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==== Frequencies ==== | ==== Frequencies ==== | ||
− | FREQ | + | FREQ MODE NAME USAGE |
− | 130.150 AM AIRCRAFT Flight Following Denver Metro Area | + | 130.150 AM AIRCRAFT Flight Following Denver Metro Area |
− | 155.355 PL 151.4 PIKES PEAK VHF Flight Following all areas outside Metro Denver | + | 155.355 PL 151.4 PIKES PEAK VHF Flight Following all areas outside Metro Denver |
− | 155.355 PL 100.0 METHODIST VHF Flight Following in Park County/San Luis Valley and south to New Mexico | + | 155.355 PL 100.0 METHODIST VHF Flight Following in Park County/San Luis Valley and south to |
− | 155.340 CSQ HEAR Flight Following in Summit County/Frisco Area | + | New Mexico |
− | 462.975 PL 136.5 D&C 10 Flight Following in Clear Creek, Gilpin, Park Counties, | + | 155.340 CSQ HEAR Flight Following in Summit County/Frisco Area |
− | + | 462.975 PL 136.5 D&C 10 Flight Following in Clear Creek, Gilpin, Park Counties, | |
− | 123.025 AM DENVER TRAFFIC Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM | + | Helicopter Med Report Patch, and Denver CCT Dispatch |
− | 123.050 AM Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM (used for double chopper go's) | + | 123.025 AM DENVER TRAFFIC Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM |
− | + | 123.050 AM Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM (used for double chopper go's) | |
− | 152.990 | + | 153.0125 Licensed for Sunlight Peak near Glenwood Springs - not yet in use |
+ | 152.990 Licensed for Williams Peak near Kremling - unknown if in use yet | ||
'''''Boundaries for flight following frequencies are generally considered to be as follows:''''' | '''''Boundaries for flight following frequencies are generally considered to be as follows:''''' | ||
; Denver Metro Area : North to Ft. Collins, south to Monument, east to Limon, and west to the Divide | ; Denver Metro Area : North to Ft. Collins, south to Monument, east to Limon, and west to the Divide |
Revision as of 02:10, 27 March 2012
Contents
- 1 Scanning Colorado Air Medical Services
- 2 Common Frequencies & Landing Zone Coordination
- 3 Tables Linked to Colorado Database
Scanning Colorado Air Medical Services
The State of Colorado is served by several Air Ambulance companies that operate across the state and region. The services that are currently active in Colorado are as follows:
Flight for Life Colorado
Established in 1972, Flight for Life Colorado was the first hospital-based air ambulance program in the United States. Part of the Centura Health Network and based out of Saint Anthony's Central Hospital in Lakewood, Flight for Life serves the entire Rocky Mountain Region with fixed wing, rotor wing, and ground based equipment. Rotor wing equipment is leased from Air Methods, Inc. while fixed wing aircraft is leased from and operated by Mayo Aviation based out of the Centennial Airport.
Flight for Life Colorado is dispatched by the Saint Anthony Communications Center located at Saint Anthony Central Hospital in Lakewood. Calls are dispatched by Nextel and alphanumeric pager.
