DOT 184-05 Kris Kringle Sign Open Skies Agreement

DOT 184-05
Wednesday, December 21, 2005


U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta And North Pole’s
Kris Kringle Sign Open Skies Agreement

Agreement Gives Santa Greater Access to Rooftops of Good Kids Everywhere

Just in time for Christmas, Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and the North Pole’s Kris Kringle, a.k.a. Santa Claus, signed an Open Skies aviation agreement in Washington, D.C. today, giving Santa and his team of reindeer greater access to the rooftops of good kids everywhere.

For years, Santa had been required to make an annual request to the Secretary of Transportation for a special flight certificate in order to deliver his Christmas goodies. With this new agreement, it will be easier for Santa to finish his job all in one night.

“Santa can now focus on making his list and checking it twice, without the hassle of government paperwork,” said Secretary Mineta. “Thanks to this agreement, the only time he needs to worry about Red Tape is if he wants to use it to wrap presents.”

The Open Skies agreement signed by Secretary Mineta and Santa Claus noted Santa’s safe and efficient toy delivery operation that enables him to bring joy to millions of children in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all U.S. territories, all without impact to air traffic carrying travelers to their holiday destinations.

“Now it’s just HO HO HO and off I go,” exclaimed the Jolly Old Elf. “The reindeer and I look forward to checking this item off of our list for good,” he said.

Mineta said the decision was helped by a flood of public comments offered by Santa advocates from all over the nation. Thousands of letters were sent to the Department of Transportation and to the North Pole encouraging each party to complete these important negotiations before Santa’s yearly trip, he said.

“Santa’s Elves are tough negotiators,” Mineta noted. “But, in the end, we were able to arrive at an agreement that will benefit children of all ages.”

Oregon Plans for StateWide Trunk System

State of Oregon Plan for StateWide Trunk System useing P25 buy 2010

New Buss Word is : interoperable communications

The The Oregon State Interoperability Executive Council or (SIEC)

WebPage http://www.oregon.gov/SIEC/index.shtml



The following is the SIEC’s guide for programming the FCC designated interoperability
(I/O) channels into existing radios and all new radios that are added to any system.
Due to space limitations in some radios, it may not be possible to program all of the I/O
channels into all radios. In that case, at a minimum, the calling channel and the first
tactical channel should be programmed. The frequencies listed are in each of the
three bands and are listed by order of priority, with highest priority shown at the top of
the list. They are to be programmed into the radios with the highest priority first, as space
permits.
Note: As of January 1, 2005, existing systems on these channels and those existing
systems on the adjacent channels become secondary to these interoperability
channels. In the event of interference, existing systems must cease use when
interference occurs to interoperability channels.

VHF Radios
Channel (MHz) Label Description
155.7525 base/mobile VCALL National Calling
151 .1375 base/mobile VTAC 1 National Tactical
154.4525 base/mobile VTAC 2 National Tactical
158.7375 base/mobile VTAC 3 National Tactical
159.4725 base/mobile VTAC 4 National Tactical

UHF Radios
Channel (MHz) Label Description
453.2125 Base/mobile UCALLa National Calling
458.2125 mobile UCALL National Calling
453.4625 base/mobile UTAC 1 a National Tactical
458.4625 mobile UTAC 1 National Tactical
453.7125 base/mobile UTAC 2a National Tactical
458.7125 mobile UTAC 2 National Tactical
453.8625 base/mobile UTAC 3a National Tactical
458.8625 mobile UTAC 3 National Tactical

800 MHz Radios
Channel (MHz) Label Description
821/866.0125 ICALL National Calling
821/866.5125 ITAC-1 National Tactical
822/867.0125 ITAC-2 National Tactical
822/867.5125 ITAC-3 National Tactical
823/868.0125 ITAC-4 National Tactical
821/866.3250 OROPS1 Oregon Tactical
821/866.3875 OROPS2 Oregon Tactical
821/866.7500 OROPS3 Oregon Tactical
821/866.7750 OROPS4 Oregon Tactical
821/866.8000 OROPS5 Oregon Tactical
867.5375 STATEOPS-1 Washington Tactical
867.5625 STATEOPS-2 Washington Tactical
867.5875 STATEOPS-3 Washington Tactical
867.6125 STATEOPS-4 Washington Tactical
867.6375 STATEOPS-5 Washington Tactical

