assumed command

"It was very rough terrain, but fortunately through our design process and our practice utilizing four-wheel vehicles, it wasn't too bad," Lewis said. "The crews did a really good job and worked with BLM."

Lewis said called the fire "pretty dramatic looking from the command post," saying the flames reached up to 10 feet.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Highs are expected to be in the 100-degree range now, so the likelihood of further such fires is up -- just like the temperatures.

Source: pahrumpvalleytimes.com

, on the scene douses fire - Milner Landfill

Steamboat Springs — A fire that broke out Monday night at the Milner Landfill is suspected to be caused by the improper disposal of combustible materials and was safely contained by landfill employees early Tuesday morning.

“It must’ve been a load of trash that came in as what we term ‘hot,’ possibly oily debris or construction waste,” Milner Landfill general manager David Epstein said.

Landfill employees were able to handle the blaze on their own, thanks to the presence of the landfill’s own heavy equipment and water tender. The fire was contained by about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Crews removed the ignited trash from the dump site where the fire began, then transferred the trash to another location where it was doused with water and buried, effectively putting the fire out, Epstein said.

Wildfire News Idaho: 35 acres - Big Little Ranches

On Monday, fire crews from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Twin Falls District Fire responded to a wildfire that ignited near the Big Little Ranches subdivision along U.S. Highway 93 north of Twin Falls.

The crews were able to keep the blaze to 35 acres, a BLM news release states. Responding to the blaze were three wildland fire engines, a helicopter with helitack crew and a water tender. Jerome Rural Fire Department also assisted with the fire suppression efforts.

Because there were no lightning strikes in the area, the incident has been determined to be human-caused. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Fire crews suppressed the blaze once it reached the southbound edge of Highway 93. According to the BLM, the fire was declared contained at 2 p.m.

Firefighters fought the blaze with a water tender

TAMPA — A house in rural Odessa burned to the ground Tuesday evening as firefighters scrambled to find a source of water to help fight the blaze.

No one was home at 19502 Pine Valley Drive at the time of the fire, but two dogs and two cats perished in the blaze, said Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Capt. Bruce Delk.

Firefighters arrived at the house at 6:16 p.m. to find flames shooting through the roof and the house already largely engulfed in flames, Delk said. To make matters worse, the closest fire hydrant was nearly a half-mile away, he said.

The first fire crews fought the blaze with a water tender while other firefighters uncoiled more than 2,000 feet of hose to reach the hydrant. Eight units responded to the blaze, with 24 firefighters on scene.

A motor home and a detached garage were saved, though the house itself was a total loss, Delk said.

"The only things that were left standing were the outside walls," he said. "The inside was totally devastated."

The one-story house, a 2,120-square-foot, single-family home with three bedrooms, was built in 1987, according to county records. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Source: Link

That's the story and we are sticking to it...

"The engine overheated and stalled. It popped out of gear?, rolled backwards and without the engine running the power brakes were out?. Fortunately, our most experienced (standard shift) truck driver was at the wheel and he put it in the ditch to keep him and the two firefighters onboard from getting hurt,"

The department's 1983 wildlands truck was heavily damaged May 8 while trying to get to a brush fire on Shields Mountain. It will probably be declared a total loss by the insurance company.

CATON'S CHAPEL - The loss of its wildlands brush fire truck has crippled Caton's Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, and while a weekend fund raiser provided some relief, it was not nearly enough to re-equip the department for dealing with the most common type of fire it faces.
Fire Chief J.R. Romer said Saturday's car show and silent auction raised $2,100, and together with $5,000 already raised will put them on the path toward the purchase of a new wildlands truck expected to cost a minimum of $70,000.
Attendance for the fund raiser was a bit slow during the morning but Romer said the silent auction picked up in the afternoon.
"We had some real nice stuff; artwork, tires, cabin stays, beautiful things. I can't thank the merchants in Sevierville, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge enough; they made the auction possible for us. In a time when the merchants themselves are having a tough time, they still keep on giving, and we are so grateful to them," he said.
Romer said the department's 1983 wildlands truck was heavily damaged May 8 while trying to get to a brush fire on Shields Mountain. It will probably be declared a total loss by the insurance company.
"The grade on that road is about 30 percent and that was the main reason for the accident. Going up that grade carrying 1,500 gallons of water you've got to be in low gear and the engine overheated and stalled. It popped out of gear?, rolled backwards and without the engine running the power brakes were out. Fortunately, our most experienced (standard shift) truck driver was at the wheel and he put it in the ditch to keep him and the two firefighters onboard from getting hurt," said Romer.
Lt. Jeremy Adkins said that without the truck, the 20-member department has had to resort to driving their personal vehicles loaded with hand lines and hand equipment like chain saws to fight the brush fires that must be accessed via steep roads.
"We have no water to use except 5-gallon backpacks," said Adkins. "The community is really backing us though. They've been very helpful and let us use their garden hoses. A lot of them know how critical it is without the brush truck, and we've already had homes threatened. ... We've had 50 brush fires so far this year and we expect to get at least 200 calls this year because we've already doubled our responses from this time last year."
Caton's Chapel also relies on other departments in Blount and Sevier counties to respond with their trucks, but, continued Adkins, "Without the truck, a 30-minute job becomes a two hour job, and a quarter-acre fire can turn into a 20-acre fire real quick. It's a big hurt for our department not to have a brush truck."