Equipment Callsigns & Locations
Helicopters
- Lifeguard 1 (N391LG) - St. Anthony Central (Lakewood)
- Lifeguard 2 (N392LG) - Summit Medical Center (Frisco)
- Lifeguard 3 (N397LG) - St. Francis Medical Center (Colorado Springs)
- Lifeguard 4 (N394LG) - St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center (Pueblo)
- Lifeguard 5 (N396LG) - Mercy Regional Medical Center (Durango)
Fixed Wing Aircraft
- 222BE (N222BE) - Centennial Airport, LearJet 35 (Englewood)
- 211LG (N211LG) - Centennial Airport, KingAir/B200 (Englewood)
- 520MC (N520MC) - Centennial Airport, KingAir/B200 (Englewood)
- 203LG (N203LG) - Durango-La Plata County Airport, KingAir/B200 (Durango)
Ground Ambulances (Critical Care Transports)
- Terra 1 - St. Anthony Central CCT (Lakewood)
- Terra 2 - Summit Medical Center CCT (Frisco)
- Terra 3 - Newborn/Young Child CCT Team
Frequencies
FREQ MODE NAME USAGE 130.150 AM AIRCRAFT Flight Following Denver Metro Area 155.355 PL 151.4 PIKES PEAK VHF Flight Following all areas outside Metro Denver 155.355 PL 100.0 METHODIST VHF Flight Following in Park County/San Luis Valley and south to New Mexico 155.340 CSQ HEAR Flight Following in Summit County/Frisco Area 462.975 PL 136.5 D&C 10 Flight Following in Clear Creek, Gilpin, Park Counties, Helicopter Med Report Patch, and Denver CCT Dispatch 123.025 AM DENVER TRAFFIC Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM 123.050 AM Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM (used for double chopper go's) 153.0125 Licensed for Sunlight Peak near Glenwood Springs - not yet in use 152.990 Licensed for Williams Peak near Kremling - unknown if in use yet
Boundaries for flight following frequencies are generally considered to be as follows:
- Denver Metro Area
- North to Ft. Collins, south to Monument, east to Limon, and west to the Divide
- All areas outside Metro Denver (Pikes Peak VHF)
- North to I-80, south to New Mexico, east to Kansas, and west into Teller County.
DTRS Talkgroups
TG NAME USAGE 2808 AIRMED 800 Statewide Flight Following (used most often by L/G 4 and L/G 5) 81 SAC ER Saint Anthony's Central ER & Frisco CCT Ops 3996 AIRNET Statewide Console to Console TG for Air Medical Services & PSAP's (occasional use by ADCOM to contact Flight for Life Dispatch)
AirLife Denver
Founded in 1983, AirLife Denver is another regional air ambulance service based in Denver that serves the Rocky Mountain Region. AirLife Denver is the Critical Care Transport service for the HealthOne Network and is equipped with fixed wing, rotor wing, and ground based equipment. Fixed wing craft are provided by International Jet Aviation and based at the Centennial Airport and ground ambulances (Critical Care Transports) are provided by Rural/Metro Ambulance. Helicopters are leased from Air Methods, Inc.
AirLife Denver is dispatched by the AirLife Communications Center located in the Medical Center of Aurora-North Campus in Aurora. Calls are dispatched via Nextel and alphanumeric pager.
Equipment Callsigns and Locations
Helicopters
- Lifeguard 72 (N772AL) - Frederick-Firestone Fire Station #2 (Frederick)
- Lifeguard 73 (N773AL) - SkyRidge Medical Center (Lonetree)
- Lifeguard 74 (N374AL) - Medical Center of Aurora - North (Aurora)
- Lifeguard 75 (N775AL) - Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
Note: L/G 73 and 74 are often interchangeable, but L/G 72 is almost always the Frederick-Firestone ship.
Fixed Wing Aircraft
- Unknown (N381AL) - Centennial Airport, LearJet (Englewood)
- Unknown (N382AL) - Centennial Airport, LearJet (Englewood)
Ground Ambulances (Critical Care Transports)
- AirLife 91 - Swedish Medical Center CCT (Englewood)
- AirLife 92 - Swedish Medical Center CCT (Englewood)
Other Apparatus
- Unknown - ALECS (AirLife Emergency Care Simulator) Mobile Education Unit
- Unknown - Command Vehicle
Frequencies
FREQ MODE NAME USAGE 129.275 AM Flight Following Denver Metro Area 129.550 AM PIKES PEAK AM Flight Following all areas outside Metro Denver 462.950 PL 141.3 D&C 9 Denver CCT Dispatch & Helicopter Med Report Patch 123.025 AM DENVER TRAFFIC Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM 123.050 AM Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM (used for double chopper go's) 154.280 CSQ FERN Jefferson County Helicopter Standby Requests
Boundaries for flight following frequencies are generally considered to be as follows:
- Denver Metro Area
- North to Ft. Collins, south to Monument, east to Limon, and west to the Divide
- All areas outside Metro Denver (Pikes Peak AM)
- North to I-80, south to New Mexico, east to Kansas, and west into Teller County.
