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Law Enforcement

Most of the law enforcement in Jefferson County is dispatched by the Jefferson County Communications Center Authority (Jeffcom 911). All local and county law enforcement in Jefferson County are encrypted and cannot be monitored.

Dispatched on DTRS TG 1401 (encrypted and cannot be monitored):

  • Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • Lakeside Police Department
  • Morrison Police Department
  • Mountain View Police Department
  • Edgewater Police Department

Dispatched on DTRS TG 1459 (encrypted and cannot be monitored):

  • Golden Police Department
  • Colorado School of Mines Police Department

Dispatched on MARC TG 37041 (encrypted and cannot be monitored):

  • Wheat Ridge Police Department

Dispatched on MARC TG 37273, 37274, and 37275 (encrypted and cannot be monitored):

  • Lakewood Police Department

Dispatched on MARC TG 38048 (encrypted and cannot be monitored):

  • Arvada Police Department

Agencies not dispatched by Jeffcom 911 include Colorado State Patrol, Littleton Police Department, and Westminster Police Department.

For Colorado State Patrol, please reference Colorado State Patrol (CO) for monitoring information.

For Littleton Police Department, please reference Arapahoe County (CO)#Littleton Police Department for monitoring information. Littleton Police Department is encrypted and cannot be monitored.

Westminster Police Department is dispatched by their own communications center on Westminster TG 38501. Westminster Police Department is encrypted and cannot be monitored.

Law Designators

The first digit of most law enforcement units in the county identifies the agency.

  • 1: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
  • 2: Wheat Ridge Police Department
  • 3: Lakewood Police Department
  • 4: Arvada Police Department
  • 5: Lakeside Police Department
  • 6: Morrison Police Department
  • 7: Mountain View Police Department
  • 8: Edgewater Police Department
  • 9: Golden Police Department
    • 98: Colorado School of Mines Police Department

Fire Departments & Emergency Medical Services

Jeffcom Fire & EMS Dispatch

General Information

Current Jeffcom Fire Response Area Overview Map

File:Jeffco Fire Stations.pdf (2004)

The majority of the fire rescue and emergency medical service providers in Jefferson County are dispatched by the Jefferson County Communications Center Authority (Jeffcom 911) through a wide variety of methods and radio systems.

The following agencies are dispatched by Jeffcom:

  • #Central Fire Dispatch Group
    • Fairmount Fire Rescue
    • Golden Fire Department
    • Golden Gate Fire Protection District
    • Pleasant View Fire Department
  • #Mountain Fire Dispatch Group
    • Elk Creek Fire Rescue
    • Evergreen Fire Rescue
    • Foothills Fire & Rescue
    • Genesee Fire Protection District
    • Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District
    • Indian Hills Fire Rescue
    • Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District
    • North Fork Volunteer Fire Department


Additionally, a small handful of other agencies either operate in, or respond to areas within Jefferson County, but are not dispatched by Jeffcom. These agencies include:

  • Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District (Dispatched by BRCC on Boulder County (CO)#Analog (VHF), with some limited use of DTRS)
  • North Metro Fire Rescue (Dispatched by ADCOM on FRCC)
  • South Metro Fire Rescue (Dispatched by South Metro Emergency Communications on DTRS)
  • Westminster Fire Department (Dispatched by Westminster Communications on Westminster TRS)


Information concerning these agencies can be found further down the page or by clicking here: #Other Agencies not served by Jeffcom


Common/Shared Frequencies

Jeffcom DTRS Fire Zone Channel Plan

The following channel map shows how the fire zone on county DTRS portables was configured in 2008. This information was retrieved directly from a county issued DTRS portable. It is presented here as a useful reference as to the capabilities and organization of county fire radios on the DTRS system, and has been updated to reflect current talkgroup usage.

CH Name TGID Description Notes
01 FIRE NE 1479 Jeffcom Fire Northeast Primary/Dispatch Currently unassigned/unused. Was previously used for dispatching Edgewater FD.
02 TAC NE 1487 Jeffcom Fire Northeast Tactical Tactical talkgroup for agencies assigned to FIRE NE.
03 FIRE NW 1481 Jeffcom Fire Northwest Primary/Dispatch Primary dispatch for Foothills Fire, Genesee Fire, and Highland Rescue (EMS).
04 TAC NW 1489 Jeffcom Fire Northwest Tactical Tactical talkgroup for agencies assigned to FIRE NW.
05 FIRE SE 1483 Jeffcom Fire Southeast Primary/Dispatch Currently unassigned/unused. Was previously used for dispatching Pleasant View FD.
06 TAC SE 1491 Jeffcom Fire Southeast Tactical Tactical talkgroup for agencies assigned to FIRE SE
07 FIRE SW 1485 Jeffcom Fire Southwest Primary/Dispatch Currently unassigned/unused. Has been used for patching to Inter-Canyon, Elk Creek, and North Fork.
08 TAC SW 1493 Jeffcom Fire Southwest Tactical Tactical talkgroup for agencies assigned to FIRE SW.
09 FIRE ADM 1503 Jeffcom Fire Administrative Channel
10 CRT D 1507 Has been used previously as a training channel. Exact purpose/assignment is unknown.
11 IMT 1527 Jeffco Incident Management Team Channel
12 JEC 1 1523 Jeffco Event Channel 1
13 JEC 2 1525 Jeffco Event Channel 2
14 LOC GOV 1451 Jeffcom Local Government Channel Dispatch channel for Jefferson County Open Space and Denver Mountain Parks Rangers.
15 MULTI PD 1477 Jeffcom Multiple PD Coordination Channel Encrypted. Also known as "Multi-TAC." Used as a common/shared channel for County Law Enforcement.
16 S TAC D N/A Statewide 800MHz Tactical Direct Conventional analog frequency: 853.7875 PL 156.7


Jeffcom Common/Shared Frequencies

KAB221, WRY254, WRCU611

These frequencies are licensed by Jefferson County for common/shared use among agencies coordinating with the county. The VHF frequencies are primarily used in the mountain areas for coordination and mutual aid responses. Other NIFOG frequencies, particularly those in the VHF High Band, may be assigned on complex incidents. Please see Common Public Safety#VHF High Band for more information. Contrary to national standards, Jeffcom's base stations do not transmit PL (CTCSS) tones on the NIFOG frequencies shown below, so it is recommended that radios be programmed for CSQ receive operation on those frequencies.

CH Frequency Tone Description Notes
CMD RPT 155.370 173.8 PL Jeffco Incident Management Team Command Repeater Portable/temporary command repeater used on locally managed incidents.
V-RED SW 155.775 103.5 PL Southwest Metro Area Regional Fire Mutual Aid Ch Permanent patch to the DTRS Network First "RED-SW" talkgroup.
V-FIRE 21 154.280 CSQ National VHF Fire Interoperability Channel 1 Old "FERN-1." Air medical coordination. Jeffco Initial Attack Medical Ch.
V-FIRE 22 154.265 CSQ National VHF Fire Interoperability Channel 2 Old "FERN-2." Jeffco Initial Attack TAC-1.
V-FIRE 23 154.295 CSQ National VHF Fire Interoperability Channel 3 Old "FERN-3." Jeffco Initial Attack TAC-2.
V-MED 28 155.340 CSQ National VHF EMS/Medical Interoperability Channel Old "HEAR" (Hospital Emergency Ambulance Radio) Channel.
V-LAW 31 155.475 CSQ National VHF Law Enforcement Interoperability Channel Old "NLEC" (National Law Enforcement Channel).
CLEER 460.425 151.4 PL Colorado Law Enforcement Emergency Radio Net Backup to DTRS "Metro Net." Regional console-to-console mutual aid net.


