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Revision as of 02:16, 26 November 2015

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


Six Rivers National Forest (SRF - Forest #10) "Fortuna" KMB 7-5-5

The Six Rivers National Forest was established on June 3, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman from portions of Klamath, Siskiyou and Trinity National Forests. The Six Rivers National Forest includes 957,590 acres of mountainous land that stretches from the Oregon border south for approximately 140 miles. The Six Rivers also manages the Klamath National Forest's Ukonom Ranger District, bringing the total land under Six Rivers' management to 1,080,000 acres. The designation of the forest had been discussed for 20 years or more before action was finally taken 2 years after the end of World War II. One issue that delayed it for some years was what to name it. 25 names were suggested by various local governments, public interest groups and Forest Service employees, some who had worked on the concept of this new National Forest for many years, and consensus was not being reached. It was found that the name "Six Rivers" was the least objectionable. A name had to be included in the Presidential Proclamation or it would be further delayed and could not be signed. The name "Six Rivers" was inserted and intended to be temporary until all those interested could reach consensus on a better name. Now 67 years later (2014), the forest has the same name. Forest Service employees often shorten the name to "the 6 Cricks."

The Six Rivers National Forest is named for the six major rivers that run within its boundaries: the Smith, Klamath, Trinity, Mad, Van Duzen, and Eel. The Smith, Klamath, Trinity, and Eel Rivers comprise over 365 miles of designated Wild and Scenic River. The Salmon River, on the Ukonom Ranger District, is also a Wild and Scenic River. The Smith River is the only major undammed, naturally flowing river remaining in California. The Six Rivers also has more than 1,500 miles of streams, constituting 9 percent of California's total freshwater runoff. The federally designated Smith River National Recreation Area consists of 307,973 acres of the northernmost section of the Forest.

Elevations across the Forest range from nearly sea-level to approximately 7,000 feet. As a result, the Six Rivers supports diverse ecosystems and landscapes. The Forest is composed of extensive stands of coniferous forest, with moderate amounts of oak woodland and grassland in the southern part of the Forest. These ecosystems provide habitat for eight federally classified threatened and endangered species, including the bald eagle and the peregrine falcon. In addition, 32 plant, 2 bird, 1 fish, and 2 mammal species found in the Six Rivers are designated as Forest Service sensitive species.

The Six Rivers National Forest contains 137,000 acres of old-growth forests that include these species: Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii), Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus), Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii), and White Fir (Abies concolor).

The Six Rivers National Forest is divided into the Gasquet (District 1) including the Smith River National Recreation Area, Orleans ( District 2), Lower Trinity (District 3) and Mad River (District 4) Ranger Districts, with the Forest Supervisor's Office in Eureka.


R5 2014 Six Rivers NF RD Map.jpg


RADIO SYSTEM

The Six Rivers National Forest has a Forest Net, Admin Net and Service Net. Channels have been provided for direct or simplex communications on the Forest and Admin Nets. The Forest Net utilizes all 14 repeaters on the system, the Admin Net uses 12 and the Service net only 3. While it is not verified the forest likely uses UHF for all its linking given the types of antennas on the tower next to the Fortuna dispatch facility. Scanner listeners from the northern California coast need to report what they know.

Other

The system for identifying non-fire personnel is not known. The employees of the Forest Supervisor's Office have the number 5 in their designators. The Fortuna Interagency Command Center provides dispatch service for the Six Rivers National Forest, Cal Fire's Humboldt-Del Norte Unit, the fire function of Redwood National Park, the BLM Northern California District - Arcata Field Office, the Hoopa Reservation, and the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The Six Rivers National Forest, Cal Fire and Redwood National Park have an interagency agreement for automatic initial attack response with each other and with the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and the Oregon Department of Forestry. The center is located at the Cal Fire Humboldt-Del Norte Unit headquarters. The identifier for the center is "Fortuna."


Channel Plan

Six Rivers National Forest Channel Lineup
Channel Tone(s) Rx Tx Alpha Tag Description
1 168.7250 168.7250 SRF1 Frst Dir Six Rivers NF - Forest Net Direct
2 1-14 168.7250 170.1250 SRF2 Frst Rpt Six Rivers NF - Forest Net Repeater
3 168.12500 168.1250 SRF3 Adm Dir Six Rivers NF - Admin Net Direct
4 1-9,12-14 168.1250 170.4750 SR4 Adm Rpt Six Rivers NF - Admin Net Repeater
5 2,3,5,7 164.1250 164.8250 SRF5 Serv Rpt Six Rivers NF - Service Net Repeater
6 168.2000 168.2000 NIFC T2 NIFC Tac 2
7 168.6625 168.6625 R5 Proj R5 Project
8 155.3850 155.3850 Hoopa FD Dir Hoopa Indian Reservation Fire Net Direct
9 6 154.3850 150.8050 Hoopa FD Rpt Hoopa Indian Reservation Fire Repeater
10 2 151.2500 151.2500 CF HUU Dir Cal Fire Humboldt-Del Norte Unit Local Direct - Tone 2 Rx & Tx
11 13 151.2500 159.4050 CF HUU Rpt Cal Fire Humboldt-Del Norte Unit Local Repeater - Tone 13 Tx Side
12 16 151.1750 151.1750 CF T3 Cal Fire Tac 3 - Tone 16 Rx & Tx
13 151.2200 151.2200 CF A/G Cal Fire Air-Ground
14 167.6000 167.6000 A/G 43 CA1 P National Air-Ground 43 CA Zone 1 Primary


Channel Plan Upcoming Changes

Six Rivers National Forest Channel Lineup
Channel Tone(s) Rx Tx Alpha Tag Description
1 172.3750 172.3750 SRF1 Frst Dir Six Rivers NF - Forest Net Direct (Changing Fall 2016)
2 1-14 172.3750 164.1750 SRF2 Frst Rpt Six Rivers NF - Forest Net Repeater (Changing Fall 2016)
3 170.4750 170.4750 SRF3 Adm Dir Six Rivers NF - Admin Net Direct (Changing Fall 2016)
4 1-9,12-14 170.4750 165.7500 SR4 Adm Rpt Six Rivers NF - Admin Net Repeater (Changing Fall 2016)
5 2,3,5,7 171.5000 164.8250 SRF5 Serv Rpt Six Rivers NF - Service Net Repeater (Changing Fall 2016)

Tones

Information about the tones transmitted on the output frequency is unavailable.

SRF Repeaters
Tone Location CTCSS Tone
1 Monkey Ridge 110.9
2 Big Hill 123.0
3 Lone Pine Ridge 131.8
4 Ship Mtn. 136.5
5 Orleans Mt. 146.2
6 Horse Ridge 156.7
7 Ukonom Mtn. 167.9
8 Eight Mile 103.5
9 Kettenpom 100.0
10 Red Mtn. 107.2 For use on Channel 2, Forest Net Repeater ONLY
11 Schoolhouse Peak 114.8 For use on Channel 2 , Forest Net Repeater ONLY
12 Gordon Mtn. 127.3
13 Horse Mtn. 141.3
14 Picket Peak 151.4

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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