DTRS Talkgroups
TG NAME USAGE 3996 AIRNET Statewide Console to Console TG for Air Medical Services & PSAP's (routinely used by ADCOM to contact AirLife Dispatch)
North Colorado Medevac
Established in 1982, North Colorado Medevac (formerly AirLife Greeley) serves the Northern Colorado area as well as portions of Wyoming and Nebraska. Part of the Banner Health System and based out of North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, North Colorado Medevac operates two rotor wing aircraft which are leased from Med-Trans Corp.
North Colorado Medevac is dispatched by American Medical Response (AMR) based out of a facility in Colorado Springs. Calls are dispatched by alphanumeric pager.
Equipment Callsigns & Locations
Helicopters
- Medevac 1 (N911GX) - Northern Colorado Medical Center (Greeley)
- Medevac 2 (N912GX) - Erie Municipal Airpark (Erie)
- Medevac 3 - Unknown
Frequencies
FREQ MODE NAME USAGE 463.050 PL 110.9 MED 3 Flight Following & NCMC ER Channel 155.340 PL 156.7 PVH NORTH Flight Following & LZ Coordination in Larimer County 463.025 PL 91.5 MED 2 Medical Center of the Rockies ER (Med Reports) 123.000 AM Erie Municipal Airport CTAF/UNICOM 122.800 AM Greeley-Weld County Airport CTAF/UNICOM
DTRS Talkgroups
TG NAME USAGE 2810 Statewide Flight Following 1917 old AirLife Greeley TG, unknown if currently used 1918 old AirLife Greeley "RUN-1" TG, unknown if currently used
AirLink at Medical Center of the Rockies
AirLink at Medical Center of the Rockies is a brand new (established 2012) air ambulance service based out of the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. Part of the Poudre Valley Health System, AirLink at MCR will feature one rotor wing aircraft capable of high altitude rescues. AirLink at MCR is operated in partnership with AirLink at Regional West which is based out of the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. AirLink at Regional West leases their aircraft from Med-Trans Air Medical Transport Corp.
Not much is known about the new AirLink at MCR program at this time. Please check back for updates as the program expands and evolves.
Equipment Callsigns & Locations
Helicopters
- AirLink 1 (N911LL) - Regional West Medical Center (Scottsbluff, Nebraska)
- Unknown (N930EM) - Medical Center of the Rockies (Loveland, Colorado)
Possible Frequencies
Frequencies listed below are already in use by other air ambulance services in the Northern Colorado area. It is unknown what, if any, new frequencies will be used for the new AirLink program.
FREQ MODE NAME USAGE 155.340 PL 156.7 PVH NORTH Flight Following & LZ coordination in Larimer County 463.025 PL 91.5 MED 2 Medical Center of the Rockies ER & Air Ambulance Coordination 463.025 PL 88.5 MED 2 Poudre Valley Hospital ER & Air Ambulance Coordination 462.950 PL 88.5 MED 9 Poudre Valley Hospital D&C (used for air ambulance coordination) 122.700 AM Ft. Collins-Loveland Airport CTAF/UNICOM
Memorial Star Transport
Memorial Star Transport is the Critical Care Transport service of the Memorial Health System based out of Colorado Springs. They operate fixed wing, rotor wing, and ground ambulances within a five-state region surrounding Memorial Hospital Central. Memorial Star's single helicopter is leased from and operated by Med-Trans Corp. and its fixed wing aircraft is leased from and operated by EagleMed, LLC. Memorial Star's ground ambulance (Critical Care Transport) is provided by American Medical Response.
Memorial Star Transport is dispatched by American Medical Response out of their facility in Colorado Springs.
