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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 Since this is a larger operation it's not uncommon to shuffle aircraft around as needed during special evens, and maintenance.

  • Lifeguard 1 (N391LG) - St. Anthony Hospital (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)
  • Lifeguard 8 - callsign used during special events
  • N109LN Aircraft commonly used as a fill in
  • N390LG was Lifeguard 2 lost in crash 2015

Fixed Wing Aircraft

  • 312LG (N312LG) - Centennial Airport, LearJet 35 (Englewood) (Was N222BE)
  • 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
130.1500  AM       AIRCRAFT       Flight Following Denver Metro Area
155.3550  PL 151.4 PIKES PEAK VHF Flight Following all areas outside Metro Denver
155.3550  PL 100.0 METHODIST VHF  Flight Following in Park County/San Luis Valley and south to 
                                 New Mexico
155.3400  CSQ      HEAR           Flight Following in Summit County/Frisco Area
462.9750  PL 136.5 D&C 10         Flight Following in Clear Creek, Gilpin, Park Counties, 
                                 Helicopter Med Report Patch, and Denver CCT Dispatch
123.0250  AM       DENVER TRAFFIC Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM
123.0500  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
152.9900                          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 1   Statewide FFL 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)

DTRS Radio IDs - Believe these may be handheld radios as radio IDs change from time to time.

129213  N391LG  Lifeguard 1
244803  N392LG  Lifeguard 2
422203  N397LG  Lifeguard 3 
422202  N394LG  Lifeguard 4
244802  N396LG  Lifeguard 5
422201  N109LN  Backup Ship
116641  St. Anthony's Communications Center
129214  Terra 1
130992  ? Unknown FFL unit 

Air Evac Lifeteam

  • Parts of the state served by the Amarillo TX Division

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
129.2750 AM                      Flight Following Denver Metro Area
129.5500 AM       PIKES PEAK AM  Flight Following all areas outside Metro Denver
462.9500 PL 141.3 D&C 9          Denver CCT Dispatch & Helicopter Med Report Patch
123.0250 AM       DENVER TRAFFIC Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM
123.0500 AM                      Denver Metro Area CTAF/UNICOM (used for double chopper go's)
154.2800 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
2809 AIRMED 2   Statewide AirLife Flight Following
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 (N910GX) - Akron

Frequencies

FREQ    MODE     NAME      USAGE
463.0500 PL 110.9 MED 3     Flight Following & NCMC ER Channel
155.3400 PL 156.7 PVH NORTH Flight Following & LZ Coordination in Larimer County
463.0250 PL 91.5  MED 2     Medical Center of the Rockies ER (Med Reports)
123.0000 AM                 Erie Municipal Airport CTAF/UNICOM
122.8000 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

DTRS Radio IDs

329306  N911GX  typically Medevac 1  
329307  N912GX  typically Medevac 2
   ?    N910GX  typically Medevac 3 

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 (N911LL) - Regional West Medical Center (Scottsbluff, Nebraska)
  • AirLink 2 (N930EM) - Medical Center of the Rockies (Loveland, Colorado)

Frequencies

FREQ     MODE     NAME      USAGE
463.5875 DCS 606            Dispatch, Paging, and Flight Following
155.3400 PL 156.7 PVH NORTH Flight Following & LZ coordination in Larimer County

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
152.7500 DPL 115      Memorial Star Operations

DTRS Talkgroups

TG   NAME   USAGE
2812 AIRMED5  Memorial Star
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

DTRS Radios

426420 N515MT Memorial Star 495000 Communications Center


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. As of November 2012, AirMethods has taken over operations of the fixed wing, and is providing a Eurocopter AS350. St. Mary's CareFlight is NOT affiliated with the TriState CareFlight program based in Arizona.

It is believed that St. Mary's CareFlight is dispatched by the nationwide AirMethods Center in Nebraska.

Equipment Callsigns & Locations

Helicopters

  • CareFlight 3 (N913SM) - St. Mary's Hospital (Grand Junction)
  • CareFlight 4 (N914SM) - Montrose Memorial Hospital
  • (N3817) - Relief copter for CareFlight 3 & 4 as needed

Fixed Wing Aircraft

  • CareFlight 2 (N912SM) - Grand Junction Regional Airport (Grand Junction)


Frequencies

FREQ    MODE     NAME  USAGE
122.7000 AM             Primary/Helipad
123.0250 AM             Secondary/Air to Air/Air to Ground
155.3400 CSQ      HEAR  CareFlight Voice Paging & Air to Ground Comms
155.4750 CSQ      NLEC  Landing zone coordination common
463.1750 PL 141.3 MED 8 St. Mary's Hospital ER (Med Reports)
464.4000 PL 127.3       St. Mary's Hospital Security (Landing notifications)