AWACS crews watch over president

OVER ARGENTINA -- An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft breaks away from a Mississippi Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker during a presidential support mission here. The Sentry, from the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., deployed to provide airborne surveillance for the Summit. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Corinna M. Jones)

Gene Hughes Retires of Police Call

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HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER RELIEF TFR

CBP P-3, AIRCRAFT CALLSIGN OMAHA 44,
WHICH IS SUPPORTING RELIEF AIR OPERATIONS
DURING 0700-1600 LOCAL IN THE TFR AREA ON
VHF 134.9 OR UHF 282.425 (BACKUP FREQUENCY 123.45)



OMAHA45 FOR FLIGHT ADVISORIES. ADVISORY
FREQUENCY FOR RESCUE OPERATIONS IS VHF 126.875/UHF327.05

Deer Creek Fire Contained

154.175 RMFD
154.190 IVRRD

124.075 Air to Air TFR
133.325 Air Tanker Ops

168.650 NFF
154.830 SO
155.160 SAR
155.805 NSAR
158.820 ODOT
166.350 BLM
171.3875 SNF
154.725 SO TAC

TAC 1
TAC 2
VTAC5
VTAC4
154.100 REC S
155.265 AMR
154.450

Fire Cache System

159.3150 Tac 1
159.2850 Tac 2
159.4050 Tac 3
159.3750 Tac 4
159.4350 Tac 5
159.4650 Input Relay
158.8950 Out Relay
122.9000 Fire Camp LZ.

Rogue Valley Tac Channel's

154.2800 Rogue Valley Tac 1
159.2400 Rogue Valley Tac 2
153.8200 Rogue Valley Tac 3
154.2200 Rogue Valley Tac 4
154.2500 Rogue Valley Tac 5
154.0700 Rogue Valley Tac 6