Jeffcom Lo-Band Frequencies (Inactive)

WPSZ631, WNFL280, KAP253, WNHL786, WNKT527, WNMF549, WPBI400, WPDX415, WPFE413, WPFE414

These frequencies were previously used by the rural/mountain fire departments in Jefferson County, but are now inactive since all of the mountain agencies have migrated to high band or DTRS. Since Jeffco still maintains the licenses for these frequencies they are presented here for reference:

CH Frequency Tone Description Notes
FIRE-1 45.08 107.2 PL Jeffco Lo-Band Fire Dispatch Inactive. Old dispatch/paging frequency for rural departments.
TAC-2 45.20 107.2 PL Jeffco Lo-Band Fire Tactical Inactive. Old tactical/fireground frequency for rural departments.


Station Alerting & Paging Tones

The following tables contain tone data for use in scanners which have a Fire Tone Out standby/paging option, or they can be used in any other radio or receiver capable of decoding and unmuting upon receipt of a two-tone sequential page (such as a Motorola Minitor or a Unication G series pager). For more information on the use of these tones, and for information on consumer equipment which can support such use, please see Fire Tone Out.

Agency Type Tone A Tone B Notes
All Mountain Fire Agencies (Emergency) QCII Group Call N/A 2468.2 Hz All Mountain Emergency Dispatch. Long "B" tone only (8 sec).
All Mountain Fire Agencies (Informational) QCII Group Call N/A 1930.2 Hz Informational Tone, eg. Red Flag Warnings. Long "B" tone only (8 sec).
Elk Creek Fire Rescue QCII 569.1 Hz 1122.5 Hz
Evergreen Fire Rescue - Fire Call QCII 2334.6 Hz 1598.0 Hz Used for calls primarily requiring fire personnel/apparatus.
Evergreen Fire Rescue - Medical Call QCII 2334.6 Hz 832.5 Hz Used for calls primarily requiring medical personnel/ambulance response.
Evergreen Fire Rescue - Medical Upgrade QCII 2334.6 Hz 979.9 Hz Used for paging additional medical personnel to calls upgraded to ALS response.
Foothills Fire Rescue QCII 288.5 Hz 510.5 Hz
Genesee Fire Rescue QCII 2271.7 Hz 1687.2 Hz
Golden Fire Department Unknown 408 Hz 325 Hz Tones captured do not match any known paging tone tables. Accuracy may be +/- 2 Hz.
Golden Gate Fire Protection District Unknown 814 Hz 527 Hz Tones captured do not match any known paging tone tables. Accuracy may be +/- 2 Hz.
Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District QCII 1217.8 Hz 832.5 Hz Usually stacked after Foothills or Genesee paging tone.
Indian Hills Fire Rescue QCII 1743.0 Hz 701.0 Hz
Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District QCII 1743.0 Hz 1598.0 Hz
North Fork Volunteer Fire Department QCII 569.1 Hz 600.9 Hz
Fire & EMS Unit Designators
  • 1-19: West Metro
  • 20: Golden
  • 30: Fairmount
  • 40: Pleasant View
  • 50: Arvada
  • 60: North Metro
  • 70: Wheat Ridge (Depreciated - Merged with West Metro)
  • 80: Golden Gate
    • "Captain 8#"
    • "Lieutenant 8#"
    • 8-Baker-##: EMT
    • 8-Paul-##: Paramedic
  • 100: Evergreen
    • "Firefighter [Name]" (Used by FF's when responding to station or in POV)
  • 200: Highlands Rescue Team
    • "Highlands Base" (Calls in service to acknowledge tones)
  • 300: Indian Hills
    • 3-Baker-#: EMT (?)
  • 400: Elk Creek
    • "Base 1" (Used to acknowledge tones)
  • 500: Foothills
    • 5-Baker-##: EMT (?)
    • 5-David-#: ?
    • 5-Edward-##: ?
    • 5-Tom-##: ?
  • 600: Inter-Canyon
    • 6-Adam-#: ?
  • 900: Genesee
    • "Genesee Base" (Calls in service to acknowledge tones)
    • 90# - Captain/Chief
    • 91# - LT
    • Basic# - EMT
  • 1200: North Fork
  • 7000: Coal Creek

Arvada Fire Protection District

District Map

WQG932


Station Locations

  • Station 1 - 7900 W 57th Ave (@ Zephyr St), Arvada
  • Station 2
    • Current Station - 5250 Oak St (@ W Ridge Rd), Wheat Ridge
    • Former Station - 12195 W 52nd Ave (between Vivian St & Union Ct), Wheat Ridge
  • Station 3 - 7300 Kipling St (@ W 73rd Pl), Arvada (The Station faces W 73rd Pl)
  • Station 4 - 6845 W 68th Ave (across from Pierce Way), Arvada
  • Station 5 - 8100 Vance Dr (@ W 81st Ave), Arvada
  • Station 6 - 6503 Simms St (between W 64th Ave & W 65th Pl), Arvada
  • Station 7 - 8027 Alkire St (@ W 80th Ave), Arvada
  • Station 8 - 6385 Quaker St (@ W 64th Ave), Golden
  • Training Center/Fleet Maintenance - 6651 Indiana St (aka Highway 72, across from W 66th Pl), Arvada


Central Fire Dispatch

The Central Fire Dispatch group consists of the following agencies centered around the Golden area:


All Central Fire agencies are dispatched on DTRS TG 1509 and operate primarily on the state DTRS system using the following talkgroups:

Name TGID Description Notes
CNF DISP1 1509 Jeffcom Central Fire Dispatch Dispatch channel for Fairmount, Golden, Golden Gate, and Pleasant View. Previously assigned as Fairmount Dispatch
CNF TAC 2 1538 Jeffcom Central Fire Tactical 2 Primary response channel for routine calls. Previously assigned as Fairmount Tac-1.
CNF TAC 3 1495 Jeffcom Central Fire Tactical 3 Assignable incident channel. Previously assigned as Golden Fire Dispatch ("GOLD FD1").
CNF TAC 4 1497 Jeffcom Central Fire Tactical 4 Assignable incident channel. Previously assigned as Golden Fire Channel 2 ("GOLD FD2").
CNF TAC 5 1511 Jeffcom Central Fire Tactical 5 Assignable incident channel. Previously assigned as Golden Gate Fire's talkgroup
CNF TAC 6 1505 Jeffcom Central Fire Tactical 6 Assignable incident / training channel. Previously assigned as Pleasant View Fire's talkgroup


Central Fire agencies have also been known to use the pool of statewide simplex frequencies on incidents occurring where DTRS coverage is poor. These frequencies are available for shared use among all DTRS users/agencies and their use is not exclusive to Central Fire.

