Montana Public Safety Communications System

System Name: Montana Public Safety Communications System
Location: Statewide, MT
County: Statewide
System Type: Project 25 Phase I
System Voice: APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive
System ID: Sysid: 16E WACN: BEE00
Last Updated: March 12, 2024, 8:42 pm CDT   [Updated 6 talkgroups for National Guard]
System Notes

Custom Frequency Table for older scanners (Radio Shack Pro-96 etc):

ChLo  ChHi  Offset Base      Step  Bank
 8192 12287  8192  149.05000 05.0   2
12288 16383 12288  136.00000 10.0   3
16384 20479 16384  136.00500 10.0   4
20480 24575 20480  149.05000 05.0   5
24576 28671 24576  149.05000 05.0   6
28672 32767 28672  146.00500 05.0   7
32678 36863 32678  136.00500 10.0   8
36864 40959 36864  136.00000 12.5   9
40960 45055 40960  145.37500 05.0   10
45056 49151 45056  144.11000 05.0   11
49152 53247 49152  136.00500 10.0   12
53248 57343 53248  149.05000 05.0   13
57344 61439 57344  136.00500 10.0   14
61440 65535 61440  149.05000 05.0   15

Please note that you can only load 6 sets of setting per table in the RS so you must group your sites based on what tables are used at that/those sites per bank according to how you want to arrange your scanner. The banks used at any site will be in the comments of that site.

Custom Uniden Frequency Tables

 	  1	   2	     3
Base:	 151.0100 158.7300  161.0100
Spacing: 15.0 	  15.0 	    15.0 
Offset:	 380 	  579 	    632


These tables will require futher modifications for correct tuning.

