Actions

Difference between revisions of "US Forest Service - Roosevelt National Forest (CO)"

From The RadioReference Wiki

(update for new Repeater Pairs - →‎Roosevelt Channels aka East)
(Overhauled page to conform to style used for Arapaho, added headings and frequencies for work/tac, air ops, made North Net table sortable, added additional data for sorting purposes, added brief description of Roosevelt NF, updated links.)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
==US Forest Service==
+
The [https://www.fs.usda.gov/arp Roosevelt National Forest] comprises 813,799 acres spread primarily across Boulder and Larimer counties in Northern Colorado. The forest is split into two ranger districts, the [https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/arp/recarea/?recid=28178 Boulder Ranger District], headquartered in Boulder, and the [https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/arp/recarea/?recid=36603 Canyon Lakes Ranger District], headquartered in Fort Collins. The [https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/arp/recarea/?recid=32170 Pawnee National Grassland] to the east comprises 193,060 acres in Weld County and is managed jointly with the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Operations on the Pawnee National Grassland are overseen by the Pawnee Ranger District headquartered in Ault.
  
−
[http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf Roosevelt National Forest]
+
Dispatching and resource tracking on the Roosevelt National Forest, and on the Pawnee National Grassland, is handled through the [https://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2ftc/ Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch Center].
  
−
===Roosevelt Channels aka '''North'''===
+
* [https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/logistics/references/Western_US_Federal_Dispatch_Boundaries/Colorado.pdf Federal Dispatch Boundary Maps for Colorado]
 +
* [http://www.wildcad.net/WCCO-FTC.htm WildCAD CO-FTC Local Incident and Resource Status Tracking]
 +
 
 +
=Radio Frequencies=
 +
 
 +
The forest relies upon the combined Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pawnee (ARP) radio network for communications. This radio network is a product of the combined management of the Arapaho National Forest (in Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Grand counties), the Roosevelt National Forest, and the [https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/arp/recarea/?recid=32170 Pawnee National Grasslands] (in Weld County). Previously, the radio networks for these forests were divided into two separate systems: the Roosevelt Net (which also served Pawnee) and the Arapaho Net. The 2016 NITA federal re-banding mandate resulted in additional improvements to these networks, causing them to be consolidated into a single network divided into three geographical areas: North, for Roosevelt and Pawnee operations, South, for Arapaho operations on the Clear Creek Ranger District, and West, for Arapaho operations on the Sulphur Ranger District.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==ARP (Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pawnee) North Net ("North")==
 
