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TUE JUL 21, 2026, 1:46 PM VEGETATION FIRE MEAD VALLEY CDF A/G 1 // CDF TAC 12 RRU 2 INCIDENT NAME: RIDER CACDD-10144 RRU/RIDER TUE 01:49PM RIDER IC. I GOT AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WIND AND TERRAIN. IM PROBABLY PUSHING ABOUT 5 TO 10 ACRES NOW WITH A MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RATE OF SPREAD. GO AHEAD AND START ME 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST. COPY OF YOUR REQUEST FOR 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST ENGINES.
TUE 01:50PM IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES: ENGINE 91, ENGINE 4, ENGINE 6, ENGINE 9, AND ENGINE 3. RUNNING SPRINGS BRUSH 51 (TYPE 3 ENGINE) IS ALSO RESPONDING TO THIS INCIDENT. OKAY, I COPY. ONCE I GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THERE, I THINK WELL BE ALRIGHT. BUT IF THE EU IS IN QUARTERS ALSO, ILL TAKE THAT. BATTALION 9B, DISCONFIRMING BDU. NEGATIVE. EU HELICOPTER OUT OF HEMET.
TUE 01:51PM PERRIS, COPIES, 1348, RIDER IC, PERRIS. PERRIS, BATTALION 3110 AND ALL UNITS, 3110 IS GOING TO TAKE IC, BATTALION 9B WILL TAKE OPERATIONS. PERRIS, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TRAFFIC FOR IC. 1110, PERRIS, COPIES YOU, ASSUMING THE RIDER IC. AIR ATTACK 310 IS OFF BASE WITH TWO TANKERS IN TOW WITH AN ETE OF 1358. TUE 02:02PM RIDER IC RESOURCE REQUEST: TWO ADDITIONAL AIR TANKERS, CLOSEST TO ANY TYPE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TYPE 1 COPTER. RESTRICTED OR STANDARD.
TUE 02:10PM ENGINES FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE TO REPORT TO VISTA DEL LAGO AND WALNUT. FOR AIR ATTACK, WE HAVE 40 TO 50 ACRES WITH AN IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT TO THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, ID LIKE TO REQUEST ESSO AND EMD TO THE ICP LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE AT RIDER AND SEATON AVENUE TUE 02:33PM WERE GOING TO TAG AND EXTEND OFF THAT AND BRING IT BACK TOWARDS THE EAST THERE. OKAY. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU CDF TAC 10 FOR ALPHA AND VFIRE 23 FOR YANKEE. FOR INFORMATION, IVE GOT RSO WORKING ON EVACUATIONS OF THE PATTERSON AND ORANGE AVENUE AS WELL AS PLACENTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS WALNUT.
TUE 02:41PM ITS TIME TO GET A HOLD OF DIVISION ALPHA. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY SWITCH OVER TO THE CORRECT TRACK, PLEASE? SIR, WELL, I GOTCHA. I GAVE YANKEE TO ENGINE 3395. YOU HAVE BATISTA 3, LAS PIñAS 2, ENGINE 99, AND ENGINE 65 ASSIGNED TO YANKEE WITH THE TACTICAL FREQUENCY OF THE FIRE 23. OKAY, ILL I COPY THAT. ILL RECONCILE THAT WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY. IM ON THE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, FIRM. I DONT KNOW IF YOU COPIED MY TRAFFIC. IVE GOT RSO DOING EVACUATIONS ON PATTERSON, PLACENTA, ORANGE, WORKING THEIR WAY BACK TOWARDS WALNUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. DO WE DO YOU SEE A NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MOVING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS THING PAST ORANGE? OKAY, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WERE TALKING ORDERS OR WARNINGS? ORDERS. OKAY, IM COMFORTABLE WITH WARNINGS. IF YOU WANT, CONTACT MYSELF. I COPY. FOR NOW, THEYRE JUST THEYRE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAY SPECIFIC. WERE NOT EVACUATING THE GRID.
TUE 03:10PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
- CALIFORNIA DESERT DISTRICT - RIVERSIDE RANGER UNIT UNITS RESPONDING: USFS (BDF) NOTES: INCIDENT WEATHER: 90 DEGREES WITH 28% HUMIDITY. WINDS W AT 7 MPH. PRECIP: CLEAR SKY (SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v13.1)
DISPOSITION: TUE 03:10PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
TUE JUL 21 3:10 PM FOR OPERATIONS REQUESTING 10 ADDITIONAL, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES, FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE AND PERIMETER CONTROL, TO REPORT TO THE AREAS OF LEMON AND WEBSTER. RYDER, DO YOU PERHAPS HAVE A REQUEST FOR 10 ADDITIONAL ENGINES, ANY TYPE, IMMEDIATE NEED? [IC]
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:41 PM ITS TIME TO GET A HOLD OF DIVISION ALPHA. CAN YOU MAKE SURE THAT THEY SWITCH OVER TO THE CORRECT TRACK, PLEASE? SIR, WELL, I GOTCHA. I GAVE YANKEE TO ENGINE 3395. YOU HAVE BATISTA 3, LAS PIñAS 2, ENGINE 99, AND ENGINE 65 ASSIGNED TO YANKEE WITH THE TACTICAL FREQUENCY OF THE FIRE 23. OKAY, ILL I COPY THAT. ILL RECONCILE THAT WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY. IM ON THE ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE FIRE RIGHT NOW. YEAH, FIRM. I DONT KNOW IF YOU COPIED MY TRAFFIC. IVE GOT RSO DOING EVACUATIONS ON PATTERSON, PLACENTA, ORANGE, WORKING THEIR WAY BACK TOWARDS WALNUT. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. DO WE DO YOU SEE A NEED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MOVING OUT IN FRONT OF THIS THING PAST ORANGE? OKAY, JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WERE TALKING ORDERS OR WARNINGS? ORDERS. OKAY, IM COMFORTABLE WITH WARNINGS. IF YOU WANT, CONTACT MYSELF. I COPY. FOR NOW, THEYRE JUST THEYRE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR WITH THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON THE ROADWAY SPECIFIC. WERE NOT EVACUATING THE GRID.