CH Frequency Tone Description Notes
SMPX1 851.100 293 NAC Statewide Simplex Channel 1 Statewide shared simplex frequency for on-scene direct communications. Limited to portable use only.
SMPX2 851.750 293 NAC Statewide Simplex Channel 2 Statewide shared simplex frequency for on-scene direct communications. Limited to portable use only.
SMPX3 852.300 293 NAC Statewide Simplex Channel 3 Statewide shared simplex frequency for on-scene direct communications. Limited to portable use only.
SMPX4 852.550 293 NAC Statewide Simplex Channel 4 Statewide shared simplex frequency for on-scene direct communications. Limited to portable use only.
SMPX5 853.6875 293 NAC Statewide Simplex Channel 5 Statewide shared simplex frequency for on-scene direct communications. Limited to portable use only.


Fairmount Fire Rescue

District Map

KLM699

In addition to the shared Central Fire talkgroups, Fairmount has retained one of their old tactical talkgroups for use as an administrative/training channel:

Name TGID Description Notes
"Channel 7" 1539 Fairmount Fire Administrative Channel Has been referred to on air as "Channel 7" or "TAC-7." Previously assigned as Fairmount Tac-2.


VHF Frequencies (Inactive)

These frequencies were previously in use by Fairmount Fire, but are now inactive after their migration to DTRS. Since Fairmount has continued to maintain it's licenses for these frequencies they are presented here for reference:

Frequency Tone Description Notes
154.725 173.8 PL Fairmount Fire Dispatch Inactive. Old dispatch/paging frequency for Fairmount FD. Was patched to DTRS prior to CNF consolidation.
154.385 173.8 PL Fairmount Fire Tactical Inactive. Old fireground/training frequency for Fairmount FD.

Station Loctions

  • Station 31 (HQ) - 4755 Isabell St (between W 48th Ave & Indiana St), Golden
  • Station 32 - 18208 W 58th Dr (between W 60th Ave & Windy St), Golden
  • Station 33 - 12901 W 43rd Dr (between W 44th Ave & Dead End), Wheat Ridge


Golden Fire Department

District Map

KVH280, WNFF937, WPAW959

In addition to the shared Central Fire talkgroups, Golden has retained one of their old tactical talkgroups for use as an administrative/training channel:

Name TGID Description Notes
Unknown 1541 Golden Fire Administrative Channel Previously assigned as Golden Fire Channel 3 ("GOLD FD3").


VHF Frequencies (Inactive)

These frequencies were previously in use by Golden Fire, but are now inactive after their migration to DTRS. Since Golden has continued to maintain it's licenses for these frequencies they are presented here for reference:

Frequency Tone Description Notes
155.835 100.0 PL Golden Fire Dispatch/VHF Simulcast Inactive. Old dispatch/paging frequency for Golden FD. Was patched to DTRS prior to CNF consolidation.

Station Locations

  • Station 21 (HQ) - 911 10th St (between Arapahoe St & Washington Ave), Golden
  • Station 22 - 1201 Ulysses St (across from W 12th Ave), Golden
  • Station 23 - 16023 W 5th Ave (between Orchard St & Dead End), Golden
  • Station 24 - 151 Heritage Rd (between Berthoud Way & W Colfax Ave (aka US-40)), Golden


Golden Gate Fire Protection District

District Map

WQXE882, WNKT527

Golden Gate supplements their DTRS use with a VHF repeater which airs initial paging tones and dispatch information. Initial response coordination also appears to be conducted on this frequency, however the frequency does not appear to be patched to any CNF talkgroups, but rather used in a multi-select type configuration.

Frequency Tone Description Notes
151.1975 114.8 PL Golden Gate Fire Paging ("Golden Gate Paging") Confirmed 11/2021 as "Golden Gate Paging."

Station Locations

  • Station 1 - 32360 Robinson Hill Rd (between Douglas Mountain Dr & Calle Louisa), Golden
  • Station 2 - 7181 Crawford Gulch Rd (between Belcher Hill Rd & School House Rd), Golden


Pleasant View Fire Department

District Map

WNHL786

Station Locations

  • Station 41
    • Current Station - 955 Moss St (between W 9th Ave & W 10th Ave), Golden
    • Former Station - 952 Moss St (between W 9th Ave & W 10th Ave), Golden


Mountain Fire Dispatch

Jeffcom's Mountain Fire Dispatch group consists of the following agencies:


Most of these departments maintain their own radio systems which are specific to their response areas and needs. The majority are analog conventional VHF systems, however the I-70 corridor agencies (Foothills Fire, Genesee Fire, and Highland Rescue EMS) are dispatched on DTRS TG 1481 and operate primarily on the state DTRS.


On large or complex incidents, or during the initial attack phase of a wildland fire, the VHF pool of #Common/Shared Frequencies is often used.


Station Alerting/Paging Frequency

This frequency functions in a similar manner to the old "FIRE-1" frequency on lo-band. All mountain calls are initially dispatched on this frequency and also simulcast on the responding agency's main channel. Responding units go en-route on their own agency's primary channel after receiving the page/alert.

Frequency Tone Description Notes
157.450 103.5 PL Jeffcom "Mountain Dispatch" Station Alerting & Paging All mountain calls are initially paged and dispatched on this frequency.

*Please note that this frequency is specifically exempted from the FCC's Narrowbanding Mandate. For proper reception, this frequency should be programmed for wideband (25 kHz bandwidth) receive.

Data tables for paging tones are available at: #Station Alerting & Paging Tones.


Elk Creek Fire Rescue

District Map

WQYA288, WNKT527, KAP253, WPFE413

CH Frequency Tone Description Notes
CH 1 & 2 155.220 131.8 PL "Elk Creek Ch. 1 / Main" (Repeater) & "Ch. 2" (Simplex) Repeater located at Station 3 / Conifer Mountain
155.3925 114.8 PL "Evergreen Ch. 3" 01/2022: used for auto-aid response w/ Evergreen. Called as "Evergreen Ch. 3."
V-RED SW 155.775 103.5 PL SW Metro Area Fire Mutual Aid Ch Regional mutual aid channel and permanent patch to the DTRS "RED-SW" talkgroup.

Station Locations

  • Station 1 - 11993 Blackfoot Rd (between Apache Trl & Richmond Hill Rd), Morrison
  • Station 2 - located in Park County
  • Station 3 - 10956 Timothy's Dr (across from Beas Dr), Conifer
  • Station 4 - 9737 Rhodus St (@ Duran Ave), Conifer


Evergreen Fire Rescue

District Map

WPDS900, WNMF549

CH Frequency Tone Description Notes
EFR 1 155.9775 103.5 PL "Evergreen Ch. 1 / Main" Main / Dispatch Channel. Repeaters on Bear and Squaw Mountains.
EFR 2 151.250 103.5 PL "Evergreen Ch. 2" (Repeater) & "TAC-2" (Simplex) Assignable incident channel. "Ch. 2" is repeated, "TAC-2" is a simplex fireground.
EFR 3 155.3925 114.8 PL "Evergreen Ch. 3" (Repeater) Assignable incident channel. A simplex fireground also uses this freq. Likely "TAC-3."
V-RED SW 155.775 103.5 PL SW Metro Area Fire Mutual Aid Ch Regional mutual aid channel and permanent patch to the DTRS "RED-SW" talkgroup.
155.7075 Unknown Used by Clear Creek as "LE 2." Likely used for mutual aid responses, but exact use unconfirmed.