* 2020 New Repeater Pairs 169.9750R/164.1000 in
 
* 2020 New Repeater Pairs 169.9750R/164.1000 in
−
{| border="4" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 2px #777777 solid; border-collapse: collapse;" class="wikitable sortable"
+
* "Tone #" refers to the National Standard Tone Numbering System used by the USFS, BLM, and other land management agencies and is only applicable to TX tones.
−
|Channel #||Rx Freq||Rx Tone||Tx Freq||Tx Tone||Description||Confirmation/Re-Confirmation
+
* The North Net does not use any tones on output.
 +
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 +
|-
 +
! CH !! TONE # !! RX FREQ !! RX TONE !! TX FREQ !! TX TONE !! Description !! Ranger District !! County !! Confirmation
 +
|-
 +
| North Direct || 0 || 169.175 || CSQ || 169.175 || CSQ || ARP North Direct || (All) || (All) || 2021.09
 +
|-
 +
| Deadman || 1 || 169.175 || CSQ || 164.100 || 110.9 || Deadman Mountain Repeater || Canyon Lakes || Larimer || 
 +
|-
 +
| Buckhorn || 2 || 169.175 || CSQ || 164.100 || 123.0 || Buckhorn Mountain Repeater || Canyon Lakes || Larimer || 
 +
|-
 +
| Twin Sisters || 3 || 169.175 || CSQ || 164.100 || 131.8 || Twin Sisters Peak Repeater || Canyon Lakes / Boulder || Larimer ||  2021.09
 +
|-
 +
| Thorodin || 4 || 169.175 || CSQ || 164.100 || 136.5 || Thorodin Mountain Repeater || Boulder || Jefferson ||  2021.09
 +
|-
 +
| Jelm Mountain || 5 || 169.175 || CSQ || 164.100 || 146.2 || Jelm Mountain Repeater || Canyon Lakes || Albany County, WY || 
 +
|-
 +
| Reno Hill || 7 || 169.175 || CSQ || 164.100 || 167.9 || Reno Hill Repeater || Pawnee || Weld || 2021.09
 +
|-
 +
| Gunbarrel || 8 || 169.175 || CSQ || 164.100 || 103.5 || Gunbarrel Hill Repeater || Boulder || Boulder || 2021.09
 +
|-
 +
|  || 6 || 169.175 || CSQ || 164.100 || 156.7 || Portable Repeater || (Incident Specific) || (Incident Specific) || 2020.12
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Intra-Crew, Work, & Tactical Frequencies==
 +
* General use work channels/frequencies are generally restricted to low power use in handhelds for the purpose of intra-crew communications. These frequencies are part of a shared NITA Itinerant/Common Use pool (see: [[Federal Government Itinerant]]) and not reserved for use by any one specific user/agency.
 +
* On extended attack incidents, frequencies from the [[National Incident Radio Support Cache]] pool are likely to be assigned.
 +
* Local/initial attack incidents may be assigned frequencies from the VHF portion of the NIFOG Interoperability pool (see: [[Common Public Safety#VHF High Band]]) to allow for direct coordination with local resources.
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
|-
 +
! CH !! RX FREQ !! RX TONE !! TX FREQ !! TX TONE !! Description !! Notes !! Confirmation
 +
|-
 +
| ARP WORK || 168.725 ||  || 168.725 ||  || Arapahoe, Roosevelt, Pawnee Work Net / Type III Logistics Net|| Exclusive assignment for ARP. Forest-wide simplex for intra-crew work/tactical use. Assigned for use as Logistics Net on Type III incidents. ||
 +
|-
 +
| WORK 1 || 163.7125 ||  || 163.7125 || (Varies) || General Use Intra-Crew/Work Ch 1 || Gov't Common 1, handheld use only. National Travel Net, IHC, and Intra-Crew frequency. ||
 +
|-
 +
| WORK 2 || 168.6125 || || 168.6125 || (Varies) || General Use Intra-Crew/Work Ch 2 / Type III TAC-3|| Gov't Common 3, handheld use only. Secondary IHC and Intra-Crew frequency. Assigned for use as TAC-3 on Type III incidents. ||
 
|-
 
|-
−
|01||169.1750||CSQ||169.1750||CSQ||Roosevelt Work Net - Local - Direct||
+
| FIRETAC || 166.5625 || || 166.5625 || || Arapahoe, Roosevelt, Pawnee Fire TAC / Type III TAC-1 || Exclusive assignment for ARP. Initial Attack Tactical/Type III TAC-1. Previously used as "ROOS WORK" Channel. || 2021.08 (signal too weak to capture tone, if any)
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ||169.1750||     ||169.9750||103.4||Gunbarrel Repeater||
+
| R2 TAC-1 || 168.675 || || 168.675 ||  || USFS Region 2 Tactical 1 || Regional Type III Tactical. Has been used by ARP in the past, unknown if still used or authorized. ||  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ||169.9750||???||164.1000||110.9||Deadman Repeater||2020.12
+
| R2 TAC-2 || 168.775 || || 168.775 || || USFS Region 2 Tactical 2 / Type III TAC-2|| Regional Type III Tactical. Has been used by ARP in the past, unknown if still used or authorized. ||
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ||169.9750||???||164.1000||123.0||Buckhorn Repeater||2020.12
+
| FTC SOA || 169.950 || CSQ || 165.225 || 107.2 || "Scene-of-Action" Command Repeater || Portable Incident Command Repeater available for use on Type III incidents from Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch. ||
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ||169.9750||???||164.1000||131.8||Twin Sisters Repeater||2020.12
+
|}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Air Operations==
 +
* Additional information available here: [[National Incident Radio Support Cache #Air VHF FM ("Foxtrot Mike") Frequencies]]
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
|  ||169.1750||    ||169.9750||136.5||Thordin Repeater||
+
! CH !! RX FREQ !! RX TONE !! TX FREQ !! TX TONE !! Description !! Notes !! Confirmation
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ||169.9750||???||164.1000||156.7||Temp/Portable Repeater||2020.12
+
| "National" || 168.650 || 110.9 || 168.650 || 110.9 || National Flight Following || Nationwide Flight Following Frequency. Appears in many radios as "NTL FLTF." Generally referred to on air as "National." || 2021.09 (in use daily with both PBC and FTC dispatch)
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ||169.1750||     ||169.9750||167.9||Pawnee Repeater||
+
| "Air Guard" || 168.625 || 110.9 || 168.625 || 110.9 || National Air Emergency || Nationwide Aircraft Emergency Frequency. ''Continuous monitoring of this frequency is required of all tactical aircraft and dispatch offices.'' Reserved for emergency air-to-air or air-to-ground communications, but may be used for initial contact if no other frequencies are available. Often appears as Channel 14 or 16 in portable radios (whichever is the last channel in the radio) to allow crews to quickly switch to it. ||
 +
|-
 +
| "Air-Ground 9" || 166.9125 || CSQ || 166.9125 || CSQ || Colorado Zone 06 Primary Air-Ground || Primary Air-Ground frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). National Air-Ground System Channel 9. Has been seen programmed as "CO06AG09" or "A/G 9" in some radios. || 2021.09
 +
|-
 +
| "Air-Ground 58" || 169.0875 || CSQ || 169.0875 || CSQ || Colorado Zone 06 Secondary Air-Ground || Secondary Air-Ground frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). National Air-Ground System Channel 58. Has been seen programmed as "CO06AG58" or "A/G 58" in some radios. ||  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===Related Links===
+
 
