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On Thursday, a news helicopter covering brush fires threatening homes in Jurupa Valley, California spotted another fire about a quarter mile away. This turned out to be a burning RV that soon spread to the home where it was parked. On the video above you will see the first firefighters arrive around 10:45.
A brush fire broke out near homes in Jurupa Valley on Thursday, prompting evacuations and leaving nearly 2,000 residents without power.
The fire started at about 4:45 p.m. at Jurupa Regional Park near the Santa Ana riverbed at Rio Road and Calle Hermosa. The fire has burned approximately 150 acres and was 30 percent contained by 12:30 a.m. Friday. Riverside County Fire says crews will remain on scene through the night.
A parked recreational vehicle in the back yard of a residence caught fire about a quarter-mile from the brush fire. The RV fire was believed to have been sparked by floating embers carried from the brush fire.
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- UPDATED with more video – Early video: Now watch the Riverside, CA RV & house fire from the ground. Along with the surprise aerial assault. – March 1, 2013
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- Early raw video & fireground audio: Up close on initial attack at fatal apartment fire in Great Mills, Maryland. – February 9, 2012
- A view from the command post: Video of house fire in Tracy, California. – February 29, 2012
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Green line goes into action about the 7:00 mark and first air tanker drop is at 8:20. I’m a little puzzled about the other 2 drops after firefighters arrive. Is that standard procedure?
Gives a whole different meaning to “aerial attack”. Cool.
Nice shot of the photographer at 11:17. Fire was actually in the city of Riverside, crew was a county engine covering a RIV station due to the brush fire.
Catfish – No it is not, those were actually drops from a police dept. helicopter (Hughes 500D)The IC at the riverbottom brush fire was only marginally aware of this fire and the arriving crews didn’t know it was coming.
I’m not sure if the air unit unit was requested to drop, or whether it did so on it’s own, but I can tell you that the first drop bought some time for the bravo side exposure.
Why did they do a cut job on the big gate when the side gate was wide open? Didn’t the owner move his truck out of the driveway?
Catfish- no, not standard; there is a major wildland fire burning just about 1/4 mile away, and the air tankers were assigned to that, so they happened to be in the area. Capt Schmoe has on-the-ground video of the air drop after FD arrival. Here’s the link to his blog: http://report-on-conditions.blogspot.com/2013/03/initial-fire-attack-video-with-surprise.html
Like the green line action – I saw at least three separate ones. I especially liked the water drops by what looked like a baby helicopter – the third drop seemed very effective.
It seemed to this KIC that the FD was delayed in response – is that because all the resources were at the brush fire?
What kind of vegetation burned? Was the river bottom grown over with Giant Cane (arundo) and or palms, or just native v agitation? Just interested