Department of Natural Resources (MD)
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Natural Resources Police
Central Dispatch Center is at the Tawes State Office Building in Annapolis, all units refer or identify to this on the radio as Tawes.
Eastern Region Area One (1) Johnson Office - Wicommico County Units Identify as 1XX Area Covered: Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset and Ocean City
Eastern Region Area Two (2) Hillsboro Office - Talbot County Units Identify as 2XX Area Covered: Kent, Queen Annes, Talbot, Caroline & Dorchester
Southern Region Area Three (3) City Dock Officer - Anne Arundel Units Identify as 3XX Area Covered: Anne Arundel and Prince Georges
Southern Region Area Four (4) Waldorf Office - Charles County Units Identify as 4XX Area Covered: Calvert, Charles and St. Mary's
Central Region Area Five (5) Gwynbrook Office - Baltimore County Units Identify as 5XX Area Covered: Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Montgomery and Baltimore City
Central Region Area Six (6) Gwynnbrook Office - Baltimore County Units Identify as 6XX Area Covered: Harford and Cecil
Western Region Area Seven (7) Echo Lake Office - Frederick County Units Identify as 7XX Area Covered: Frederick and Washington
Western Region Area Eight (8) Town Hill Office - Allegany County Units Identify as 8XX Area Covered: Allegany and Garrett
NRP Aviation - Talbot County - Disbanded due to state budget cuts Area Covered: Statewide
NRP Special Operation Divison - Queen Anne's County Area Covered: Statewide
Forest/Park Service Unit IDs
- 6-xx - (Greenridge?)
- 7-xx - Fort Frederick State Park
- 8-xx - Cunningham Falls State Park
- 9-xx - Fair Hill NRMA (also uses 90)
- 13-xx - Patapsco State Park
- 20-xx - Assateague (Island) State Park
- 22-xx - Smallwood State Park
- 25-xx - St. Mary's Lake Recreational Area
- 28-xx - (Eastern Shore?)
- 29-xx - Tuckahoe State Park (Martin Neck/Wye Mills?)
- 35-xx - Elk Neck State Park
- 36-xx - Rocks State Park/Susquehanna State Park
- 37-xx - (Harford County?)
- 41-xx - Gunpowder Falls State Park/Northpoint State Park
- 45-xx - (Central District?)
- 90-xx - Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area
- Central xx - Central District Forest Rangers
Location Callsigns
- Tawes - Tawes Statewide Communications Office Dispatcher
- Rocks - Rocks State Park Office
- Gwynbrook - Gwynbrook Office; Natural Resources Police
- Gambrills - Gambrills State Park Office
- Town Hill - Town Hill Office; Natural Resources Police
- Long Hill - Long Hill Communications Office Dispatcher
- Northpoint - Nrthpoint State Park Office
- Monkton - Monkton Ranger Station; Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Susquehanna - Susquehanna State Park Office
- Madonna - Madonna Forest Service Station
Natural Resources Police Unit IDs
- 2x-xx - Eastern Region Area 2
- 3x-xx - Central Region Area 5 (or 3-xx)
- 5x-xx - Western Region Area 6
Unlisted Frequencies
These may be new frequencies for which the correct radio bandplan is currently not known. Please add them as you find them.
- 159.315 unk PL/DCS Many mentions of DNR; '300' units suggesting AA county area, but heard in Bowie <ka3jjz>
- 151.505 DCS365 '351' <bear105>
- Confirming the following data for the Western Maryland area from the FCC and from monitoring: <Gilligan>
Confirmed? Freq Tone Description FCC License Rtpr Site
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151.3175 ___ DPL DNR Cumberland Warrior Mountain
YES 154.2575 351 DPL DNR Thurmont Cunningham Falls SP
YES 155.3250 351 DPL DNR Hancock Sideling Hill Mountain
155.3625 351 DPL DNR Frederick Gambrill Forest
155.3700 ___ DPL DNR Frederick Gambrill Mountain
YES 155.5950 351 DPL DNR Clear Spring Fairview Mountain
YES 155.8575 351 DPL DNR Hagerstown SHA Tower (Sharpsburg)
155.9325 ___ DPL DNR Cumberland Warrior Mountain