DC-10, CalFire, USFS and more Units Fighting the 800+ Acre Orchard Fire
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- On Wednesday, July 3rd, Kern County firefighters were dispatched to reports of a vegetation fire on the north side of Highline Rd. just west of Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd.
On their arrival, firefighters were faced with a fire in thick brush, approximately 5 acres in size. Afternoon winds, growing in strength, moved the fire with momentum towards Highline Rd. A quick attempt was made to hold the road, however the flames, now 40 feet tall, could not be stopped. The Battalion Chief arrived on scene and organized resources, creating geographical divisions and a structure protection group. Due to extensive emergency activity throughout Kern County, fire equipment responded from fires at all ends of the county to assist. ReadyKern emergency notifications were sent, advising residents in the area of the fire threat and current evacuation status. The towering flames were tamed thanks to the arrival of air resources. An aggressive attack was made with air tankers and helicopters knocking down the fire front from the air and allowing ground crews to hold the line. Firefighters saved several homes by firing out around them and creating a buffer to halt advancing flames. A close eye was kept on the Mountain Meadows community as the fire bumped up against the edges of the neighborhood. Wind turbines and other infrastructure within the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area were also protected as the fire was stopped just as it entered the wind farm. Firefighters worked throughout the night reinforcing containment lines and extinguishing hot spots.
The fire burned 830 acres and is currently 100% contained. All evacuations have been lifted and affected zones are returned to normal status. No injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation. Fire crews were on scene until the morning of July 5th.
Article Provided by Kern County Fire.
Please note: I edited the text above to fit the date that this video was posted.
Units Assigned:
DIV4 AU1, AU5, CP19, CREW10, DO2, DOZ1, DOZ2,
DOZ6, DOZ7, E12, E13, E14, E83, E85, E87, E311, E316, E318, FLS1, H408, INFO1, INFO2, KB1, KB4, KB4B, KB6A, KB7, KB20, KB21, KCMND,
P12, P13, P14, P15, P48, P76, P85, P87, SF4, WT12
Great footage! We are very grateful for Cal Fire and most importantly for Kern County FD. Some of the best firefighters in California! They do an amazing job keeping our mountain community safe! Thank you again!
Thank you!! They do a great job!
well i didn't think i would see a Kaman K-MAX in this vid. That's worth a Like.
Yeah they’re pretty cool helicopters. Thank you very much!!
Phenomenal video. Im jealous of all the tanker drops you get lol. Great footage of the aircraft and LE responses. Super cool how code enforcement rolls code 3.
Thank you!! Haha yeah there’s a lot of tankers down here lol, yeah, no those two units at the beginning were very rare and code enforcement never goes code 3 thank you very much for watching
S-2t #80 was up in our neighborhood (Sonora) helping out today, 7/30/2024. God bless these pilots amd all the ground crews and support staff.
Great video, I was watching this live on the Alert California cameras and ADSB radar tracking the aircraft. There is a good video done by Mark over on Skywagon University where he interviewed the pilot about the Rotak's Kaman that was station in Placerville last year at this time.
Thanks!! I’ll check it out.
Love seeing water drops but it's even cooler to see the water hit the fire and the effect it has on the fire. Try zooming out to see that as well more. Coming from a firefighter.
Thanks! I’ll definitely try that. Thanks for watching!
yooooo i was just gonna say that but i saw this comment lol
Nice footage of the siller helicopters CH-54A Tahre ( Skycrane) !!!! 🎉Ive got footage of N4037S several times but not N9125M, and I haven’t seen one make a drop. N9125M is a 1968 CH-54A, which predates the S-64 skycrane in production.
Thank you! Yeah siller and Rotak are great helicopters, there was an OV10 but I didn’t see it, thanks for watching
@kerncountyresponsevideos2639
In Tehachapi with a high complexity airshow going on the Air Attack would be in high orbit, top of the "stack" at 8-10k ft AGL
Interesting that Tehachapi is BLM-CND response zone but SQF went?
I started my wildland career on SQF and spent 4 years as a Captain in the ECC at the middle before transitioning back to the field as a Prevention BC in NE OR.
I def miss it!
Awesome stay hydrated because all Central Valley was in triple digits and keep Boots and Felps inside buddy😊
Thanks! I will
What use is a pickup truck to a law enforcement agency? Wouldn’t an SUV be far more practical?
Well, I think it depends on the department preferences. Personally, I think a small sedan would be more practical but you’re right for general LE use a Ford explorer or a Tahoe would be better.
That's like saying what use was that helicopter. Most pickups are made to haul stuff that's too big to for in your car. Sometimes cops need to do that.
Made it less than 20 seconds before we saw something that needed to be complained about, impressive.
those helicopters remind me of Apple eaten in Cartoons. just the cork.
11:55 does this chopper make anyone else anxious?
Oh because of the blades? They’re weird but they work lol
Awesome catches.
Thank you!
Amazing footage man
Thanks bro
E311 is an engine in Arizona where i live.
Nice! Thanks for watching
@@kerncountyresponsevideos2639 Np!
No one is curious where they are going to get the money to operate a helicopter and c130 for a grass fire? This is stupid
all tax dollars.
@roltgen Thinkin' you wouldn't see it as stupid if it was *your* house in the path of the fire.
Terrible filming, filming planes and helicopters, instead of filming fire fighting process and how to extinguish the fires
No one asked for your opinion.