Boots -
I believe the work is to repair/replace damaged power lines that power the communications array up on Bertha Peak.

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"Helicopter over Bertha peak is related to powerline replacement project for the County" So we pay for the replacement through county taxes AND we pay for the replacement through increases in our utility bills AND we pay for it in continued increases in the cost of power. AND we still deal with PSPS. Makes perfect sense....NOt

Smoke is finally lifting out here in ther desert

WX ALERT got it. Wind directions can indeed be confusing. Thanks

We got a message from Mark (SB County Gov) and he said:
"Helicopter over Bertha peak is related to powerline replacement project for the County"

The upper-level flow is out of the west-northwest. The smoke in Arizona & Nevada is headed more towards the east into New Mexico, Utah, etc. Our smoke is all coming from the 40,000 acre Gifford in the Los Padres Nat'l Forest. [Click Here]

Here in Morongo, we have an east/n.east wind bloiwing. i would assume that smoke is also coming in from the 8 fires in Nevada and Arizona.

Helo now orbiting the Holcomb Valley area.

Smoke is from the Gifford fire in Santa Barbara. Doohickey, not quite. Just ads generated by the system.

Assuming that the helicopter orbiting the peaks is part of the smoke check reported under Incidents??

OMG! Smoke laying low and drifting between the houses over here in Moonridge! Looks weird! Smells awful like electric wires.

There's a fire in the pinon hills just west of the cajon pass and the wind is blowing in from the west and I suspect that's where all this smoke is coming from. It's a 25 acre fire and 10% contained

[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
FU /UNKNOWN TYPE FIRE IN SUGARLOAF - IMPERIAL AVE SUGARLOAF
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Lots of drift smoke this morning. Are we SURE there's no local fire?