Paul ...

^ Is there an ONLIE scanner link in Real Time Audio
^ to this fire scene??

I don't know, but it would be only a very small part of the picture; fires
generate a lot of traffic. The California Division of Forestry (CDF) starts
out by assigning two frequencies to the incident: a command frequency and a
tactical frequency. There are also about 10 fire units of various types that
constitute the initial response. As the fire grows and more units respond,
the incident commander might request additional tactical frequencies and
logistical frequencies.

In addition to the assigned frequencies there are the air frequencies, RED,
YELLOW, and BLUE, plus 10 VHF AM frequencies in the aviation allocation.

In addition to the CDF frequencies, other organizations, such as the U.S.
Forest Service and BLM, will be using their own frequencies for internal
organization, support, and tactics. Also, from what I've seen in the past,
fire teams in the field may be using FRS radios for internal team
communications.

So to effectively follow a major fire you need one receiver for COMMAND, one
for AIR, one to cycle through TACTICS, two to lock on to other interesting
frequencies, and two others to cycle through all remaining frequencies. And a
couple more ears.

Frank