Station Locations

  • Station 1 - 4751 Highway 73 (between Plettner Ln & Little Cub Creek Rd), Evergreen
  • Station 2 - 1802 Bergen Pkwy (across from Castle Ct), Evergreen
  • Station 3 - 6940 Highway 73 (between Marshmerry Ln & N Turkey Creek Rd), Evergreen
  • Station 4 - 5411 Highway 73 (between S Cubmont Dr & S Skyline Dr), Evergreen
  • Station 5 - located in Clear Creek County
  • Station 6 - 26370 Highway 74 (between Hilltop Rd & Welch Ave), Evergreen
  • Station 7 - 157 County Road 65 (between Pleasant Ln & Elmgreen Ln), Evergreen
  • Station 8 - 33377 Forest Estates Rd (between S Brook Forest Rd & Innsbrook Dr), Evergreen


Foothills Fire Rescue

District Map

WQXC431, WNKT527, WPBI400

Name TGID Description Notes
FIRE NW 1481 Jeffcom Northwest Primary/Dispatch Primary dispatch/response talkgroup. Permanently patched to Foothills' LIMEnet.
TAC NW 1489 Jeffcom Northwest Tactical Tactical talkgroup assigned to Foothills Fire, Genesee Fire, and Highland Rescue (EMS).
"Foothills Main" 1513 Foothills Fire Main Patched to Jeffcom "FIRE NW" when calls are being dispatched. Referred to as "Foothills Main."
"Foothills TAC" 1514 Foothills Fire Tactical Used for administrative/training purposes. "TAC NW" is the channel used for incident related comms.


Foothills Fire Rescue - "LIMEnet" VHF Network

LIMEnet is an analog conventional VHF radio network built and maintained by Foothills Fire Rescue. Named after the locations of the system's four repeaters (Lookout, Idledale, Morrison, and El Rancho), the system provides a permanent cross-band patch to the state DTRS system and simulcasts Jeffcom's "FIRE NW" talkgroup. Genesee Fire and Highland Rescue EMS are also authorized users of this system.

Frequency Tone Description Notes
151.235 141.3 PL LIMEnet Lookout Repeater Located at Station 2. Permanently patched to Jeffcom "FIRE NW."
159.0225 141.3 PL LIMEnet Idledale Repeater Located at Station 4. Permanently patched to Jeffcom "FIRE NW."
151.3175 141.3 PL LIMEnet Morrison Repeater Located atop Mount Morrison. Permanently patched to Jeffcom "FIRE NW."
159.180 141.3 PL LIMEnet El Rancho Repeater Located at Station 1 (Rainbow Hills). Permanently patched to Jeffcom "FIRE NW."
151.1675 141.3 PL LIMEnet Tactical Repeater Located at Dinosaur Ridge. NOT patched to DTRS. Referred to as either "SIMTAC" or "M-TAC" (unsure which is correct).

Station Locations

  • Rainbow Hills Station (HQ) - 28812 Rainbow Hill Rd (between I-70 & US-40), Evergreen
  • Lookout Mountain Station - 67 S Lookout Mountain Rd (@ S Hess Ave), Golden
  • Grapevine Station - 893 S Grapevine Rd (between Genesee Ridge Rd & Forest Hills Dr), Golden
  • Idledale Station - 21698 Miller Ln (between Highway 74 (aka Bear Creek Rd) & Dead End), Idledale
  • Mt. Vernon Station - 25191 Aspen Way (@ Centennial Trl), Golden


Genesee Fire Rescue

District Map

WNMJ924, WNHL786

Name TGID Description Notes
FIRE NW 1481 Jeffcom Northwest Primary/Dispatch Primary dispatch/response talkgroup. Patched to "Genesee TAC (GenTAC)" when calls are being dispatched.
FTAC NW 1489 Jeffcom Northwest Tactical Tactical talkgroup assigned to Foothills Fire, Genesee Fire, and Highland Rescue (EMS).
"GenTAC" 1517 Genesee TAC Patched to Jeffcom "FIRE NW" when calls are being dispatched. Referred to as "GenTAC."

Station Locations

  • 23455 Currant Dr (between Genesee Ridge Rd & Pine View Pl), Golden
Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District

The Highland Rescue Team provides emergency medical response and transport services to the Foothills and Genesee Fire Protection Districts.

WPDX415

Name TGID Description Notes
FIRE NW 1481 Jeffcom Northwest Primary/Dispatch Primary dispatch/response talkgroup. Patched to Highland talkgroup when calls are being dispatched.
TAC NW 1489 Jeffcom Northwest Tactical Tactical talkgroup assigned to Foothills Fire, Genesee Fire, and Highland Rescue (EMS).
"Highland TAC" 1515 Highland Rescue Team Tactical Patched to Jeffcom "FIRE NW" when calls are being dispatched. "Referred to as "Highland TAC."

Station Locations

  • 317 S Lookout Mountain Rd (between US-40 & Mt Vernon Country Club Rd), Golden


Indian Hills Fire Rescue

District Map

WQQP799, WXF829, WNKT527, WNMF549

CH Frequency Tone Description Notes
CH 1 155.0775 065 DPL "Indian Hills Main" ("Repeater Ch.") & "TAC" (Simplex) Jeffcom does not monitor the simplex "TAC". Repeaters on Mount Lindo and Smoky Hill.
155.0625 065 DPL Repeaters on Mount Lindo and Smoky Hill.
153.935 173.8 PL Crossband Repeater (Old Ch. 1) Inactive. Old crossband repeater link to Jeffco "FIRE-1" on 45.08. Currently unused.

Station Locations

  • 4476 Parmalee Gulch Rd (between Matterhorn Dr & Isoleta Rd), Indian Hills


Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District

District Map

WQCZ911, WNMF549

CH Frequency Tone Description Notes
CH 1 151.430 203.5 PL "Inter-Canyon Main / Ch. 1" "Main" Dispatch Ch / Kheuster Repeater, Simulcasts w/ High Peak Ch 2.
CH 2 154.8075 203.5 PL "Inter-Canyon Backup / Ch. 2" "Backup" Dispatch Ch / High Peak Repeater, Simulcasts w/ Kheuster Ch 1.
CH 3 155.8575 203.5 PL Inter-Canyon TAC / Ch. 3 (Repeater) Standalone tactical channel. Repeater located on Kheuster tower.
Simplex 1 151.430 CSQ Simplex Channel 1 District-wide simplex/fireground (Kheuster Talk-around)
Simplex 2 154.8075 CSQ Simplex Channel 2 District-wide simplex/fireground (High Peak Talk-around)
V-RED SW 155.775 103.5 PL SW Metro Area Fire Mutual Aid Ch Regional mutual aid channel and permanent patch to the DTRS "RED-SW" talkgroup.