Source: By: CANDICE GRIMM Staff Writer mountain Press Article

Water-Tender Accident Injures Two Firefighters

Firefighters injured in water tender roll-over accident

(CFN) - Two firefighters in Wisconsin were injured when a fire department water tender rolled while negotiating a curve on its way to a fire.

According to reports, the water tender was traveling too fast when it entered a curve. The apparatus then rolled and hit a tree, injuring both occupants. One firefighter was able to crawl out of the damaged cab, but the driver had to be extricated.

The fire was in a shed.

Water truck rolls over on Highway 175

Lake County California - Water truck News - Water truck rolls over on Highway 175

COBB – An overturned water truck resulted in no injuries and a minor traffic slowdown on Monday morning.

The Epidendio water truck was reported overturned on Highway 175 heading westbound toward Cobb at about 8:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol and an eyewitness, Cobb resident Roger Kinney.

CHP Officer Adam Garcia said the truck had a flat tire. The driver pulled over, getting too close to the ditch, and the truck tipped over.

There was no injuries, said Garcia.

Kinney said as he passed through the area at around 10:15 a.m., traffic control was in effect, with about 10-minute delays, and the truck was being uprighted.

Original Link - Lake county News

Written by Elizabeth Larson E-mail

Fatal TC: Responding Apparatus Crash - Water Tender

Fatal Responding Apparatus Crash (From The Secret List)
The Secret List - Link -5-20-08 / 1744 hours
Hey... A 60-year-old woman was killed Saturday night after being struck by a responding Rural/Metro Fire vehicle in Pima Count, AZ..
The Fire tender (support vehicle) was on its way to a car fire, using lights and sirens, just before 1900 hours when police say, the apparatus driver ran a stop sign.
The Firefighter who was driving the tender suffered minor injuries and has since been placed on paid administrative leave. An engine company that was responding to the car fire initially was able to handle the fire.
No citations have been issued, the sheriff's traffic unit is investigating and will turn the case over to the Pima County Attorney's Office to determine if charges will be filed.
Considering all the recent apparatus crashes, what do YOU THINK the apparatus drivers would do, if given the chance, to do it again? Yeah-exactly.

Take Care-BE CAREFUL. STOP at Red lights and STOP signs....these outcomes are not worth the rush. BillyG

Tags:Firefighter, apparatus driver, fire tender, support vehicle, Water Tender, engine company, traffic unit

Two firefighters hurt as truck rolls over

Two firefighters hurt as truck rolls over
TOWN OF NEWARK - A water tanker truck from the Orfordville Fire Department rolled over while responding to a fire and two firefighters were injured Monday.

Chad Cleasby, 31, of Orfordville, was flown by React helicopter to Rockford Memorial Hospital after the accident, and Michael Ponkauska, 54, of Orfordville was taken to Beloit Memorial Hospital. Both had non-life-threatening injuries.

The firefighters were responding at about 1:30 p.m. to a report of a vehicle on fire in a shed at 8314 W. St. Lawrence Road, about five miles west of Beloit. The truck full of water was southbound on South County Road H just south of West Mill Pond Road where the road makes an 80 degree turn to the right. An ambulance and fire truck made the sharp turn. However, as the tender truck made the turn it rolled over on County Road H. Several citizens saw the crash and called 911 and assisted the firefighters. Town of Beloit Police and Rock County Sheriff's Department officers responded to the accident.