−
*[[National Incident Radio Support Cache]] - These frequencies are also used for active fire operations.
+
=Related Links=
 +
* Information for the ARP South and West Nets can be found here: [https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/US_Forest_Service_-_Arapaho_National_Forest_(CO) Arapaho National Forest]
  
  

Revision as of 16:45, 19 September 2021

The Roosevelt National Forest comprises 813,799 acres spread primarily across Boulder and Larimer counties in Northern Colorado. The forest is split into two ranger districts, the Boulder Ranger District, headquartered in Boulder, and the Canyon Lakes Ranger District, headquartered in Fort Collins. The Pawnee National Grassland to the east comprises 193,060 acres in Weld County and is managed jointly with the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Operations on the Pawnee National Grassland are overseen by the Pawnee Ranger District headquartered in Ault.

Dispatching and resource tracking on the Roosevelt National Forest, and on the Pawnee National Grassland, is handled through the Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch Center.

Radio Frequencies

The forest relies upon the combined Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pawnee (ARP) radio network for communications. This radio network is a product of the combined management of the Arapaho National Forest (in Clear Creek, Gilpin, and Grand counties), the Roosevelt National Forest, and the Pawnee National Grasslands (in Weld County). Previously, the radio networks for these forests were divided into two separate systems: the Roosevelt Net (which also served Pawnee) and the Arapaho Net. The 2016 NITA federal re-banding mandate resulted in additional improvements to these networks, causing them to be consolidated into a single network divided into three geographical areas: North, for Roosevelt and Pawnee operations, South, for Arapaho operations on the Clear Creek Ranger District, and West, for Arapaho operations on the Sulphur Ranger District.


ARP (Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pawnee) North Net ("North")

  • 2020 New Repeater Pairs 169.9750R/164.1000 in
  • "Tone #" refers to the National Standard Tone Numbering System used by the USFS, BLM, and other land management agencies and is only applicable to TX tones.
  • The North Net does not use any tones on output.
CH TONE # RX FREQ RX TONE TX FREQ TX TONE Description Ranger District County Confirmation
North Direct 0 169.175 CSQ 169.175 CSQ ARP North Direct (All) (All) 2021.09
Deadman 1 169.175 CSQ 164.100 110.9 Deadman Mountain Repeater Canyon Lakes Larimer
Buckhorn 2 169.175 CSQ 164.100 123.0 Buckhorn Mountain Repeater Canyon Lakes Larimer
Twin Sisters 3 169.175 CSQ 164.100 131.8 Twin Sisters Peak Repeater Canyon Lakes / Boulder Larimer 2021.09
Thorodin 4 169.175 CSQ 164.100 136.5 Thorodin Mountain Repeater Boulder Jefferson 2021.09
Jelm Mountain 5 169.175 CSQ 164.100 146.2 Jelm Mountain Repeater Canyon Lakes Albany County, WY
Reno Hill 7 169.175 CSQ 164.100 167.9 Reno Hill Repeater Pawnee Weld 2021.09
Gunbarrel 8 169.175 CSQ 164.100 103.5 Gunbarrel Hill Repeater Boulder Boulder 2021.09
6 169.175 CSQ 164.100 156.7 Portable Repeater (Incident Specific) (Incident Specific) 2020.12