Deer Creek Conflagration Information

OREGON STATE FIRE MARSHAL INCIDENT ACTIVITY REPORT 1604 hours 08/26/05 Prepared by Donna Disch OSFM REPORT TYPE OF INCIDENT: Conflagration INCIDENT NAME: Deer Creek Fire DATE AND TIME FIRE STARTED: August 25, 2005 @ 1700 For Conflagration: DATE AND TIME CONFLAGRATION DECLARED: August 25, 2005 @ 20:45 requested by Josephine Fire Defense Board Chief Brian Pike. LOCATION: 8 miles north of Cave Junction and a few miles east of Selma, OR. SIZE: 1800 Acres CAUSE: Under investigation STATUS: Active: This fire is burning in grass, brush and timber 8 miles north of Cave Junction and a few miles east of Selma, Oregon. The fire burned briefly in a lowland valley on both sides of Deer Creek Road, then moved onto steeper ground and into a more heavily timbered area. RESIDENCES THREATENED: 102 homes STRUCTURES THREATENED: 225: 102 homes and 123 other buildings RESIDENCES EVACUATED: Voluntary evacuation in place. Per Josephine County Sheriff’s Office: Search and Rescue going door to door on Davis Creek, Elliot Creek and Cheny Creek advising of possible voluntary evacuations if the fire jumps; citizens are not denied entry to their homes, but must show ID to get through. Citizens needing medication may get in their homes. Citizens who leave Davis Creek will not be allowed back in until fire behavior is moderate (involves 6-8 homes). An animal shelter has not been requested. The American Red Cross (ARC) has a shelter open at Illinois Valley High School until not needed. ARC reports 4 used the shelter last night. RESIDENCES LOST: 3 homes; 2 homes have been damaged OTHER STRUCTURES LOST: 12 other buildings are confirmed destroyed; 6 outbuildings have been damaged INJURIES/FATALITIES: None known SPECIAL CONDITIONS: From the time the fire started it was aggressive until 0100 hours when an air inversion decreased temperatures and caused the fire to remain down through early afternoon. As the afternoon progressed, the inversion lifted and the fire became spotty. Fire area is steep rugged terrain with heavy fuel of timber, brush and grass. Winds are 10 – 15 mph with temperatures of 80 – 85 with wind from the west. Humidity is 25-30%. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (S): Oregon Department of Forestry Lead; OSFM structural lead STRUCTURAL INCIDENT COMMANDER: Bill Anderson WILDLAND OR OTHER (STATE WHICH TYPE) INCIDENT COMMANDER: None at this time AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SUPPRESSION: Illinois Valley, Rural Metro, Jackson County Task Force, (includes Medford, Ashland), Grants Pass, Oregon Department of Forestry (primary to mobilized task forces listed below). Federal Agencies – None at this time Other state – California Department of Forestry Other – Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is managing evacuation and traffic control; the ARC has set up Illinois Valley High School as a shelter for evacuation, Josephine County Emergency Management Search and Rescue are notifying citizens of current evacuation status and providing public information. OSFM Resources – Task Force/Strike Team #of Personnel # of Equipment Fire Departments Lane Co – Task Force #1 2 Command Lane County #1 Lane Co – Task Force #1 3 Type II Engine Springfield Lane Co – Task Force #1 2 Type II Tender McKenzie Lane Co – Task Force #1 3 Type II Engine Coburg Lane Co – Task Force #1 4 Type II Engine Goshen Fire Coos Co – Task Force #1 2 T-5 Tender Siuslaw Valley Coos Co – Task Force #1 3 Rar2 Type III Engine Bandon Coos Co – Task Force #1 3 QAI Type II Engine Siuslaw Valley Coos Co – Task Force #1 3 8314 Type II Engine North Bend Coos Co – Task Force #1 5 Type II Engine North Bend Linn County – Task Force #1 2 Command Vehicle Albany/Sweethome Linn County – Task Force #1 2 Tender Brownsville Linn County – Task Force #1 3 Type II Engine Brownsville Linn County – Task Force #1 3 Type III Engine Lebanon Linn County – Task Force #1 3 Type III Engine Sweet Home Linn County – Task Force #1 3 Type III Engine Lebanon Klamath Falls Task Force 1 Command Vehicle Chiloquin Klamath Falls Task Force 3 Type III Engine Chiloquin Klamath Falls Task Force 4 Type I Engine Klamath FD #1 Klamath Falls Task Force 4 Type I Engine Kingsly Field Klamath Falls Task Force 3 Type I Engine Keno Klamath Falls Task Force 2 Tender Klamath County #4 Klamath Falls Task Force Benton County Task Force #1 2 Command Vehicle Corvallis Benton County Task Force #1 2 Tender Corvallis Benton County Task Force #1 3 Type III Engine Corvallis Benton County Task Force #1 4 Type I Engine Alsea Benton County Task Force #1 4 Type I Engine Philomath Benton County Task Force #1 4 Type I Engine Corvallis Marion County – Task Force #1 Pre-Alert Task force: one task force leader with command vehicle, capability to refill own water tanks, three type I or II engines with off-pavement capability, one type III engine and one tender. OSFM INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM: Red Team Position Name Fire Service Agency Administrator or Agency Representative IC Bill Anderson TVF&R Deputy IC Jim Stearns Hermiston IIO Tim Birr/ Elaine Parrott - assisting TVF&R Safety Officer Kent Barnes Redmond FD Planning John Fowler (Steve Frazier-shadow) Pendleton Deputy Planning Al McMahen Sublimity RFPD Resource Unit Leader Charlie Chase OSFM Logistics Scott Goff/ Michelle Stevens - assisting OSFM Finance Bob Wright OSFM Ops Chief John Ketchum Keno Deputy Ops Tay Robertson Sisters Div/Grp Supervisors Doug Koellermeier/Dale Ledyard/Doug Myers Communications Unit Bruce Bjerke/Brian Fritsen ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Expanded Blossom Fire Incident Command for Deer Creek Incident Command Deer Creek has been declared a FEMA fire: http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=4785 Staging area is Hwy 199; turn on to Deer Creek Rd 2.5 miles to Selmac Lake OSFM website: http://egov.oregon.gov/OOHS/SFM OSFM website conflagration information: http://egov.oregon.gov/OOHS/SFM/docs/Comm_Ed/WUI/WUIR_1_Conflagration_Impact.pdf Road Closures: Deer Creek Rd between Hwy 199 and Dryden; Indian Creek Rd (Off of Draper Valley). 10% contained Operational tactics include aggressive air attacks with retardant and bucket drops with dozer and hand line construction. Fire has potential to expand over 700 acres (1800 + 700 = 2500), depending on wind. Growth potential is high due to difficult (steep) terrain. Fire is on mix of private and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land.