Equipment Callsigns & Locations
Helicopters
- Memorial Star (N515MT) - Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Springs)
Fixed Wing Aircraft
- Unknown - Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (Colorado Springs)
Ground Ambulances (Critical Care Transports)
- Unknown - Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Springs)
Frequencies
FREQ MODE NAME USAGE 152.750 DPL 115 Memorial Star Operations
DTRS Talkgroups
TG NAME USAGE 4947 ORANGE El Paso County Flight TG (air to ground coordination) 4895 AMR 1 American Medical Response TG 1 4896 AMR 2 American Medical Response TG 2 (Memorial Star Ops) 4948 Memorial Hospital ER 4949 Penrose Hospital ER 4951 Evans Army Community Hospital ER 4952 US Air Force Academy ER 4953 Memorial Hospital North ER 4954 Saint Francis Medical Center ER 4956 Pikes Peak Regional Hospital ER
St. Mary's CareFlight
St. Mary's CareFlight was established in 1976 to provide critical care transport services to the Grand Junction & Greater Rocky Mountain Region. Operated by St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, St. Mary's CareFlight owns both a rotor wing and fixed wing aircraft. The rotor wing aircraft is operated by PHI, Inc. and the fixed wing is operated by Air Evac Services, Inc. St. Mary's CareFlight is NOT affiliated with the TriState CareFlight program based in Arizona.
St. Mary's CareFlight is dispatched by the St. Mary's Hospital & Regional Medical Center in Grand Junction.
Equipment Callsigns & Locations
Helicopters
- CareFlight (N412SM) - St. Mary's Hospital (Grand Junction)
Fixed Wing Aircraft
- Unknown (N912SM) - Grand Junction Regional Airport (Grand Junction)
Frequencies
FREQ MODE NAME USAGE 122.700 AM Primary/Helipad 123.025 AM Secondary/Air to Air/Air to Ground 155.340 CSQ HEAR CareFlight Voice Paging & Air to Ground Comms 155.475 CSQ NLEC Landing zone coordination common 463.175 PL 141.3 MED 8 St. Mary's Hospital ER (Med Reports)
Tri-State CareFlight
TriState CareFlight is a private air ambulance service based out of Bullhead City, Arizona. Founded in 2002, TriState CareFlight provides rotor wing and fixed wing air ambulance services from eleven bases spread throughout Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. TriState CareFlight is NOT affiliated with the St. Mary's CareFlight program based in Grand Junction.
TriState CareFlight is dispatched by the FlightGuard Communications Center in Santa Rosa, California. Calls are dispatched by Nextel and alphanumeric pagers.
Equipment Callsigns & Locations
Helicopters
- TriState CareFlight 1 (N350CF) - Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (Bullhead City, Arizona)
- TriState CareFlight 2 (N603CF) - LaPaz Regional Hospital (Parker, Arizona)
- TriState CareFlight 3 - Durango-La Plata County Airport (Durango, Colorado)
- TriState CareFlight 5 (N503CF) - Santa Fe Municipal Airport (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
- TriState CareFlight 6 - Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (Bullhead City, Arizona)
- TriState CareFlight 7 (N207CF & N803CF) - Yuma International Airport (Yuma, Arizona)
- TriState CareFlight 8 (N303CF) - Quartzsite Fire Station (Quartzsite, Arizona)
- TriState CareFlight 9 (N202CF & N203CF) -
- TriState CareFlight 11 (N354CF) - Montrose Memorial Hospital (Montrose, Colorado)
- TriState CareFlight 12 (N209CF) - Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center (Las Vegas, Nevada)
- TriState CareFlight 14 (N103CF) - Kingman Regional Medical Center (Kingman, Arizona)
- TriState CareFlight 15 (N355CF) - Eagle County Regional Airport (Gypsum, Colorado) / Vail Valley Medical Center (Vail, Colorado)
- TriState CareFlight 16 (N309CF) - Taos Regional Airport (Taos, New Mexico)
Fixed Wing Aircraft
- TriState CareFlight 30 (N39PH) - Durango-La Plata County Airport, King Air 200C (Durango, Colorado)
- TriState CareFlight 70 (N167BB & N911CX) - Yuma International Airport, King Air C90 (Yuma, Arizona)
- Unknown (N98Q) - Cessna Citation I
- Unknown (N918VS) - King Air E90
- Unknown (N1685S) - King Air C90A
- Unknown (N301HC) - King Air 200
Frequencies
TriState CareFlight uses a satellite communications and tracking system for flight following which cannot be monitored by scanner. The following frequencies have been listed as being used for landing zone (LZ) coordination only (no flight following or med reports).
