US Forest Service - Plumas National Forest (CA)
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Plumas National Forest (PNF - Forest #11) "Plumas" KMD 7-8-0
The Plumas National Forest occupies 1,146,000 acres of scenic mountain lands in the northern Sierra Nevada. Management of the Plumas National Forest has been the responsibility of the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, since the Forest was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905. Situated in the Sierra Nevada, just south of the Cascade Range, the Plumas is versatile in its land features, uncrowded, and enhanced by a pleasant climate. Outdoor enthusiasts are attracted year round to its many streams and lakes, beautiful deep canyons, rich mountain valleys, meadows, and lofty peaks. Beginning in the foothill country near Lake Oroville, the Plumas extends through heavily timbered slopes and into the rugged high country near U.S. Highway 395. State Highway 70 between Oroville and U.S. Highway 395 provide year round access, and State Highway 89 provides convenient connections through Tahoe.
The forest includes 127,000 acres of the old growth forest. This consists primarily of Coast Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii), Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), White fir (Abies concolor), Red Fir (Abies magnifica) and Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi).
The Plumas National Forest is divided into the Beckworth (District 1), Mt. Hough ("Huff") (District 2) and Feather River (District 3) Ranger Districts with the Forest Supervisor's Office in Quincy.
| Beckwourth Ranger District #1 | Mt. Hough Ranger District #2 | Feather River Ranger District #3 |
|---|---|---|
| Engine 11 - Mohawk Station | Engines 20, 23, 24 & 26 - Mt. Hough (District Office) | Engines 30 & 32 Challenge Work Center |
| Engine 12 - Grizzly Station | Engine 22- Greenville Station | |
| Engine 13 - Frenchman Station | ||
| Engine 34 - Orville Station (District Office) | ||
| Engine 15 - Doyle Station | Engine 25 - Ganser Bar Station |
RADIO SYSTEM
The Forest has a Forest Net, an Admin Net, and a Service Net. Direct or simplex is available on each net by using the direct/repeat switch on the radio, so direct channels on each net are not necessary. The Plumas used to link their repeaters with microwave and perhaps it is still in place, however, contacting the Ranger District offices and the dispatcher was possible on the simplex channel of each net. The user selected the simplex net and the tone for the repeater site they were in range of allowing direct communications with all the offices and the Emergency Communications Center. The radios could also switch to the repeater channel and use the same tone to key up the repeater.
Other
The unit identifiers for non-fire personnel on the Plumas use the function name, district number, position number system. Employees assigned to the Forest Supervisor's Office use the number "6" after the function name. The Plumas National Forest Emergency Communications Center provides service to the Plumas NF only. It is only one of two such federal centers in California that do not provide service to other federal agencies or co-located with a Cal Fire ECC. The other dispatch center similar is the Stanislaus National Forest Dispatch Center. The identifier used by the center is "Plumas."
Channel Plan
| Channel | Tone(s) | Rx | Tx | Alpha Tag | Description |
| 1 | 1-14 | 170.5500 | 164.8750 | FrstRep | Plumas NF Forest Net Repeater |
| 2 | 1-14 | 171.4250 | 163.1625 | AdmRpt | Plumas NF Admin Net Repeater |
| 3 | 1-14 | 171.5000 | 164.8250 | Serv Rpt | Plumas NF Service Net Repeater |
| 4 | 166.5500 | 166.5500 | R5 Tac4 | Region 5 Tac 4 | |
| 5 | 167.1125 | 167.1125 | R5 Tac5 | Region 5 Tac 5 | |
| 6 | 167.9625 | 167.9625 | R5 Tac7 | Region 5 Tac 7 - Crew Net | |
| 7 | 167.5000 | 167.5000 | A/G14 CA2 P | National Air-Ground 14 CA2 Zone Primary | |
| 8 | 169.1125 | 169.1125 | A/G 59 CA2 S | National Air-Ground 59 CA2 Zone Secondary | |
| 9 | 168.6625 | 168.66625 | Project | Region 5 Project Net | |
| 10 | 173.1875 | 164.8000 | LNF Frst | Lassen NF Forest Net Repeater | |
| 11 | 169.9000 | 168.7750 | TNF Frst | Tahoe NF Forest Net Repeater | |
| 12 | 151.4000 | 159.3750 | CF Butte | Cal Fire Butte Unit Command | |
| 13 | 155.0850 | 158.9550 | PlmsCoFire | Plumas County Fire | |
| 14 | 155.9850 | 154.0100 | Foothill | Foothill Fire | |
| 15 | 6 | 156.0750 | 156.0750 | CALCORD | CA On Scene Coordination |
Revised 6-10-24
Tones
| All repeaters carry the Forest/Admin/Service Nets | ||
| Tone | Location | CTCSS Tone |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Mtn. | 110.9 |
| 2 | Sage Mtn. | 123.0 |
| 3 | Thompson Peak | 131.8 |
| 4 | Mills Peak | 136.5 |
| 5 | Kettle Rock | 146.2 |
| 6 | Mt. Hough | 156.7 |
| 7 | Dixie Mtn. | 167.9 |
| 8 | Claremont | 103.5 |
| 9 | Bloomer | 100.0 |
| 10 | Big Bar | 107.2 |
| 11 | Sunset | 114.8 |
| 12 | Pike County | 127.3 |
| 13 | Lexington | 141.3 |
| 14 | Red Hill | 151.4 |
| 15 | Grizzly | 162.2 |
Information about the tones transmitted on the output frequency is unavailable and current information is needed
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 |