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Shingletown Emergency Radio - Core Areas Plan

Shingletown Emergency Radio(SER-CAP)

PARTICIPANTS MUST CONSULT THIS PAGE FOR PLAN UPDATES,    AFTER ACTION REPORTS (FIRES, LOST PERSON SEARCH, POWER OUTAGES, SNOW STORMS, ...); PRACTICE NETS, DRILLS,   ETC..

 Current Reports and After Action:   Current Page.  

 Prior Reports and After Action:  007 006 AAA    006 BBB   006   005 004  003   002  001

 
REPORTS / AFTER ACTION - MOST RECENT 

SER REPORT OF NET OPERATIONS:      2025  09 11   Activation: 1900 hours

NET TIME (DURATION FROM TONE OUT TO DEACTIVATION):      17 Min. Approx.                    

AREAS / NEIGHBORHOODS  REPORTING:  5

Stations Reporting:   20   (80 DATA POINTS)

Agenda:   SITREP.      QWA PROCEDURE.                      

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

Areas Reporting

# Stations

Identifiers

MW DIV 2 N               

Stns reporting: 4

 

VL  DIV  3 N  (1 Ham)

Stns reporting: 13

VL:   F1  F7  F2  F8  L10  L9  L3  L4  S6  S7 B1  B7  I1

  Stations at Pioneer       Pizza Shingleown

Stns reporting: 0

 

LH  DIV  3 N

Stns reporting: 1

 

WH DIV  3 S   (1 Ham) SWE

Stns reporting: 1

 

STARLITE        (1 Ham – listens only)

Stns reporting: 0

Station advised he heard  55 best with 57 readable. During winter 55 may not be operating due to snow and non charging of panels.

SITES  DIV 3 N

Stns reporting: 0

QXX

REST AREA DIV 3 N             MWM

Stns reporting: 1

 

Net Control / Net Structure

CONTROL (EROC 9)

B1

BACK UP  (EROC 9)

F1

160 TC        

F1

MAPPING 1            

F1

FIRE CONTROL 

 

9 RELAY WEST

 

CAL FIRE 20       

F7

MAPPING 2

F2

 

 

9 RELAY EAST

 

 

 

 

 

Control Operator at  Control Point                                                K6PDS

55 RELAY   (Latour Rptr)

F1

55 SILENT

 

TRIANG 1

 

57 RELAY   (Village Rptr)

F1

57 SILENT

 

TRIANG 2

 

 

 

56 RELAY    

 

56 SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

58 RELAY

 

58 SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

61 RELAY

 

61 SILENT

 

 

 

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.

 

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.
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.

SER REPORT OF NET OPERATIONS:      2025  09 04   Activation: 1900 hours

NET TIME (DURATION FROM TONE OUT TO DEACTIVATION):      10 -11 Min. Approx.      

AREAS / NEIGHBORHOODS  REPORTING:  5

Stations Reporting:   17   (68 DATA POINTS)

Agenda:   SITREP.      QWA PROCEDURE.          

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

Areas Reporting

# Stations

Identifiers

MW DIV 2 N               

Stns reporting: 4

 

VL  DIV  3 N  (1 Ham)

Stns reporting: 10

VL:   F1  F7  S6  S7  I1  F2  F8   B1  B7  G7

  Stations at Pioneer       Pizza Shingleown

Stns reporting: 0

 

LH  DIV  3 N

Stns reporting: 1

 

WH DIV  3 S   (1 Ham) SWE

Stns reporting: 1

 

STARLITE        (1 Ham – listens only)

Stns reporting: 0

 

SITES  DIV 3 N

Stns reporting: 0

QXX

REST AREA DIV 3 N             MWM

Stns reporting: 1

 

Net Control / Net Structure

CONTROL (EROC 9)

F1

BACK UP  (EROC 9)

 

160 TC        

F1

MAPPING 1            

F1

FIRE CONTROL 

 

9 RELAY WEST

 

CAL FIRE 20       

F7

MAPPING 2

F2

 

 

9 RELAY EAST

 

 

 

 

 

Control Operator at  Control Point  

                                             K6PDS

55 RELAY   (Latour Rptr)

F8

55 SILENT

 

TRIANG 1

 

57 RELAY   (Village Rptr)

F8

57 SILENT

 

TRIANG 2

 

 

 

56 RELAY    

 

56 SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

58 RELAY

 

58 SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

61 RELAY

 

61 SILENT

 

 

 

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.

