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REPORTS / AFTER ACTION -
MOST RECENT |
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2025 11 13 - No
net..
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2025 11
08 No scheduled nets for remainder of November, 2025.
Stations please monitor. Report as needed. Goal is that stations
monitor plan 24/7 and respond on frequency.
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Remember
the Camp Fire: The 2018 Camp Fire in Northern
California's Butte
County was one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires
in California history. The fire began
on the morning of November 8, 2018, when part of
a poorly maintained Pacific
Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) transmission line in the Feather
River Canyon failed during strong katabatic
winds. Those winds rapidly drove the Camp Fire through the
communities of Concow,
Magalia,
Butte
Creek Canyon, and Paradise,
largely destroying them. The
fire burned for another two weeks, and was contained on
Sunday, November 25, after burning
153,336 acres (62,050 ha). The Camp Fire caused 85
fatalities, displaced more than 50,000 people, and
destroyed more than 18,000 structures, causing an estimated
US$16.5 billion in damage.
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1025
11 08 Frontier Land Line failure (inability to dial out) Multiple
areas.
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2025 11 07 SER Report
of Net Operations Activated 1900 hours (on 9
/ 55 / 57).
Net duration 15 minutes.
17
Stations Reporting.
6 Areas Reporting.
AREAS
/ STATIONS REPORTING:
All
reporting QXA (No Problems and No Needs)
. VL (Div 3 N):
(8) F1 F7
G7 S6 L3 B1 B7 E1.
LH (Div 3
N):
(1).
MW (Div 2 N): (4)
.
RA (Div 3 N):
(1)
MWM.
WH (Div
3 S):
(1) SWE.
SITES (Div 3 N): (2).
Areas
Monitoring include:
Starlite (Div 4N); Battle
Creek (Div 4 N).
QXX
F2 F8
CONTROL RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION.
WE PRACTICE SO THAT IN AN EMERGENCY WE CAN
FOCUS ON THE EMERGENCY.
F1
SERVED AS BACK UPON 9 AND 55/57 RELAYS. THIS RESULTED IN PAUSES ON 9 WHILE
WORKING OTHER FREQUENCIES.
NEED OTHERS TO HELP OUT
(e.g., as 55 and 57 relays).
CONTROL B1;
B/U: F1;
55/57 RELAYS F1; 160TC F1; CAL
FIRE 20 F7; MAP 1 F1;
MAP 2 N/A; CONTROL OPERATOR AT CONTROL POINT - K6PDS.
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2025 11 02 Cal
Fire Smoke check - Emigrant Trail. ... abandoned
warming fire - extinguished by Cal Fire. SER Silent Monitoring
Deactivated.
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2025 10 30 SER Report of Net operations:
Activated 1900 hours (on 9
/ 55 / 57).
Net duration 11 minutes.
15
Stations Reporting.
6 Areas Reporting.
AREAS
/ STATIONS REPORTING:
All
reporting QXA. VL (Div 3 N):
(6) F1 F7
G7 S6 S7 E4.
LH (Div 3
N):
(1).
MW (Div 2 N): (4)
.
RA (Div 3 N):
(1)
MWM.
WH (Div
3 S):
(1) SWE.
SITES (Div 3 N): (2).
Areas
Monitoring include:
Starlite (Div 4N); Battle
Creek (Div 4 N).
QXX
F2 F8 B1 B7
CONTROL RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION.
WE PRACTICE SO THAT IN AN EMERGENCY WE CAN
FOCUS ON THE EMERGENCY.
F1
RAN NET ON 9 AND 55/57. THIS RESULTED IN PAUSES ON 9 WHILE
WORKING OTHER FREQUENCIES.
NEED OTHERS TO HELP OUT.
CONTROL F1;
B/U: N/A;
55/57 RELAYS F1; 160TC F1; CAL
FIRE 20 F7; MAP 1 F1;
MAP 2 N/A; CONTROL OPERATOR AT CONTROL POINT - K6PDS.
