FOUND Kati Kim and daughters

Kati, and daughters are found in Black Bar in Agness Oregon .

James left on Saturday for help...

Kati and Daughter were Airlift to Merill Airport and transport by AMR to TRH

SAR OPS 155.805

Air to Air 123.450

Search For KIM Family in Bear Camp Road

12/04/2006 Grants Pass, Oregon

Josephine and Jackson County SAR Team heading back to Bear Camp Road Area due to Cell phone Id to Glendale Cell Phone Tower.

155.805 SAR Base
154.830 Josephine SO

James Kim Search Move to Josephine County

Look like Search move to Bear Camp Road Area . Road area is a white knuckle drive in the summer, looks like sort cut to Oregon Coast but if you like 30 feet roadway make of hard ball and 10 feet of Snow .....

Josephine SO 154.830
Josephine SAR 155.160
Oregon State SAR 155.805
OSP 155.785
Grants Pass Airport 122.800
Rogue Valley Airport 124.300 App/Dep Tower 119.400

FAA TC 121.400 , 124.650 , 135.150

Family missing after trip to Oregon

A San Francisco couple who took a road trip with their two young daughters to spend Thanksgiving in the Pacific Northwest did not return as expected Monday and are now considered missing.

San Francisco police are asking the public's help in locating James and Kati Kim and their two daughters, Penelope, 4, and Sabine, 7 months. The family was last seen in Portland, Ore., on Saturday.

"It is really unusual for them not to call,'' said Ryan Lee, a longtime friend who had brunch with the family Saturday in Portland. "I don't want to let myself think that they are hurt. Apparently, I was the last person who knows them to see them, which is freaky.''

The Kims told Lee that they planned to stop by a clothing boutique in Portland, then drive to Gold Beach on the southern Oregon coast. They told him they had a hotel reservation there for Saturday night, Lee said.

"That was the last I heard from them,'' he said.

It is not known whether the family showed up at the hotel.

James Kim, 35, a senior editor at CNET, lives with his wife and daughters in Noe Valley. The couple own two small stores in San Francisco -- Doe, a clothing store on lower Haight Street, and the Church Street Apothecary in Noe Valley, which sells baby goods and organic skin care products.

Eva Kim, James' sister in San Francisco, said she last spoke to the family the day before Thanksgiving.

She said the family spent Thanksgiving night in Seattle with James' uncle and aunt, Clint and June Youn.

"We had a turkey dinner -- everybody was happy,'' said Clint Youn by phone Thursday night. "I'm very worried, but I'm waiting for good news. I hope nothing happened.''

Two days later, the family met with Lee for brunch in Portland.

"I hadn't seen them in about a year, so we had a lot to catch up on,'' said Lee, a customer support representative who moved to Portland from San Francisco two years ago. "We sat around and ate brunch and played with the kids. ... Everything was fine. They seemed happy, they talked about someday moving to Portland, getting a change from San Francisco.''

Back in San Francisco, Charlene Wright, an employee of the Apothecary store who was house-sitting for the Kims, had expected to hear from them Monday.

"Normally when Kati is out of town, she calls the store five or more times a day,'' said Wright. "But she didn't call'' Monday.

By Tuesday, Wright began to worry, and Wednesday morning, she filed a missing person's report.

Wright said authorities have told her that the last outgoing calls from the Kims' cell phone were Saturday around 2 p.m.

"Everyone has a theory ranging from the not positive to the overly optimistic,'' said Wright. "The prevailing theory is that they got caught in bad weather and can't phone.''

The Kims were driving a 2005 silver Saab station wagon with a personalized California license plate, "DOESF.''

San Francisco police ask that anyone with information on the family's whereabouts contact Inspector Angela Martin of the Missing Persons Unit at (415) 558-5508, or the operations center at (415) 553-1071.

City of Grants Pass 2 New Fire Stations

17-17 GRANTS PASS
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,767 53.90
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,933 46.10
Total . . . . . . . . . 10,700
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 3
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 593

Two new Fire Station one on the Parkway and Redwood and three engines.

BOULDER INCIDENT FIRE

124.075 (BOULDER INCIDENT FIRE)US FOREST SERVICE MEDFORD FIRE CENTER

Oregon State Police Dodge Chargers

The OSP's Patrol Services Division recently purchased 45 2006 Dodge Chargers for patrolling Oregon highways. Forty-three new Dodge Chargers will be marked in the familiar "OSP Blue" body color with bright yellow graphics, door star emblems, and overhead light bars. Two vehicles will be equipped unmarked patrol vehicles as part of the Department's Aggressive Driving Plan program.

Siskiyou National Forest L Street Compound Closed

L street radio shop sign off the air today 2:14 pm 171.3875 .....

75 plus years L street Compound is Closing and moving to Medford Oregon

L Street Compound was built by CCC

Omni Air International Air Tanker

Omni Air International has converted a DC-10 into an aerial tanker. After a successful test, the FAA certified this aircraft for firefighting.

DC-10 backed by an Oklahoma air-charter company, Omni Air International, and fitted with a tank built by Erickson Air-Crane of Central Point.

