US Forest Service - Roosevelt National Forest (CO)
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The Roosevelt National Forest comprises 813,799 acres of mixed-conifer forest spread across the foothills and mountains of Larimer, Boulder, and Gilpin counties in north-central Colorado. Management of the forest is split into two ranger districts, the Boulder Ranger District, headquartered in Boulder and overseeing operations in Boulder and Gilpin Counties, and the Canyon Lakes Ranger District, headquartered in Fort Collins and in charge of operations in Larimer County. The forest is a sub-unit of the jointly administered Arapaho, Roosevelt, and Pawnee National Forests and Grasslands. Together the three management units comprise over 1.5 million acres of public land in the north-central Colorado Front Range.
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Radio Frequencies
The forest relies upon the combined Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pawnee (ARP) radio network for communications. This radio network is a product of the combined administration of the Arapaho National Forest (in Clear Creek and Grand counties), the Roosevelt National Forest (in Larimer, Boulder, and Gilpin Counties), and the Pawnee National Grasslands (in eastern 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. The 2016 NTIA federal re-banding mandate resulted in additional improvements to these networks, causing them to be consolidated 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. Dispatching and resource tracking on the Arapaho, Roosevelt, and Pawnee National Forests and Grasslands are handled through the Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch Center.
- Federal Dispatch Boundary Maps for Colorado
- WildCAD CO-FTC Local Incident and Resource Status Tracking
- Information for the ARP South and West Nets can be found here: Arapaho National Forest
North Repeater Net (Roosevelt National Forest & Pawnee National Grasslands)
- The North Net of the Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pawnee (ARP) radio system serves the Roosevelt National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland in Larimer, Boulder, Gilpin, and Weld Counties.
- "Tone #" refers to the National Standard Tone Numbering System used by the USFS, BLM, and other land management agencies and is only applicable to TX tones.
- The North Net does not use any tones on output.
- Daily Fire Management Briefings are broadcast by Fort Collins Dispatch at approximately 1000 and Fire Weather Forecast Discussions are broadcast at approximately 1600 from the Buckhorn Base/Repeater site.
| CH | TONE # | RX FREQ | RX TONE | TX FREQ | TX TONE | Description | Ranger District | County | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Direct | 0 | 169.9750 | CSQ | 169.9750 | CSQ | ARP North Direct | Canyon Lakes / Boulder / Pawnee | Larimer / Boulder / Weld | 2024.07 |
| Deadman | 1 | 169.9750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 110.9 | Deadman Mountain Repeater | Canyon Lakes | Larimer | 2021.10 |
| Buckhorn | 2 | 169.9750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 123.0 | Buckhorn Mountain Repeater | Canyon Lakes | Larimer | 2024.07 |
| Twin Sisters | 3 | 169.9750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 131.8 | Twin Sisters Peak Repeater | Canyon Lakes / Boulder | Larimer | 2024.07 |
| Thorodin | 4 | 169.1750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 136.5 | Thorodin Mountain Repeater | Boulder / Clear Creek | Gilpin | 2022.07 |
| Jelm Mountain | 5 | 169.1750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 146.2 | Jelm Mountain Repeater (Co-located w/ Medicine Bow NF Jelm Mtn Repeater) | Canyon Lakes | Albany County, WY | 2022.07 |
| Reno Hill | 7 | 169.1750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 167.9 | Reno Hill Repeater | Pawnee | Weld | 2022.07 |
| Gunbarrel | 8 | 169.1750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 103.5 | Gunbarrel Hill Repeater | Boulder | Boulder | 2022.07 |
| Mesa | 14 | 169.1750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 151.4 | Mesa Hill Repeater | Pawnee | Weld | |
| Reiradon | ?? | 169.1750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | Reiradon Hill Repeater | Pawnee | Logan | 2022.06 | |
| 6 | 169.1750 | CSQ | 164.1000 | 156.7 | Portable Repeater | (Incident Specific) | (Incident Specific) | 2020.12 |
South Repeater Net (Arapaho National Forest)
- The South Net of the Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pawnee (ARP) radio system serves the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest in Clear Creek County.
- Information for the ARP South Net can be found by clicking the section header above or here: Arapaho National Forest
West Repeater Net (Arapaho National Forest)
- The West Net of the Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pawnee (ARP) radio system serves the Sulpher Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest in eastern Grand County.
