Difference between revisions of "US Forest Service - Lassen National Forest (CA)"

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US Forests in California:
Angeles	Inyo	Lassen	Modoc	Sequoia	Six Rivers
Cleveland	Klamath	Los Padres	Plumas	Shasta-Trinity	Stanislaus
Eldorado	Lake Tahoe BMU	Mendocino	San Bernardino	Sierra	Tahoe

Lassen National Forest (LNF - Forest #06) "Susanville" KMB 6-9-0

The forest was formed in 1905 when it was named one of the Forest Reserves, which were all renamed "National Forests" in 1907. It is named after pioneer Peter Lassen, who mined, ranched and promoted the area to emigrant parties in the 1850s. The size of the Lassen National Forest is 1.2 million acres. The Forest lies at the heart of one of the most fascinating areas of California, called the Crossroads. Here the granite of the Sierra Nevada, the lava of the Cascades and the Modoc Plateau, and the sagebrush of the Great Basin meet and blend. It is an area of great variety, greeting visitors and residents alike with a wide array of recreational opportunities and adventures. Fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, bicycling, boating, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and just exploring and learning about nature are among the many popular pastimes.

Within the Lassen National Forest you can explore a lava tube or the land of Ishi, the last survivor of the Yahi Yana Native American tribe; watch pronghorn antelope glide across sage flats or an osprey snatch fish from lake waters; drive four-wheel trails into high granite country appointed with sapphire lakes or discover spring wildflowers on foot.

The forest has 92,000 acres of old growth. The common tree species are Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii), Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), White Fir (Abies concolor), Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi), Red fir (Abies magnifica), and Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta).

The Forest is divided into the Almanor (District 1), Hat Creek (District 3) and Eagle Lake (District 8) Ranger Districts, with the Forest Supervisor's Office in Susanville.

RADIO SYSTEM

The Lassen National Forest has a Forest Net with 8 repeaters and an Admin Net with 4 repeaters. Channels allowing direct (simplex) communications on each net are provided. There are channels for the fire net of the BLM Northern California District and the local net for the Lassen-Modoc Unit of Cal Fire. The first 11 channels listed are common to all the radios of the Forest, regardless of function or location.

Other

The unit identifier system for non-fire personnel used on the Lassen National Forest is unknown. The Susanville Interagency Fire Center provides dispatching for the Lassen National Forest, the Northern California District of the BLM, the Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit of Cal Fire, and the fire function of Lassen National Park. Law enforcement service for Lassen National Park is provided by the dispatch center at Yosemite National Park. The unit identifier for this center is "Susanville."

Channel Plan

**Lassen National Forest Channel Lineup**
Channel	Tone(s)	Rx	Tx	Alpha Tag	Description
1		172.2250	172.2250	LNF1 Frst Dir	Forest Net Direct
2	1-8	172.2250	171.4750	LNF2 Frst Rpt	Forest Net Repeater
3	7	169.9500	169.9500	LNF3 Admin Dir	Admin Net Direct
4	2-5	169.9500	164.9125	LNF4 Admin Rpt	Admin Net Repeater
5	4	171.6250	171.6250	LNF5 BLM NOD Fire	BLM Northern California District Fire Net Direct
6		168.6625	168.6625	LNF6 R5 ProjNet	R5 Project Net
7		168.2000	168.2000	LNF7 NIFC T2	NIFC Tac 2
8		167.6000	167.6000	LNF8 A/G 43 CA1 P	National Air to Ground 43 CA1 Zone 1
9		151.2200	151.2200	LNF9 CF A/G	Cal Fire Air to Ground
10		151.2500	151.2500	LNF10 CF LMU LocDir	Cal Fire Lake-Modoc-Plumas Unit, Local Net Direct
11	1-7	151.2500	159.4050	LNF11 CF LMU LocRpt	Cal Fire Lake-Modoc-Plumas Unit, Local Net Repeater

Channel Plan Upcoming Changes 2016

**Lassen National Forest Channel Lineup**
Channel	Tone(s)	Rx	Tx	Alpha Tag	Description
1		173.1875	173.1875	LNF1 Frst Dir	Forest Net Direct (Scheduled for late summer 2016) (Net to be renamed "Fire Net.")
2	1-8	173.1875	164.8000	LNF2 Frst Rpt	Forest Net Repeater (Scheduled for late summer 2016) (Net to be renamed "Fire Net.")

Tones

It is unknown what tones are transmitted on repeater output frequencies.

LNF Repeaters
Tone	Location	CTCSS Tone
1	Dyer Mtn.	110.9
2	Widow Mtn	123.0
3	West Prospect	131.8
4	Antelope Mtn.	136.5
5	Turner Mtn.	146.2
6	Bald Mtn.	156.7
7	Little Antelope	167.9
8	Lassen Peak	103.5

The Forest Net (Channel 2) works on all of these repeaters. The Fire Net (Channel 4) is installed at 4 of these repeater sites as listed in the channel line up table above.

Cal Fire Tones

LMU Repeaters
Tone	Location	CTCSS Tone
1	Beckworth	110.9
2	Dyer Mtn.	123.0
3	Likely	131.8
4	Fredonyer	136.5
5	Widow Mtn.	146.2
6	Happy Camp	156.7
7	Roop	167.9

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