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TUE JUL 21, 2026, 1:46 PM VEGETATION FIRE MEAD VALLEY CDF A/G 1 // CDF TAC 12 RRU 2 INCIDENT NAME: RIDER (FORWARD RATE OF PROGRESS STOPPED) CACDD-10144 RRU/RIDER TUE 01:49PM RIDER IC. I GOT AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WIND AND TERRAIN. IM PROBABLY PUSHING ABOUT 5 TO 10 ACRES NOW WITH A MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RATE OF SPREAD. GO AHEAD AND START ME 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST. COPY OF YOUR REQUEST FOR 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST ENGINES.
TUE 01:50PM IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES: ENGINE 91, ENGINE 4, ENGINE 6, ENGINE 9, AND ENGINE 3. RUNNING SPRINGS BRUSH 51 (TYPE 3 ENGINE) IS ALSO RESPONDING TO THIS INCIDENT. OKAY, I COPY. ONCE I GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THERE, I THINK WELL BE ALRIGHT. BUT IF THE EU IS IN QUARTERS ALSO, ILL TAKE THAT. BATTALION 9B, DISCONFIRMING BDU. NEGATIVE. EU HELICOPTER OUT OF HEMET.
TUE 01:51PM PERRIS, COPIES, 1348, RIDER IC, PERRIS. PERRIS, BATTALION 3110 AND ALL UNITS, 3110 IS GOING TO TAKE IC, BATTALION 9B WILL TAKE OPERATIONS. PERRIS, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TRAFFIC FOR IC. 1110, PERRIS, COPIES YOU, ASSUMING THE RIDER IC. AIR ATTACK 310 IS OFF BASE WITH TWO TANKERS IN TOW WITH AN ETE OF 1358. TUE 02:02PM RIDER IC RESOURCE REQUEST: TWO ADDITIONAL AIR TANKERS, CLOSEST TO ANY TYPE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TYPE 1 COPTER. RESTRICTED OR STANDARD.
TUE 02:10PM ENGINES FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE TO REPORT TO VISTA DEL LAGO AND WALNUT. FOR AIR ATTACK, WE HAVE 40 TO 50 ACRES WITH AN IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT TO THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, ID LIKE TO REQUEST ESSO AND EMD TO THE ICP LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE AT RIDER AND SEATON AVENUE TUE 02:33PM WERE GOING TO TAG AND EXTEND OFF THAT AND BRING IT BACK TOWARDS THE EAST THERE. OKAY. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU CDF TAC 10 FOR ALPHA AND VFIRE 23 FOR YANKEE. FOR INFORMATION, IVE GOT RSO WORKING ON EVACUATIONS OF THE PATTERSON AND ORANGE AVENUE AS WELL AS PLACENTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS WALNUT.
TUE 02:41PM ITS TIME TO GET A HOLD OF DIVISION ALPHA. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY SWITCH OVER TO THE CORRECT TRACK, PLEASE? SIR, WELL, I GOTCHA. I GAVE YANKEE TO ENGINE 3395. YOU HAVE BATISTA 3, LAS PIñAS 2, ENGINE 99, AND ENGINE 65 ASSIGNED TO YANKEE WITH THE TACTICAL FREQUENCY OF THE FIRE 23. OKAY, ILL I COPY THAT. ILL RECONCILE THAT WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY. IM ON THE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, FIRM. I DONT KNOW IF YOU COPIED MY TRAFFIC. IVE GOT RSO DOING EVACUATIONS ON PATTERSON, PLACENTA, ORANGE, WORKING THEIR WAY BACK TOWARDS WALNUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. DO WE DO YOU SEE A NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MOVING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS THING PAST ORANGE? OKAY, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WERE TALKING ORDERS OR WARNINGS? ORDERS. OKAY, IM COMFORTABLE WITH WARNINGS. IF YOU WANT, CONTACT MYSELF. I COPY. FOR NOW, THEYRE JUST THEYRE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAY SPECIFIC. WERE NOT EVACUATING THE GRID.
