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US Forest Service - Lassen National Forest (CA)

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Angeles Inyo Lassen Modoc Sequoia Six Rivers
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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. Personnel stationed at the Forest Supervisor's Office use an ID that begins with the number 6.


R5 2014 Lassen NF RD Map.JPG


LNF Stations
Almanor Ranger District #1 Hat Creek Ranger District #3 Eagle Lake Ranger District #8
Engines 12 & 16 - Chester Station (Ranger District Office) Engines 31 & 35 - Hat Creek Work Center Engines 82 & 83 - Bogard Work Center
Engine 13 - Butte Meadows Station (colocated w/Cal Fire) Engines 32 & 36 - Old Station Fire Station Engine 84 - Eagle Lake (colocated w/Cal Fire)
Engines 14 & 15 - Mineral Work Center Engine 33 - Manzanita Lake (interagency w/NPS)
Engine 34 - Fall River Ranger Station (Ranger District Office)


RADIO SYSTEM

The Lassen National Forest has a Forest Net and an Admin Net, each with 8 repeaters. The Service Net is located at 2 repeater sites. Direct (simplex) communications on each net is provided via a direct/repeater switch on radios . 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 12 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 eastern portion of the BLM's Northern California District (Applegate and Eagle Lake Field Offices), the Lassen-Modoc-Plumas Unit of Cal Fire, and the fire function of Lassen National Park. The unit identifier for this center is "Susanville." Law enforcement dispatching for Lassen National Park is provided by the dispatch center at Yosemite National Park.

Channel Plan

Lassen National Forest Channel Lineup
Channel Tone(s) Rx Tx Alpha Tag Description
1 1-8 173.1875 164.800 Fire Rpt Fire Net Repeater
2 1-8 171.4750 164.9125 Admin Rpt Admin Net Repeater
3 1-10 171.6250 164.2500 BLMFireRpt BLM Northern CA District Fire Repeater
4 1-7 151.2500 159.4050 CF LMU Cal Fire Lassen-Modoc Unit Repeater (Note: Tone 2 - 123.0 used on Rx side)
5 168.6625 168.6625 R5 Proj R5 Project Net
6 167.6000 167.6000 A/G43 CA1 P National Air to Ground 43 CA01 Primary
7 159.2625 159.2625 CF A/G2 Cal Fire Air to Ground 2 (Tone 16 192.8 Tx/Rx Sides)
8 166.5500 166.5500 R5 T4 R5 Tac 4
9 167.1125 167.1125 R5 T5 R5 Tac 5
10 167.2375 167.2375 R5 T6 R5 Tac 6
11 167.9625 167.9625 R5 T7 R5 Tac 7
12 2, 4 164.1000 164.1000 Service LNF Service Net (Tones 2 or 4 see repeater chart below)
13 154.4450 154.0100 LassCoFire Lassen County Fire
14 6 154.2800 154.2800 VFire 21 V Fire 21 (Tone 6 - 156.7 Tx/Rx Sides)
15 6 156.0750 156.0750 CALCORD CA On Scene Coordination (Tone 6 - 156.7 Tx/Rx Sides)


Revised 6-10-24

Tones

All listed sites have fire and admin net repeaters. Sites also equipped with Service Net are noted.

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

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

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

Related Links

  • National Incident Radio Support Cache - These frequencies are used for large incidents, usually when a Type I or Type II Incident Management Team is assigned. This cache is used for fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, visits of high ranking officials, such the U.S. President and the presidents of other countries, large law enforcement incidents, special events and other incidents where the federal government is utilizing the Incident Command System.




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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