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2025 10 29 -
approx 2045 hours (roughly) - Rest Area MWM reported Loud
Explosion in Area - "rattled
house"; Sites 7 & 8 reported Loud Explosion (not
gun fire but like a cannon, very loud) - but did not rattle
house. K6PDS made relay call to 911. Cal Fire advised
of situation and the street addresses of stations reporting
explosion sound (and other report details). Cal fire advised K6PDS
that another person also called in and reported Explosion and that
Cal Fire had just been in contact with Sheriff regarding these
matters (just before K6PDS call to Cal Fire). Cal Fire
advised it would investigate. Thereafter (approx 2057 hours)
Cal Fire tone out - Smoke check in Area of Doma Lane and
Sites Road - Explosion heard... E 2463 responding. 2108
hours E 2463 in Area. 2122 Hours E 2463 advised UTL (unable
to locate) ... Cal Fire advised E 2463 that there were no
further reports ... E 2463 advised Available. K6PDS TX
on 55 Cal Fire reporting of UTL. SER Explosion Advisory
Deactivated 2123 hours. Thank you to Sites 7, Sites 8, Rest
Area MWM; and VL S6.
NOTE: recently there was a smoke check in the Sites Area along
with a report of explosion. Cal Fire in that instance
reported a burn pile. In that case PDS silent monitored situation
and did not issue advisory.
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2025 10 23 SER Report of Net operations:
Activated 1900 hours (on 9
/ 55 / 57).
Net duration 12 minutes.
18
Stations Reporting.
6 Areas Reporting.
AREAS
/ STATIONS REPORTING:
All
reporting QXA. VL (Div 3 N):
(10) F1 F7 F2 F8
I1 B1 G7 S6 S7 E4.
LH (Div 3
N):
(1).
MW (Div 2 N): (3)
.
RA (Div 3 N):
(1)
MWM.
WH (Div
3 S):
(1) SWE.
SITES (Div 3 N): (2).
Areas
Monitoring include:
Starlite (Div 4N); Battle
Creek (Div 4 N).
CONTROL RECOMMENDATION:
NO ACTION.
After
Action: VERY GOOD NET. WE PRACTICE SO THAT IN AN EMERGENCY WE CAN
FOCUS ON THE EMERGENCY. DIFFICULT
COMMS BETWEEN CONTROL AND 55/57 RELAYS ON 9.
CONTROL B1;
B/U: F1;
55/57 RELAYS F8; 160TC F1; CAL
FIRE 20 F7; MAP 1 F1;
MAP 2 F2; CONTROL OPERATOR AT CONTROL POINT - K6PDS.
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2025 10 23 1039
hours, Cal Fire tone out Structure
Fire / Flu fire 9140 Thatcher Mill Road / Cross Ritts Mill
.. Cal Fire responding ... K6PDS TX Advisory on 55 ... Cal Fire -
false alarm .. Advisory deactivated 1102 hours (TX 55). S6 R.
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2025 10 16 Net
cancelled tonight.
Today K6PDS worked at
Repeater site (Latour). Cal Fire was very helpful
(accompanied me to site and opened structure for access).
Before going up spent 2 days running tests for work planned at
site. More work still needs to be done but hopefully this work
will prevent a noise problem that otherwise would have come up
following winter conditions of having no solar power for about
7- 8 days followed by charging and repeater restart. We shall
see. Assuming these changes work well, these modifications will
be incorporated into next years work at Latour. This will be the
last trip this year due to the lookout site being closed down
for the winter.
From the site I needed reports back to make sure all okay before
leaving as well as other function tests.
3 Stations helped me. F7, S6 and KK6SWE. Thank
you to those monitoring on frequency and responding.
K6PDS
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2025 10 09 SER Report
of Net operations: Activated 1900
hours (on 9 / 55 / 57).
