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(From: US Forest Service - Mendocino National Forest (CA) )

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Cleveland	Klamath	Los Padres	Plumas	Shasta-Trinity	Stanislaus
Eldorado	Lake Tahoe BMU	Mendocino	San Bernardino	Sierra	Tahoe

Mendocino National Forest (MNF - Forest #08) "Mendocino" KMB 7-1-0

The 913,306 acre Mendocino National Forest straddles the eastern spur of the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California, just a three hour drive north of San Francisco and Sacramento. It is 65 miles long, 35 miles across and is 913,306 acres in size. First set aside as a "forest reserve" by President Roosevelt on February 6,1907, it was originally named the Stony Creek Forest Reserve and later the California National Forest on July 1, 1908. This designation proved to be confusing with relation to the state itself, and President Herbert Hoover renamed it the Mendocino National Forest on July 12, 1932. This National Forest takes its name from Mendocino County which was named for Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County. In 1542 explorer Roderiques de Cabrillo named the cape in honor of Don Antonio de Mendoza, first viceroy of New Spain.

The Mendocino National Forest is the only one of California's 18 National Forests not crossed by a paved road or highway. Elevations in the Forest range from 750 feet in the Grindstone Creek Canyon in the Sacramento Valley foothills on the Forest's eastern edge to the 8092 feet of South Yolla Bolly Mountain in the northern part of the Forest. The average elevation is about 4000 feet.

An estimated 60,000 acres of old growth occur here, including Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii), Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), White fir (Abies concolor), Tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus), and Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii).

The Mendocino National Forest is divided into the Grindstone (District 3), the Upper Lake (District 4) and the Covelo (District 5) Ranger Districts, with the Forest Supervisor's Office in Willows. The Grindstone Ranger District shares the Willows facility with the Forest Supervisor's Office.

RADIO SYSTEM

The forest has three repeater nets, Forest Net, Fire Net and Service Net. There are 8 repeater sites. All the nets have a channel for direct communication. The Forest Net has repeaters at all of the sites, the Fire Net has repeaters on all but one of the sites and the Service Net has repeaters at 6 of the sites. At one time the Service Net was used by the engineering and maintenance organization. They had to move off of this net when a fire necessitated its use. The radios of all the management functions share the first 9 channels.

Other

The Forest uses the function number identifier system. Identifiers of employees assigned to the Supervisor's Office begin with the number 1. The Mendocino Interagency Dispatch Center is located in the Forest Supervisor's Office. It dispatches for the Mendocino and the Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Refuge Complex uses unit identifiers in the 8400 number series. The center serves as a channel or ordering point for logistics coordination with the Operations Northern California Geographical Area Coordination Center. It serves in this capacity for the Forest and Refuge Complex and for the following units it does not provide radio dispatch for: Point Reyes National Seashore, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Round Valley Indian Reservation. The center uses the identifier of "Mendocino.".

Channel Plan

**Mendocino National Forest Channel Lineup**
Channel	Tone(s)	Rx	Tx	Alpha Tag	Description
1		169.1750	169.1750	MNF1 Frst Dir	Forest Net Direct
2	1-7,9	169.1750	169.9750	MNF2 Frst Rpt	Forest Net Repeater
3		171.5500	171.5500	MNF3 Fire Dir	Fire Net Direct
4	1,2,5-7,9	171.5500	164.5000	MNF4 Fire Rpt	Fire Net Repeater
5		172.4000	172.4000	MNF5 Serv Dir	Service Net Direct
6	1,2,4-6,9	172.4000	164.1250	MNF6 Serv Rpt	Service Net Repeater
7		168.2000	168.2000	MNF7 NIFC T2	NIFC Tac 2
8		168.0500	168.0500	MNF8 NIFC T1	NIFC Tac 1
9		168.6000	168.6000	MNF9 NIFC T3	NIFC Tac 3

Channel Plan Upcoming Changes

**Mendocino National Forest Channel Lineup**
Channel	Tone(s)	Rx	Tx	Alpha Tag	Description
1		169.9750	169.9750	MNF1 Adm Dir	Admin Net Direct (Changes Fall 2016)
2	1-7,9	169.9750	169.1750	MNF2 Adm Rpt	Admin Net Repeater (Changes Fall 2016)

Tones

Information about the tones transmitted on the output frequency is unavailable.