Sites and Frequencies

Red (c) are control channel capable frequencies
RFSS Site Name County Freqs
1 (1) 001 (1) Downtown Helena Lewis And Clark 159.120c159.285159.450159.465161.875c  
1 (1) 002 (2) East Helena Lewis And Clark 154.355c155.070156.240c159.465161.950c161.950 
1 (1) 003 (3) Wirth Ranch Lewis And Clark 151.205151.355153.935154.145155.715156.105c156.195c
    158.925      
1 (1) 004 (4) Hogback Mountain Lewis And Clark 154.145154.4525155.310155.610c159.330c161.8875161.900
    161.9375      
1 (1) 005 (5) Sunset Mountain Lewis And Clark 154.755155.190155.355c161.925c   
1 (1) 006 (6) Belmont Mountain Lewis And Clark 154.040155.415c155.850161.850162.000c  
1 (1) 007 (7) MacDonald Pass Lewis And Clark 154.100154.340c154.400159.000161.975c  
1 (1) 008 (8) Stonewall Mountain Lewis And Clark 154.980155.745c155.835155.880   
1 (1) 009 (9) Townsend Broadwater 142.4625c149.225c     
1 (1) 010 (A) Cominco Mountain Powell 153.845c154.950c155.025155.250   
1 (1) 011 (B) Red Mountain Silver Bow 161.600c161.790161.825c170.850   
1 (1) 012 (C) Blue Mountain Lincoln 154.160161.800c     
1 (1) 013 (D) Pinkham Mountain Lincoln 154.650c154.950155.070c155.370   
1 (1) 014 (E) Kalispell Flathead 151.310c153.875c154.890155.700161.850  
1 (1) 015 (F) Blacktail Flathead 151.355156.240161.8125c161.875c172.625  
1 (1) 016 (10) West Polson Lake 151.280c151.325151.385161.925c   
1 (1) 017 (11) Divide Mountain Glacier 151.085c151.385154.740161.8875c   
1 (1) 018 (12) Mount Royal Liberty 151.205151.430c161.9375c    
1 (1) 019 (13) HCSO Hill 151.295c153.995154.235c    
1 (1) 020 (14) Antoine Butte Phillips 151.325153.860153.980c155.310c   
1 (1) 021 (15) Saco Phillips 151.145c151.160151.295c151.370155.835  
1 (1) 022 (16) Big Arm / Jette Lake 161.825c161.8875c161.9375161.950   
1 (1) 023 (17) Sullivan Hill Cascade 153.860154.205154.785c155.310c161.8625  
1 (1) 024 (18) Mount Aeneas Flathead 151.850c151.910152.420c152.9375   
1 (1) 025 (19) Nob Hill 700 MHz Lewis And Clark 769.1875c      
1 (1) 026 (1A) Flathead County 800 Flathead 851.100852.5375c853.0625c853.900   
1 (1) 026 (1A) Great Falls 800 Cascade 851.150c851.400c853.0625c    
1 (1) 027 (1B) Bozeman 800 Gallatin 851.050c851.350c851.650c852.350852.700853.050853.350
1 (1) 028 (1C) Highwood Baldy Chouteau 154.725c154.980c155.430161.9125   
1 (1) 029 (1D) Troy Lincoln 155.1225161.8625c     
1 (1) 030 (1E) Bozeman (East) Gallatin 154.965155.040c155.415c155.940   
1 (1) 031 (1F) Manhattan Gallatin 154.235c154.740c154.875161.875   
1 (1) 032 (20) Gallatin Gateway Gallatin 151.355c155.355155.400155.865c   
1 (1) 033 (21) Bozeman VHF Gallatin 161.8625c161.9125164.725c    
1 (1) 034 (22) Whitehall Jefferson 153.845c154.725154.800154.905c161.9375  
1 (1) 035 (23) Plains Sanders 151.340c154.950c155.940156.195   
1 (1) 036 (24) Pacific Steel Cascade 151.160153.860154.890c164.725c   
1 (1) 037 (25) Great Falls Cascade 153.860c154.205c154.340155.010   
1 (1) 038 (26) Bozeman EOC Gallatin 154.830c154.950154.980155.640161.9875  
1 (1) 039 (27) Greycliff Sweet Grass 151.205151.340c161.9375173.825c   
1 (1) 041 (29) Lewistown Fergus 154.740155.070c155.595155.850c   
1 (1) 042 (2A) Desert Mountain Flathead 154.130154.665c155.025c156.195   
1 (1) 043 (2B) Judith Peak Fergus 151.1525c151.2575151.3025151.4375154.0475154.310161.800c
1 (1) 044 (2C) Big Mountain Flathead 154.920154.9425c155.190155.970170.850c  
1 (1) 045 (2D) Santa Rita Glacier 152.030154.085c154.160154.7175c   
1 (1) 046 (2E) Columbia Falls Flathead 153.785154.815c154.875c155.010   
1 (1) 047 (2F) Boyce Ranch Hill 151.340c153.920c154.415    
1 (1) 048 (30) Black Butte Flathead 149.450c      
1 (1) 049 (31) Chinook Blaine 149.225c151.085154.025c    
1 (1) 051 (33) Butte Uptown Silver Bow 851.350c851.625853.6375853.8125   
1 (1) 052 (34) Butte Flat (EOC) Silver Bow 851.100c851.275851.5375853.8875   
1 (1) 053 (35) Belgian Hill Pondera 154.250c      
1 (1) 054 (36) State Prison Powell 851.0375c851.1375c851.375c853.150853.675  
1 (1) 055 (37) Missoula Point 6 Missoula 852.1125c852.425c852.7125853.1375   
1 (1) 056 (38) Site 1-56 UNKNOWN 769.0875c      
1 (1) 057 (39) Lewistown 800 Fergus 851.075851.325851.600852.775c   
1 (1) 060 (3C) Great Falls Cascade 852.175c854.5625c     
2 (2) 001 (1) Plentywood Sheridan 151.085151.280151.355158.850c   
2 (2) 002 (2) Fallon Prairie 161.9625c161.9875c     
2 (2) 003 (3) Fox Creek Richland 154.055c154.175c154.3325    
2 (2) 004 (4) Government Hill Custer 161.875c      
2 (2) 005 (5) Makoshika Dawson 161.9125c161.9375c     
2 (2) 006 (6) Gideon Valley 151.310154.100c154.130161.900c   
2 (2) 007 (7) Scobey Daniels 151.325c161.925c     
2 (2) 008 (8) Site 2-008 TBD Prairie 161.8125c      
2 (2) 009 (9) Cubertson Roosevelt 151.145c151.385151.445161.9375c   
2 (2) 010 (A) Opheim Valley 151.340151.430c155.4225    
2 (2) 011 (B) Wolf Point Roosevelt 161.800161.875c161.8875c    
2 (2) 012 (C) Antelope Butte Richland 154.235c154.370c     
2 (2) 013 (D) Deadman McCone 153.6025155.4375c155.9025c    
2 (2) 014 (E) Site 2-014 UNKNOWN 151.145c      
2 (2) 015 (F) Billings 27th Street Yellowstone 851.0375851.375c851.750852.7375853.1375853.4375 
2 (2) 016 (10) Laurel Yellowstone 155.5575161.800161.8625161.900c   
2 (2) 017 (11) Billings Yellowstone 852.175c853.125854.5625    