Expanded Blossom Fire Incident Command for Deer Creek Incident Command

Deer Creek Road Fire

5 NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 421737N/1233312W


Deer Creek Fire burns at least four homes in Southern Oregon

08/26/2005 kgw.com

By JEFF BARNARD / Associated Press

A fast-moving wildfire burned at least four homes Thursday in a rural area of southwest Oregon.

The Deer Creek fire, which began Thursday afternoon, had burned at least 1,500 acres of dense forest mixed with homes a few miles east of the rural community of Selma, said Illinois Valley Fire District spokeswoman Sandy Humphfries.

Residents of 30 to 40 homes in the area were urged to evacuate. About 200 firefighters, four air tankers, four bulldozers and three helicopters were battling the blaze.

Chip Warner and his wife, Suzie, stood at an intersection and watched as the fire burned up Crook's Creek toward their home.

"My wife grabbed what she could before they evacuated her," said Chip Warner, a construction worker who once served as a volunteer firefighter. "The black smoke means a structure fire. Look at that puff of black smoke. That's right in our neck of the woods."

Warner said he and his wife have spent the last four years thinning the woods on their 10-acre property.

"When you live in the sticks, it's always an issue, but you don't expect it to happen to you," he added.

The Deer Creek fire was burning a few miles south of U.S. Highway 199, and several miles from the massive 2002 Biscuit fire, which burned 500,000 acres and threatened 17,000 residents of the Illinois Valley.

Illinois Valley Fire Chief Harry Rich said the cause of the Deer Creek fire was under investigation.

154.830 SO
155.160 SAR
155.805 Nat SAR
151.1450 ODF Dis.
151.3100 Air Ground
159.2400 Tac

154.1900 IVFD
154.1750 RMFD
154.2500 Tac 5 Lake Shore Ops
154.0700 Tac 6 Deer Creek Ops

166.350 BLM

122.925 IV Airport
124.075 Air to Air
168.650 Nat FF

GOOGLE Map

Oregon TFR

• 123.025 IRISH SPRINGS FIRE JUNTURA, OR VAIL BLM DISPATCH

• 122.225 MULE PEAK FIRE LE GRANDE, OR VAIL BLM DISPATCH

• 125.550 DRY CABIN FIRE JOHN DAY, OR MALHEUR NF

• 123.400 SIMPSON FIRE KLAMATH FALLS, OR ODF

• 132.3250 BLOSSOM COMPLEX AGNESS, OR SISKIYOU NF

• 124.0750 RIGHT SARDINE FIRE MEDFORD ,OR ODF
  

The Blossom Complex

AGNESS, OR, July 31, 2005 -- The Blossom Complex remains as he number one fire in the nation and is getting all of the resources needed to support suppression activities. The complex is estimated at 971 acres, and is 15% contained. Currently, there are 555 people assigned to the complex. This total includes twenty-one, twenty person hand crews, 4 heavy-lift helicopters, one medium-lift helicopter and 2 light helicopters.