MNF Repeaters
Tone	Location	CTCSS Tone
1	St. John Mt. (E)	110.9
2	Anthony Peak (W)	123.0
3	Round Mtn. (E)	131.8
4	Sanhedrin Mt. (W)	136.5
5	Tomhead (E)	146.2
6	Goat Mtn. (E)	156.7
7	Mt. Konocti (W)	167.9
8	Not Assigned	103.5
9	Alder Springs (E)	100.0

The forest lists those repeaters to be used depending on what side of the mountain range crest the radio user is on.

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-(From: [[US Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest (CA)]] )
+(From: [[US Forest Service - Mendocino National Forest (CA)]] )
 {{USFSinCA}}
-== '''Los Padres National Forest (LPF - Forest #07) "Los Padres" KME 2-1''' ==
+== '''Mendocino National Forest (MNF - Forest #08) "Mendocino" KMB 7-1-0''' ==
-The Los Padres ("the Fathers") National Forest encompasses approximately 1.762,400 acres of central California's scenic Coast and Transverse Ranges. The forest stretches across almost 220 miles from north to south and is divided between two noncontiguous areas. The northern portion, on the Monterey Ranger District, includes the beautiful Big Sur Coast and scenic interior areas. It contains the Ventana Wilderness, a home to the California Condor. The southern portion of the forest contains several mountain ranges including the Santa Lucia Mountains, La Panza Range, Caliente Range (a small part), Sierra Madre Mountains, San Rafael Mountains, Santa Ynez Mountains, and Topatopa Mountains; the highest parts of the forest are not within named mountain ranges, but are adjacent to the western San Emigdio Mountains and include Mount Pinos, Cerro Noroeste, and Reyes Peak. The forest is also adjacent to the Angeles National Forest and is nearby Carrizo Plain National Monument, on the western edge of the San Joaquin Valley and managed by the Bureau of Land Management.  The Los Padres holds the distinction of being the only National Forest whose boundary reaches an ocean.  Many rivers in southern and central California have their points of origin within the Los Padres National Forest, including the Carmel, Salinas, Cuyama, Sisquoc, Santa Ynez, Sespe, Ventura, and Piru.  These rivers supply a substantial portion of the water needs of several downstream communities.  There are 10 wilderness areas on the Los Padres covering 48% of the forest.  The Los Padres serves an enormous population base including the San Francisco Bay Area, the greater Los Angeles Metropolitan area, the southern San Joaquin Valley and the many communities along the south and central coast. The Forest provides the scenic backdrop for many communities and plays a significant role in the quality of life in this area.
+The 913,306 acre Mendocino National Forest straddles the eastern spur of the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California, just a three hour drive north of San Francisco and Sacramento. It is 65 miles long, 35 miles across and is 913,306 acres in size.  First set aside as a "forest reserve" by President Roosevelt on February 6,1907, it was originally named the Stony Creek Forest Reserve and later the California National Forest on July 1, 1908. This designation proved to be confusing with relation to the state itself, and President Herbert Hoover renamed it the Mendocino National Forest on July 12, 1932.  This National Forest takes its name from Mendocino County which was named for Cape Mendocino in Humboldt County. In 1542 explorer Roderiques de Cabrillo named the cape in honor of Don Antonio de Mendoza, first viceroy of New Spain.
-The Los Padres National Forest is a key area that is essential in the recovery efforts for the endangered California condor.  The Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, a 2,471-acre refuge was established in 1974, is surrounded by the Los Padres. This is where the captive breeding for the species is done.  The Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, established  in 1985, covers 14,096 acres.     It borders the Forest on the north side of the Mt. Pinos Ranger District near the junction of California State Highways 33 and 166.  The Forest manages two condor sanctuaries, the 1200-acre Sisquoc Condor Sanctuary in the San Rafael Wilderness and the 53,000-acre Sespe Condor Sanctuary, north of the Hopper Mountain refuge.  To protect the condor these sanctuaries and the National Wildlife Refuges, are all closed to the public.