Station Locations

  • Station 1 - 7939 S Turkey Creek Rd (@ S Fire House Hill Rd), Morrison
  • Station 2 - 10591 S Deer Creek Rd (across from W Sampson Rd), Littleton
  • Station 3 - 8445 S US-285 (@ S Settlers Dr), Morrison (The Station technically sits on S Settlers Dr between S US-285 & S Homesteader Dr)
  • Station 4 - 13877 Grizzly Dr (between W Deer Creek Canyon Rd & Cubs Den Dr), Littleton
  • Station 5 - 10304 S Georgia Cir (between S Horizon View Dr & S Jeanette Ct), Morrison


North Fork Volunteer Fire Department

District Map

WPUB215, WNHL786

CH Frequency Tone Description Notes
CH 1 & 2 153.875 123.0 PL "North Fork Main" (Repeater) & "Car-to-Car" (Simplex) Repeater located in Douglas County off Rampart Range Rd at 39.26417 / -105.11472.
159.3525 Unknown Simplex Tactical (?) Unconfirmed. Licensed for mobile use only.
V-RED SW 155.775 103.5 PL SW Metro Area Fire Mutual Aid Ch Regional mutual aid channel and permanent patch to the DTRS "RED-SW" talkgroup.

Station Locations

  • Station 1 (Buffalo Creek) - 19384 County Road 126 (between Forest Route 538 & Spring Creek Trl), Pine
  • Station 2 (Pine) - 16675 County Road 126 (aka Pine Valley Rd, across from 4th St), Pine
  • Station 3 (Trumbull) - 7883 County Road 67 (aka S Platte River Rd, between Douglas Co Line), Sedalia (The Station sits at the following coordinates: 39.264005/-105.219742)


West Metro Fire Rescue

District Map

WPXT498

West Metro Fire Rescue serves the majority of urban Jefferson County, providing services to the Cities of Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, and Edgewater, the Towns of Mountain View, Lakeside, and Morrison, and the unincorporated CDP's of Applewood, Dakota Ridge, and Ken Caryl. West Metro also serves the unincorporated CDP of Roxborough Park in Douglas County. Operations are primarily conducted on the Metro Area Radio Cooperative (MARC) system.

  • West Metro Fire Rescue is dispatched by Jeffcom on MARC TG 37785 with automated voice dispatching taking place on MARC TG 37790.
  • Since transitioning to a P25 system, West Metro radios are now capable of operating directly on DTRS talkgroups for mutual aid responses, such as those used by Central Fire and South Metro. These talkgroup assignments will generally be announced by name when dispatched, although some differences in nomenclature may exist (i.e. CTAC2 in WMFR radios is analogous to CNF TAC 2 in Jeffcom radios).
Name TGID Description Notes
FDISP1 37785 West Metro Fire Dispatch Ch. 1 Main / Dispatch Channel. (Channel referred to on-air as "F Dispatch," or sometimes as "F TAC 1").
FTAC2 37786 West Metro Fire Tactical 2 Primary response channel for routine calls / single-company incidents.
FTAC3 37787 West Metro Fire Tactical 3 Primary response channel for structural responses / multi-company incidents.
FTAC4 37788 West Metro Fire Tactical 4 Assignable incident channel.
FTAC5 37789 West Metro Fire Tactical 5 Assignable incident channel. Previously used for patching to Pleasant View Fire.
FTAC6 37790 West Metro Fire Tactical 6 Automated Dispatching / Station Alerting. Previously used as an administrative channel.
FTAC7 37791 West Metro Fire Tactical 7 Operations Channel for Bandimere Speedway special events.
FTAC8 37792 West Metro Fire Tactical 8 Operations Channel for Red Rocks Park/Amphitheater special events.
FIRE OPS 37784 West Metro Fire Operations (ATG) Announcement Talkgroup (Channel referred to on-air as "Fire Ops").
DRILL 1 37801 West Metro Fire Drill (Training) Ch. 1 Training Channel, used to simulate FDISP1.
DRILL 2 37802 West Metro Fire Drill (Training) Ch. 2 Training Channel, used to simulate FTAC2.
DRILL 3 37803 West Metro Fire Drill (Training) Ch. 3 Training Channel, used to simulate FTAC3.
V-FIRE21 37817 West Metro Fire V-FIRE21 Patch Patch to V-FIRE21 (154.280 MHz). Activated when needed. Was in use on Oak Fire 12/2021.
V-FIRE22 37818 West Metro Fire V-FIRE22 Patch Patch to V-FIRE22 (154.265 MHz). Activated when needed.
V-FIRE23 37819 West Metro Fire V-FIRE23 Patch Patch to V-FIRE23 (154.295 MHz). Activated when needed.


In addition to the talkgroups used for daily operations on the MARC system, West Metro was also assigned two talkgroups on the state DTRS for patching/interoperability. It is unknown if these talkgroups are still in use since West Metro's transition to the P25 MARC system.

Name TGID Description Notes
WATERTON 2 1536 West Metro Fire Rescue "Waterton 2" Used for calls in the Waterton Canyon Recreation Area. Channel "B10." Unknown if still in use.
1537 West Metro Fire Rescue Unknown use.


Station Locations

  • HQ - 433 S Allison Pkwy (between W Alameda Ave & S Yarrow St), Lakewood
  • Station 1 - 6401 W 14th Ave (@ Lamar St), Lakewood
    • Engine 1, Medic 1, Medic 11
  • Station 2 - 1545 Robb St (across from W 15th Pl), Lakewood
    • Engine 2, Tower 2, Hazmat 1
  • Station 3 - 95 Garrison St (@ W 1st Ave), Lakewood
    • Engine 3, Medic 3, ARM 1
  • Station 4 - 13155 W Alameda Pkwy (between W Ohio Ave & S Beech Dr), Lakewood
    • District Chief 2, Engine 4, Medic 4, Brush 4
  • Station 5 - 14055 W 20th Ave (between Ellis St & N Eldridge St), Golden
    • Engine 5, Medic 5, Hazmat 5
  • Station 6 - 15051 W 6th Ave Frontage Rd (between Indiana St & McIntyre St), Golden
    • Engine 6, Brush 6
  • Station 7 - 6315 W Mississippi Ave (between S Lamar St & S Kendall St), Lakewood
    • Engine 7, Medic 7, Bureau 7
  • Station 8
    • Current Station - 9001 W Jewell Ave (between S Garrison St & S Estes St), Lakewood
      • Engine 8, Tower 8, Dive 2
    • Former Station - 9095 W Jewell Ave (between S Garrison St & S Estes St), Lakewood
  • Station 9
    • Current Station - 101 Red Rocks Business Dr (between Morrison Rd (aka Highway 8) & Dead End), Morrison (The Station sits at the Dead End)
      • Engine 9, Brush 9, Brush 39
    • Former Station - 321 Highway 8 (between Red Rocks Vista Dr & Canyon Vista Dr), Morrison
  • Station 10
    • Current Station - 3535 S Kipling Pkwy (between W Hampden Ave & W Hampden Ave Frontage Rd), Lakewood (The Fire Training Center is also located here)
      • Rescue 10, Medic 10, Collapse 10
    • Former Station - 3301 S Field St (@ W Floyd Ave), Lakewood
  • Station 11 - 15629 W Belleview Ave (between Golf Course Dr & Colorow Dr), Morrison
    • Engine 11, Brush 11
  • Station 12 - 9990 W Alamo Pl (@ S Kipling Pkwy), Littleton
    • Engine 12, Medic 12
  • Station 13 - 12613 W Indore Pl (@ S Shaffer Ln & across from Shaffer Pkwy), Littleton
    • Engine 13, Medic 13, Brush 13
  • Station 14 - 10305 W Chatfield Ave (@ S Sangre de Cristo Rd), Littleton
    • District Chief 3, Tower 14, Air Unit
  • Station 15 - 6222 Roxborough Park Rd (@ E Roxborough Dr), Littleton - located in Douglas County
    • Engine 15, Medic 15, Brush 15
  • Station 16 - 3880 Upham St (between W 38th Ave & W 44th Ave (aka Highway 51)), Wheat Ridge
    • District Chief 1, Engine 16, Medic 16
  • Station 17 - 10901 W 38th Ave (between Parfet St & Owens St), Wheat Ridge
    • Engine 17, Brush 17
  • Maintenance Shop - 4525 S Kipling Pkwy (between W Radcliffe Dr & S Lakehurst Way), Littleton