Net duration 8 minutes.
18
Stations Reporting. 5 Areas
All reporting QXA. VL (13) F1 F7 S6 S7 L10 L9 G7 L3 L4 F2 F8 T2 E1.
LH
(1); MW (2) ; RA (1) MWM;
WH
(1) SWE; SITES (0).
CONTROL RECOMMENDATION: NO ACTION.
VERY GOOD NET. WE PRACTICE SO THAT IN AN EMERGENCY WE CAN FOCUS
ON THE EMERGENCY.
THANK YOU.
CONTROL F1; 55/57 RELAYS
F8; 160TC F1; CAL FIRE
20 F7; MAP 1 F1;
MAP 2 F2; CONTROL OPERATOR AT CONTROL POINT
K6PDS.
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2025 10 06 (1300 hours)
-Frontier Internet outage - Village. Stations
reporting outage VL: F1 F7 S6 F14 L3 E4 - All reporting
internet outage. LH reported using Hughes and it is
operating. Frontier text message later advised of Area
Outage. 2025 10 07 observed Frontier Internet service
restored 1705 hours.
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2025 10 02 SER Report
of Net operations: Activated 1900
hours (on 9 / 55 / 57). Net duration 10 minutes. 14
Stations Reporting. 5 Areas All reporting QXA.
VL (7) F1 F7 G7 I1 F2 F8 E4. LH
(1); MW (4) ; RA
(1); WH (1). SITES (0).
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2025 09 25 SER Report
of Net Operations: Activated 1900
hours (on 9 / 55 / 57). Net duration 11 minutes. 17
stations reporting. 5 Areas. All QXA AND QWA. VL
(9): F1 F7 F2 F8 I1 E1 L3 L4
G7. LH (0); MW (2)
; RA (3); WH (1). SITES (2).
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2025 09
25 1355 hours Cal Fire tone out smoke
check - initial report - Northwood way / Eastwood way
(Sites Road Area); Bear Creek Camera 113 deg true Inskip
camera 32.15 deg true. ... TAC 11; PDS Advisory TX on 55 and
57; E 2463 in area - Cal Fire UTL continuing
search. Rest Area MWM conducted QWA looking NE -
nothing observed; Sites conducted QWA - nothing observed. ... 1430
hours Cal Fire still searching ... Fire located
in area of Cedars Crest and Northwood ( North IC) - 1/2 acre
veg fire ... full response .. 1509 hours Cal Fire Forward
Progress stopped. 1530 hours WT 21 requested and
responding. (SER Stations Responding on Freq. K6PDS
W6MWM (Rest Area) ; VL F7; VL S6; SITES 7.) SER Advisory
deactivated 1513 hours. as of 1535 hours Camera smoke
substantially reduced.
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2025 09 18 SER Report
of Net operations: Activated 1900
hours (on 9 / 55 / 57).
Net duration 15 minutes.
18
Stations Reporting. 5 Areas
All reporting QXA and QWA.
VL (12) F1 F7 L9 L10 S6 S7 I1 F2 F8 B1 B7 E4.
LH
(1); MW (3) ; RA (1) MWM; WH
(1) SWE . SITES (0).
CONTROL RECOMMENDATION: NO ACTION.
THANK YOU.
CONTROL B1; B/U F1; 55/57 RELAYS
F8; 160TC F1; CAL FIRE
20 F7; MAP 1 F1;
MAP 2 F2; CONTROL OPERATOR AT CONTROL POINT
K6PDS.
NOTE: F8 / F8 COULDN'T HEAR B1 TONIGHT.
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SER REPORT
OF NET OPERATIONS:
2025 09
11
Activation: 1900 hours
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NET TIME (DURATION
FROM TONE OUT TO DEACTIVATION):
17
Min. Approx.
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AREAS / NEIGHBORHOODS
REPORTING:
5
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Stations Reporting:
20
(80
DATA POINTS)
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Agenda:
SITREP.