Talkgroups

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
1750afD5 INC 1Interoperability 1Interop
1770b1D5 INC 2Interoperability 2Interop
1790b3D5 INC 3Interoperability 3Interop
1810b5DS INC 4Statewide Incident Command 4Interop
1830b7DS INC 5Statewide Incident Command 5Interop
503313a9DeNW MT DTFNW Montana Drug Task ForceLaw Tac
919523ebDRadio TechsRadio TechsBusiness
Highway Patrol District 1 Missoula

District I (Missoula) covers Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and Sanders Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
819333DMHP D1 Disp MisDispatch MissoulaLaw Dispatch
Highway Patrol District 2 Great Falls

District II (Great Falls) covers Cascade, Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, Teton and Wheatland Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
823337DMHP D2 DispDispatchLaw Dispatch
Highway Patrol District 3 Butte

District 3 (Butte) covers Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, Madison, Powell and Silver Bow Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
2270e3DMHP D3 Helena 1Helena DispatchLaw Dispatch
2290e5DMHP D3 Helena 2Helena OpsLaw Talk
82733bDMHP D3 Butte 1Butte DispatchLaw Dispatch
82933dDMHP D3 Butte 2Butte OpsLaw Talk
Highway Patrol District 4 Billings

District 4 (Billings) covers Big Horn, Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and Yellowstone Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
83133fDMHP D4 D1Dispatch BillingsLaw Dispatch
Highway Patrol District 5 Glendive

District V (Glendive) covers Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley and Wibaux Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
835343DMHP D5 D1Dispatch GlendiveLaw Dispatch
Highway Patrol District 6 Kalispell

District VI (Kalispell) covers Flathead, Lake and Lincoln Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
81132bDMHP D6 Disp WDispatch Kalispell WestLaw Dispatch
84734fDMHP D6 DispDispatch Kalispell PrimaryLaw Dispatch
Highway Patrol District 7 Bozeman

District VII (Bozeman) covers Broadwater, Gallatin, Madison, Meagher and Park Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
851353DMHP D7 DispatchDispatch Law Dispatch
Highway Patrol District 8 Harve

District VIII (Havre) covers Blaine, Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty, Phillips, Pondera and Toole Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
855357DMHP D8 Disp 2Dispatch 2Law Dispatch
Fish Wildlife Parks
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
17136b1DMT FWP Reg 1 AdmRegion 1 AdminPublic Works
17156b3DMT FWP Reg 1 OpsRegion 1 OpsPublic Works
17396cbDMT FWP Reg 3 AdmRegion 3 AdminPublic Works
17376c9DMT FWP Reg 3 OpsRegion 3 OpsPublic Works
17496d5DMT FWP Reg 4 AdmRegion 4 AdminPublic Works
17456d1DMT FWP Reg 4 OpsRegion 4 OpsPublic Works
17696e9DMT FWP Reg 6 AdmRegion 6 AdminPublic Works
17656e5DMT FWP Reg 6 OpsRegion 6 OpsPublic Works
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
871367DMHP Comm TechsCommunication TechniciansPublic Works
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
2321911DBlaineCo SO DispSheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
2470f7DBroadwater SOSheriffLaw Dispatch
2530fdDBroadwater FDFireFire Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
25239dbDCC SO-1Carbon County SOLaw Dispatch
Central Montana 911 Center