FREQ MODE NAME USAGE 154.280 CSQ FERN Durango/Montrose Area LZ coordination 155.475 CSQ NLEC Montrose Area LZ coordination 155.505 CSQ UHP STWIDE Utah statewide LZ coordination ("Utah Highway Patrol Statewide") 131.220 AM Yuma FBO Frequency 123.025 AM National Rotor Wing Air to Air Frequency
Classic Lifeguard
Classic Lifeguard is a private air ambulance service headquartered in Woods Cross, Utah. Established in 1988, Classic Lifeguard operates three Bell 407 Helicopters in Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming. With the addition of a helicopter in Vernal, Utah in 2011, Classic Lifeguard has been able to extend their operational reach and can be found frequently responding into the northwestern Colorado area. Classic Lifeguard also operates three fixed wing aircraft in addition to its fleet of helicopters.
Equipment Callsigns & Locations
Helicopters
- Lifeguard 1 (N407MH) - Ashley Regional Medical Center (Vernal, Utah)
- Lifeguard 2 (N407CH) - Page Municipal Airport (Page, Arizona)
- Unknown (N7160V) - Riverton Regional Airport (Riverton, Wyoming)
Fixed Wing Aircraft
- Lifeguard 6 (N181CG) - Vernal Regional Airport, King Air 90 (Vernal, Utah)
- Unknown (N210PT) - Page Municipal Airport, Pilatus PC-12 (Page, Arizona)
- Unknown (N64TF) - Riverton Regional Airport, Cessna Citation II (Riverton, Wyoming)
Frequencies
Not much is known about the operating frequencies at this time. Please submit if you have any information.
Common Frequencies & Landing Zone Coordination
Frequency use will vary by company and incident. It is a good idea to keep all of these plugged in during an incident as they are randomly assigned.
DTRS Talkgroups
TG NAME USAGE 3996 AIRNET Statewide Console to Console TG for Air Medical Services & PSAP's (primary users at this time are ADCOM & AirLife Denver)
FREQ MODE USAGE 123.025 AM National Rotor Wing Air to Air Frequency ("Deconfliction" & Position Reporting) 122.750 AM National Fixed Wing Air to Air Frequency 123.050 AM Denver Area CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 AM Denver Area CTAF/UNICOM
Landing Zone Coordination
FREQ MODE NAME USAGE 154.280 CSQ FERN 1 Fire Emergency Radio Net Ch 1 (common use across the state) 154.295 CSQ FERN 2 Fire Emergency Radio Net Ch 2 154.265 CSQ FERN 3 Fire Emergency Radio Net Ch 3 155.340 CSQ HEAR Hospital Emergency Ambulance Radio (common use across the state) 155.475 CSQ NLEC National Law Enforcement Channel (common use in the mountains) 853.7875 PL 156.7 S-TAC D Statewide 800MHz Analog Tactical, Direct (may also be called S-TAC) 851.1000 NAC 293 SIMPX 1 Statewide Simplex 1 851.7500 NAC 293 SIMPX 2 Statewide Simplex 2 851.3000 NAC 293 SIMPX 3 Statewide Simplex 3 851.5500 NAC 293 SIMPX 4 Statewide Simplex 4 853.6875 NAC 293 SIMPX 5 Statewide Simplex 5
Tables Linked to Colorado Database
The following tables are directly linked to the Colorado Database. Any changes occurring in the database will be reflected in these tables immediately upon entry. Please note, however, that these tables may not represent the most accurate or up to date information.
