Federal Protective Service

The PL Tone and repeater frequency varies by location; some areas are using APCO-25 Common Air Interface. Encryption may or may not be used. 417.2 and 415.2 are the most commonly used repeater outputs nationwide.

A map of the FPS Regions can be found on the ICE website

Add your city or state logs to the layout below.

FPS Frequencies by MegaCenter

FPS operates four MegaCenters (dispatch centers):

• Philadelphia, PA (FPS Regions 1, 2, 3)

Region 1 (New England)
 417.2000 NAC 295  Boston, New Haven (logged in CT, MA, ME, NH, RI)
 *Local area sites (building specific) may be using NAC 293 or 294 in this region.

Region 2 (Northeast)
 417.2000 NAC 293  New York

Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic)
 413.8750 CSQ      Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore (PL 123.0 reported in use in Philadelphia) 

• Battle Creek, MI (FPS Regions 4, 5, 6)

Region 4 (Southeast)
 417.200 Unk      (Unconfirmed, Reported in use in FL. See Federal Monitoring Forum for discussion)
 415.200 PL 192.8 Miami, West Palm Beach?
 415.200 PL 192.8 Louisville (Alternate PL reported to be 118.8)
 415.200 Unk      Memphis
 *Atlanta area operations are on the Atlanta Federal TRS

Region 5 (Central) 
 407.000 NAC 201  Cleveland, Toledo
 406.200 Unk      Indianapolis (P25, Unknown NAC)
 407.000 NAC 201  Minneapolis/St. Paul
 408.200 NAC 201  Detroit
 406.700 NAC 201  Chicago (Primary), Milwaukee
 406.200 NAC 201  Milwaukee (Primary), Chicago

Region 6 (Heartland)
 417.200 Unk      St. Louis (P25, Unknown NAC; Partial Encryption reported)

• Denver, CO (FPS Regions 7, 8, 9, 10)

Region 7 (Greater Southwest)
 415.200 CSQ      Dallas/Ft. Worth Dispatch
 419.150 CSQ      Dallas Tactical
 419.650 CSQ      Ft. Worth Tactical
 415.200 PL 103.5 Austin
 415.200 PL 103.5 Houston
 415.200 Unk      El Paso
 415.200 PL 103.5 Oklahoma City

Region 8 (Rocky Mountain)
 410.800 DCS 125  Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley
 *Denver/Boulder operations are on the Front Range Federal TRS
 *Salt Lake City operations are on the Hill AFB TRS

Region 9 (Pacific Rim)
 417.200 PL 127.3 San Fransisco, Sacramento, Southern California

Region 10 (Northwest & Arctic)
 417.200 Unk      Seattle (P25, Unknowk NAC)
 408.200 NAC 107  Portland
 408.200 Unk      Anchorage

• Suitland, MD (FPS Region 11)

Region 11 (National Capitol, includes Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC)
 415.200 NAC 201  National Capitol Region Ch 1/2 (Partial Encryption)
 417.200 NAC 201  National Capitol Region Ch 3/4 (Partial Encryption)
 414.475 NAC 203  National Capitol Region Ch 5/6 (Partial Encryption)

FPS may also use the following frequencies:

• 411.2750
• 412.4000
• 414.4750
• 417.2500
• 417.4250
• 418.0750
• 419.1500
• 419.6500

FPS Unit IDs

FPS unit IDs are Number-Letter-Number format. First number designates the region, the letter designates the type of unit and the second number designates the individual unit.

• George - contract guards
• Ida - investigators
• King - canine
• Paul - patrol
• Sam - supervisory (sergeant)
• Tom - physical security specialists (non-commissioned)
• Victor - commanders/high-ups