Cleasby had freed himself from the cab, but Ponkauskas remained trapped in the cab until extrication equipment arrived.

The Rock County Sheriff's Department is conducting the investigation. Preliminary investigations indicate speed was a factor in the crash.

Wisconsin: Tanker rollover - Two Firefighters injured

TANKER ROLLS WHILE RESPONDING IN WISCONSIN:
Two Firefighters were injured after a fire tanker overturned on its way to a fire in the Town of Newark yesterday (Monday) and they became pinned inside. Rock County authorities said that the driver of the apparatus apparently took a curve too fast. One of the victims was taken by MedFlight to a hospital while the other was rushed to a local hospital. Both Firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries.

News: Water tender accidents - 2 this week

OHIO FIRE TANKER CRASH: A Middleton Township Firefighter was injured yesterday when a water tanker he was driving to an injury crash overturned near I-75. The Firefighter, John Bondy, was trapped in the wreckage for about 20 minutes, rescued, treated and transported. The tanker was westbound on Route 582 when it slid off the right edge of the narrow road, went back onto the road, and rolled over onto its roof. The tanker then went off the left side of the road and hit a guardrail and a utility pole before coming to a rest. The tanker was heading to a crash on I-75 where a car went off the road, injuring the driver.

TENNESSEE FIRE TANKER BACKING UP-STRIKES FIREFIGHTER: In Wilson County, a Firefighter was backed over by a tanker yesterday, while that Firefighter was being a spotter for the driver. The Firefighter's leg was broken and was sent to the UMC medical center where she still remains. She suffered non-life threatening injuries.

1990 Seagrave - new yellow fire truck

Pine Village Fire Department has a new yellow fire truck. -
New truck means more water to fight fire

Pine Village Fire Chief Larry Brewer said the new truck is a 1990 Seagrave, is automatic with a diesel engine and a six person cab.

The truck's best feature, according to the department's chief, is the truck will carry 1,250 gallons of water. He added that the truck will replace a 1979 GMC model which has a 1,000 gallon tank. The old truck was sold to a fire department in Sheridan.

"They're supposed to pick it up next week," Brewer said. "It's still a good old truck. We just wanted to get something newer and better.. I'm just trying to keep the department updated," Brewer said that the truck will could also mean better ISO ratings for the station.

The Pine Village Fire Department runs on a tanker aid system meaning that the truck carries water to the fire rather than relying a water supply at the scene.
"We have no fire hydrants, all the water comes off the tanker aid," Brewer said. The Pine Village Fire Department, located at 31 Airport Road, relies on several pieces of equipment to get water including two conventional pumpers, two 2,000 gallon tanker (trucks), two bus trucks and a service truck.

Brewer added, "We've got mutual aid with several departments that have 2,000 gallon tankers Liberty, Satillo each have 2,000 gallon tankers, 286 has a 1,000 gallon tanker, Wescon has a 1,000 gallon tanker," who will bring water if Pine Village needs assistance.

The 17-person volunteer fire station offers aid to 560 homes in south Conway, "and then we got to Mayflower's north city limits," Brewer said.

1st Security Bank financed the purchase of the used truck and the volunteers couldn't be happier.

"We're real happy to have this at our fire district now," Brewer said. "Hopefully within two weeks it will be in service we'll have all the hose and everything on it and be running it to fires."

To get the truck in service, Brewer said the department will have to install fire extinguishers, fill the bins with equipment and fill the truck with 1400 feet of hose. "We were, at one time, having two or three men going to the station and getting trucks and everyone else was going to the fire in their personal vehicles," Brewer said.

With less equipment and more water, the truck will save more homes.

"We're moving up," Brewer sai

FF LODD Apparatus Crash, Recruits Injured @ Training (The Secret List)

FF LODD Apparatus Crash, Recruits Injured @ Training (THe Secret List) "We regret to advise you that a fire tanker overturned while responding to a mobile home fire just north of Shreveport this morning, killing the apparatus driver. Firefighter Eric Speed, 33 was killed in the Line of Duty. The crash happened in a 90-degree curve of a roadway. Cops said Speed, a member of Caddo Fire District 2, was responding to assist a neighboring department with a mobile home fire when the crash happened shortly before 1000 Hours. The 3,000-gallon tanker struck a tree and came to rest on its side. Our sincere condolences to all affected, especially the family of FF Speed. Details will be posted late"

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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.

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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.