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) - Unknown current location was Montrose Memorial Hospital (Montrose, Colorado) until 03/15
  • 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) Base closed Memorial Day 2012
  • TriState CareFlight 16 (N309CF) - Taos Regional Airport (Taos, New Mexico)
  • TriState CareFlight 18 (unknown) Gallup, New Mexico
  • TriState CareFlight 19 (unknown) Gallup, 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 - Corporate Jet, used to move Administration
  • 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
154.2800 CSQ  FERN        Durango/Montrose Area LZ coordination
155.4750 CSQ  NLEC        Montrose Area LZ coordination
155.5050 CSQ  UHP STWIDE  Utah statewide LZ coordination ("Utah Highway Patrol Statewide")
131.2200 AM               Yuma FBO Frequency
123.0250 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. In March of 2013 they opened a base in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. 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)
  • Lifeguard 4 (N407CP) - Glenwood Springs, CO new 4/2016 DTRS Radio ID 243706
  • Lifeguard ? (N407TH) - Moab, UT
  • Unknown (N7160V) - Riverton Regional Airport (Riverton, Wyoming)
  • Lifeguard 6 (N407ZM) - Steamboat Springs

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. Lifeguard 4 was heard testing radios with Valley View Hospital on the VVH Talkgroup (8158) on DTRS on 5/18/16
Moab ship has been heard on the UCAN system, and also on the Colorado DTRS system reporting to St Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction


Reach Air Medical [1] - previously was Eagle Med [2]

Reach operates out of the Buena Vista airport as of March 2016, but is still affliated with Heart of the Rockies Hospital in Salida.

Equipment Callsigns & Locations

Helicopter

  • Reach 29 (N934EM) - KAEJ Central Colorado Regional Airport (Buena Vista, Colorado)

Fixed Wing Aircraft

  • -

Frequencies

151.505 appears to be a repeater in the Salida Area used for dispatch
Not much is known about the operating frequencies at this time. Has applied for a TG on the Colorado DTR system. Please submit if you have any information.



San Juan Air Care

San Juan Air Care is based out of San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, NM. They operate one Bell 429 Helicopter, and one fixed wing. They and transport from South West Colorado, and occasionally to the Denver Metro area.

Equipment Callsigns & Locations

Helicopter

  • Unknown (N911NM) - San Juan Regional Medical Center (Farmington, New Mexico)

Fixed Wing Aircraft

  • Unknown (N912NM) - Four Corners Regional Airport, Unknown Aircraft (Farmington, New Mexico)

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)

Common/Shared Air Frequencies

FREQ    MODE USAGE
123.0250 AM   National Rotor Wing Air to Air Frequency ("Deconfliction" & Position Reporting)
122.7500 AM   National Fixed Wing Air to Air Frequency
123.0500 AM   Denver Area CTAF/UNICOM
123.0750 AM   Denver Area CTAF/UNICOM

Landing Zone Coordination

FREQ     MODE     NAME    USAGE
154.2800  CSQ      FERN 1  Fire Emergency Radio Net Ch 1 (common use across the state)
154.2950  CSQ      FERN 2  Fire Emergency Radio Net Ch 2
154.2650  CSQ      FERN 3  Fire Emergency Radio Net Ch 3
155.3400  CSQ      HEAR    Hospital Emergency Ambulance Radio (common use across the state)
155.4750  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 
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 
851.10000      WQTD797   293 NAC  CO SMPX1 Statewide Simplex 1  P25  Interop 
851.75000      WQTD797   293 NAC  CO SMPX2 Statewide Simplex 2  P25  Interop 
852.30000      WQTD797   293 NAC  CO SMPX3 Statewide Simplex 3  P25  Interop 
852.55000      WQTD797   293 NAC  CO SMPX4 Statewide Simplex 4  P25  Interop 
853.68750      WQTD797   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          CO 700 M/A-1 700 MHz Mutual Aid 1  P25  Interop 
764.06875          CO 700 M/A-2 700 MHz Mutual Aid 2  P25  Interop 
775.99375          CO 700 M/A-3 700 MHz Mutual Aid 3  P25  Interop 
794.05625          CO 700 M/A-4 700 MHz Mutual Aid 4  P25  Interop 
794.06875          CO 700 M/A-5 700 MHz Mutual Aid 5  P25  Interop 
805.99375          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`"'




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