Intra-Crew, Work, & Tactical Frequencies

  • General use work channels/frequencies are generally restricted to low power use in handhelds for the purpose of intra-crew communications. These frequencies are part of a shared NITA Itinerant/Common Use pool (see: Federal Government Itinerant) and not reserved for use by any one specific user/agency.
  • On extended attack incidents, frequencies from the National Incident Radio Support Cache pool are likely to be assigned.
  • Local/initial attack incidents may be assigned frequencies from the VHF portion of the NIFOG Interoperability pool (see: Common Public Safety#VHF High Band) to allow for direct coordination with local resources.
CH RX FREQ RX TONE TX FREQ TX TONE Description Notes Confirmation
ARP WORK 168.725 168.725 Arapahoe, Roosevelt, Pawnee Work Net / Type III Logistics Net Exclusive assignment for ARP. Forest-wide simplex for intra-crew work/tactical use. Assigned for use as Logistics Net on Type III incidents.
WORK 1 163.7125 163.7125 (Varies) General Use Intra-Crew/Work Ch 1 Gov't Common 1, handheld use only. National Travel Net, IHC, and Intra-Crew frequency.
WORK 2 168.6125 168.6125 (Varies) General Use Intra-Crew/Work Ch 2 / Type III TAC-3 Gov't Common 3, handheld use only. Secondary IHC and Intra-Crew frequency. Assigned for use as TAC-3 on Type III incidents.
FIRETAC 166.5625 166.5625 Arapahoe, Roosevelt, Pawnee Fire TAC / Type III TAC-1 Exclusive assignment for ARP. Initial Attack Tactical/Type III TAC-1. Previously used as "ROOS WORK" Channel. 2021.08 (signal too weak to capture tone, if any)
R2 TAC-1 168.675 168.675 USFS Region 2 Tactical 1 Regional Type III Tactical. Has been used by ARP in the past, unknown if still used or authorized.
R2 TAC-2 168.775 168.775 USFS Region 2 Tactical 2 / Type III TAC-2 Regional Type III Tactical. Has been used by ARP in the past, unknown if still used or authorized.
FTC SOA 169.950 CSQ 165.225 107.2 "Scene-of-Action" Command Repeater Portable Incident Command Repeater available for use on Type III incidents from Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch.


Air Operations

CH RX FREQ RX TONE TX FREQ TX TONE Description Notes Confirmation
"National" 168.650 110.9 168.650 110.9 National Flight Following Nationwide Flight Following Frequency. Appears in many radios as "NTL FLTF." Generally referred to on air as "National." 2021.09 (in use daily with both PBC and FTC dispatch)
"Air Guard" 168.625 110.9 168.625 110.9 National Air Emergency Nationwide Aircraft Emergency Frequency. Continuous monitoring of this frequency is required of all tactical aircraft and dispatch offices. Reserved for emergency air-to-air or air-to-ground communications, but may be used for initial contact if no other frequencies are available. Often appears as Channel 14 or 16 in portable radios (whichever is the last channel in the radio) to allow crews to quickly switch to it.
"Air-Ground 9" 166.9125 CSQ 166.9125 CSQ Colorado Zone 06 Primary Air-Ground Primary Air-Ground frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). National Air-Ground System Channel 9. Has been seen programmed as "CO06AG09" or "A/G 9" in some radios. 2021.09
"Air-Ground 58" 169.0875 CSQ 169.0875 CSQ Colorado Zone 06 Secondary Air-Ground Secondary Air-Ground frequency for Fort Collins Dispatch Zone (Colorado Initial Attack Zone 06). National Air-Ground System Channel 58. Has been seen programmed as "CO06AG58" or "A/G 58" in some radios.


Related Links

Retrieved from "https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php?title=US_Forest_Service_-_Roosevelt_National_Forest_(CO)&oldid=291235"