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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Reports from helicopter of fire "making runs at structures all along that southeast end of Fernwood", along Kerry Ln and Grand View Dr. These are not cross streets - they run roughly parallel, so it sounds like a lot of the hill southeast is on fire. Air suppression on its way.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire On the Monte Nido flank, helicopter reports the fire is "still backing down into the Monte Nido area from Piuma Canyon" - I can't precisely place it on a map from this, but it's all I've heard so far on the Monte Nido side.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Per helicopter radio report: Fire progressing northwards on Sullivan Canyon, in the drainage system to the west of W Mandeville Fire Rd. Expecting it to get to under Mulholland, but looking to hold it at the ridge system to the west of Mandeville Canyon.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Phone reports of fire coming up the hill towards a residence in the Sullivan Canyon area, downhill from Old Ranch Rd and Melhill Way.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

It absolutely is. Radio traffic indicated at least 3 separate drone incidents were interfering with firefighter response yesterday alone, and news indicates a drone ran into a super scooper, punching a hole into it and grounding it. Glad you know your way through the bureaucracy of reporting them!

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

Unfortunately there are also other folks who have done the same - this one might also be worth raising with them: bsky.app/profile/cweb...

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jan 10

Wow! This drone footage really shows the massive scale of destruction from the Palisades fire.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Units responding to a flare-up near Charmel Ln & Turquesa Ln in the Pacific Palisades area

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

If you do have time to listen to radio traffic, you can do so here: www.broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/...

Specifically, Los Angeles County Fire V-1 is the channel used for most of the Palisades Fire related personnel/equipment movements and inbound calls - it's what I've been listening to.

Los Angeles County California Live Audio Feeds

www.broadcastify.com

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

Watch Duty at app.watchduty.org is where I usually go for gross updates if I don't have time to listen to the radio traffic. They also show the most recent fire perimeter map there. Likely won't see a new fire perimeter listed until tomorrow.

Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts

Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby

app.watchduty.org

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

What does seem of relevance is this meeting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc3o...

Specifically:
1. 11:30 contingency break
2. 13:50 reversed winds on Saturday
3. 16:35 behavior due to reversed winds

Hopefully that helps allow you to draw your own conclusions from relevant details shared by experts.

Palisades Incident - Virtual Town Hall Meeting

YouTube video by Los Angeles County Fire Department

www.youtube.com

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

I'm probably best off sticking to answering questions as objectively as I can. I'm just a radio nerd without any firefighting experience, so it's best if I just report what I hear on the radio.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire All fires I heard chatter about since beginning writing down their locations. Forward progress in Santa Monica seems largely stopped. May or may not return to reporting on scanner traffic tomorrow.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFires Firefighters investigated a report about the backyard fire near Calle del Jonella and Camino de Yatasto in Pacific Palisades area noting that there are victims there unable to flee. Firefighters found no such trapped victims, only a smoldering railroad tie.

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire The fire near Vista Mar Dr & Tehune Dr in Malibu in the Franklin burn scar was knocked down, and authorities are investigating its cause.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#KennethFire Reports of a fire near Thousand Oaks Blvd & Mountain View Dr in Malibu Canyon / Calabasas area.

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFires There's been a followup report about the backyard fire near Calle del Jonella and Camino de Yatasto in Pacific Palisades area noting that there are victims there unable to flee.

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

This wound up being near the #KennethFire if the Watch Duty updates on spot fires near the Kenneth Fire relate to the spot fire reported here.

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire More unauthorized drone flights causing interference, this time around Mulholland Dr & Caballero Canyon Trail, above the flight path of night-flying firefighting helicopters.

Please don't fly drones near the fires.

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Reports (possibly by civilians) of structure fire near Corral Canyon Rd & Seabreeze Dr in Malibu

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Firefighters investigating a report of a structure fire near Vista Mar Dr & Tehune Dr in Malibu in the Franklin burn scar - which is well outside the current burn perimeter.

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Reports by firefighters of possible structure fire near Observation Dr & Montau Dr in Topanga area wound up being a false alarm

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Reports by firefighters of a fire plume about half mile east and slightly north of LA County Fire Department Helipad 69 Bravo.

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFires Multiple calls about backyard fire near Calle del Jonella and Camino de Yatasto in Pacific Palisades area.

Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

#PalisadesFire Report (possibly by civilians) of fire on S Topanga Canyon Blvd a little bit uphill of Fernwood Pacific Dr in the Wildwood area

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Ham Scanner (Fires) @hamscanfire.bsky.social · Jan 10

@tarry-not.bsky.social I know you've been asking about this area - giving you an explicit mention to drop into notifications.

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