Texas Forest Service (TX)

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The Texas Forest Service was created in 1915, as a service within Texas A&M University, that will "assume direction of all forest interests and all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the state."

VHF AM Air-to-Air Frequencies

TFS changes their AM aircraft band air-to-air frequency plan periodically. The frequencies from old air-to-air zone maps are listed below. They may or may not be used again in the future.

The current frequency list and zone map is TFS Air-to-Air Frequency Plan and Zone Map 03/23/2011. Current frequencies are listed in the RR database (linked at top of this page).

At times when there are multiple aircraft working a large fire or multiple fires in the same area, alternate frequencies may be ordered to separate fixed-wing and rotor-wing traffic or to prevent interference to the operations in other areas. Some of the frequencies listed below were probably temporary assignments for specific incidents and may or may not be used again in the future.

Old Air-to-Air Frequencies

Frequency	Type	Tone	Description	Mode
118.450	M	CSQ	Bastrop Co. Complex Fire (Sep 2011)	AM
118.775	M	CSQ		AM
119.575	M	CSQ		AM
120.300	M	CSQ	Nolan Co. Fire (July 2011)	AM
120.850	M	CSQ		AM
121.175	M	CSQ	Bear Creek Fire (Sep 2011)	AM
121.675	M	CSQ	Riley Rd. Fire (Sep 2011)	AM
122.225	M	CSQ		AM
122.425	M	CSQ		AM
122.575	M	CSQ		AM
122.675	M	CSQ		AM
122.850	M	CSQ		AM
123.150	M	CSQ	PK 101 Ranch Fire (Aug-Sep 2011)	AM
123.400	M	CSQ		AM
123.450	M	CSQ		AM
123.975	M	CSQ	SEAT Bases. Unknown if used in all areas.	AM
124.375	M	CSQ	PK Complex Fire (Apr-May 2011)	AM
125.075	M	CSQ		AM
126.075	M	CSQ		AM
126.250	M	CSQ		AM
127.075	M	CSQ		AM
127.175	M	CSQ		AM
127.700	M	CSQ		AM
127.875	M	CSQ		AM
128.825	M	CSQ	Riley Rd. Fire (Sep 2011)	AM
134.075	M	CSQ	Air Tanker Bases. Unknown if used in all areas.	AM
135.325	M	CSQ		AM
135.725	M	CSQ		AM

FAA TFR Info

Clicking on Temporary Flight Restrictions under the Aviation section of the TICC Common Operating Picture Google Earth file shows FAA TFR areas.

Clicking on a TFR shows its information. TFRs requested for aerial firefighting usually have a contact frequency listed. This is usually the Air-to-Air zone primary or secondary frequency but sometimes new incident-specific frequencies are used which are not listed in the database. These are included in the table above when found.

See the NIFC Temporary Flight Restrictions page if you do not have Google Earth.

VHF FM Federal Air Tactics Frequencies

These were probably temporary assignments for specific incidents.

Air Tactics

Frequency	Type	Tone	Description	Mode
166.9375	M	CSQ	Air-to-Ground Primary PK Complex Fire (Apr-May 2011)	FMN
168.0125	M	CSQ	Air-to-Ground Secondary PK Complex Fire (Apr-May 2011)	FMN

Statewide FCC Licenses

• KA4905 - Mobile
• KB62925 - Mobile
• KE8108 - Temporary Base

Related Links

• GeoMAC fire map viewer
• National Incident Radio Support Cache Command and Tactical channels are used at some of the large fires. Tactical and Government Common channels are used by the federal wildland fire agencies as travel and talk channels.
• Texas Forest Service
  • Texas Forest Service Active Incidents on InciWeb.org
  • Texas Forest Service Wildfire Activity Google Earth map
  • Texas Forest Service YouTube Channel
• Texas Interagency Coordination Center
  • TICC Common Operating Picture Google Earth map
  • TICC Current Fire Activity
  • Texas Forest Service Fire Resource Map - updated daily
  • TFS State Fire Operations Plan November 2010 Appendix B contains communications info and frequencies.
  • Aviation Communications Frequency Plan August 2011
• Wildland Fire Assessment System