Former Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District Station Locations (Merged with West Metro)

  • Station 1 (HQ) - 3880 Upham St (between W 38th Ave & W 44th Ave) (aka Highway 51), Wheat Ridge (KNID280)
  • Station 2 - 10901 W 38th Ave (between Parfet St & Owens St), Wheat Ridge (KNID280)
  • Station 3 - 2508 Gray St (@ 25th Ave), Edgewater (Formerly the Edgewater VFD)


Other Agencies not served by Jeffcom

Current Jeffcom Fire Response Area Overview Map

The following agencies are not dispatched by Jeffcom, but either operate in, or respond to, areas within Jefferson County:

  • Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District (Dispatched by BRCC on Boulder County (CO)#Analog (VHF), with some limited use of DTRS)
  • North Metro Fire Rescue (Dispatched by ADCOM on FRCC)
  • South Metro Fire Rescue (Dispatched by MetCom on DTRS)
  • Westminster Fire Department (Dispatched by Westminster Communications on Westminster TRS)


Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District

WYC612, WPFE414

The Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District is responsible for the far north-western portion of Jefferson County. Coal Creek Canyon Fire is dispatched by the Boulder Regional Communications Center (BRCC) and primarily operates on analog conventional VHF, but does retain a DTRS talkgroup which is often used to coordinate incident responses. Please reference Boulder County (CO)#Analog (VHF) for monitoring information and frequency tables.

Name TGID Description Notes
Unknown 1501 Coal Creek Canyon Fire Tactical DTRS tactical talkgroup used for response coordination.

Station Locations

  • Station 1 - 30579 Highway 72 (aka Coal Creek Canyon Rd, @ Crescent Park Dr), Golden
  • Station 2 - located in Boulder County
  • Station 3 - 9775 Blue Mountain Dr (@ Union Pacific Moffat Tunnel Sub Railroad Tracks), Golden
  • Station 4 - 34697 Gap Rd (between Dowdle Dr & Gilpin Co Line), Golden


North Metro Fire Rescue

North Metro Fire Rescue is responsible for a small portion of the far north-eastern section of unincorporated Jefferson County in and around Westminster.

  • North Metro Fire Rescue is dispatched by both ADCOM and Broomfield on FRCC TG 6.


Station Locations


South Metro Fire Rescue

District Map & Information

South Metro Fire Rescue serves a small portion of the south-eastern part of Jefferson County which had previously been served by the Littleton Fire Protection District prior to their merger with SMFR in 2019. This area includes the unincorporated CDP of Columbine, Chatfield State Park & Reservoir, and the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Waterton Facility. Operations are conducted on the Colorado DTRS, and on a handful of simplex fireground frequencies (as/when needed). Additional information is available at the Arapahoe County article located here: Arapahoe County (CO)#MetCom.

  • South Metro Fire Rescue is dispatched by South Metro Fire Emergency Communications (formerly known as "MetCom") on DTRS TG 1786 (SMF DISP1), which uses an automated voice system for dispatching. Units typically go en-route on TG 1792 (SMF OPS 2), where they coordinate their response with an in-person dispatcher.
  • For structural/multi-company responses, MetCom will assign a specific OPS talkgroup and/or a conventional fireground (if requested), usually starting with SMF OPS 3 (TG 1787) and working up through the available OPS talkgroups from there.
  • For law enforcement standbys or law enforcement sensitive incidents, MetCom will assign one of the two encrypted "SMF BLUE" talkgroups (SMF BLUE 15, TG 1793 or SMF BLUE 16, TG 2998). These "BLUE" talkgroups are encrypted and cannot be monitored.
Name TGID Description Notes
SMF DISP1 1786 South Metro Fire Dispatch Ch. 1 Automated Dispatching / Station Alerting.
SMF OPS 2 1792 South Metro Fire Operations 2 Primary response channel for routine calls.
SMF OPS 3 1787 South Metro Fire Operations 3 Assignable incident channel for multi-company/structural responses.
SMF FG 4 N/A South Metro Fire Fireground 4 Simplex fireground channel: 856.2625 NAC 29A
SMF OPS 5 1788 South Metro Fire Operations 5 Assignable incident channel for multi-company/structural responses.
SMF FG 6 N/A South Metro Fire Fireground 6 Simplex fireground channel: 858.2625 NAC 29A
SMF OPS 7 1789 South Metro Fire Operations 7 Assignable incident channel for multi-company/structural responses.
SMF FG 8 N/A South Metro Fire Fireground 8 Simplex fireground channel: 858.2625 NAC 296 (Shared with Douglas County (DC FG 14)).
SMF OPS 9 1790 South Metro Fire Operations 9 Assignable incident channel for multi-company/structural responses.
SMF FG 10 N/A South Metro Fire Fireground 10 Simplex fireground channel: 857.2625 NAC 29A
SMF OPS 11 1851 South Metro Fire Operations 11 Assignable incident channel. Previously assigned to Littleton as CNTRL 1.
SMF OPS 12 1857 South Metro Fire Operations 12 Assignable incident channel. Previously assigned to Littleton as LOPS 2.
SMF OPS 13 1859 South Metro Fire Operations 13 Assignable incident channel. Previously assigned to Littleton as LOPS 4.
SMF OPS 14 1046 South Metro Fire Operations 14 Assignable incident channel. Previously assigned to Littleton as LOPS 7.
SMF BLUE 15 1793 South Metro Fire BLUE Operations 15 Law Enforcement Incident Channel. Encrypted and cannot be monitored.
SMF BLUE 16 2998 South Metro Fire BLUE Operations 16 Law Enforcement Incident Channel. Encrypted and cannot be monitored. Previously C-TRAIN.
SMF OPS 17 1048 South Metro Fire Operations 17 Administrative/Special Events/Training Channel. Previously assigned to Littleton as LOPS 10.
SMF OPS 18 2996 South Metro Fire Operations 18 Administrative/Special Events/Training Channel. Previously assigned to Cunningham as C-OPS 6.
SMF OPS 19 2997 South Metro Fire Operations 19 Administrative/Special Events/Training Channel. Previously assigned to Cunningham as C-OPS 8.
SMF IDT 1 1049 South Metro Fire Incident Dispatch Team Ch. 1 Used by the Incident Dispatch Team. Previously assigned to Littleton as LFD ADM.
SMF IDT 2 1047 South Metro Fire Incident Dispatch Team Ch. 2 Used by the Incident Dispatch Team. Previously assigned to Littleton as LOPS 9.


