CA-MVU- Border #WildFire #BorderFire #Map

Large Wildland Fire burning Mexico on the United States border along fence-line and is exhibiting extreme fire behavior.

Fire perimeter map - Border Fire

Update: 1730hrs- U.S. Firefighters have entered Mexico with supe
1745- All burn injuries reported as a "Burnover" were to civilians in Tecate, Mexico.
United states Air ambulances enroute to P.O.E. for Medivac.
Fire holding to Mexico side, 2-6 acres on U.S side of border
5 CALFIRE engines as a ST w/ supervisor entering #Mexico for immediate structure protection staging at P.O.E
Update: 1655hrs possible burnover injuries, at port of entry, Border #Wildfire Tecate IC 3 - 6 patients Tecate fire engine burned over BC5514 at scene, 2 medics requested,  ST6631 staging Potero
Comms: command 2 t-14, Tac 5

CA-LNU-Bodega Bay - INJURED FIREFIGHTER CRITICAL, STABLE - #Wildfire

INJURED #FIREFIGHTER CRITICAL BUT STABLE

CAL FIRE Firefighter was seriously injured in the Sonoma county Bodega Bay fire this morning after contacting live powerline.

CaLFire advises the FF is in critical but stable condition at a Bay Area hospital.
Updates when available.

Safety News Alert: #StuxNet worm attacking critical infrastructure systems

Stuxnet Worm Malware Hits Computerized Industrial Control Equipment.

•  Security experts say Stuxnet attacked the software in specialized industrial control equipment made by Siemens by exploiting a previously unknown hole in the Windows operating system.
• Eric Chien, the technical director of Symantec Security Response, a security software maker that has studied Stuxnet, said it appears that the malware was created to attack an Iranian industrial facility.
• The malware marks the first attack on critical industrial control systems known as SCADA(Supervisory control and data acquisition.) It generally refers to industrial computer control system.

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Picture: Future Stuxnet Casualties in secret Iranian Nuclear control room - Adapted from Getty Images photo

The malware, known as Stuxnet, was discovered by VirusBlokAda, a Belarussian computer security company in mid July, at least several months after its creation.It was first reported by the security company VirusBlokAda in mid-June 2010, and roots of it have been traced back to June 2009.[2] The worm contains a component with a build time stamp from 3 February 201

• Stuxnet has the ability to steal design documents or even sabotage controlled equipment in a factory or industrial setting such as a nuclear plant.

StuxNet Worm Removal: Siemens has released a detection and removal tool for Stuxnet. Siemens recommends contacting customer support if an infection is detected and advises installing the Microsoft patch for vulnerabilities and disallowing the use of third-party USB sticks.

The malware casts a spotlight on several security weaknesses.
Who: Security experts say that it was likely staged by a government or government-backed group, in light of the significant expertise and resources required to create it. The specific facility that was in Stuxnet’s crosshairs is not known, though speculation has centered on gas and nuclear installations.
Stuxnet’s remarkable sophistication has surprised many security professionals. Its authors had detailed knowledge of Siemens’ software and where its security weaknesses are. They discovered and used four unknown security flaws in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. And they masked their attack with the aid of sensitive intellectual property stolen from two hardware companies, Realtek and JMicron, which are located in the same office park in Taiwan.
“It’s impossible this was created by some teenager in his basement,” Mr. Chien said. “The amount of resources and man hours to put this together,” he said, show “it has to be something that was state originated.”
What: Since it was unleashed, Stuxnet has spread to plants around the world. Siemens said it has received 15 reports from affected customers, five of which were located in Germany.
How: Stuxnet attacks Windows systems using four zero-day attacks (including the CPLINK vulnerability and a vulnerability used by the Conficker worm) and targets systems using Siemens' WinCC/PCS 7 SCADA software. It is initially spread using infected USB flash drives and then uses other exploits to infect other WinCC computers in the network. Once inside the system it uses the default passwords to command the software.[2] Siemens however advises against changing the default passwords because it "could impact plant operations".[4]
Bad News: But more in-depth study of the program, which is extremely large and highly complex by malware standards, has revealed that it can also make changes to control systems.
Exactly what Stuxnet might command industrial equipment to do still isn’t known. But malware experts say it could have been designed to trigger such Hollywood-style bedlam as overloaded turbines, exploding pipelines and nuclear centrifuges spinning so fast that they break. “The true end goal of Stuxnet is cyber sabotage. It’s a cyber weapon basically,” said Roel Schouwenberg, a senior antivirus researcher at Kaspersky, a security software maker. “But how it exactly manifests in real life, I can’t say.”