DC-10 hauls 12,000 gallons of water in a tank strapped to its underside. Conventional air tankers haul up to about 3,000 gallons a flight.

REACH Air Medical Services CORVALLIS, OR

CORVALLIS, OR – March 8, 2006— REACH Air Medical Services (REACH) is extending its emergency helicopter service to the Mid-Valley area of Oregon to serve the emergent air medical transport needs of the surrounding communities.

REACH’s new base, located at Corvallis Municipal Airport, will provide more rapid response to patients in need of emergent air medical flights from the scene of accidents or from hospitals throughout the region.

“We’re excited to be able to extend our services to Oregon,” said REACH CEO, Jim Adams. “For some time REACH has been aware of the growing need for local helicopter air ambulance services to the Greater Corvallis Area.”

“REACH will be working in concert with Cal-Ore Life Flight, based in Brookings,Oregon,” added Adams. “Cal-Ore, which has been transporting patients since 1988, currently provides ground and airplane patient transport services.” Having established a collegial relationship, the companies will be able to offer the combined strength of full-spectrum patient transport services: ground, airplane and helicopter medical transport services.

REACH’s new base brings life-saving emergency air transportation to a region that has not had a dedicated air ambulance presence. REACH will assist trauma victims who are far from the region’s emergency facilities. In addition, the new base places a helicopter closer to the hospitals most often requesting a facility-to-facility transfer for patients in need of specialty emergency care.

“We know time is of the essence when it comes to saving lives,” continued Adams. “FromCorvallis, we will be able to help the visitors and citizens of the Mid-Valley area to emergently access the advanced care they may need.”

The new service will be established and available for service in early spring of 2006.

“We are well into the process of State EMS Aircraft licensing and securing medical and aviation crew quarters at the CorvallisAirport,” commented Adams. “We anticipate a Mid-May launch of this vital service.”

About REACH Air Medical Services: REACH Air Medical Services (www.reachairambulance.com) is headquartered in Santa Rosa, Calif., and provides helicopter and fixed wing patient transportation for critically ill and injured patients from eight California base locations.

Since REACH’s inception in 1987, the company has performed more than 28,000 air ambulance missions and has developed regional specialties in serving pediatric and neonatal patients. REACH offers a membership program, REACH for LIFE.

REACH was one of the first air transport programs to be fully CAMTS accredited (www.camts.org) and has one of the most aggressive safety programs in the air ambulance industry. REACH was the first air ambulance company to receive FAA approval to respond in low-visibility conditions using established GPS routing procedures. REACH continues to be a leader in air ambulance safety, having installed Night Vision Goggle technology into all of its helicopter aircraft fleet.

REACH is privately owned and operated.

Redwood Empire Air Care Helicopter

OSP Car Totaled By Pine Tree

By KTVZ.com news sources

An unoccupied Oregon State Police patrol car received substantial damage Sunday when high winds caused a 40-foot tree to fall onto it in the Gilchrist area, troopers said.

The OSP Ford Crown Victoria patrol car was parked at the Gilchrist-area residence of an off-duty trooper when a lodgepole pine tree fell onto its roof. Preliminary estimate indicates the patrol car was totaled as a result of the damage.

Lt. Steve Nork, OSP-Klamath Falls, estimated the tree was approximately 40 feet tall and about 12 inches in diameter at its base.

Evergreen Supertanker Tour

Evergreen has invested 3 years and over $40 million of its own money to develop a multi-mission aerial application platform capable of responding to firefighting, weather modification, biochemical decontamination, and oil spill response missions worldwide.

Mission Profiles Include:
• Firefighting
• Weather Modification
• Biochemical Decontamination
• Oil Spill Containment

Evergreen Supertanker Tour

Sexton Mtn. fire lookout destroyed, gear damaged

The Oregon State Police Arson & Explosive Section is asking for the public's help in getting tips regarding investigation of a fire and related criminal mischief to numerous buildings and communication equipment on Sexton Mountain in southern Oregon.

As part of the damage the Oregon Department of Forestry fire lookout was destroyed, and Josephine County 9-1-1 and Wolf Creek Fire Department antennas were damaged, impacting emergency communications.

Sometime between 9:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, unknown person(s) were involved in activity on Sexton Mountain that led to the criminal mischief and fire damage to buildings, communication towers and equipment. The damage was discovered on April 2nd about 7:30 a.m.

Buildings and communications equipment property of Oregon Department of Forestry, Josephine County, Wolf Creek Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service, Freedom Communications, and a private ham radio operator were damaged. Preliminary damage estimates are over $100,000.

OSP Arson & Explosive detectives are conducting an investigation are asking for the public's help with information that will lead to identifying suspects in this case. There is no evidence at the scene indicating the fire and associated damage is related to any eco-terrorist activity.

The location of the incident is approximately 7 miles east of Interstate 5 off Old Highway 99 near Jumpoff Joe Creek north of Grants Pass.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact Oregon State Police Southern Communications Center at (541) 776-6111.

Questions regarding Department of Forestry interests should be directed to Dan Postrel at (503) 945-7420.