Former Littleton Fire Rescue Station Locations (Merged w/SMFR in 2019)

  • Station 11-12, 14-18 - located in Douglas County
  • Station 13 - 6290 W Coal Mine Ave (between S Jay Dr & S Harlan St), Littleton
  • Station 19 - 8490 W Trailmark Pkwy, Littleton


Westminster Fire Department

The Westminster Fire Department is responsible for providing fire rescue services to the portion of the City of Westminster in the far north-eastern part of Jefferson County.

  • Westminster Fire Department is dispatched by their own communications center on Westminster TG 38602.


Station Locations

  • Station 1-2, 4, 6 - located in Adams County
  • Station 3 - 7702 W 90th Ave (@ Yukon St), Westminster
  • Station 5 - 10100 N Garland St (across from W 100th Cir), Westminster


Search & Rescue

Alpine Rescue Team

KXL315

Search and Rescue services in Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Gilpin Counties are provided for by the volunteer Alpine Rescue Team, headquartered in Evergreen. The team is generally dispatched through phone or pager and response coordination is usually carried out on the DTRS "Alpine Tac."

Alpine is authorized on one DTRS talkgroup and licensed on three VHF frequencies.

Name TGID Description Notes
ALPINE TAC 1540 Alpine Rescue Team Tactical DTRS tactical talkgroup used for response coordination.


Frequency Tone Description Notes
155.205 Unknown Alpine SAR VHF Simplex
155.160 CSQ Mountain Rescue Association Ch 1 / "V-SAR16" National Interop Simplex for SAR use. Commonly known in Colorado as "MRA-1"
155.235 CSQ Mountain Rescue Association Ch 2 Simplex mutual aid channel commonly known in Colorado as "MRA-2"


U.S. Forest Service

The U.S. Forest Service is responsible for fire prevention, detection, and suppression on several National Forests in and around Jefferson County. They respond to smoke reports, fires, and other incidents occurring on forest land, often concurrently with other local agencies, and provide initial and extended attack resources both on and off forest lands.

Dispatching and resource tracking is provided for by the Forest Service's own national network of Interagency Dispatch Centers. These Dispatch Centers usually provide services for several forests across a given region or state and often for other federal cooperator agencies (such as the BLM). Each individual forest maintains its own communications network which can be accessed by the Interagency Dispatch Center that serves their area. These radio networks are usually designed around a single pair of VHF frequencies, which are used forest-wide. Forest Service protocol favors the use of direct/simplex frequencies whenever possible, however most (if not all) forests have a backbone of repeaters to help facilitate communications where simplex would be ineffective. Forest-wide repeater nets generally use the same RX/TX pair across the whole forest, differentiating between the individual repeaters by using sub-audible CTCSS ("PL" or "CG") tones to "dial" into the repeaters on the TX side. The RX frequency and tone remain the same across the whole net, allowing personnel to monitor traffic from multiple sites across the forest. (Note: It is recommended to place your scanner or radio in CTCSS search mode or CSQ, as tones on the Bendix King radios used by most forests can be changed on the fly from the front panel by forest personnel).


Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center

Federal Dispatch Boundary Maps for Colorado

The Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center is responsible for providing dispatch and resource tracking for southeastern Colorado and the San Luis Valley and for all of Kansas. Forests within the district's boundaries include the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. Pueblo Dispatch (identified on-air as "Pueblo"), is staffed from 0800-1800 during the fire season and 0800-1630 during the off-season (October through April). Forest service personnel and fire suppression crews/resources are generally available for dispatch from 0900-1730 during the fire season, however local variances may exist, and fire weather conditions can dictate a change in staffing levels and hours throughout the season. During the fire season (from roughly May to September), daily fire management briefings are usually broadcast over the radio network between 1000 and 1030 in the mornings and afternoon fire weather forecast discussions are usually broadcast at 1600 or 1630.


Station Locations

  • Station 1 - USFS San Isabel NF, Leadville Ranger District Office
    • 810 Front Street, Leadville, CO 80461
  • Station 2 - USFS San Isabel NF, Salida Ranger District Office
    • 5575 Cleora Road, Salida, CO 81201
  • Station 3 - USFS San Isabel NF, San Carlos Ranger District Office
    • 3028 East Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212
  • Station 4 - BLM Rocky Mountain District (Formerly known as the Front Range District)
    • Royal Gorge Field Office: 3028 E. Main St, Canon City, CO 81212
    • San Luis Valley Field Office: 1313 E. Highway 160, Monte Vista, CO 81144
  • Station 6 - USFS Comanche NG, Springfield Ranger District
    • Carrizo Unit: 27204 US Highway 287, Springfield, CO 81073
    • Timpas Unit: 1420 East Third Street, La Junta, CO 81050
  • Station 7 - USFS Cimarron NG, Elkhart Ranger District
    • 242 East Highway 56, Elkhart, Kansas 67950
  • Station 9 - USFS Pike NF, Pikes Peak Ranger District
    • District Office: 601 South Weber, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
    • Woodland Park Work Center: 1408 Rampart Range Road, Woodland Park, CO 80863
    • Monument Fire Center: 3751 Mt. Herman Rd, Monument, CO 80132 (Pike IHC Headquarters)
  • Station 10 - USFS Pike NF, South Park Ranger District
    • District Office: 320 Hwy 285, Fairplay, CO 80440
    • Lake George Work Center: 140 Trail Creek Road, Lake George, CO 80827
  • Station 11 - USFS Pike NF, South Platte Ranger District
    • District Office: 30403 Kings Valley Drive, Suite 2-115, Conifer, CO 80433
    • Buffalo Creek Work Center: 18046 Co Rd 126, Pine, CO 80425
    • AG Ranch Work Center: 56052 South U.S. Highway 285, Shawnee, CO 80475 (Between Bailey & Grant on 285)


Pike National Forest

pike_nat_forest_vicinity_map.jpg

The Pike National Forest encompasses approximately 1.2 million acres spread across Park, Jefferson, Douglas, Teller, and El Paso Counties in central Colorado. Because of its close proximity to both Denver and Colorado Springs, the Pike National Forest is one of the busiest forests in the region, boasting an annual visitation average of nearly 2.5 million people. The South Platte Ranger District is responsible for 450,000 acres of the Pike National Forest, covering the entirety of southern Jefferson County, western Park County, and western Douglas County. The South Platte Ranger District is served by work centers located at the AG Ranch, Buffalo Creek, and Indian Creek. Two other Ranger Districts manage the forest, Pikes Peak to the south, covering the portions of the forest in Teller and El Paso Counties, and the South Park Ranger District, covering the remaining portions of the forest which ring Park County. The Pike National Forest is managed jointly with the San Isabel National Forest and the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. Unlike the unified Arapahoe-Roosevelt, Pawnee radio system to the north, geographic disparities keep the operations of the PSICC radio systems separate, with each management unit operating their own net.

