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== '''Klamath National Forest (KNF - Forest #05) "Yreka" KMB 6-8-0''' ==
 
  
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The Klamath National Forest encompasses nearly 1.7 million acres of land straddling the California and Oregon border with the majority in California and a small portion in Oregon.  The Forest is divided into two sections separated by the Shasta Valley and the I-5 corridor.  In the mountains to the west, the terrain is steep and rugged and is arguably the most rugged in the Pacific Southwest Region.  The east-side has the relatively gentler, rolling terrain of volcanic origin.  Here the Goosenest Ranger District also administers the Butte Valley National Grassland, the only National Grassland in Region 5.  With elevations ranging from 450 to 8,900 feet above sea level, the Klamath National Forest is one of America’s most biologically diverse regions. It is situated in a transitional region between the hotter and drier areas to the south and the colder, wetter climate to the north.  At the California-Oregon boundary the Klamath National Forest extends into Oregon and two small areas of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest extend into California.  The two forests are in two different Forest Service Regions, the Pacific Southwest and the Pacific Northwest and Forest Service Regions normally follow state lines with some exceptions.  In this case the boundary is following the divide between the Klamath River and the Rogue River. When Regional, National Forest and Ranger District boundaries are drawn, an attempt is made to follow drainage or hydrological boundaries.  In this way two units are not managing the same watershed.  The desired outcome is to have boundaries that follow topographical, hydrological and ecological lines, rather than oft arbitrary political ones.
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== '''Los Padres National Forest (LPF - Forest #07) "Los Padres" KME 2-1''' ==
  
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Old growth forest is estimated to cover some 168,295 acres of the Klamath The primary trees are Coast Douglas fir (''Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii''), Tanoak (''Lithocarpus densiflorus''), Pacific madrone (''Arbutus menziesii''), Port Orford cedar (''Chamaecyparis lawsoniana'') and White Fir (''Abies concolor'').
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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.  
  
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The forest includes 5 Congressionally designated wilderness areas, Marble Mountain, Russian, Trinity Alps, Red Buttes and Siskiyou. In the lower elevations, you'll find park-like stands of Ponderosa Pines, while in the higher elevations, the Douglas fir, sub-alpine fir and mixed conifer stands beg to be explored. There are 200 miles of river system for rafting and 152 miles of wild and scenic rivers on the forest.  The Forest also helps to meet local and national needs for timber, gold, and other natural resources. The forest is divided into the Oak Knoll (District 1), Happy Camp (District 2), Salmon River (District 4), Scott River (District 5) and Goosenest (District 7) Ranger Districts, with the Forest Supervisor's Office in Yreka. As of 2016, there is one district ranger for the Oak Knoll and Happy Camp Ranger Districts with the district office for the combination located in Happy Camp.  The Salmon River and Scott River Ranger Districts has one district ranger who works from the district office in Fort Jones.  The Klamath's Ukonom Ranger District is being administered by the Six Rivers National Forest from their Orleans Ranger District Office.
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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.
  
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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'').
  
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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.
  
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[[File:R5 Klamath NF Campground Mini Map 2015.JPG]]
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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.  
  
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[[File:R5 2014 Los Padres NF RD Map.jpg]]
  
  
  
 
==='''RADIO SYSTEM'''===
 
==='''RADIO SYSTEM'''===
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The Klamath National Forest's radio system is unique in two ways.  First it has one mountain top remote base and base stations located at Ranger Stations, work centers, fire stations and such.  The mountaintop base is at the Gunsight Peak Communications Site west of Yreka. The ground level remote base stations are located at:  Oak Knoll Work Center, Happy Camp Ranger Station, Seiad Station, Happy Camp Helibase, Sawyers Bar Work Center, Scott River Ranger Station, Salmon River Ranger Station, and the Goosenest Ranger Station.  There is information that seems to indicate that Yreka Dispatch remote controls one base station at each ranger station, and the work centers at Seiad, Oak Knoll and Sawyers Bar.  These are likely linked via phone lines or by VoIP.  The rugged terrain likely prevents Gunsight remote base being able to cover the entire forest. 
 
  
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Second, the Klamath National Forest has a separate repeater net for each of the 5 ranger districts on the forest. The Black Net covers the Oak Knoll Ranger District, the Orange Net is provided for the Happy Camp Ranger District, the Salmon Net is used on the Salmon River Ranger District,, the Sage Net is assigned to Goosenest Ranger District and finally the River Net is for the Scott River Ranger District. A simplex channel is included for each net.  The R5 project/fire net is not used on this forest due to conflicts with frequency use in the Pacific Northwest Region (R6 - Oregon and Washington).  
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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.  
  
 
==='''Other'''===
 
==='''Other'''===
  
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The unit identifier system for non fire personnel is unknown, but is likely to be the district number, '''function number''' and position number system.   District Rangers identify with the forest number (5) followed by district number.  The Yreka Interagency Dispatch Center provides dispatching services for the Klamath National Forest and is co-located with Cal Fire's Siskiyou Unit dispatch center at the Cal Fire Siskiyou Unit headquarters in Yreka. It is a 24 hour operation. The center's identifier is "Yreka".
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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).
  
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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'''===
 
==='''Channel Plan'''===
  
 
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|+ style="font-size: larger" | '''Klamath National Forest Channel Lineup'''
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|+ style="font-size: larger" | '''Los Padres National Forest Channel Lineup (1)'''
 
|'''Channel '''||'''Tone(s) '''||'''Rx '''||'''Tx '''||'''Alpha Tag '''||'''Description '''
 
|'''Channel '''||'''Tone(s) '''||'''Rx '''||'''Tx '''||'''Alpha Tag '''||'''Description '''
 
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|1||7||171.5250||171.5250||KNF1 Frst Dir||Forest Net Direct
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|1||||170.4625||170.4625||LPF1 FrstDir||Los Padres N.F. - Forest Net Direct - Use Tone 8 (103.5)
 
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|2||1-12||171.5250||165.4125||KNF2 Frst Rpt||Forest Repeater Net
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|2||1-15||170.4625||164.9125||LPF2 FrstRpt||Los Padres N.F. - Forest Net Repeater
 
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|3||||168.2000||168.2000||KNF3 NIFC T2||NIFC Tac 2
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|3||||170.4750||170.4750||LPF3 T3||Los Padres N.F. - Tac 3
 
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|4||||167.6000||167.6000||KNF4 A/G43 CA1 P||National Air-Ground 43 CA Zone 1 Primary
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|4||||172.3500||172.3500||LPF4 T4||Los Padres N.'F. - Tac 4
 
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|5||||166.8750||166.8750||KNF5 A/G08 CA1 S||National Air-Ground 08 CA Zone 1 Secondary
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|5||||168.2000||168.2000||LPF5 NIFC T2||NIFC Tac 2
 
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|6||7||169.6375||169.6375||KNF6 BlkNet Dir||Black Net Direct - Oak Knoll RD
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|6||||167.4750||167.4750||LPF6 A/G 41 CA03 P||National Air-Ground 41 - CA03 Zone Primary
 
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|7||1,2,10||169.6375||168.7750||KNF7 BlkNet Rpt||Black Net Repeater - Oak Knoll RD
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|7||||171.5500||171.5500||LPF7 AdminDir||Los Padres NF - Admin Net Direct - Use Tone 8 (103.5)
 
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|8||7||172.2750||172.2750||KNF8 OrngNet Dir||Orange Net Direct - Happy Camp RD
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|8||All but 7||171.5500||164.1500||LPF8 AdminRpt||Los Padres NF - Admin Net Repeater
 
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|9||2,4,11||172.2750||164.7000||KNF9 OrngNet Rpt||Orange Net Repeater - Happy Camp RD
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|14 (2)||Unknown||171.5000||164.8250||LPF14 ServRpt||Los Padres NF - Service Net Repeater
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|10||7||172.4000||172.4000||KNF10 SlmNet Dir||Salmon Net Direct - Salmon River RD
 
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|11||5,6||172.4000||164.1250||KNF11 SlmNet Rpt||Salmon Net Repeater - Salmon River RD
 
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|12||7||172.3250||172.3250||KNF12 SageNet Dir||Sage Net Direct - Goosenest RD
 
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|13||8,9||172.3250||162.2250||KNF13 SageNet Rpt||Sage Net Repeater - Goosenest RD
 
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|14||7||172.2500||172.2500||KNF14 RvrNet Dir||River Net Direct - Scott River RD
 
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|15||2,7,10||172.2500||165.0750||KNF15 RvrNet Rpt||River Net Repeater - Scott River RD
 
  
 
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Reflects changes made in the fall of 2015.
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(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. 
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(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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==='''Tones'''===
 
  
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Unknown what tone is transmitted on the repeater output frequency.  If you know please pass along to Exsmokey.
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===='''Tones'''====
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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.
  
 
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!Tone
 
!Tone
 
!Location
 
!Location
 
!CTCSS Tone
 
!CTCSS Tone
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!Area of Coverage
 
 
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|1||Oak Knoll||110.9
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|1||Frazier||110.9
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|Oak Knoll RD
 
 
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|2||Lake Mtn.||123.0
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|2||Sisar Peak||123.0
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|Oak Knoll RD/Happy Camp RD/Scott River RD
 
 
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|3||Baldy Lookout||131.8
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|3||La Cumbre||131.8
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|Happy Camp RD
 
 
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|4||Ukonom||136.5
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|4||Alder Peak||136.5
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|Happy Camp RD
 
 
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|5||Orleans||146.2
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|5||Black Mtn.||146.2
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|Salmon River RD
 
 
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|6||Eddy Gulch||156.7
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|6||Torrey Hill||156.7
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|Salmon River RD
 
 
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|7||Bolivar||167.9
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|7||Mt. Pinos||167.9
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|Scott River RD
 
 
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|8||Ball Mtn.||103.8
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|8||Cone Peak||103.5
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|9||Orr Mtn.||100.0
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|8||Santa Ynez Peak||103.5 (1)
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|Goosenest RD
 
 
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|10||Collins Baldy||107.2
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|9||Tassajera Peak||100.0
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|Oak Knoll RD/Scott River RD
 
 
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|11||Slater||114.8
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|10||Chews Ridge||107.2
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|Happy Camp RD
 
 
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|12||Paradise Craggy||127.3
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|11||Plowshare Peak||114.8
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|12||Tepusquet Peak||127.3
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|13||Anderson Peak||141.3
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|14||Figueroa Mtn.||151.4
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|16||Santa Cruz Island||192.8
  
 
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Note: only the Angeles and Klamath National Forests provide area of use descriptions for each repeater.
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(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.
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===Station Locations===
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* '''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)
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* '''Ojai Sta. #52''' - 1188-1190 E. Ojai Ave. (aka State Route 150) between (N.) Shady Ln. & Golden West Ave.,Ojai
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* '''Temescal Sta. #53''' - Piru Canyon Rd. between Dominguez Canyon Rd. & Burma Rd.,Piru (The Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 34.473517/-118.762446)
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* '''Sespe Sta. #54''' -  613 Old Telegraph Rd. between B St. & C St.,Fillmore (The Sta. is shared with Ventura Co. FPD Sta. #27)
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* '''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)
  
 
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Revision as of 19:22, 29 June 2016

(From: US Forest Service - Los Padres National Forest (CA) )

US Forests in California:

Angeles Inyo Lassen Modoc Sequoia Six Rivers
Cleveland Klamath Los Padres Plumas Shasta-Trinity Stanislaus
Eldorado Lake Tahoe BMU Mendocino San Bernardino Sierra Tahoe


Los Padres National Forest (LPF - Forest #07) "Los Padres" KME 2-1

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 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.

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).

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 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.


R5 2014 Los Padres NF RD Map.jpg


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.

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).

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

Los Padres National Forest Channel Lineup (1)
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)
2 1-15 170.4625 164.9125 LPF2 FrstRpt Los Padres N.F. - Forest Net Repeater
3 170.4750 170.4750 LPF3 T3 Los Padres N.F. - Tac 3
4 172.3500 172.3500 LPF4 T4 Los Padres N.'F. - Tac 4
5 168.2000 168.2000 LPF5 NIFC T2 NIFC Tac 2
6 167.4750 167.4750 LPF6 A/G 41 CA03 P National Air-Ground 41 - CA03 Zone Primary
7 171.5500 171.5500 LPF7 AdminDir Los Padres NF - Admin Net Direct - Use Tone 8 (103.5)
8 All but 7 171.5500 164.1500 LPF8 AdminRpt Los Padres NF - Admin Net Repeater
14 (2) Unknown 171.5000 164.8250 LPF14 ServRpt Los Padres NF - Service Net Repeater

(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.

(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.


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.

LPF Repeaters
Tone Location CTCSS Tone
1 Frazier 110.9
2 Sisar Peak 123.0
3 La Cumbre 131.8
4 Alder Peak 136.5
5 Black Mtn. 146.2
6 Torrey Hill 156.7
7 Mt. Pinos 167.9
8 Cone Peak 103.5
8 Santa Ynez Peak 103.5 (1)
9 Tassajera Peak 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.

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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US Forests in California:

Angeles Inyo Lassen Modoc Sequoia Six Rivers
Cleveland Klamath Los Padres Plumas Shasta-Trinity Stanislaus
Eldorado Lake Tahoe BMU Mendocino San Bernardino Sierra Tahoe


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