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:33 PM WERE GOING TO TAG AND EXTEND OFF THAT AND BRING IT BACK TOWARDS THE EAST THERE. OKAY. IM GOING TO GIVE YOU CDF TAC 10 FOR ALPHA AND VFIRE 23 FOR YANKEE. FOR INFORMATION, IVE GOT RSO WORKING ON EVACUATIONS OF THE PATTERSON AND ORANGE AVENUE AS WELL AS PLACENTA WORKING BACK TOWARDS WALNUT.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:10 PM ENGINES FOR STRUCTURE DEFENSE TO REPORT TO VISTA DEL LAGO AND WALNUT. FOR AIR ATTACK, WE HAVE 40 TO 50 ACRES WITH AN IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE THREAT TO THAT AREA. WITH THAT SAID, ID LIKE TO REQUEST ESSO AND EMD TO THE ICP LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE AT RIDER AND SEATON AVENUE SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 2:02 PM RIDER IC RESOURCE REQUEST: TWO ADDITIONAL AIR TANKERS, CLOSEST TO ANY TYPE, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TYPE 1 COPTER. RESTRICTED OR STANDARD.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:51 PM PERRIS, COPIES, 1348, RIDER IC, PERRIS. PERRIS, BATTALION 3110 AND ALL UNITS, 3110 IS GOING TO TAKE IC, BATTALION 9B WILL TAKE OPERATIONS. PERRIS, GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TRAFFIC FOR IC. 1110, PERRIS, COPIES YOU, ASSUMING THE RIDER IC. AIR ATTACK 310 IS OFF BASE WITH TWO TANKERS IN TOW WITH AN ETE OF 1358. SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:50 PM IMMEDIATE NEED ENGINES: ENGINE 91, ENGINE 4, ENGINE 6, ENGINE 9, AND ENGINE 3. OKAY, I COPY. ONCE I GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THERE, I THINK WELL BE ALRIGHT. BUT IF THE EU IS IN QUARTERS ALSO, ILL TAKE THAT. BATTALION 9B, DISCONFIRMING BDU. NEGATIVE. EU HELICOPTER OUT OF HEMET.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT TUE JUL 21 1:49 PM FIREFIGHTER, IC. GOT AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WIND AND TERRAIN. IM PROBABLY PUSHING ABOUT 5 TO 10 ACRES NOW WITH A MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RATE OF SPREAD. GO AHEAD AND START ME 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST. FIREFIGHTER, COPY OF YOUR REQUEST FOR 5 ADDITIONAL IMMEDIATE NEEDS CLOSEST ENGINES.
SOURCE: SCANNER REPORTER:SCMALERT SCANNER AUDIO IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THIS HOUR
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The Ojai Raptor Center intended to post Jackie updates as they became available, but they report that Facebook has removed their update posts and restricted their account. It looks like their Instagram account has been blocked also. It seems the recent upsurge in their web traffic has triggered some sort of security measures.
An update from Ojai Raptor Center this morning. They are still waiting on results for any sign of lead, zinc or rodenticide levels. Jackie is anemic and has inflammation affecting her kidneys. They are unsure of the underlying issue causing these symptoms. The center is working with several specialist veterinarians to determine the best supportive care for the moment.
We loved hearing that Jackie has more energy this morning. She is mad and fighting the staff… That’s our Jackie, a strong and mighty eagle!
She is eating well with assistance and is even picking up food on her own. She is still standing up and perching.
They did do x-rays and there were no fishing hooks, sinkers or other metal objects observed.
We will keep updating you the minute we hear any new information. Thank you for your support, well wishes to Jackie and the entire eagle family.
And please, no one post a reply about how they can't be sure because there was no band on the bird, blah blah blah. Come on! No one's seen Jackie in Big Bear since that day. So why not add 2+2 and say, "Jackie, we wish you a speedy recovery and can't wait for you to return to Big Bear."
This isn't meant to be disrespectful toward anyone, but - well - the whole thing about maintaining secrecy regarding the eagles identity? Maybe I'm the only one here, but... it just struck me as funny! A cartoon caption appeared: "In order to assure privacy, the name of the victim is being withheld pending next of kin." Ahh, I guess it offered a bit of comic relief during these tense global times...
This is from the FOBBV Facebook poge @ 3hrs ago: Friends of Big Bear Valley and Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam
UPDATE: We have been in contact with the rehab facility this morning. Jackie is stable and they are waiting on diagnostic results that can take several days. When we have additional information, we will post it here. Jackie is a strong eagle and we as a community will get through this. Meanwhile, Shadow is an excellent mate and father, he continues to care for Sandy and Luna while protecting the nest and territory.Thank you all for your kind words and well wishes for Jackie.The FOBBV Team
Speaking of eagles, is there any definitive info as to: 1) Whether or not Jackie is the rescued bird; 2) If so, the bird's present condition; 3) If recovery is successful, an estimate of the bird's return to this valley.
[UPDATE] TRAFFIC ACCIDENT in GREEN VALLEY LAKE Occupants Out Of The Vehicle. No Patients Trapped. Can Handle With Engine 271 And Medic Ambulance 50. Cancel The Balance Of The Response. DETAILS: [Click Here]