TUE 03:10PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
TUE 04:01PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. - CALIFORNIA DESERT DISTRICT - RIVERSIDE RANGER UNIT UNITS RESPONDING: USFS (BDF) NOTES: INCIDENT WEATHER: 90 DEGREES WITH 28% HUMIDITY. WINDS W AT 7 MPH. PRECIP: CLEAR SKY (SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v13.1)
DISPOSITION: TUE 04:01PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
FORWARD RATE OF PROGRESS STOPPED
TUE JUL 21 4:01 PM FIRE IS 90 TO 100 ACRES. CREWS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 3:10 PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:41 PM ITS TIME TO GET A HOLD OF DIVISION ALPHA. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY SWITCH OVER TO THE CORRECT TRACK, PLEASE? SIR, WELL, I GOTCHA. I GAVE YANKEE TO ENGINE 3395. YOU HAVE BATISTA 3, LAS PIñAS 2, ENGINE 99, AND ENGINE 65 ASSIGNED TO YANKEE WITH THE TACTICAL FREQUENCY OF THE FIRE 23. OKAY, ILL I COPY THAT. ILL RECONCILE THAT WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY. IM ON THE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, FIRM. I DONT KNOW IF YOU COPIED MY TRAFFIC. IVE GOT RSO DOING EVACUATIONS ON PATTERSON, PLACENTA, ORANGE, WORKING THEIR WAY BACK TOWARDS WALNUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. DO WE DO YOU SEE A NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MOVING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS THING PAST ORANGE? OKAY, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WERE TALKING ORDERS OR WARNINGS? ORDERS. OKAY, IM COMFORTABLE WITH WARNINGS. IF YOU WANT, CONTACT MYSELF. I COPY. FOR NOW, THEYRE JUST THEYRE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAY SPECIFIC. WERE NOT EVACUATING THE GRID.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:33 PM WERE GOING TO TAG AND EXTEND OFF THAT AND BRING IT BACK TOWARDS THE EAST THERE. OKAY. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU CDF TAC 10 FOR ALPHA AND VFIRE 23 FOR YANKEE. FOR INFORMATION, IVE GOT RSO WORKING ON EVACUATIONS OF THE PATTERSON AND ORANGE AVENUE AS WELL AS PLACENTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS WALNUT.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:10 PM ENGINES FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE TO REPORT TO VISTA DEL LAGO AND WALNUT. FOR AIR ATTACK, WE HAVE 40 TO 50 ACRES WITH AN IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT TO THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, ID LIKE TO REQUEST ESSO AND EMD TO THE ICP LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE AT RIDER AND SEATON AVENUE SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:02 PM RIDER IC RESOURCE REQUEST: TWO ADDITIONAL AIR TANKERS, CLOSEST TO ANY TYPE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TYPE 1 COPTER. RESTRICTED OR STANDARD.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:51 PM PERRIS, COPIES, 1348, RIDER IC, PERRIS. PERRIS, BATTALION 3110 AND ALL UNITS, 3110 IS GOING TO TAKE IC, BATTALION 9B WILL TAKE OPERATIONS. PERRIS, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TRAFFIC FOR IC. 1110, PERRIS, COPIES YOU, ASSUMING THE RIDER IC. AIR ATTACK 310 IS OFF BASE WITH TWO TANKERS IN TOW WITH AN ETE OF 1358. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:50 PM IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES: ENGINE 91, ENGINE 4, ENGINE 6, ENGINE 9, AND ENGINE 3. OKAY, I COPY. ONCE I GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THERE, I THINK WELL BE ALRIGHT. BUT IF THE EU IS IN QUARTERS ALSO, ILL TAKE THAT. BATTALION 9B, DISCONFIRMING BDU. NEGATIVE. EU HELICOPTER OUT OF HEMET.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:49 PM FIREFIGHTER, IC. GOT AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WIND AND TERRAIN. IM PROBABLY PUSHING ABOUT 5 TO 10 ACRES NOW WITH A MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RATE OF SPREAD. GO AHEAD AND START ME 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST. FIREFIGHTER, COPY OF YOUR REQUEST FOR 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST ENGINES.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT SCANNER AUDIO IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THIS HOUR
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it was at a semi-theme amusement park called Old Town, Kissimmee. if constant old noisy roller coasters full of screaming people every few minutes below you don't affect your choice of nesting, nothing will
Mountainart, I would totally pay to watch the rollercoaster eagles grabbing food from carnival goers, or eagles snagging grocery bags. By the way, what do you call a rollercoaster eagle? A Carney-vore? Ba-dum tsss. 🙃
I'm glad to see that some folks are willing and able to see more than one perspective when discussing eagle habitat. PolarOrbit, you are right, there is always a lot going on around that SWFL nest.
My nephew in Alaska says that up there, bald eagles are like seagulls: huge flocks hanging around the docks. I suppose the allure here is due to their comparative rarity this far south - and in a desert mountain range, no less. Hearty birds they are!
Thanks for the TRUTH mountainart. If you look online for the SWFL eagles you will see them 50 feet from a 4 lane hwy with a sidewalk of eagle watchers between a house and church with horses grazing underneath.
worry about eagles nesting sites is silly. when we were living in montana, they made nests wherever they could see prey and didn't care about a human value like "peace" or "solitude". rhey would literally nest on the roof peaks of apt buildings in Bigfork, where they could pook for the rats running around the dumpsters. adults would teach the youngsters how to sit in the sun side so they could swoop down unseen. When we used to vacation in Kissimmee, there was a huge eagle nest on a light pole above the FunSopt rollercoaster, where they would swoop down to grab food the carnival goers dropped. They don't care, literally, about humans being loud. I am amused by all the people erroneously believing they need their peace and quiet, from the big scary humans. When you see them bum rushing shoppers coming out of the grocery store to steal their grocery bags, you realise they are just opportunistic scavengers that get a pass because they look "noble".
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