- Information for the ARP South Net can be found by clicking the section header above or here: Arapaho National Forest
Intra-Crew, Work, & Tactical Frequencies
- General use work channels/frequencies are generally restricted to low power use in handhelds for the purpose of intra-crew communications. These frequencies are part of a shared NITA Itinerant/Common Use pool (see: Federal Government Itinerant) and not reserved for use by any one specific user/agency.
- On extended attack incidents, frequencies from the National Incident Radio Support Cache pool are likely to be assigned.
- Local/initial attack incidents may be assigned frequencies from the VHF portion of the NIFOG Interoperability pool (see: Common Public Safety#VHF High Band) to allow for direct coordination with local resources.
| CH | RX FREQ | RX TONE | TX FREQ | TX TONE | Description | Notes | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "FIRETAC" / TAC-1 | 166.5625 | 166.5625 | (Varies) | Arapahoe, Roosevelt, Pawnee Fire TAC / Type III TAC-1 | Forest-wide Initial Attack Fire Tactical / Type III Tactical. Exclusive assignment for ARP. Previously used as "ROOS WORK" Channel. Primarily used in CSQ, but CG tones may vary by district. | 2022.06 (unable to capture tone) | |
| R2 TAC-1 | 168.6750 | 168.6750 | USFS Region 2 Tactical 1 | Regional Type III Tactical. Has been used by ARP in the past, unknown if still used or authorized. Last reported in use in 2014. | |||
| R2 TAC-2 / TAC-2 | 168.7750 | 168.7750 | USFS Region 2 Tactical 2 / Type III TAC-2 | Regional Type III Tactical. Has been used by ARP in the past, unknown if still used or authorized. Last reported in use in 2016. | |||
| FTC SOA | 169.9500 | CSQ | 165.2250 | 107.2 | "Scene-of-Action" Command Repeater | Portable Incident Command Repeater available for use on Type III incidents from Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch. | |
| "ARP WORK" | 168.7250 | 168.7250 | (Varies) | Arapahoe, Roosevelt, Pawnee Work Net / Type III Logistics Net | Forest-wide simplex for intra-crew work/tactical use. Assigned for use as Logistics Net on Type III incidents. Exclusive assignment for ARP. Primarily used in CSQ, but CG tones may vary by district. | 2022.07 (Briefly in use on Canyon View incident for line-of-sight comms). | |
| "WORK 1" | 163.7125 | 163.7125 | (Varies) | General Use Intra-Crew/Work Ch 1 | Gov't Common 1, handheld use only. National Travel Net, IHC, and Intra-Crew frequency. Primarily used in CSQ, but CG tones may vary by district. | 2022.07 (Briefly heard maintenance or recreation personnel calling on "Work 1." Unknown if ARF or PSF personnel). | |
| WORK 2 / TAC-3 | 168.6125 | 168.6125 | (Varies) | General Use Intra-Crew/Work Ch 2 / Type III TAC-3 | Gov't Common 3, handheld use only. Secondary IHC and Intra-Crew frequency. Assigned for use as TAC-3 on Type III incidents. Primarily used in CSQ, but CG tones may vary by district. |
Air Operations
- Additional information available here: National Incident Radio Support Cache #Air VHF FM ("Foxtrot Mike") Frequencies
- Fort Collins Dispatch transmits to National Flight Following and AirGuard from the Buckhorn Repeater/Base site for the North Zone and from the Squaw Mountain site on the South Zone.
