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This cache is maintained and used primarily for wildland fire, however, it may show up on | This cache is maintained and used primarily for wildland fire, however, it may show up on | ||
any large incident such as floods, hurricanes, law enforcement (it was used for the Republican | any large incident such as floods, hurricanes, law enforcement (it was used for the Republican | ||
| − | and Democratic National Conventions in 2004), and tornadoes. The cache is located and maintained by the National Interagency Incident Communications Division [http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/niicd/] of the National Interagency Fire Center [http://www.nifc.gov/] in Boise, Idaho. | + | and Democratic National Conventions in 2004), and tornadoes. The cache is located and maintained by the National Interagency Incident Communications Division (NIICD) [http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/niicd/] of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) [http://www.nifc.gov/] in Boise, Idaho. The use of these frequencies is coordinated by the NIICD Communications Duty Officer to avoid interference with nearby incidents. |
''Tactical'' | ''Tactical'' | ||
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412.600 | 412.600 | ||
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168.625 National Air Guard | 168.625 National Air Guard | ||
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171.1375 Air to Ground | 171.1375 Air to Ground | ||
| − | * NOTE There may be additional air to ground frequencies being used in local areas and they are not cleared for use all over the western U.S. as these are. The western U.S. clearance starts at either 95 degrees longitude or at the Mississippi River. In the east these frequencies may be used, but with restrictions and subject to pre-approval by the National Interagency Incident Communications Division Communications Duty Officer. | + | * NOTE There may be additional air to ground frequencies being used in local areas and they are not cleared for use all over the western U.S. as these are. The western U.S. clearance starts at either 95 degrees longitude or at the Mississippi River. In the east these frequencies may be used, but with restrictions and subject to pre-approval by the National Interagency Incident Communications Division Communications Duty Officer. |
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| + | ''Air VHF AM'' | ||
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| + | 122.925 AA/AG/FW/RW *This is a national natural resources multi-com frequency and is usually not used on fires as it can be used by any level of government in the U.S. | ||
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| + | 122.850 AA/AG/RW | ||
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| + | 122.975 AA/RW | ||
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| + | 123.050 AA/RW/Helispots | ||
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| + | 123.075 AA/AG/RW/Helispots | ||
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| + | 123.975 National Air Tanker Base | ||
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| + | AA = Air to Air AG = Air to Ground FW = Fixed Winged (Airplanes) | ||
| + | RW = Rotary Wing (Helicopters) | ||
''Common'' | ''Common'' | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 31 July 2005
NATIONAL INCIDENT RADIO SUPPORT CACHE
This cache is maintained and used primarily for wildland fire, however, it may show up on any large incident such as floods, hurricanes, law enforcement (it was used for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in 2004), and tornadoes. The cache is located and maintained by the National Interagency Incident Communications Division (NIICD) [1] of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) [2] in Boise, Idaho. The use of these frequencies is coordinated by the NIICD Communications Duty Officer to avoid interference with nearby incidents.
Tactical
1 168.050
2 168.200
3 168.600
4 164.1375
5 166.725
6 166.775
7 168.250
Command
1 168.700
2 168.100
3 168.075
4 166.6125
5 167.100
6 168.475
7 162.9625
Logistics
1 414.650
2 415.400
3 415.500
4 417.300
5 417.350
6 417.500
7 417.800
These frequencies may also be used for cross band repeaters and links. These frequenices are normally used as repeater outputs.
The use of the following logistics frequencies is unknown at this time.
410.275
411.800
412.600
Air VHF FM
168.625 National Air Guard
168.650 National Flight Following
166.675 FM Air to Air Tactics 1
169.150 FM Air to Air Tactics 2
169.200 FM Air to Air Tactics 3
170.000 FM Air to Air Tactics 4
Air Tactics Frequencies can also be used as Air to Ground and are normally pre-assigned by area.
167.950 Air to Ground
166.6875 Air to Ground
171.1375 Air to Ground
- NOTE There may be additional air to ground frequencies being used in local areas and they are not cleared for use all over the western U.S. as these are. The western U.S. clearance starts at either 95 degrees longitude or at the Mississippi River. In the east these frequencies may be used, but with restrictions and subject to pre-approval by the National Interagency Incident Communications Division Communications Duty Officer.
Air VHF AM
122.925 AA/AG/FW/RW *This is a national natural resources multi-com frequency and is usually not used on fires as it can be used by any level of government in the U.S.
122.850 AA/AG/RW
122.975 AA/RW
123.050 AA/RW/Helispots
123.075 AA/AG/RW/Helispots
123.975 National Air Tanker Base
AA = Air to Air AG = Air to Ground FW = Fixed Winged (Airplanes) RW = Rotary Wing (Helicopters)
Common
163.100
168.350
These are used for local tacticals in some areas, however they are common for the entire Federal government
Incident Command System Initial Callup (used as a common frequency during initial phase of an incident (also used by smokejumpers as a tactical/air to ground while accomplishing jumping
168.550