Central Montana 9-1-1 Dispatch is located at the Lewistown Police Department. It provides regional dispatch for surrounding counties and rural areas such as Cascade, Judith Basin, Fergus and Petrolum Counties

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
451911a7DCMT 911 EMSEMS DispatchEMS Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
44411159DFergus Co SOSheriffLaw Dispatch
4447115fDFurgus Co FireCounty Rural FireFire Dispatch
Fergus County - Lewistown
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
44691175DLewistown PDPoliceLaw Dispatch
44971191DLewistown FDFireFire Dispatch
451711a5DLewistown EMSEMSEMS Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
49971385DFlatCnty M/ACounty LE Mutual AidInterop
47431287DeFlatCnty SO1Sheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
47451289DeFlatCnty SO2Sheriff OperationsLaw Tac
47571295DeFlatCnty SO3Sheriff DetectivesLaw Tac
4959135fDFlatCnty Inc1County Incident 1Law Tac
49611361DFlatCnty Inc2County Incident 2Law Tac
49631363DFlatCnty Inc3County Incident 3Law Tac
4749128dDFlatCnty SARSheriff Search and RescueEmergency Ops
47551293DFC Cor TranspSheriff Corrections TransportationCorrections
47611299DeFlatCnty SWATSheriff SWAT TeamLaw Tac
477312a5DFlatCnty S&R 1Search & Rescue 1Fire-Talk
477512a7DFlatCnty S&R 2Search & Rescue 2Fire-Talk
485112f3DFlatCnty HospHospital NetworkHospital
48691305DFlatCnty PosseFlathead County Sheriff PosseLaw Tac
4877130dDFC Fire DispatchFlathead County Fire Dispatch (Patch)Fire Dispatch
4879130fDFlatCnty FDCounty Fire OpsFire-Tac
4975136fDeBig Fork OpsBig Fork OpsFire-Tac
4987137bDeFlatCnty RadioCounty Radio TechsBusiness
554915adDFlatCnty Trunk10Trunk 10Business
13131334bDeFlatCnty NW OpsNorthwest OpsFire-Tac
Flathead County - Kalispell
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
478512b1DeKalispel PD DispPolice DispatchLaw Dispatch
478612b2DeKalispel PD OpsPolice OpsLaw Tac
478712b3DeKalispel PD AdmPolice AdministrationLaw Tac
483912e7DKalispel FD DispFire DispatchFire Dispatch
49691369DKalispell EMSEMSEMS Dispatch
48971321DKalispell RoadsRoad MainPublic Works
48991323DKalispell TrucksRoads TrucksPublic Works
49151333DKGPI OperationsGlacier Park Airport OperationsPublic Works
Flathead County - Whitefish

