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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 most recent frequency list and zone map is TFS Air-to-Air Frequency Plan and Zone Map 03/23/2011. The latest (2011) frequencies are listed in the RR database (linked at top of this page). These may no longer be current.

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 incident specific frequencied ordered from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) 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
123.125 M CSQ Linden-592 Fire (Sep 2011) AM
123.150 M CSQ PK 101 Ranch Fire (Aug-Sep 2011) AM
123.400 M CSQ Third Fire (Sep 2011) AM
123.450 M CSQ AM
123.975 M CSQ SEAT Base Ramp (Primary most areas) AM
124.375 M CSQ Northeast TX Fires (Sep 2011) AM
124.475 M CSQ Mc Gregor SEAT Base Ramp AM
124.975 M CSQ Austin Tanker Base Ramp 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 Base Ramp (Abilene, Amarillo) 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 FAA Temporary Flight Restrictions page if you do not have Google Earth.

VHF FM Federal Frequencies

During large fires when resources from other states and federal agencies are brought in, National Incident Radio Support Cache Command and Tactical and Air Tactics channels may be used. NIRSC Tactical and Government Common channels are often used by the federal wildland fire agencies as travel and talk channels. Agency specific (USFS, FWS, NPS, etc.) frequencies may also be used as well as temporary incident specific frequencies ordered from the NIFC.

Air Tactics

These were probably temporary assignments for specific incidents.

Air Tactics
Frequency Type Tone Description Mode
166.9375 M CSQ Air-to-Ground Northeast TX Fires (Sep 2011) FMN
168.0125 M CSQ Air-to-Ground Secondary PK Complex Fire (Apr-May 2011) FMN

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