+The Mendocino National Forest is the only one of California's 18 National Forests not crossed by a paved road or highway.  Elevations in the Forest range from 750 feet in the Grindstone Creek Canyon in the Sacramento Valley foothills on the Forest's eastern edge to the 8092 feet of South Yolla Bolly Mountain in the northern part of the Forest. The average elevation is about 4000 feet.
-Old growth on the forest covers 18,900 acres.  It consists of Jeffrey pine (''Pinus jeffreyi''), Coastal Redwood (''Sequoia Sempervirens''), Coast Douglas fir ''(Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii''), and White fir (''Abies concolor'').
+An estimated 60,000 acres of old growth occur here, including Douglas fir (''Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii''), Ponderosa pine (''Pinus ponderosa''), White fir (''Abies concolor''), Tanoak (''Lithocarpus densiflorus''), and Pacific madrone (''Arbutus menziesii'').
-There is a considerable risk of wildfire in Los Padres National Forest resulting from a combination of weather, vegetation, terrain and human use. Intense wildfires, fed by accumulation of dead vegetation, cause substantial resource damage and are difficult and expensive to suppress. Wildfire burned over 2.3 million acres in Los Padres National Forest since 1912, for a historic average of 25,000 acres per year. Most wildfires in the forest are human-caused, the balance are lightning-caused. The average annual wildfire occurrence has increased steadily over the last 60 years. This increase is attributed to urban encroachment, expanded recreational use of the forest, and old-age chaparral. Chaparral accounts for over 95 percent of the acres burned annually by wildfire.
+The Mendocino National Forest is divided into the Grindstone (District 3), the Upper Lake (District 4) and the Covelo (District 5) Ranger Districts, with the Forest Supervisor's Office in Willows.  The Grindstone Ranger District shares the Willows facility with the Forest Supervisor's Office.
-The forest is divided into five ranger districts, Monterey (District 1), Santa Lucia Ranger (District 3), Santa Barbara (District 4), Ojai (District 5) and Mount Pinos (District 7) Ranger Districts, with the Forest Supervisor's Office in Goleta.
+[[File:R5 2014 Mendocino NF RD Map.jpg]]
-[[File:R5 2014 Los Padres NF RD Map.jpg]]
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 ==='''RADIO SYSTEM'''===
-The Los Padres National Forest has two repeater nets, Forest Net and Admin.  For tactical communication two frequencies are utilized that are not assigned for tactical purposes anywhere else,  .  The two were frequencies originally assigned to the Los Padres for an admin net.  The Forest gained two tactical frequencies, but was left without an admin net. The Forest is using its assigned Service Net frequency pair as an Admin net.  The Los Padres has provided channels to enable direct or simplex communications on each repeater net.  There are 16 repeaters on the Los Padres, numerous due to the distances involved and ruggedness of the terrain.  One of the repeaters is located offshore on Santa Cruz island, the only repeater of this type in the Forest Service.  There is one remote base, on Santa Ynez peak.  The two Los Padres tactical channels, Channel 3 (170.475 MHz) and Channel 4 (172.350 MHz) can be configured for use in a portable command repeater with (Tone 15 - 162.2).  When units arrive on the scene of an incident they are instructed to switch to Channel 3.  If simultaneous incidents occur in proximity of each other the Communications Center will assign tactical frequencies to each incident, which may involve use of Channel 4.
+The forest has three repeater nets, Forest Net, Fire Net and Service Net. There are 8 repeater sites.  All the nets have a channel for direct communication.  The Forest Net has repeaters at all of the sites, the Fire Net has repeaters on all but one of the sites and the Service Net has repeaters at 6 of the sites.  At one time the Service Net was used by the engineering and maintenance organization.  They had to move off of this net when a fire necessitated its use. The radios of all the management functions share the first 9 channels.
 ==='''Other'''===
-This is the only National Forest in the region, and possibly in the nation, with three helicopters assigned to it.  They are based at Arroyo Grande (H527), the Santa Ynez Airport (H528) and the Chuchupate (Mt. Pinos District) Ranger Station (H530).
+The Forest uses the '''function number''' identifier system.  Identifiers of employees assigned to the Supervisor's Office begin with the number 1.  The Mendocino Interagency Dispatch Center is located in the Forest Supervisor's Office.  It dispatches for the Mendocino and the Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Refuge Complex uses unit identifiers in the 8400 number series.  The center serves as a channel or ordering point for logistics coordination with the Operations Northern California Geographical Area Coordination Center.  It serves in this capacity for the Forest and Refuge Complex and for the following units it does not provide radio dispatch for:  Point Reyes National Seashore, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Round Valley Indian Reservation. The center uses the identifier of "Mendocino.".
-This Forest uses the '''function name''', district number, position number system to identify non fire management personnel.  Individuals working at the Forest Supervisor's Office use the number 6 following the function name.  The Los Padres Communications Center provides All-Risk Dispatching services to the Los Padres National Forest, the Hopper Mountain and Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuges; and the fire function of Vandenberg Air Force Base and Fort Hunter Ligget Army Training Base.  In addition it serves as a logistical channel to the Operations Southern California  Geographical Area Coordination Center for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, Channel Islands National Park and for the Bureau of Reclamation managed reservoirs at Lake Casitas and Lake Cachuma.  This communications center is located in Santa Maria.  Its identifier is "Los Padres."
 ==='''Channel Plan'''===
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-|+ style="font-size: larger" | '''Los Padres National Forest Channel Lineup (1)'''
+|+ style="font-size: larger" | '''Mendocino National Forest Channel Lineup'''
 |'''Channel '''||'''Tone(s) '''||'''Rx '''||'''Tx '''||'''Alpha Tag '''||'''Description '''
 |-
-|1||||170.4625||170.4625||LPF1 FrstDir||Los Padres N.F. - Forest Net Direct - Use Tone 8 (103.5)
+|1||||169.1750||169.1750||MNF1 Frst Dir||Forest Net Direct
 |-
-|2||1-15||170.4625||164.9125||LPF2 FrstRpt||Los Padres N.F. - Forest Net Repeater
+|2||1-7,9||169.1750||169.9750||MNF2 Frst Rpt||Forest Net Repeater
 |-
-|3||||170.4750||170.4750||LPF3 T3||Los Padres N.F. - Tac 3
+|3||||171.5500||171.5500||MNF3 Fire Dir||Fire Net Direct
 |-
-|4||||172.3500||172.3500||LPF4 T4||Los Padres N.'F. - Tac 4
+|4||1,2,5-7,9||171.5500||164.5000||MNF4 Fire Rpt||Fire Net Repeater
 |-
-|5||||168.2000||168.2000||LPF5 NIFC T2||NIFC Tac 2
+|5||||172.4000||172.4000||MNF5 Serv Dir||Service Net Direct
 |-
-|6||||167.4750||167.4750||LPF6 A/G 41 CA03 P||National Air-Ground 41 - CA03 Zone Primary
+|6||1,2,4-6,9||172.4000||164.1250||MNF6 Serv Rpt||Service Net Repeater
 |-
-|7||||171.5500||171.5500||LPF7 AdminDir||Los Padres NF - Admin Net Direct - Use Tone 8 (103.5)
+|7||||168.2000||168.2000||MNF7 NIFC T2||NIFC Tac 2
 |-
-|8||All but 7||171.5500||164.1500||LPF8 AdminRpt||Los Padres NF - Admin Net Repeater
+|8||||168.0500||168.0500||MNF8 NIFC T1||NIFC Tac 1
 |-
-|14 (2)||Unknown||171.5000||164.8250||LPF14 ServRpt||Los Padres NF - Service Net Repeater
+|9||||168.6000||168.6000||MNF9 NIFC T3||NIFC Tac 3
 |}
-(1) This is the channel plan in the Santa Barbara Ranger District "Frontcountry" radio group.  Each ranger district has two groups available for different portions of the district (north and south or east and west), with the exception of the Ojai Ranger District, which has only one group.
+==='''Channel Plan Upcoming Changes'''===
-(2) Apparently the Los Padres is adding a service net. As of spring 2015 it is only available on Channel 14 in the Monterey Ranger District "East" group. It is unknown which peak or peaks it is installed on.
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+|+ style="font-size: larger" | '''Mendocino National Forest Channel Lineup'''
+|'''Channel '''||'''Tone(s) '''||'''Rx '''||'''Tx '''||'''Alpha Tag '''||'''Description '''
+|-
+|1||||169.9750||169.9750||MNF1 Adm Dir||Admin Net Direct (Changes Fall 2016)
+|-
+|2||1-7,9||169.9750||169.1750||MNF2 Adm Rpt||Admin Net Repeater (Changes Fall 2016)
+|-
+|}
-===='''Tones'''====
+==='''Tones'''===
-All repeaters transmit Tone 8 - 103.5 on the repeater output frequency.  The remote base on Santa Ynez Peak transmits Tone 1 - 110.9 on the output.
+Information about the tones transmitted on the output frequency is unavailable.
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-|+ style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;" |LPF Repeaters
+|+ style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;" |MNF Repeaters
 !Tone
 !Location
 !CTCSS Tone
 |-
-|1||Frazier||110.9
+|1||St. John Mt. (E)||110.9
-|-
-|2||Sisar Peak||123.0
 |-
-|3||La Cumbre||131.8
+|2||Anthony Peak (W)||123.0
 |-
-|4||Alder Peak||136.5
+|3||Round Mtn. (E)||131.8
 |-
-|5||Black Mtn.||146.2
+|4||Sanhedrin Mt. (W)||136.5
 |-
-|6||Torrey Hill||156.7
+|5||Tomhead (E)||146.2
 |-
-|7||Mt. Pinos||167.9
+|6||Goat Mtn. (E)||156.7
 |-
-|8||Cone Peak||103.5
+|7||Mt. Konocti (W)||167.9
 |-
-|8||Santa Ynez Peak||103.5 (1)
+|8||Not Assigned||103.5
 |-
-|9||Tassajera Peak||100.0
+|9||Alder Springs (E)||100.0
 |-
-|10||Chews Ridge||107.2
-|-
-|11||Plowshare Peak||114.8
-|-
-|12||Tepusquet Peak||127.3
-|-
-|13||Anderson Peak||141.3
-|-
-|14||Figueroa Mtn.||151.4
-|-
-|15||Piedras Blancas||162.2 Not installed as of spring 2015.
-|-
-|16||Santa Cruz Island||192.8
 |}
-(1) This is a remote base and not a repeater.  Use Channels 1 (Forest Net) or 7 (Admin Net), both simplex, and this tone to contact dispatch.
+The forest lists those repeaters to be used depending on what side of the mountain range crest the radio user is on.
-===Station Locations===
-* '''Casitas Sta. #51''' - 3333 Casitas Pass Rd. (aka State Route 150) between Santa Ana Rd. & Casitas Pass Ridge Rd.,Ventura (The Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 34.407620/-119.370737)
-* '''Ojai Sta. #52''' - 1188-1190 E. Ojai Ave. (aka State Route 150) between (N.) Shady Ln. & Golden West Ave.,Ojai
-* '''Temescal Sta. #53''' - Piru Canyon Rd. between Dominguez Canyon Rd. & Burma Rd.,Piru (The Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 34.473517/-118.762446)
-* '''Sespe Sta. #54''' -  613 Old Telegraph Rd. between B St. & C St.,Fillmore (The Sta. is shared with Ventura Co. FPD Sta. #27)
-* '''Ozena Sta. #72''' - Maricopa Hwy. (aka State Route 33) just south of Lockwood Valley Rd.,Maricopa (The Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 34.683530/-119.354039)
 ===Related Links===
 *[[National Incident Radio Support Cache]] - These frequencies are used for large incidents, usually when a Type I or Type II Incident Management Team is assigned. This cache is used for fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, visits of high ranking officials, such the U.S. President and the presidents of other countries, large law enforcement incidents, special events and other incidents where the federal government is utilizing the Incident Command System.

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