 Columbia Falls is also dispatched by Whitefish PD

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
482112d5DeWhitefish PD 1Police 1 DispatchLaw Dispatch
482312d7DeWhitefish PD 2Police 2Law Tac
482512d9DeWhitefish PD 3Police 3Law Talk
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
506513c9DGallatin SO NSheriff Dispatch NorthLaw Dispatch
505913c3DEGallatin SO TacSheriff TacticalLaw Tac
505313bdDEGallatin SO 5053Sherriff (5053)Law Talk
508113d9DGallatin SO CrtSheriff Court SecurityLaw Tac
5229146dDGallatin IncidntCounty IncidentLaw Tac
51571425DGallatinCo EMS NEMS NorthEMS Dispatch
506713cbDGallatinCo EMS SEMS South EMS Dispatch
51551423DGallatinCo AMRAmerican Medical ResponseEMS-Tac
Gallatin County - Bozeman
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
504513b5DBozeman PD 1Police 1Law Dispatch
505713c1DBozeman PD 2Police 2Law Tac
51271407DBozeman FD DispFire DispatchFire Dispatch
5135140fDBozeman FD Tac 1Fire Tac 1Fire-Tac
51371411DBozeman FD Tac 2Fire Tac 2Fire-Tac
51391413DBozeman FD Tac 3Fire Tac 3Fire-Tac
5133140dDBozeman FD TrainFire TrainingFire-Tac
Gallatin County - Montana State University
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
508913e1DMSU PoliceState University Police DisptachLaw Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
2927b6fDGreatFalls PD 1Police 1Law Dispatch
2928b70DGreatFalls PD 2Police 2Law Tac
2929b71DGreatFalls PD 3Police 3 Car/CarLaw Talk
2977ba1DGreatFalls FD 1Fire 1Fire Dispatch
2979ba3DGreatFalls FD 2Fire 2Fire-Talk
2987babDGreatFalls FD 3Fire 3Fire-Talk
2989badDGreatFalls FDT 1Fire Tac 1Fire-Tac
2985ba9DGreatFalls FDT 2Fire Tac 2Fire-Tac
2981ba5DGreatFalls FDT3Fire Tac 3Fire-Tac
2937b79DGreatFalls EMS TEMS TransportEMS-Tac
2947b83DGreatFalls EMS AEMS AdminEMS-Talk
2969b99DGreatFalls ACOAnimal ControlPublic Works
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
6155180bDHill Co SO DispSheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
28311bDJeffersonCo SO 1Sheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
28411cDJeffersonCo SO 2Sheriff OpsLaw Talk
Judith Basin County
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
635718d5DJudith Basin SOSheriffLaw Dispatch
Lewis and Clark County
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
3003DLC Cnty SO 1Sheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
5005DLC Cnty SO 2Sheriff 2Law Tac
7007DLC Cnty SO 3Sheriff 3Law Talk
87057DLC Cnty FD 1County Fire DispatchFire Dispatch
89059DLC Cnty TAC-1County Fire TAC-1Fire-Tac
117075DLC Cnty HATSHelena Area Transit Service DispatchTransportation
71047DLC Cnty PWCounty Public WorksPublic Works
113071DLC Cnty RoadsCounty RoadsPublic Works
Lewis and Clark County - Helena
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
2901dDeHelena PD DispPolice DispatchLaw Dispatch
3101fDeHelena PD OpsPolice OperationsLaw Tac
4702fDHelena Fire DispHelena Fire DispatchFire Dispatch
55037DEMS DispatchEMS DispatchFire Dispatch
5903bDHelena Fire AdmFire AdministrationFire-Talk
9105bD5 RF TAC2Rural Fire TacticalFire-Tac
9305dD5 RF TAC3Rural Fire TacticalFire-Tac
9505fD5 RF ADMRural Fire AdministrativeFire-Talk
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
67611a69DLibertyCo SO DisSheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
70871bafDLincoln SOLincoln County Sheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
9229240dDNat Guard Air 1National Guard Air Ops 1Military
9231240fDNat Guard Air 2National Guard Air Ops 2Military
92332411DNat Guard Air 3National Guard Air Ops 3Military
92352413DNat Guard Air 4National Guard Air Ops 4Military
92372415DNat Guard Air 5National Guard Air Ops 5Military
92392417DNat Guard Air 6National Guard Air Ops 6Military
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
81791ff3DPetroleum SOSheriffLaw Dispatch
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
85792183DPonderaCo SO DisSheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
Silver Bow County/Butte City
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
10397289dDSilverBow LawButte/Silver Bow LawLaw Dispatch
1040328a3DSilverBow FireButte/Silver Bow Fire/EMSFire Dispatch
1040528a5DSilverBow FTAC 1Butte/Silver Bow Fire TAC 1Fire-Tac
State Prison System
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
159563bDMSP 1Montana State Prison Main Ch 1Corrections
159763dDMSP 2Montana State Prison Secondary Ch 2Corrections
1619653DMSP Incident 1Montana State Prison Incident 1Corrections
1607647DYellowstoneCo DFYellowstone County Detention FacilityCorrections
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
117092dbdDValleyCo SO DispSheriff DispatchLaw Dispatch
117062dbaDValleyCo SO OpsSheriff OpsLaw Talk
Yellowstone County
DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
12315301bDYellowstone SOSheriffLaw Dispatch
Rocky Boy Indian Reservation

This reservation is headquartered in Box Elder and is located in SE Hill and NE Chouteau counties.

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
129193277DRBIR LE DispLaw DispatchLaw Dispatch
129213279DRBIR LE TacLaw TacticalLaw Tac