Flight for Life
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
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130.15000 | BM | CSQ | FFL DISP | Flight for Life (am) | AM | EMS Dispatch | ||
155.35500 | WPKV724 | BM | 151.4 PL | FFL PP DISP | Flight for Life - Pike's Peak | FM | EMS Dispatch | |
462.97500 | 467.97500 | WPBJ412 | RM | 136.5 PL | MED-10 | Flight for Life Denver & Frisco | FM | EMS-Tac |
155.34000 | BM | FFL FCO DISP | Flight for Life - Frisco Dispatch | FM | EMS Dispatch | |||
155.35500 | WPKV724 | BM | 100.0 PL | FFL MM Disp | Flight for Life - Methodist Mtn Base | FMN | EMS Dispatch | |
152.99000 | 159.76500 | WQOI971 | RM | CSQ | FFL Kremlng | Williams Peak (Kremmling, Grand County) | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
153.01250 | 160.15500 | WQOI971 | RM | CSQ | FFL GlnwdSpg | Sunlight Peak (Glenwood Springs, Garfield County) | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
153.41750 | 159.60750 | WQSX505 | RM | 136.5 PL | FFL Durango | Missionary Ridge (Durango, La Plata County) | FMN | EMS Dispatch |
AirLife Denver
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
129.27500 | CSQ | AIRLIFE DISP | AirLife | AM | EMS Dispatch | |||
129.55000 | KBX2 | CSQ | ALIFE PP DSP | AirLife - Pike's Peak Base | AM | EMS Dispatch | ||
462.95000 | 467.95000 | WQVP712 | RM | 141.3 PL | MED-9 AL | AirLife Denver | FM | EMS-Tac |
ICALL & ITAC Repeaters
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000002-QINU`"'
APCO-25 Digital Simplex
Frequency | Input | License | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
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851.10000 | WQTD797 | M | 293 NAC | CO SMPX1 | Statewide Simplex 1 | P25 | Interop | |
851.75000 | WQTD797 | M | 293 NAC | CO SMPX2 | Statewide Simplex 2 | P25 | Interop | |
852.30000 | WQTD797 | M | 293 NAC | CO SMPX3 | Statewide Simplex 3 | P25 | Interop | |
852.55000 | WQTD797 | M | 293 NAC | CO SMPX4 | Statewide Simplex 4 | P25 | Interop | |
853.68750 | WQTD797 | M | 293 NAC | CO SMPX5 | Statewide Simplex 5 | P25 | Interop | |
853.78750 | 808.78750 | WQNY612 | RM | 156.7 PL | CO STAC | Statewide Tactical Repeater | FMN | Interop |
764.05625 | M | CO 700 M/A-1 | 700 MHz Mutual Aid 1 | P25 | Interop | |||
764.06875 | M | CO 700 M/A-2 | 700 MHz Mutual Aid 2 | P25 | Interop | |||
775.99375 | M | CO 700 M/A-3 | 700 MHz Mutual Aid 3 | P25 | Interop | |||
794.05625 | M | CO 700 M/A-4 | 700 MHz Mutual Aid 4 | P25 | Interop | |||
794.06875 | M | CO 700 M/A-5 | 700 MHz Mutual Aid 5 | P25 | Interop | |||
805.99375 | M | CO 700 M/A-6 | 700 MHz Mutual Aid 6 | P25 | Interop | |||
460.42500 | BM | CO CLEER | Colorado Law Enforcement Emergency Radio | FMN | Interop |
Analog Simplex
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000004-QINU`"'
Law Enforcement
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000005-QINU`"'
Fire
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000006-QINU`"'
Emergency Medical
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000007-QINU`"'
Medical (MED) Channels
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000008-QINU`"'