Frequency Tone Description Notes
171.1375 110.9 PL Pike Net Forest-wide output and simplex frequency for Pike National Forest repeater net. Input tones determine selected repeater.
168.050 CSQ Pike TAC-1 NIFC TAC-1 for initial attack use on wildfires. See NIRSC link below for more info.
168.200 CSQ Pike TAC-2 NIFC TAC-2 for initial attack use on wildfires. See NIRSC link below for more info.
168.600 CSQ Pike TAC-3 NIFC TAC-3 for initial attack use on wildfires. See NIRSC link below for more info.
163.7125 (Varies) Pike Work-1 Intra-crew tactical for handheld use only. Federal itinerant freq, not exclusively assigned to Pike NF.
168.6125 (Varies) Pike Work-2 Intra-crew tactical for handheld use only. Federal itinerant freq, not exclusively assigned to Pike NF.
168.350 CSQ "GOV WORK" Nationwide Federal Government Common/Itinerant. Used by Pike as an intra-crew/tactical. Not exclusively assigned to Pike NF.
163.100 CSQ Nationwide Federal Government Common/Itinerant. Used by Pike as an intra-crew/tactical. Not exclusively assigned to Pike NF.
172.5125 110.9 PL "Devil's Head LEO" Rampart Range Rec Area Law Enforcement Repeater. Very informal tactical use among USFS, DCSO, and CPW LEO's.
168.025 CSQ "FS Law" Channel USFS Nationwide LE Common/Simplex. Used sparingly for car-to-car comms by Pike NF LEO's, usually when traveling.


Air Operations

Frequency Tone Description Notes
168.650 110.9 PL National Flight Following Frequency ("National") Dispatch, flight following, redirection, or other air-to-ground admin traffic.
168.625 110.9 PL National Aircraft Emergency Frequency ("AirGuard") Restricted to emergency air-to-air or air-to-ground communications only.
167.225 CSQ National Air-to-Ground System Ch 35 ("Air-Ground 35") CO Zone 07 (PBC) Primary Initial Attack Air-to-Ground
166.9375 CSQ National Air-to-Ground System Ch 10 ("Air-Ground 10") CO Zone 07 (PBC) Secondary Initial Attack Air-to-Ground
121.075 AM CO Zone 07 (PBC) Air-to-Air 1 ("Victor 121.075") (Currently in use for 2022 season.)
119.575 AM CO Zone 07 (PBC) Air-to-Air 2 (Authorized in 2020, may be expired)
126.350 AM CO Zone 07 (PBC) Air-to-Air 3 (Authorized in 2020, may be expired)
120.450 AM Jeffco Airtanker Base New frequency assignment for 2021.


US Forest Service - Pike National Forest (CO)

National Incident Radio Support Cache

Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch Center

Federal Dispatch Boundary Maps for Colorado

The Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch Center is responsible for providing dispatch and resource tracking for northeastern Colorado. Forests within the district's boundaries include the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and the Pawnee National Grasslands. Fort Collins Dispatch (identified on-air as "Fort Collins"), is staffed from 0800-1800 daily. Forest service personnel and fire suppression crews/resources are generally available for dispatch from 0900-1730, however local variances may exist, and fire conditions can dictate a change in staffing levels and hours throughout the season. During the fire season (from roughly May to September), daily fire management briefings are usually broadcast over the radio between 1000 and 1030 in the mornings and afternoon fire weather forecast discussions are usually broadcast at either 1600 or 1630.


Arapaho National Forest

The Arapaho National Forest comprises 723,744 acres spread primarily across Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, and Summit Counties. A small portion of the forest, the Maxwell Falls Recreation Area, intrudes into Jefferson County just south of Evergreen. This portion of the forest is managed by the Clear Creek Ranger District, which operates primarily on the South Net of the combined Arapahoe-Roosevelt, Pawnee (ARP) radio network. This radio network is a product of the combined management of the Arapaho National Forest, the Roosevelt National Forest (in Boulder and Larimer Counties), and the Pawnee National Grasslands (in Weld County). Previously, the radio networks for these forests were divided into two separate systems: the Roosevelt Net (which also served Pawnee) and the Arapaho Net. In 2016, additional improvements to these networks resulted in their consolidation into a single network divided into three geographical areas: North, for Roosevelt and Pawnee operations, South, for Arapaho operations on the Clear Creek Ranger District, and West, for Arapaho operations on the Sulphur Ranger District.

Frequency Tone Description Notes
169.975 CSQ ARP North Net Output and simplex frequency for Roosevelt & Pawnee repeater net. Input tones determine selected repeater.
170.475 CSQ ARP South Net Output and simplex frequency for South Arapaho (Clear Creek Dist.) repeater net. Input tones determine selected repeater.
170.550 CSQ ARP West Net Output and simplex frequency for West Arapaho (Sulphur Dist.) repeater net. Input tones determine selected repeater.
169.950 CSQ SOA Command Repeater ("SOA RPT") "Scene-of-Action" temporary/portable command repeater for Type III Incidents in Region 2.
166.5625 CSQ "FIRETAC" / TAC-1 Forest-wide Initial Attack Tactical/Type III TAC-1. Specifically assigned to ARP. Old Roosevelt Work Net Channel.
168.725 CSQ "ARP WORK" Forest-wide simplex for intra-crew/tactical communications. Type III Logistics Net. Specifically assigned to ARP.
163.7125 CSQ "WORK 1" Intra-crew tactical for handheld use only. Federal itinerant freq, not exclusive to ARP.
168.6125 CSQ "WORK 2" / TAC-3 Intra-crew tactical for handheld use only. Type III TAC-3. Federal itinerant freq, not exclusive to ARP.
168.675 CSQ R-2 TAC-1 USFS Region 2 Fire Tactical for Type III Incidents. (Unknown if still authorized/in use.)
168.775 CSQ R-2 TAC-2 / TAC-2 USFS Region 2 Fire Tactical for Type III Incidents. (Unknown if still authorized/in use.)


Air Operations

Frequency Tone Description Notes
168.650 110.9 PL National Flight Following Frequency ("National") Dispatch, flight following, redirection, or other air-to-ground admin traffic.
168.625 110.9 PL National Aircraft Emergency Frequency ("AirGuard") Restricted to emergency air-to-air or air-to-ground communications only.
166.9125 CSQ National Air-to-Ground System Ch 09 ("Air-Ground 9") CO Zone 06 (FTC) Primary Initial Attack Air-to-Ground
169.0875 CSQ National Air-to-Ground System Ch 58 ("Air-Ground 58") CO Zone 06 (FTC) Secondary Initial Attack Air-to-Ground
126.025 AM CO Zone 06 (FTC) Air-to-Air 1 ("126.025") (Currently in use for 2022 season.)
124.375 AM CO Zone 06 (FTC) Air-to-Air 2 (Authorized in 2020, may be expired)
133.750 AM CO Zone 06 (FTC) Air-to-Air 3 (Authorized in 2020, may be expired)


US Forest Service - Arapaho National Forest (CO)

US Forest Service - Roosevelt National Forest (CO)

National Incident Radio Support Cache

Colorado Department of Transportation

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