DHS VIDEO OF STAGED CYBER ATTACK ON A GENERATOR SET:

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Twitter hashtags: #Stuxnet #Iran #nuclear #industrial #system #control #worm/ #Malware #SCADA

Stuxnet News updated links stories/articles:
NY Times blog link: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/malware-hits-computerized-industrial-equipment/
Wikipedia article link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
#Stuxnet update: One of the theories is starting to point to a targeted sabotage of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The latest, put forward by Frank Rieger, a researcher at security and encryption firm GSMK, posits in a Frankfurt newspaper (translation here) and on his blog that Stuxnet targetted a nuclear enrichment facility in the Iranian town of Natanz. Stuxnet has spread internationally, but the vast majority of infections have happened in Iran, according to numbers from antivirus firm Symantec in July.

Rieger points to signs that Stuxnet was engineered to infect systems as early as January 2009. And in July 2009, whistle-blower site Wikileaks posted a note from an anonymous source describing a nuclear accident in Natanz. The head of Iran’s nuclear program resigned shortly thereafter, and Rieger points to official Iranian numbers that showed a reduction in working enrichment centrifuges.

Rieger’s other piece of evidence pointing to Natanz comes from Stuxnet’s architecture. He writes, based on the current analysis of the worm’s software, that its infection is “intended to be synchronized and spread over many nodes.” That makes more sense in an enrichment plant filled with thousands of identical centrifuge units than in a more centralized nuclear power plant, he writes.

Robert Langner, another security researcher focused on the Siemens software systems that Stuxnet targets, has performed an analysis that he says shows that Stuxnet has the capability to cause centrifuges to malfunction, but he’s pointed to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor, not Natanz, as a target, according to the Christian Science Monitor and IDG News.

Small Plane from LA down near Cabo San Lucas - ktla.com

Mexican Official: Plane from LA Found Near Cabo San Lucas

"CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - Mexican authorities say they have sighted the wreckage of a small plane believed to have taken off from Los Angeles with four people on board.

The wreckage was reportedly found in the mountains of Baja California Saturday. It was apparently on the way to the nearby resort city of Cabo San Lucas.

Reports from Mexico indicate the plane hit a mountain north of the resort and broke into two parts.

City civil defense director Francisco Cota Marquez told the Associated Press rescuers saw the wreckage from the air, and are trying to reach the remote are where the plane was believed to have gone down.

United States Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor could not confirm which airport the plane had taken off from, or who could have been aboard.

The identities and nationalities of the people aboard the wrecked plane are unknown, but they are believed to have been tourists.

Original Story at KTLA: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-plane-wreck-mexico,0,869507.story

CA-LNU-Bodega Bay - wildland fire - 98 acres - 100% #Wildfire

 Final Update 0800hrs -  Bodega Fire is mapped at 98 acres and 100% contained. 
One firefighter was injured when he came into contact with a power line, the firefighter was flown to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. His condition is critical but stable. 
#Alert: Sonoma County - Bodega Bay 911 PSAP service disrupted, 911 call system is out for Bodega Bay, if you have an emergency call the Bodega Bay Fire Department at (707) 875-3700

Bodega Bay - wild-land fire perimeter map

One firefighter was injured when he came into contact with a power line, according to early reports. A Cal Fire spokeswoman said the firefighter was flown to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital. His condition is not known. 
Road closure: Highway 1 is closed between Valley Ford Freestone and Estero until tomorrow morning.