Heavy and medium-lift helicopters are primarily utilized for dropping water on the fire, while the light helicopters are used to observe fire behavior, scout future line locations, and to re-supply crews utilizing cargo sling-loads. Today the main helibase will be moved from Merlin to Powers. This move will facilitate efficiency in operations, as a shorter turn around time for refueling means that more effective water drops can be made on the Blossom Fire. Morning flight operations should not be affected by smoke or coastal fog by moving to Powers.

Fire crews continue to construct fireline and monitor established fireline on the Blossom Complex, located approximately 12 miles northeast of Agness, Oregon. The complex consists of three lightning-caused fires that started on July 21.

Crews will continue to patrol the fire perimeter and mop-up the edges of the Solitude Fire (128 acres), working into the interior. Firefighters will monitor the 8-acre Huggins Fire from the air and with a squad of firefighters on the ground today as it was declared controlled on Friday.

The Blossom Fire (estimated at 835 acres) still poses unique challenges to fire managers as they plan to safely suppress the fire north of the Rogue River and east of Blossom Creek. Vegetation that burned incompletely in previous days has the potential to re-burn. Crews have constructed and are holding the fire line along the northwest portion of the fire along Panther Ridge. Today several crews will utilize wood chippers to reduce the brush and ladder fuels along roads northwest of the fire to improve access and create a more defensible fireline. Other crews are constructing containment line along the west flank, and scouting locations along the east flank to safely halt progress of the fire.

A forecast for cooler temperatures and higher humidities on Monday is good news for firefighters. Technicians from the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, have installed two temporary RAWS (Remote Automatic Weather Stations) that will link to two existing area RAWS. The weather stations assist fire behavior analysts and meteorologists to predict fuel and fire weather conditions. For more information and maps of the fire, please visit our web site at: www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue-siskiyou and click on Current Fire Information (Smokey Bear sign along the right side of the page).

SIMPSON FIRE :OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY KLAMATH FALLS

123.400 Air to Air

WASSON FIRE OREGON DEPT OF FORESTRY-CENTRAL POINT

By Mail Tribune 27-Jul-2005

A SEMI TRUCK AND TRACTOR, WHICH WRECKED ON HIGHWAY 140 TUESDAY, IS THE CAUSE OF A FIRE BURNING MORE THAN 100 ACRES EAST OF WHITE CITY.

THE ROGUE VALLEY'S LARGEST WILDFIRE OF THE YEAR WAS BEING ATTACKED TUESDAY WITH AN AIR TANKER DROPPING FLAME RETARDANT, AS WELL AS 3 HELICOPTERS DUMPING BUCKETS OF WATER.

THE BLAZE BEGAN ABOUT 2:30 THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 27. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH.

151.1750
151.3400 white net air to ground
151.3400 red net
159.2400 tac 2 or OREGON NICS
158.895 Fire Camp
124.0750 air to air

UPDATE : 07/29/05

More Info Oregon Department of Forestry Type 2 Incident Management Team will took over operations on July 28, 2005. Fire is threatening BLM sites, Spotted Owl nest sites and Peregrine Falcon nest sites.

Resources

Total People 427

Crw-1* 0

Crw-2** 13

Helicopter 7

Fire Engines 18

Team Type*** 2

Web Page Wasson Fire

BLOSSOM COMPLEX, Siskiyou National Forest

132.3250 Air to Air
168.650 NFF
171.3875 Dispacth
415.5750 Link
151.1450 ODF
151.3400 Red Net
151.1300 White net

BLOSSOM COMPLEX, Siskiyou National Forest. A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Paul)
has been ordered. This complex is 25 miles northeast of Gold Beach, OR in timber. Extremely
rugged terrain with rolling debris is impeding containment efforts. Short runs and sustained
backing fire were reported.