ODF Sexton Lookout destroyed

Monday, 03 April 2006
An Oregon Department of Forestry lookout on
Mt. Sexton was destroyed over the weekend
and Oregon State Police are asking for
help to catch the parties responsible.

Numerous buildings and communication
equipment on the mountain were destroyed
sometime between nine and ten thirty p.m.
on Saturday night. Preliminary damage estimates
exceed one hundred thousand dollars.
The location of the incident is 7 miles
east of I-5 off old Highway 99 near
Jumpoff Joe Creek,north of Grants Pass.

OSP Arson & Explosive Detectives
are conducting an investigation
and are asking for the public's help with
information that will lead to identifying
suspects in this case. Anyone with information
is asked to contact

Oregon State Police Southern
Communications Center at (541) 776-611

7th street Bridge Closed for 22 Days

Grants pass Oregon

The 7th St bridge at Park St. will be closed from April 3 to April 24. Expect delays, use alternate routes during peak travel times. All work is weather dependant. Work continues at Park, Lewis, and 6th st. delay + 20 minutes

traffic grid lock ......

155.4750 OSP OPS
154.7850

Air Life of Oregon New Eurocopter EC-145

Sisters Airport Monday, April 10

Air Life of Oregon to provide orientation and safety training on the new EC-145 helicopter for local emergency medical services agencies

An Air Life of Oregon crew (flight nurse, respiratory therapist and pilot) will fly the program's new EC-145 helicopter to Sisters to orient emergency medical service personnel to the new helicopter Monday, April 10. The orientation will take place at 6:00 p.m. at the Sisters Airport. The public is invited to attend and view this new valuable resource for the community.

The crew will demonstrate how to load and unload patients, introduce added safety features of the EC-145 and demonstrate the physical landing zone requirements needed for the new helicopter. The orientation and training schedule will be coordinated by Bill Porter, RN, EMT-P and Clinical Operations Manager for Air Life. Air Life's 15-year-old Bell 222UT will retire shortly. With parts getting harder to locate and expensive, the program spent two and a half years to research the best choice for replacing the helicopter.

Photos at http://www.duaneanderson.net/n885al



Eurocopter EC-145 photo By Duane Anderson Coryright 2006











15-year-old Bell 222UT will retire shortly

Pirates opened fire on the Navy ships

From U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs

ABOARD USS CAPE ST. GEORGE, At sea (NNS) -- USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) returned fire on a group of suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean, killing one and wounding five, approximately 25 nautical miles off the central eastern coast of Somalia in international waters at 5:40 a.m. local time, March 18.

Cape St. George, a guided-missile cruiser, and Gonzalez, a guided-missile destroyer, were conducting maritime security operations in the area as part of Combined Task Force 150, a maritime coalition task force currently led by Royal Netherlands Navy Commodore Hank Ort, when they spotted a suspect vessel towing two smaller skiffs heading west toward the coast. As Gonzalez’s boarding teams prepared to conduct a routine boarding of the suspect vessel, the two Norfolk, Va.-based Navy ships noticed the group of suspected pirates were brandishing what appeared to be rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers.

The suspected pirates then opened fire on the Navy ships. Cape St. George and Gonzalez returned fire with small arms in self-defense.

One suspected pirate was killed and a fire ignited aboard the main suspect vessel. Boarding teams from Cape St. George and Gonzalez took twelve other suspects into custody, including the five injured. The Navy boarding teams also confiscated an RPG launcher and automatic weapons. No U.S. Sailors were injured in the engagement.

The Navy ships are providing medical treatment to the wounded suspects, continuing search and rescue efforts for any additional suspects and collecting further evidence from the vessel and skiffs. Royal Netherlands Navy medical personnel, including a medical doctor, are en route to assist from HNLMS Amsterdam.

Coalition forces conduct maritime security operations under international maritime conventions to ensure security and safety in international waters so that all commercial shipping can operate freely while transiting the region.

On March 15, the United Nations Security Council encouraged naval forces operating off the coast of Somalia to be vigilant and take action against piracy. Pirate attacks against aid ships have hindered UN efforts to provide relief to the victims of a severe drought in the area.

Missing Ashland Family Search

UPDATE : Found at Calvert Peak airstrip which is west of Glendale

The Stivers family was last heard from as it was leaving for an overnight trip on the Oregon coast from Ashland Oregon .

Jackson County SAR started search on March 14, 2006 and cleared Jackson County for 35-foot Dolphin motor home Arizona license plates 171TDH .

Search move Josephine County Bear Camp Road area on march 16, 2006 and call off search on March 17, 2006 early morning due to white out snow storm ..

SAR teams from Oregon and California scoured Highway 199 to .

Bear Camp Road is BLM 34-8-36 and NF 23

155.6100 Jackson SO
154.8300 Josephine SO
155.8500 Statewide SAR
155.1600 Josephine SAR
122.8000 Grants Pass Airport

The children and their parents were last seen on March 4, 2006. Their grandparents, whose photos are not shown, are also believed to be with them. They may be traveling in a 1992 tan Dolphin motor home with Arizona license plates 171TDH.