Bodega Bay - wildfire location map

 Last Updated: September 25, 2010 6:00 pm
Date/Time Started: September 25, 2010 12:30 pm.
IA: Large column showing from Healdsburg building rapidly.B1410 AA140 T85 T86 Copter 104 E1462 E1457 E1476
Update 1345 - Per Ic, Problem with Spotting. Req. 2 - ST T3s Engines, 4 - Add. WTs, 2 - Add. Crews, 2 - Add. Overhead, Immediate Need to the Fire.
new request 2 STEN type 3
2 ST Crews
2 dozers Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
County: Sonoma County
Location: Bodega Bay, Highway 1 Just north of Bodega Highway. Near the intersection of Hwy 1 and Bay Hill Rd.
GPS:  38 19 56 N  122 59 28 W
Acres Burned: Containment 89 acres - 80% containment.
Fuels/Terrain: Established in a eucalyptus grove and spotting aggressively in dry grass.(very low FM).
Fire behavior:  Extended attack fire, spotting aggressively
WX: Onshore wind pushing fire towards town of Bodega.
Comms: Command 6, Tone 12; added 2nd Tac. - CDF Tac. 10
Original dispatch comms:  LNU West for Command, CDF Tact 6 for tactical
Air Tact 23 for air to air.
Resources: Dayshift - AEU just formed Engine Strike Team 9270C for this fire. It will form up at St. 89 at 2030. STL=2708
Engines 2751,2753, 2758,2762, and 2793
Ground: Dozer 1441 Dozer 1440
Air: Air Attack 140, Copter 104 Copter 101 Tankers T-85, T-86, T-90, and T-91,
Online Scanner: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=231
Also: www.MtDiabloCam.com/fire.htm 
Webcam: http://www.alltravelcams.com/bodega_...eshoe_cove.phpMore info: Press Democrat article - Link
Wildlandfire.com forum - Link

LODD: LONDONDERRY, OHIO — FREAK ACCIDENT DURING #WILDFIRE

#WildlandFire LODD: 1 Dead 1 injured in Londenderry, Ohio — A firefighter was killed and another hurt Friday while battling brush fires in Ross County.

Authorities said Ryan Seitz, a volunteer fireman with the McArthur Fire Department, was working with crews near the Ross-Vinton County line when part of a pressurized water tank exploded, 10TV News reported.

The end cap from the tank hit Seitz, 26, killing him, authorities said.


A second fireman with the McArthur Fire Department, Aaron Chesser, was injured in the blast. He was taken to Adena Hospital in Chillicothe to be treated.

About 30 homes in the Londonderry area, on state Route 327 between U.S. Route 50 and Poes Run Road were evacuated because of the fires.

Those residents were allowed to return to their homes on Friday night.

Firefighters said passing rain showers helped them knock down hot spots, but crews were keeping their eyes out for possible flareups.

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CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins was named co-recipient as Fire Chief of the Year

Release Date:	09/23/2010	Release Time:	10:28 AM
Contact:	Jody Hagemann Cheri Patterson 951-940-6985	Subject:	CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Chief Named Co-Recipient as Fire Chief of the Year
Full Text: CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins was named co-recipient as Fire Chief of the Year by the California Fire Chiefs Association (CFCA) during its annual conference on September 20 in Riverside, along with Chief Doug Williams of the Rincon Valley Fire Protection District (Santa Rosa Area). CFCA consists of fire agency Chiefs from 48 California counties. The prestigious award was named after retired State Fire Marshal, Ronny J. Coleman. Annually, CFCA members nominate and vote for Fire Chiefs who have displayed exemplary performance, leadership and commitment to their department, employees and communities. John Hawkins began his firefighting career with CAL FIRE (formerly the California Division of Forestry and Fire Protection) in 1964 as a seasonal firefighter in Northern California. For over 47 years, Chief Hawkins passion for firefighting and public safety paved the way to many career accomplishments. As Chief Hawkins promoted through the ranks, he subsequently earned his Associates Degree in Fire Technology and his Bachelors Degree in Forest Management. Over 40 years of hands-on experience in Fire Administration and Incident Management has served Chief Hawkins well and has earned him the utmost respect and unity of his peers, firefighters, support staff and cooperating agencies throughout the State. The Firefighters Chief, as many know him, John enjoys his free time golfing, hiking, attending community events, visiting fire stations, teaching fire technology classes and spending time with his wife Carol, their children, Seth, Shem and Blaise and his grandchildren. Nominated by his executive staff, Chief Hawkins was overwhelmed when his name was announced at last night¿s CFCA annual conference banquet. -Being named Fire Chief of the Year was a shock, an unbelievable honor and in the end, really recognizes all of the firefighter support given to me in over 47 career years. I love being the CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire Chief. The integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection system is the best anywhere and a tribute to the total public safety support of Governor Schwarzenegger, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and our partner-city elected council members. There is no greater honor than being a firefighter and serving the public with a smile.- CAL FIRE Director, Del Walters adds, -Chief Hawkins, values are straight forward; Safety, Leadership, Integrity, Competence and Customer Service. He stands by these values, which he includes in each public speaking engagement and all of his correspondence. He mentors and encourages firefighters to not only work by these values, but to live by them as well.-