QWA PROCEDURE.
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Reports:
ALL
QXA ALL QWA.
REPORTS INCLUDED: STN ID; STN
LOCATION; SIT
REP (ALL WERE QXA – MEANING NO PROBLEMS OR NEEDS); and QWA
BREVITY FIRE WATCH PROCEEDURE (all reports QWA – no
suspect smoke, fire, or embers).
Recommendation:
NO ACTION
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Areas
Reporting
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#
Stations
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Identifiers
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MW
DIV 2 N
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Stns
reporting: 4
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VL
DIV
3 N (1
Ham)
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Stns
reporting: 13
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VL: F1
F7 F2 F8
L10 L9
L3 L4
S6 S7 B1
B7 I1
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Stations at Pioneer
Pizza Shingleown
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Stns
reporting: 0
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LH
DIV
3 N
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Stns
reporting: 1
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WH DIV
3 S (1
Ham) SWE
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Stns
reporting: 1
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STARLITE
(1 Ham – listens only)
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Stns
reporting: 0
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Station
advised he heard 55
best with 57 readable. During winter 55 may not be operating
due to snow and non charging of panels.
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SITES
DIV
3 N
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Stns
reporting: 0
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QXX
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REST AREA DIV 3 N
MWM
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Stns
reporting: 1
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Net Control / Net Structure
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CONTROL (EROC 9)
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B1
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BACK UP
(EROC 9)
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F1
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160 TC
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F1
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MAPPING 1
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F1
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FIRE
CONTROL
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9 RELAY WEST
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CAL FIRE 20
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F7
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MAPPING 2
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F2
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9 RELAY EAST
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Control
Operator at Control
Point
K6PDS
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55 RELAY
(Latour Rptr)
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F1
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55 SILENT
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TRIANG 1
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57 RELAY
(Village Rptr)
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F1
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57
SILENT
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TRIANG 2
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56 RELAY
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56 SILENT
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58 RELAY
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58
SILENT
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61 RELAY
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61 SILENT
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After
Action:
Unavailability of stations resulted in F1
being Backup; Mapping 1; and 55/57 relays. This resulted in
pausing the Primary net on 9 while Back up and 55 / 57
relays performed their tasks.
We need more stations to help out.
Village has 1 participating ham.
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2025 09 10
Lightning activity. Substantial lightening activity in
Shingletown area. TX on Radio plan - conduct Brevity Fire
Watches (QWA procedures) - report as necessary. VL G7 advised she
went mobile and conducted QWA procedures at various locations.
Thank you G7.
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2025 09 06 Auto
Accident Highway 44 Just East of Power Lines and in Area of Albers
Way. Overturned Vehicle and a Pickup truck
involved. No cell at truck location. Radio relay on
EROC 3 to mobile vehicle with cell for call to 911; and
radio relay to mobile vehicle with cell placing calls to family
per request of female injured in truck (trapped in truck).
Supplied tourniquet. Cal Fire Extricated / ambulance transport.
K6PDS and VL F7.
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SER REPORT
OF NET OPERATIONS:
2025 09
04
Activation: 1900 hours
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NET TIME (DURATION
FROM TONE OUT TO DEACTIVATION):
10 -11
Min. Approx.
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AREAS / NEIGHBORHOODS
REPORTING:
5
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Stations Reporting:
17
(68
DATA POINTS)
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Agenda:
SITREP.
QWA PROCEDURE.
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Reports:
ALL
QXA ALL QWA.
REPORTS INCLUDED: STN ID; STN
LOCATION; SIT
REP (ALL WERE QXA – MEANING NO PROBLEMS OR NEEDS); and QWA
BREVITY FIRE WATCH PROCEEDURE (all reports QWA – no
suspect smoke, fire, or embers).
