Goldy Posted November 16, 2008 Posted November 16, 2008 OK, so I'm standing on a ridgeline tonight watching another fire in L.A. bearing down on 50 homes in a very remote valley. The Asst Fire Chief for LA pulls up and decides that if the fire makes one more ridge, we are evacuating all the homes. Although there are tons of choppers on this fire, there are 3 active fronts, so the skies are empty around me. Just then I hear the magic sound, 2 Aircranes a contract 54, and a couple of LA County Fire 412 helicopters are coming up the canyon. Winds are blowing 50 plus where I am at, the canyon they are flying up is only a few hundred yards wide, and the wind is blowing straight down thru it...probably 60-65 knot gusts.. Needless to say, I am now home, the canyon residents are snug in their beds and the fire never made it to the next ridegeline. Got some neat shots. The usual stuff, fire around you on all sides, looking up at the belly of a chopper! I'll upload them and post a link tomorrow after some sleep. Goldy Quote
Chopperjess Posted November 16, 2008 Posted November 16, 2008 Really wonderful job today on the fires guys. Really do appreciate what you do! Quote
JDHelicopterPilot Posted November 16, 2008 Posted November 16, 2008 Keep up great work Goldy. Sleep? I just got off from work and it's 7am. I can't wait to see some of the pictures. I am actualy with all my free time gearing up with create a helicopter firefighting tribute video. Not unlike my EMS one. I'd love to add some of your pictures if you're interested. It's great work they do. Got to see them in action several times. Have fun, be safe. JD Quote
Goldy Posted November 16, 2008 Author Posted November 16, 2008 I'd love to add some of your pictures if you're interested. It's great work they do. Got to see them in action several times. Have fun, be safe. JD JD, I will upload them onto my webshots site this morning, you can use any of them at will ! Goldy Quote
Goldy Posted November 16, 2008 Author Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) Ok, I uploaded some of the shots. Here is one of my favorites. This is a shot of an Ericson AirCrane on contract, based out of KVNY (home for me). This is the last drop of the day as twilight falls, last I knew the Aircrane doesnt have NVG's yet, so it leaves as the light does. Some of the longer exposure shots blur, remember I was standing in gusty 50 knot plus winds ! Thanks again to all these crews Check out the link for all the pictures. Goldy http://thumb18.webshots.net/t/73/73/2/92/2...38zoUAae_th.jpg click on this photo for a link to the album.. Here's where I was standing at the time...I understand today that the fire has overrun where I was standing yesterday ! Edited November 16, 2008 by Goldy Quote
RkyMtnHI Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 Golden Boy!!!! Great photos... thanks! dp Quote
JETTSET99 Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 Hi I live in Anaheim Hills right down the street from Water basin heres some pics I took. Quote
JETTSET99 Posted November 23, 2008 Posted November 23, 2008 I have allot more but cant load anymore than these 4 ???? Quote
67november Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 I have allot more but cant load anymore than these 4 ???? clean out your up load file in your control panel. Quote
1badz32 Posted November 24, 2008 Posted November 24, 2008 awsome pic's guys, thanks for sharing Quote
brushfire21 Posted November 27, 2008 Posted November 27, 2008 Nice pics Goldy! I didn't make it down this trip, but we did have engines down on the Tea Fire and Freeway Complex. Quote
Goldy Posted November 27, 2008 Author Posted November 27, 2008 Nice pics Goldy! I didn't make it down this trip, but we did have engines down on the Tea Fire and Freeway Complex. Hey Roger- I knew you would be back on here once the fires died down ! Good to hear from you.. Goldy Quote
JoanJet Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Thanks First to you Goldy for sharing the pics (483 is so Gorgeous (sadly since the flames are part of the beauty, but still...))Second to the pilots who helped control the fire, for the work you did in Cali.My uncle lives in Yorba Linda and, thanks to your work, was spared evacuation in his area.I am truly in awe of what helicopter pilots do. Cheers Quote
67november Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 BUMP anyone here working on the Santa Barbara fires? Quote
Goldy Posted May 7, 2009 Author Posted May 7, 2009 BUMP anyone here working on the Santa Barbara fires? Just came back from the station, no help needed from LASD yet, so I sit at home ! Bad stuff happened up there tonight though. 2 engines were overrun with flames, one crew hunkered down in a garage and made it, the other crew did not. Last I heard 3 critical F/F injuries. Info comes so sparse early on, we'll have to wait and see what the real story is. I know 20 plus homes are gone now. Gonna be tough to fight this one, it's 100 degrees on the ground, 50 knot winds, and we don't have any of our contract Aircranes or Super Scoopers down here yet to help. Goldy Quote
Rat Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 This is the last thing Santa Barbara needed. I heard this area hasn't burned since 1964. My prayers are with the injured firefighters and their families. Quote
67november Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 This is the last thing Santa Barbara needed. I heard this area hasn't burned since 1964. My prayers are with the injured firefighters and their families. ditto that, not a good place to get caught in. Quote
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