RRU - Mecca: Helicopter (Crop duster) Collision with powerpole yesterday

Riverside County  Press Release: Indio Station - Mecca

Type of Incident:	Helicopter Collision
Date/Time Written:	September 20, 2010
Date/Time of Incident:	September 20, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Location of Incident:	90000 Block of Avenue 70, Mecca
Reporting Officer:	Sergeant Anthony Baur
File Number(s):	C102640023

Details:

On September 20, 2010 at about 2:50 PM, deputies responded to a report of a downed helicopter in an agricultural field in the 90000 block of Avenue 70, in Mecca. Riverside County Fire and a Hazardous Materials unit also responded to the scene.

Investigators learned the 62-year-old pilot of North Shore, was flying a small helicopter at a low altitude applying low-grade pesticides to the field when he collided with a utility pole. Low altitude flying is common for helicopters engaged in aerial application formerly referred to as "crop dusting."

The pilot was able to remove himself from the helicopter, which suffered major damage. He was transported to a local hospital, treated for minor injuries and is expected to be released soon.
The scene was determined not to be a risk to public safety as most of the pesticide was previously dispersed on the field prior to the collision.
Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Investigator Chad Martin at the Riverside County Sheriff's Indio Station at 760-863-8990, or by e-mailing information to indiostation@riversidesheriff.org . 
Source: http://www.riversidesheriff.org/press/ind10-0920-1.asp

CA-SNF- Buckhorn Fire - 200 acres 25% #Wildfire

#CaFire - Sierra National Forest - Buckhorn Fire Overview: The fire acreage is at 200 acres. The Buckhorn Fire is burning on a S to SW aspect with a varying slope between 20 and 30%. Fire behavior is creeping and smoldering, with low potential for large spread.

  Average winds are upslope from the S to SW at 3 to 5 mph with varying gust between 8 and 10 mph. The base of the fire is at an elevation of 7100 ft. The fire is predominately in an old growth Red Fir and Mixed Conifer forest, with sporadic stringers of montane brush (manzanita and white thorn) throughout the timber stand. There is minimal scorching to the mature trees. The main carrier for the fire is the needle cast with the 10 and 100hr fuels. Some observed flame lengths in these fuels were .6-18" . The N to NW and the S to SE areas of the fire have more activity and available fuels for growth. The western flank spread has slowed due to meadows. The eastern flank fire spread has been moderated with a combination of meadows, trail systems, and rock outcroppings and old burn area. Active flanks of the fire have the ability for slow growth due to the continuous fuels available to each respective flank. Smoke is rising approximately 500-800' and dispersing to the north and northeast. Light smoke may be visible from various trailheads and vista overlooks on the Sierra and the Inyo National Forests; Mammoth Trailhead, Mile High Overlook along FS81,and the High Sierra Ranger District north of Kaiser Pass, Lake George area and Mammoth Mountain. Fire is being monitored daily utilizing lookouts and aircraft. Fire Effect Monitors are hiking in on as needed basis for onsite observations that include mapping perimeter and confirming that wilderness objectives are being met.

