Copter 4 on scene 5/18/26 1038PT #SandyFire #SimiValley

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

VFIRE 25, 26 radio channels for tactical 5/18/26 1046PT #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Head's up Conejo Valley/Thousand Oaks... those gusts are pushing that in this direction, 31mph gusts at the peaks. 5/18/26 1048PT #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

They are requesting Simi PD for traffic control at Sandy and Watson 5/18/26 1054PT #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Launching two additional ? immediate need. Heavy fire impacting homes in ? area. 5/18/26 1056 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Official evacs. 5/18/26 1056 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

LA City fire copter 7 is on scene 5/18/26 1058 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Primary goals: structure, life safety, secondary perimeter control, steer away from structures 5/18/26 1059 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

They are steering resources to Rocking Horse and Meander Drive for structure protection. 5/18/26 1102 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

LA County Fire 7 is currently HELCO since VCFD is doing water drops. 5/18/26 1102 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

LA County Fire 7 is currently HELCO since VCFD is doing water drops. 5/18/26 1102 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

2 typo 2 air tankers requestion, 3 lats type 1, one mapping platform. 5/18/26 1111 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

"I can use anything you can send" 5/18/26 1111 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

The following zones are under an Evacuation Warning:

Simi Valley 31
TOAKS 6
TOAKS 7

https://emergency.venturacounty.gov/

5/18/26 1112 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Mulitple spots over fire road, if we get aircraft might be able to grab it. 5/18/26 1113 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Air attack now overhead. 5/18/26 1116 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Roads they are currently looking at are Meander and Rambling 5/18/26 1120 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

That's not a cloud overhead...

[ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org]

Trying to get South Ops to fill tanker orders... Immediate threat to civilians, firefighters engaging near structures, trying to get South ops to give it priority. They are trying to get units to work through evacuation addresses. 5/18/26 1124 #SimiValley #SandyFire #VenturaCounty #wildfires #CAwx

[conejoclint@m.ai6yr.org]

@ai6yr Photos from a friend in Wood Ranch.

#SandyFire

[me@social.taupehat.com]

@conejoclint @ai6yr that's a lot of smoke. Are they getting wind down there? It's blowing like crazy up in the North Bay.