Recommendation:
NO ACTION
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Areas
Reporting
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#
Stations
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Identifiers
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MW
DIV 2 N
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Stns
reporting: 4
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VL
DIV
3 N (1
Ham)
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Stns
reporting: 10
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VL: F1
F7 S6
S7 I1
F2 F8
B1 B7
G7
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Stations at Pioneer
Pizza Shingleown
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Stns
reporting: 0
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LH
DIV
3 N
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Stns
reporting: 1
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WH DIV
3 S (1
Ham) SWE
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Stns
reporting: 1
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STARLITE
(1 Ham – listens only)
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Stns
reporting: 0
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SITES
DIV
3 N
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Stns
reporting: 0
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QXX
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REST AREA DIV 3 N
MWM
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Stns
reporting: 1
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Net Control / Net Structure
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CONTROL (EROC 9)
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F1
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BACK UP
(EROC 9)
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160 TC
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F1
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MAPPING 1
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F1
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FIRE
CONTROL
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9 RELAY WEST
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CAL FIRE 20
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F7
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MAPPING 2
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F2
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9 RELAY EAST
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Control
Operator at Control
Point
K6PDS
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55 RELAY
(Latour Rptr)
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F8
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55 SILENT
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TRIANG 1
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57 RELAY
(Village Rptr)
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F8
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57
SILENT
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TRIANG 2
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56 RELAY
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56 SILENT
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58 RELAY
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58
SILENT
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61 RELAY
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61 SILENT
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After
Action:
SCRIPT WORKING WELL. WE MAY HAVE A MAPPING 3
STATION ADDED FOR TRAINING ANOTHER STATION. ALSO, . ANOTHER
STATION IS ALSO INTERESTED IN ACTING AS CONTROL. THIS IS
GOOD SO MORE PEOPLE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH NET OPERATIONS AND
RUNNING THE NET FOR EMERGENCIES.
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2025 08 30
- Ponderosa
Incident:
Approx
1752 hours smoke appears on Cameras.
Ponderosa
Incident:
Monitored with periodic TX on SER Plan.
Freq.
Monitoring included: Cal Fire Tac 3;Ch 47 Tehema Dispatch;
Ch 20 Shasta Dispatch; Air Tac, …
Bearings
appox: Inskip
I camera
61.25 degrees;
Wilson Camera
143.33 degrees.
Approx
location of Fire: 40.405
-121.815
In area of
Bluff Springs off of Ponderosa Way.
Approx
Location:
3.8 miles SE Manton (corrected); 6+ miles south of
Rest Area.
2.4 miles SW digger Butte.
Periodic
summaries provided on SER Plan Freq with monitoring …
Air
and ground assets deployed.
1828
hours
½ acre – heavy brush.
Fire
at one point reported as holding, but later, there was
enough concern to request night drop (helo).
1847
hours Per IC Good progress … have
access…
1944
hours internet winds out of SSW 8 MPH
2019
hours viewing Inskip Cam 1 – Fire still bright
2027
hours Inskip I cam
- fire appears to be getting brighter.
... High level flying over incident with goggles
2059
hours Ponderosa IC request night drop helicopter.
(also had night vision fly over).
2119
Internet winds out of SSE 7 MPH
2135
hours viewing Inskip Camera, Fire appears to be climbing up
the Ravine (based on viewing Camera).
2147
hours – viewing Inskip I camera, fire appears to have
grown, moved up ravine a little (northward) consistent with
wind out of SSE.
2209
hours -
Sikorsky S70i
dropping water on fire …
2228
hours - IC update:
Forward Rate
of spread stopped;
1.5 to 2 acres; Line ¾ way around fire/ crews will
work through the night for containment
2237
hours – viewing Inskip I camera – fire still looks
significant
2239
Internet winds out of SE 8 MPH
2254
hours – viewing Insip I camera – fire appears not to
have increased, no forward spread (based on viewing cam).
2025
08 31
0237 hours Fire size (visible fire)
substantially reduced (PDS estimated less than 25% of prior
based on visual light from fire).