Basic Information
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Lightning
Date of Origin Saturday August 07th, 2010 approx. 11:00 PM
Location Buckhorn Meadow north of Sheeps Crossing in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
GPS:  (37 34 26.4 x 119 12 1.5; approximately 7100-8200' ele.,Madera Co.)
Incident Commander Burt Stalter Type 4 Ic
Current Situation
Total Personnel 5
Size 200 acres
Percent Contained 25%
Fuels Involved: FM TL3 (Moderate Load Conifer Litter) Red/White Fir Timber Stands FM TU5 (Very High Load Timber Shrub) Mixed conifer stands with pockets of montane brush Scattered rock outcrops.
Fire Behavior: Low to moderate fire activity in growth and spread.
Significant Events: Continue monitoring and utilize personnel for checking fire's spread when needed. Percent containment is due to fire burning into natural barriers and from confining lines by handcrew checking spread along the SW corner of the fire. Fire has burned across the Iron Creek Trail on the northern perimeter and has available fuel to continue burning in a northerly direction with the only barriers to spread being rock outcrops and wet meadows and drainage's.
Outlook/Planned Actions: Smoke production has lowered significantly. Fire is spreading to the north/northeast and south/ southeast directions. Monitors will be hiking in for 3 days beginning tommorrow to map perimeter and record fire effects. Fire was checked today from remote lookout location with updated perimeter plotted on IAP map with increased acreage.
Growth Potential: Fire has low to moderate potential for growth. Hotter and drier weather predicted over the next 5 days will allow fire spread to increase a little.
Terrain Difficulty Steep as it drops in the San Joaquin River canyon.Moderate around rest of fire.
Remarks Fire is in the Ansel Adams Wilderness and is being managed for multiple objectives.
Yesterday Weather:
Wind Conditions 2-5 g 11 mph SW
Temperature 69 degrees
Humidity 8%
Inciweb Incident information at:  http://inciweb.org/incident/2122/

Bodega: Community building a firehouse - Bodega Volunteer Fire Department

Bodega residents work together to build a firehouse

KENT PORTER/THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Wesley Albini, 12, left, helps his dad and Bodega Fire Chief Ron Albini in filling a gas line trench, Saturday at the new Bodega Fire station. Volunteer firefighter Josh Perucchi., center, also lends a hand.
Photo Credit: KENT PORTER/THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

By BOB NORBERG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

The rural fire department doesn't have nearly enough money to pay for a building that could cost about $1.7 million with professional contractors.

Instead, the community is taking pledges, holding fundraising barbecues and turning out on weekends.

“Fundraisers and donations,” Fire Chief Ron Albini said. “We have no tax base.”

The community support should be no surprise, said Kelly Brady, owner of Brew coffee shop.

“This is a great community, it is one of the reasons I ended up here,” Brady said. “It is one big, grand family. I don't think I have ever seen anything like it.”

The new station has become a focal point for the town of 1,000, which relies on a volunteer department that covers ranches, dairies and farms for miles around.

“We are proud of it, we are proud of our firefighters,” said Sarah Molicka, manager of Northern Light Surf Shop and a Bodega native.

The Bodega Volunteer Fire Department has 15 volunteer firefighters and responds to about 150 calls a year, ranging from grass to structure fires.

It is now housed in the 650-square-foot McCaughey Hall, a building donated to the fire department by the late Howard McCaughey, who owned the general store across the street.

The fire department building, built in 1955, also doubles as the town's community hall.

It has room for two of the department's pieces of equipment, with a third stored in a barn a half mile away.

The new station is expected to cost $1.1 million.

Albini said the hope is the new fire station will be far enough along by the end of the year to huose the department's three trucks.

“The real important thing is it will allow us to park the equipment in one place,” he said. “Now we have equipment scattered and everyone has to carry their gear with them.”

The steel building from Soule Building Systems of Cotati was erected in early July with an Old West facade on the front that matches the adjacent Post Office building.

Most of the work on the infrastructure and to finish the interior will be volunteer labor, said Bill Newman, who has acted as the department's fundraiser and who dealt with some of the red tape with local, state and federal regulators.

“A lot of local people here are contractors and that has helped us out,” Newman said. “They called in favors. If we had to bid this building out, it would have cost us $1.7 million.”

The building will have 4,100 square feet, enough room for the trucks, an office, a day-use room, showers, kitchen, workshop and dorm room.

“It will be the first time we will be able to do a repair on a fire truck in the winter without getting wet or working in a cramped area,” Albini said.

The department has raised $400,000 with seven annual fundraisers and donations of $50 it asks from each household within its 16-square-mile service area.

The next fundraiser is an Oct. 9 polenta feed, and the department also has sold 110 memorial bricks at $250 each.

See the whole story at Press Democrat article: http://www.pressdemocrat.com - link