Update 07/26/05

188 acres at zero percent contained. This complex comprised of the Huggins, Blossom and Solitude fires is 25 miles northeast of Gold Beach. Lodges along the Rogue Wild and Senic River are threatened. Extremely rugged terrain with rolling debris is impeding containment efforts.

This is a complex of three fires. Huggins-8 acres, Solutude-62 acres, Blossom-118 acres

Total People 161

Crw-1* 3

Crw-2** 3

Helicopter 4

Fire Engines 0

Team Type*** 2 Incident Management Team

Update 07/27/05

OR-SIF-011 Blossom Complex 226 acres 3% containment
This complex consists of three fires. They are the Blossom Fire 148 ac, the Solitude Fire 70 ac, and the Huggins Fire
8 ac. All of the fires are burning in the Wild Rogue Wilderness approximately 25 miles NE of Gold Beach, OR. The
Solitude and Huggins fires are on the south side of the Rouge River, while the most problematic fire, the Blossom Fire,
is on the north side of the river. ORCA Incident Management Team (Paul) is committed. Approximately 16 lodges and
residences along and 24 outbuildings are threatened by these fires. Plans call for containment and mop up of the
Huggins Fire, the completion of structure protection, and line construction on the Solitude Fire.

UPDATE: 07/29/05

This is a complex of three fires. Huggins-8 acres, Solutude-123 acres, Blossom-492 acres. The Huggins fire is in mop up status.

Resources

Total People 482

Crw-1* 6

Crw-2** 9

Helicopter 5

Fire Engines 2

Team Type*** 2

Tanker 62 Medford Airtanker Base

ODF Airtanker 62 is stationed at the Medford Airtanker Base

Southwest Oregon District - Medford Unit

TFR Freqs Victor

FREQ FIRE NAME CITY\STATE

118.775 DAVENPORT FIRE PIE TOWN, NM
122.225 GOLDWATER SENTINEL, AZ
122.425 AZTEC FIRE PATAGONIA, AZ
122.500 FORT YUKON, AL
122.575 SOBOBA OBOBA, CA
123.400 THREE FIRE SUNFLOWER, AZ.
126.325 PERKINS ARLINGTON, AZ
130.200 PARADISE FIRE MORONGO VALLEY, CA.
134.725 CAVE CREEK FIRE PHOENIX, AZ
135.625 COTTONWOOD CASA ADOBES, AZ

Boatnik

Boatnik OPS 151.630 ,151.955
Race Comand 151.100 ( Josephine County Roads freq)
Joephine County SAR 155.160
State SAR NET 155.805 Parking Gate OPS

AMR 155.265
GPPS Police 155.0100
GPPS Fire 154.3850

Josephine SO 154.8300

Lighting Storm May 27, 2005

Lighting started and 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM and sum small fires mostly trees strikes and ground fire with heaving rain fall ....

ODF 151.145 Grants Pass Unit
GPS 154.385
RM 154.175
IVR 154.190

Protesters Fiddler Timber Sale

Protesters blocked the green bridge for Week

IVFD 154.190

JCSO 154.830

RMFD 154.175

U.S. Navy Selects US101 for Next Presidential Helicopter

On Friday, January 28 at 5 p.m., the U.S. Navy announced it had selected the US101 as the next "Marine One" helicopter for the President of the United States.

Lockheed Martin-led Team US101 will build and equip the US101 medium-lift helicopter to provide a safe and secure "Oval Office in the Sky" for the President.

A proven product, representing the lowest risk solution to the President, the US101 is a modern military helicopter equipped with triple-redundant systems – including three powerful engines – and the capacity for further capability growth over time.

The US101 helicopter program will create and sustain thousands of jobs across the United States

I 5 Close due to Snow

I 5 Close at 11:30pm 01/07/05 Friday night .... Reopen 9:00 am and then open for 100 4 wheel drive Cars chains at time .....

At Time over 500 + car and 200 18 wheeler's ......

154.785 OSP
154.830 Jos SO
158.820 ODOT
151.055 ODOT
155.010 GPPS

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