| CH | RX FREQ | RX TONE | TX FREQ | TX TONE | Description | Notes | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "National" (NTL FLTF) | 168.6500 | 110.9 | 168.6500 | 110.9 | National Flight Following Frequency | Used for dispatch, flight following, and/or redirection of aircraft or other air-to-ground administrative traffic. Not for incident or ground operations use. It appears on most radios as "NTL FLTF." Generally referred to on-air as "National." Previously known as "Airnet." | 2024.07 (in use daily with both PBC and FTC dispatch) |
| "AIRGUARD" | 168.6250 | 110.9 | 168.6250 | 110.9 | National Aircraft Emergency Frequency | Continuous monitoring of this frequency is required of all tactical aircraft and dispatch offices. Restricted to emergency air-to-air or air-to-ground communications only. It may be used for initial call, recall, and redirection of aircraft only if no other frequencies are available. It appears on all radios as "AIRGUARD" and generally as Channel 16 in portable radios, allowing crews to switch to it quickly. | |
| "Air-Ground 9" | 166.9125 | CSQ | 166.9125 | CSQ | Colorado Zone 06 Primary Air-Ground | Primary Air-Ground frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). National Air-Ground System Channel 9. It has been seen programmed as "CO06AG09" or "A/G 9" in some radios. | 2024.07 |
| "Air-Ground 58" | 169.0875 | CSQ | 169.0875 | CSQ | Colorado Zone 06 Secondary Air-Ground | Secondary Air-Ground frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). National Air-Ground System Channel 58. Has been seen programmed as "CO06AG58" or "A/G 58" in some radios. | |
| "126.025" | 126.025 | AM | 126.025 | AM | Colorado Zone 06 Primary Air-Air | Primary Air-Air frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). | 2024.07 |
| 124.375 | AM | 124.375 | AM | Colorado Zone 06 Secondary Air-Air | Secondary Air-Air frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). Authorized for 2020 season, unknown if still in use. | ||
| 133.750 | AM | 133.750 | AM | Colorado Zone 06 Tertiary Air-Air | Tertiary Air-Air frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). Authorized for 2020 season, unknown if still in use. | ||
| "123.025" | 123.025 | AM | 123.025 | AM | Nationwide Rotorwing Deconfliction | Nationwide deconfliction position reporting frequency for rotorwing aircraft. Used to coordinate with outside agency and civilian aircraft. Not exclusive to USFS. | 2022.06 |
2024 Alexander Mountain Fire
- Frequencies have been confirmed and are operational.
- Incident updates can be found at: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/coarf-alexander-mtn-fire
| CH | RX FREQ | RX TONE | TX FREQ | TX TONE | Description | Notes | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dispatch Pri | 169.9750 | 123.0 | 164.1000 | 123.0 | Arapaho Rosevelt NF Dispactch (Fort Collins) | Buchhorn Repeater | 2024.08 |
| ICP | 161.8500 | 141.3 | 161.8500 | 141.3 | Incident Command Post | On the ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| CMD North | 170.4250 | 141.3 | 168.0750 | 141.3 | Fire Command North | On the ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| CMD South | 170.4125 | 141.3 | 165.9625 | 141.3 | Fire Command Soutrh | On the ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| TAC 1 | 168.0500 | 141.3 | 168.0500 | 141.3 | Day Division "A" / Night "East" | On the ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| TAC 2 | 168.2000 | 141.3 | 168.2000 | 141.3 | Day Division "G" / Night "West" | On the ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| TAC 3 | 168.6000 | 141.3 | 168.6000 | 141.3 | Day Division "K" / Structure | On the ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| TAC 4 | 166.7250 | 141.3 | 166.7250 | 141.3 | Day Division "O" | On the ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| TAC 5 | 166.7750 | 141.3 | 166.7750 | 141.3 | Day Division "T" | On the ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| A/G 22 | 168.4000 | CSQ | 168.4000 | CSQ | Primary Air-Ground | Air to Ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| A/G 72 | 169.1500 | CSQ | 169.1500 | CSQ | Secondary Air-Ground | Air to Ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| A/G 09 | 166.9125 | CSQ | 166.9125 | CSQ | Arapaho Rosevelt Air-Ground | Air to Ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| A/A Pri | 119.775 | AM | 119.775 | AM | Primary Air to Air tacticial cordination | Air to Ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| A/A Sec | 124.725 | AM | 124.725 | AM | Secondary Air to Air tacticial cordination | Air to Ground tactical fire operations | 2024.08 |
| National | 168.6500 | 110.9 | 168.6500 | 110.9 | National Flight Following Frequency | Used for dispatch, flight following, and/or redirection of aircraft or other air-to-ground administrative traffic. | 2024.08 |
| AirGuard" | 168.6250 | 110.9 | 168.6250 | 110.9 | National Aircraft Emergency Frequency | Continuous monitoring of this frequency is required of all tactical aircraft and dispatch offices. | 2024.08 |
| ARNF IA TAC | 166.5625 | CSQ | 166.5625 | CSQ | Arapaho Rosevelt Initial Attack Tactical | 2024.08 |