Internet
winds out of SE 8 mph (At start of fire, winds were out of
SW).
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SER REPORT
OF NET OPERATIONS:
2025 08
28
Activation: 1900 hours
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NET TIME (DURATION
FROM TONE OUT TO DEACTIVATION):
15
Min. Approx.
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AREAS / NEIGHBORHOODS
REPORTING:
4
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Stations Reporting:
21
(84
DATA POINTS)
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Agenda:
SITREP.
QWA PROCEDURE.
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Reports:
ALL
QXA ALL QWA.
REPORTS INCLUDED: STN ID; STN
LOCATION; SIT
REP (ALL WERE QXA – MEANING NO PROBLEMS OR NEEDS); and QWA
BREVITY FIRE WATCH PROCEEDURE (all reports QWA – no
suspect smoke, fire, or embers).
Recommendation:
NO ACTION
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Areas
Reporting
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#
Stations
|
Identifiers
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MW
DIV 2 N
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Stns
reporting: 3
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VL
DIV
3 N (1
Ham)
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Stns
reporting: 15
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VL: F1
F7 F2 F8
I1 E1 L3
L4 S6
S7 F14
B1 B7
E4 G7
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Stations at Pioneer
Pizza Shingleown
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Stns
reporting: 0
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LH
DIV
3 N
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Stns
reporting: 1
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WH DIV
3 S (1
Ham)
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Stns
reporting: qxx
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STARLITE
(1 Ham – listens only)
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Stns
reporting: 0
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SITES
DIV
3 N
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Stns
reporting: 2
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..
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REST AREA DIV 3 N
MWM
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Stns
reporting: qxx
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Net Control / Net Structure
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CONTROL (EROC 9)
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B1
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BACK UP
(EROC 9)
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F1
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160 TC
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F1
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MAPPING 1
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F1
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FIRE
CONTROL
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9 RELAY WEST
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CAL FIRE 20
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F7
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MAPPING 2
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F2
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9 RELAY EAST
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Control
Operator at Control
Point
K6PDS
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55 RELAY
(Latour Rptr)
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F8
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55 SILENT
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TRIANG 1
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57 RELAY
(Village Rptr)
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F8
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57
SILENT
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TRIANG 2
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56 RELAY
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56 SILENT
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58 RELAY
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58
SILENT
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61 RELAY
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61 SILENT
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After
Action:
Thank
you to everyone who participated.
As a reminder, Stations are requested to respond on
the Channel they are called on.
Please avoid listening simultaneously to 55/57 AND 9
during a Net (unless you are using two separate radios).
Communications from different Channels coming out of the
same radio will be confusing during a Net, and will result
in your responding on the wrong Channel. If you are being
called on 9, please respond on 9, not 55 or 57. Responding
on other Channels should be done only if there is a failure
to communicate on the Channel you were called on. Also, your
Report must be acknowledged by a Control Station responding,
for example, “ Copy _[F1]__”. These
are parallel nets being run at the same time, however, each
has different Control Stations, different tasks, and
different times for tasks. If
your radio is on dual watch, place both Rows A and B on the
Channel you are being called on.
Specific Control Stations may be monitoring multiple
Channels at the same time (but they also should again be
using a different radio for each channel).
Everyone should volunteer to perform Net Functions,
such as Mapping
1, Mapping 2, Control, Back Up, Cal
Fire 20, etc… . Call
me and I will help you get started. We
need more people to practice running Net Operations. This
way each of us becomes familiar with how the Emergency Net
operates. After
all, YOU may be the one that first observes a wild fire
start, and needs to advise your family and community. Now is
the time to practice and learn to use your radios.
We are preparing for emergencies (e.g., wild fires,
evacuations, earthquakes, 911 radio relays when your local
phones are not working, etc…) and every one of you is
vital to helping to prepare not only your family but our
community for emergency communications. Thank
you.
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2025
08 26 Silent
Monitoring
(monitoring situations without any radio transmit):
There were a considerable number of fire starts
(lightening). During
the day and into evening Silent monitoring was conducted on
multiple incidents. This including monitoring Cameras,
Camera Mapping (a very good source); radio traffic, internet
winds, Flight Radar, Watch Duty,
Posting of fire
locations on the 4’ X 3’ map with posting of wind
directions and speed at the fire locations, etc..).
Also VL B1 texted me concerning the Ponderosa
Incident. Thank you B1. Following are bullet point summaries
as to approx.
information for some of the days activities.
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3-1 Incident Location
approx -121.735 40.613
Approx. 6.8
miles North of Highway 44; 4 miles North of Bible Belt Area;
1.4 Miles NW of Latour butte (Repeater site).
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3-2 Incident
Location approx -122.014
40.638 West
of Whitmore. Approx
11.3 miles North of Village;
9.49 Miles NNW of Midway.
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3-4 and 3-3 Incident
Location approx -121.883
40.619 Approx
8.5 miles NNE of Village. Initially there were two
incidents then subsequently Cal Fire advised both one in
same). Location approx -121.8851
40.6311 East
of Whitmore. Approx 9.5 North of Village.
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2-2 Incident Location
approx -121.920
40.681; Near
Fern (approx 4 miles North of Whitmore); Approx
13 Miles North of Village.
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Forwards Incident
Approx -121.710
40.427 Approx
6.3 Miles South of Highway 44 and 3.9 Miles East of digger
Butte.
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Franciscan Incident
34 acres (per watch duty) with electrical outages.
Location approx -122.176
40.468. Approx 11.4 miles WSW of Midway.
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Brush Fire follow
up: this fire was on 8-25-2025 (1.4 Miles East of Village
– due to the situation an Advisory was issued with
periodic reports on 55, 57, 9). Today, Cal fire did a check
on this incident and reported
‘zero smoke”
Below
is a screen shot from the Camera Map reflecting the above.
Shingletown had substantial activity surrounding it.
Remember,
the Park fire had in less than 14 hours grew to 45,550 acres
and traveled 19 miles northward.
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2025
08 25 2100
hours - (Silent
Monitoring and Field Observations):
K6PDS observed at approx. 2100 hours that there was a “BRIGHT
SPOT” on the Bear Creek 1 Camera panoramic (bottom) at
bearing 136 to 138 degrees True. This area should be totally
dark at night. Also, this was same bearing as the Brush
Incident which took place at approx 0211
hours this morning. I
called W6MWM on the phone and he did a QWA procedure looking
to the West. He advised nothing visible but his view blocked
by 100 foot trees. Thank you MWM.
At
this time, the Bear Creek 1 camera was not positioned to
view this location. At approx
2105 hours I called Cal Fire and requested that they
adjust the Camera direction. Cal Fire promptly repositioned
the Bear Creek 1 camera to point to 137 degrees true. Cal
Fire observed the same “bright spot” and was not sure
what it was.
After the call, I drove (maintaining Radio Contact
with home base VL
F7– on a
freq. which didn’t bother the SER Plan) to the location of
the prior Brush Incident (Montgomery Rd / 44).
Result: UTL
QWA.
I next drove to Wilson Hill Lookout
2.5 which also was UTL
QWA. I next drove out past Grace and Nora Lakes to
the Gravel Pitt (such being along the same Bearing from Bear
Creek Camera 1 to the prior
Brush Incident). This area (gravel pitt) is very
secluded and a fire start in that location might not be
reported since no one is out there. Further, cell reception
in this area ranges from none to very poor. My report: UTL
QWA. Upon returning home (approx
2225 hours), I called Cal Fire (since
I had previously raised a concern). I spoke to the same
person I had previously talked to.