 

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).

 

 

SER REPORT OF NET OPERATIONS:      2025  08 28   Activation: 1900 hours

NET TIME (DURATION FROM TONE OUT TO DEACTIVATION):      15 Min. Approx.                    

AREAS / NEIGHBORHOODS  REPORTING:  4

Stations Reporting:   21   (84 DATA POINTS)

Agenda:   SITREP.      QWA PROCEDURE.                     

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

Areas Reporting

# Stations

Identifiers

MW DIV 2 N               

Stns reporting: 3

 

VL  DIV  3 N  (1 Ham)

Stns reporting: 15

VL:   F1  F7  F2  F8  I1 E1  L3  L4  S6  S7  F14  B1  B7  E4 G7

  Stations at Pioneer       Pizza Shingleown

Stns reporting: 0

 

LH  DIV  3 N

Stns reporting: 1

 

WH DIV  3 S   (1 Ham)

Stns reporting: qxx

 

STARLITE        (1 Ham – listens only)

Stns reporting: 0

 

SITES  DIV 3 N

Stns reporting: 2

..

REST AREA DIV 3 N             MWM

Stns reporting: qxx

 

Net Control / Net Structure

CONTROL (EROC 9)

B1

BACK UP  (EROC 9)

F1

160 TC        

F1

MAPPING 1            

F1

FIRE CONTROL 

 

9 RELAY WEST

 

CAL FIRE 20       

F7

MAPPING 2

F2

 

 

9 RELAY EAST

 

 

 

 

 

Control Operator at  Control Point                                                K6PDS

55 RELAY   (Latour Rptr)

F8

55 SILENT

 

TRIANG 1

 

57 RELAY   (Village Rptr)

F8

57 SILENT

 

TRIANG 2

 

 

 

56 RELAY    

 

56 SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

58 RELAY

 

58 SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

61 RELAY

 

61 SILENT

 

 

 

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.

 

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.

 - 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).

 - 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.

 - 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.  

 - 2-2 Incident Location approx  -121.920   40.681;  Near Fern (approx 4 miles North of Whitmore); Approx  13 Miles North of Village.

 - Forwards Incident  Approx  -121.710  40.427   Approx 6.3 Miles South of Highway 44 and 3.9 Miles East of digger Butte.

 - Franciscan Incident  34 acres (per watch duty) with electrical outages.   Location approx -122.176  40.468. Approx 11.4 miles WSW of Midway.

 - 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.

 

 

 

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.

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".

 

SER REPORT OF NET OPERATIONS:      2025  08 21   Activation: 1900 hours

NET TIME (DURATION FROM TONE OUT TO DEACTIVATION):      10 Min. Approx.                    

AREAS / NEIGHBORHOODS  REPORTING:  5

Stations Reporting:   19   (76 DATA POINTS)

Agenda:   SITREP.      QWA PROCEDURE.                      

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

Areas Reporting

# Stations

Identifiers

MW DIV 2 N               

Stns reporting: 2

 

VL  DIV  3 N  (1 Ham)

Stns reporting: 13

VL:   F1  F7  F2  F8  I1  L3  L4 B1 B7 E1 G7 S6 S7

  Stations at Pioneer       Pizza Shingleown

Stns reporting: 0

 

LH  DIV  3 N

Stns reporting: 0

 

WH DIV  3 S   (1 Ham)

Stns reporting: 1

 

STARLITE        (1 Ham – listens only)

Stns reporting: 0

 

SITES  DIV 3 N

Stns reporting: 2

..

REST AREA DIV 3 N             MWM

Stns reporting: 1

 

Net Control / Net Structure

CONTROL (EROC 9)

F1

BACK UP  (EROC 9)

 

160 TC        

F1

MAPPING 1            

F1

FIRE CONTROL 

 

9 RELAY WEST

 

CAL FIRE 20       

F7

MAPPING 2

F2

 

 

9 RELAY EAST

 

 

 

 

 

Control Operator at  Control Point  

                                             K6PDS

55 RELAY   (Latour Rptr)

F8

55 SILENT

 

TRIANG 1

 

57 RELAY   (Village Rptr)

F8

57 SILENT

 

TRIANG 2

 

 

 

56 RELAY    

 

56 SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

58 RELAY

 

58 SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

61 RELAY

 

61 SILENT

 

 

 

After Action: