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United States Forest Service (California)

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USFS Region 5

Common Channels

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.7875	RM	CSQ	USFS R5 LE A	Region 5 Law Enforcement Net (Analog)	FMN	Law Dispatch
171.7875	RM	40B NAC	USFS R5 LE D	Region 5 Law Enforcement Net (Digital)	P25	Law Dispatch
168.025	RM	CSQ	USFS R5 LE Tac	Region 5 Law Enforcement Tac	FMN	Law Tac
166.550	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Tac 4	Region 5 Tac 4	FMN	Federal
167.1125	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Tac 5	Region 5 Tac 5	FMN	Federal
168.2375	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Tac 6	Region 5 Tac 6	FMN	Federal
167.9625	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Tac 7	Region 5 Tac 7	FMN	Federal
168.6625	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Proj	Region 5 Project Net	FMN	Federal
168.200	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Crew	Region 5 Crew Net (NIFC T2)	FMN	Federal
168.350	M	CSQ	USFS Common 1	Common 1	FMN	Federal
163.100	M	CSQ	USFS Common 2	Common 2	FMN	Federal
168.6125	M	CSQ	USFS Common 3	Common 3	FMN	Federal
163.7125	M	CSQ	USFS Common 4	Common 4	FMN	Federal

Air to Ground

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
166.875	M	CSQ	USFS A/G 08	Air to Ground 08	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.500	M	CSQ	USFS A/G 14	Air to Ground 14	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.6375	M	CSQ	USFS A/G 24	Air to Ground 24 (Bakersfield to Sac)	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.475	M	CSQ	USFS A/G 41	Air to Ground 41	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.600	M	CSQ	USFS A/G 43	Air to Ground 43	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.4875	M	CSQ	USFS A/G 53	Air to Ground 53 (Mexico Border to Bakersfield)	FMN	Fire-Tac
169.1125	M	CSQ	USFS A/G 59	Air to Ground 59	FMN	Fire-Tac

Air Tactics

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
162.750	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T30	Air Tactics 30	FMN	Fire-Tac
163.1625	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T31	Air Tactics 31	FMN	Fire-Tac
163.6875	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T32	Air Tactics 32	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.1375	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T33	Air Tactics 33	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.500	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T34	Air Tactics 34	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.7875	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T35	Air Tactics 35	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.875	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T36	Air Tactics 36	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.9375	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T37	Air Tactics 37	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.9875	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T38	Air Tactics 38	FMN	Fire-Tac
165.0125	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T39	Air Tactics 39	FMN	Fire-Tac
165.075	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T40	Air Tactics 40	FMN	Fire-Tac
165.225	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T41	Air Tactics 41	FMN	Fire-Tac
166.250	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T42	Air Tactics 42	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.700	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T43	Air Tactics 43	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.8375	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T44	Air Tactics 44	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.9625	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T45	Air Tactics 45	FMN	Fire-Tac
169.125	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T46	Air Tactics 46	FMN	Fire-Tac
169.175	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T47	Air Tactics 47	FMN	Fire-Tac
170.525	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T48	Air Tactics 48	FMN	Fire-Tac
173.775	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T49	Air Tactics 49	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.2625	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T50	Air Tactics 50	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.150	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T51	Air Tactics 51	FMN	Fire-Tac
166.9875	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T52	Air Tactics 52	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.300	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T53	Air Tactics 53	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.3125	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T54	Air Tactics 54	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.3875	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T55	Air Tactics 55	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.800	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T56	Air Tactics 56	FMN	Fire-Tac
165.700	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T57	Air Tactics 57	FMN	Fire-Tac
165.750	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T58	Air Tactics 58	FMN	Fire-Tac
171.1375	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T59	Air Tactics 59	FMN	Fire-Tac
173.775	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T60	Air Tactics 60	FMN	Fire-Tac
166.5625	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T61	Air Tactics 61	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.375	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T62	Air Tactics 62	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.8875	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T63	Air Tactics 63	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.6875	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T64	Air Tactics 64	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.725	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T65	Air Tactics 65	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.125	M	CSQ	USFS AIR T66	Air Tactics 66	FMN	Fire-Tac

Control Links

Output frequency is downlink, input frequency is uplink.

Frequency	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.225	F	Control Link 1	Channel 1	FMN	Federal
406.275	F	Control Link 2	Channel 2	FMN	Federal
406.325	F	Control Link 3	Channel 3	FMN	Federal
406.350	F	Control Link 4	Channel 4	FMN	Federal
406.3875	F	Control Link 5	Channel 5	FMN	Federal
406.425	F	Control Link 6	Channel 6	FMN	Federal
406.525	F	Control Link 7	Channel 7	FMN	Federal
406.575	F	Control Link 8	Channel 8	FMN	Federal
408.9875	F	Control Link 9	Channel 9	FMN	Federal
409.1875	F	Control Link 10	Channel 10	FMN	Federal
409.3875	F	Control Link 11	Channel 11	FMN	Federal
410.7875	F	Control Link 12	Channel 12	FMN	Federal

National Forests

Angeles National Forest (ANF)

Angeles Communications Center (CA-ANCC) "Angeles"

Law Enforcement also uses USFS R5 LE listed in Common Channels

Air to Ground - Primary AG59 / Secondary AG53

Air Tactics - Primary AT55 / Secondary AT52

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
172.375	KME22	RM	103.5 PL	ANF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
173.775	KME22	RM	103.5 PL	ANF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
171.500	KME22	RM	CSQ	ANF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal

Cleveland National Forest (CNF)

San Diego Interagency Command Center (CA-SDIC) "Cleveland"

Law Enforcement also uses USFS R5 LE listed in Common Channels

Air to Ground - Primary AG59 / Secondary AG53

Air Tactics - Primary AT61 / Secondary AT64

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.425	KME23	RM	103.5 PL	CNF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
171.1375	KME23	RM	103.5 PL	CNF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
172.400	KME23	RM	CSQ	CNF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal
406.525		F	103.5 PL	CNF Link	Link	FMN	Federal

Eldorado National Forest (ENF)

Camino Interagency ECC (CA-CICC) "Camino"

Air to Ground - Primary AG14 / Secondary AG59

Air Tactics - Primary AT62 / Secondary AT64

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.525	KSB801	RM	156.7 PL	ENF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
172.325	KSB801	RM	156.7 PL	ENF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
164.825		BM	156.7 PL	ENF Tac	Tactical	FMN	Federal

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (HTF)

Located primarily in Nevada (USFS Region 4), with approximately 650,000 acres in California.

Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center (NV-SFC) "Minden"

Air to Ground - Primary AG51 / Secondary AG08

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
173.775	KOC400	RM	CSQ	HTF Carson	Carson Ranger District Net	FMN	Federal
170.525	KOC400	RM	CSQ	HTF Bridgeport	Bridgeport Ranger District Net	FMN	Federal
172.275	KOC400	RM	CSQ	HTF Markleeville	Markleeville Lightning Net (Leviathan Peak)	FMN	Federal
170.050		M	CSQ	HTF C/C	Car to Car	FMN	Federal
120.975		M	CSQ	HTF AA Tac 1	Air Tac 1	AM	Fire-Tac
132.125		M	CSQ	HTF AA Tac 2	Air Tac 2	AM	Fire-Tac

Inyo National Forest (INF)

Owens Valley Interagency Communications Center (CA-OVCC) "Inyo"

Air to Ground - Primary AG41 / Secondary AG24

Air Tactics - Primary AT46 / Secondary AT44

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
173.800	KMB670	RM	CSQ	INF Forest North	Forest Net North	FMN	Federal
173.8375	KMB670	RM	CSQ	INF Forest South	Forest Net South (Inyo County)	FMN	Federal
172.400	KMB670	RM	CSQ	INF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal

Klamath National Forest (KNF)

Yreka Interagency ECC (CA-YICC) "Yreka"

Air to Ground - Primary AG43 / Secondary AG08

Air Tactics - Primary AT44 / Secondary AT53

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.525	KMB680	RM	CSQ	KNF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
169.6375	KMB680	RM	CSQ	KNF Black	Black Net - Oak Knoll	FMN	Federal
172.275	KMB680	RM	CSQ	KNF Orange	Orange Net - Happy Camp	FMN	Federal
172.400	KMB680	RM	CSQ	KNF Salmon	Salmon Net - Salmon River	FMN	Federal
172.325	KMB680	RM	CSQ	KNF Sage	Sage Net - Goosenest	FMN	Federal
172.250	KMB680	RM	CSQ	KNF River	River Net - Scott River	FMN	Federal

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (TMU)

Camino Interagency ECC (CA-CICC) "Camino"

Air to Ground - Primary AG14 / Secondary AG59

Air Tactics - Primary AT53 / Secondary AT44

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
172.375	KMB660	RM	156.7 PL	TMU 1	Basin Net	FMN	Federal
171.575	KMB660	RM	156.7 PL	TMU Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal

Lassen National Forest (LNF)

Susanville Interagency ECC (CA-SIFC) "Susanville"

Air to Ground - Primary AG43 / Secondary AG08

Air Tactics - Primary AT44 / Secondary AT43

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
173.1875	KMB690	RM	CSQ	LNF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
171.475	KMB690	RM	CSQ	LNF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
169.950	KMB690	RM	CSQ	LNF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal

Los Padres National Forest (LPF)

Los Padres Communications Center (CA-LPCC) "Los Padres"

Law Enforcement also uses USFS R5 LE listed in Common Channels

Air to Ground - Primary AG41 / Secondary AG24

Air Tactics - Primary AT54 / Secondary AT47

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
170.4625	KME21	RM	103.5 PL	LPF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
171.550	KME21	RM	103.5 PL	LPF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
171.500	KME21	RM	CSQ	LPF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal
168.2625		M	CSQ	LPF Tac 3	Tac 3	FMN	Federal
163.7125		M	CSQ	LPF Tac 4	Tac 4	FMN	Federal
406.325		F	103.5 PL	LPF Forest Link	Forest Net - UHF Repeater Link	FMN	Federal
408.9875		F	103.5 PL	LPF Service Link	Service Net - UHF Repeater Link	FMN	Federal

Mendocino National Forest (MNF)

Mendocino National Forest Communication Center (CA-MNFC) "Mendocino"

Law Enforcement also uses USFS R5 LE listed in Common Channels

Air to Ground - Primary AG14 / Secondary AG59

Air Tactics - Primary AT53 / Secondary AT46

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.550	KMB710	RM	CSQ	MNF Fire	Fire Net	FMN	Fire Dispatch
169.975	KMB710	RM	CSQ	MNF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
172.400	KMB710	RM	CSQ	MNF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal

Modoc National Forest (MDF)

Modoc Interagency ECC (CA-MICC) "Modoc"

Air to Ground - Primary AG43 / Secondary AG08

Air Tactics - Primary AT53 / Secondary AT44

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
170.7375	KMB700	RM	CSQ	MDF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
173.7875	KMB700	RM	CSQ	MDF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
169.950	KMB700	RM	CSQ	MDF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal

Plumas National Forest (PNF)

Plumas National Forest Communication Center (CA-PNFC) "Plumas"

Air to Ground - Primary AG14 / Secondary AG59

Air Tactics - Primary AT63 / Secondary AT53

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
170.550	KMD780	RM	CSQ	PNF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
171.425	KMD780	RM	CSQ	PNF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
171.500	KMD780	RM	CSQ	PNF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal

San Bernardino National Forest (BDF)

San Bernardino Interagency Communications Center (CA-SBCC) "San Bernardino"

Law Enforcement also uses USFS R5 LE listed in Common Channels

Air to Ground - Primary AG59 / Secondary AG53

Air Tactics - Primary AT46 / Secondary AT65

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.475	KME20	RM	103.5 PL	BDF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
172.225	KME20	RM	103.5 PL	BDF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
406.3875		F	103.5 PL	BDF Link	Link	FMN	Federal
406.575		F	218.1 PL	BDF Link	Link	FMN	Federal
409.1875		F	103.5 PL	BDF Link	Link	FMN	Federal
410.7875		F	218.1 PL	BDF Link	Link	FMN	Federal

Sequoia National Forest (SQF)

Central California Communications Center (CA-CCCC) "Porterville"

Air to Ground - Primary AG41 / Secondary AG24

Air Tactics - Primary AT43 / Secondary AT61

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
169.900	KMB740	RM	CSQ	SQF Emergency	Emergency Net (Ch 2)	FMN	Federal
170.550	KMB740	RM	CSQ	SQF Fire	Fire Net (Ch 4)	FMN	Fire Dispatch
168.9625	KMB740	BM	CSQ	SQF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
172.400	KMB740	RM	CSQ	SQF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal

Shasta-Trinity National Forest (SHF)

Redding Interagency ECC (CA-RICC) "Redding"

Air to Ground - Primary AG43 / Secondary AG08

Air Tactics - Primary AT64 / Secondary AT43

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
171.575	KME25	RM	CSQ	SHF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
171.500	KME25	RM	CSQ	SHF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal
167.225	KME25	BM	167.9 PL	SHF SF MU	South Fork Management Unit	FMN	Federal
168.9625	KME25	BM	167.9 PL	SHF TR MU	Trinity River Management Unit	FMN	Federal
166.9875	KME25	BM	167.9 PL	SHF SM MU	Shasta/McCloud Management Unit	FMN	Federal
167.725	KME25	BM	167.9 PL	SHF SL MU	Shasta Lake Management Unit	FMN	Federal

Sierra National Forest (SNF)

Sierra Interagency Communications Center (CA-SICC) "Sierra"

Air to Ground - Primary AG41 / Secondary AG24

Air Tactics - Primary AT64 / Secondary AT53

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
172.225	KME26	RM	CSQ	SNF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
171.475	KME26	RM	CSQ	SNF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
173.7625	KME26	RM	CSQ	SNF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal

Six Rivers National Forest (SRF)

North Coast Interagency Communication Center (CA-NCIC) "North Coast"

Air to Ground - Primary AG43 / Secondary AG08

Air Tactics - Primary AT61 / Secondary AT44

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
172.375	KMB755	RM	CSQ	SRF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
170.475	KMB755	RM	CSQ	SRF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal
169.950	KMB755	RM	CSQ	SRF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal
155.385	KMB755	RM	156.7 PL	SRF Hoopa	Hoopa Net	FMN	Federal

Stanislaus National Forest (STF)

Stanislaus Communications Center (CA-STCC) "Stanislaus"

Law Enforcement also uses USFS R5 LE listed in Common Channels

Air to Ground - Primary AG41 / Secondary AG24

Air Tactics - Primary AT43 / Secondary AT44

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
170.500	KME24	RM	CSQ	STF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
171.1375	KME24	RM	CSQ	STF Admin	Admin Net	FMN	Federal

Tahoe National Forest (TNF)

Grass Valley Interagency ECC (CA-GVCC) "Grass Valley"

Air to Ground - Primary AG14 / Secondary AG59

Air Tactics - Primary AT66 / Secondary AT43

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
169.900	KMB760	RM	CSQ	TNF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
170.600	KMB760	RM	CSQ	TNF Fire	Fire Net	FMN	Fire Dispatch
172.400	KMB760	RM	CSQ	TNF Service	Service Net	FMN	Federal
408.9875		F	173.8 PL	TNF Link	Forest Net UHF Downlink (to Grass Valley ECC)	FMN	Federal
409.3875		F	173.8 PL	TNF Link	Forest Net UHF Uplink (Mt. Rose)	FMN	Federal