He was appreciative of my call and advised that after
he spoke to me he made some inter- area calls and determined
that the source of the “Bright
Spot was another fire located in the Lassen Modoc Unit (
this was
a considerable distance from Shingletown).
I subsequently viewed the Bear Creek Camera 1 map,
bearings and fire designators and came to the same
conclusion. Note: Cal Fire was very polite and very
responsive. Thank you Cal Fire, W6MWM, and
VL F7.
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08 25 2025
0211 hours- Cal Fire Tone out Veg. Fire in area of Highway 44
and Brush Creek. Later updated to Montgomery Road and 44.
1 acre in heavy brush with moderate rate of spread.
SER Advisory activated
on 55 and 57 (stations with transmit capability use 55 / 57.
others use 10 to listen. Advised on 9. [The Advisory awakened
people].
Fire was approx 1.4 miles east of Highway 44 and Shasta
Forest Drive with winds OUT OF THE EAST at 7 to 8 miles
per hour (per internet winds) (consistent with winds at VL
F1 F7). Moderate smoke odor observed at VL F1
F7. Village down wind of fire.
We had 8 stations responding; F1 F7 E4 F8
S6 LONG HOLLOW B1 MWM (REST AREA).
OTHERS MONITORING.
SER advisory deactIvated at 0305 hours.
Note: This awakened many people. But due to proximity
to homes, etc..., the decision was made to activate advisory.
Comments as to
whether people found the Advisory beneficial considering that
they were awakened a little after 2:00 AM::
"Very well done"; "very good example of why we do
what we do"; "found this very helpful";
"Very beneficial, thank you!!"; "Yes and thank
you! We were notified via radio and monitored."; "Yes
beneficial information".
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SER REPORT
OF NET OPERATIONS:
2025 08
21
Activation: 1900 hours
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NET TIME (DURATION
FROM TONE OUT TO DEACTIVATION):
10
Min. Approx.
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AREAS / NEIGHBORHOODS
REPORTING:
5
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Stations Reporting:
19
(76
DATA POINTS)
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Agenda:
SITREP.
QWA PROCEDURE.
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Reports:
ALL
QXA ALL QWA.
REPORTS INCLUDED: STN ID; STN
LOCATION; SIT
REP (ALL WERE QXA – MEANING NO PROBLEMS OR NEEDS); and QWA
BREVITY FIRE WATCH PROCEEDURE (all reports QWA – no
suspect smoke, fire, or embers).
Recommendation:
NO ACTION
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Areas
Reporting
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#
Stations
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Identifiers
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MW
DIV 2 N
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Stns
reporting: 2
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VL
DIV
3 N (1
Ham)
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Stns
reporting: 13
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VL: F1
F7 F2 F8
I1 L3
L4 B1 B7 E1 G7
S6 S7
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Stations at Pioneer
Pizza Shingleown
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Stns
reporting: 0
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LH
DIV
3 N
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Stns
reporting: 0
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WH DIV
3 S (1
Ham)
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Stns
reporting: 1
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STARLITE
(1 Ham – listens only)
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Stns
reporting: 0
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SITES
DIV
3 N
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Stns
reporting: 2
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REST AREA DIV 3 N
MWM
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Stns
reporting: 1
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Net Control / Net Structure
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CONTROL (EROC 9)
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F1
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BACK UP
(EROC 9)
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160 TC
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F1
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MAPPING 1
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F1
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FIRE
CONTROL
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9 RELAY WEST
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CAL FIRE 20
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F7
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MAPPING 2
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F2
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9 RELAY EAST
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Control
Operator at Control
Point
K6PDS
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55 RELAY
(Latour Rptr)
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F8
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55 SILENT
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TRIANG 1
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57 RELAY
(Village Rptr)
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F8
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57
SILENT
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TRIANG 2
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56 RELAY
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56 SILENT
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58 RELAY
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58
SILENT
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61 RELAY
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61 SILENT
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After
Action:
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