Michigan DNR Fire Control

[hruskacha]

Does anyone by chance know the unit #'s for Michigan DNR Fire control? Preferably west Michigan. I couldn't find anything online.

 

[dmchalmers]

There in the DB been hearing them for yrs as well as spotter planes.

 

[freqs]

If you go to the Database for Michigan look at the right for DNR click on that
you will see the WIKI go there

 

[hockeyref2]

If you go to the Database for Michigan look at the right for DNR click on that
you will see the WIKI go there

here is a link: Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNR) (MI) - The RadioReference Wiki as it can be tricky to find.
The wiki says a skidder is a 58 unit, so if its the Roscommon skidder, they would go by "Roscommon 58"

I have heard of '57' or '57b' units but I don't know what those are, and it's not listed in the wiki.

I live in northern lower, so a lot of the traffic is on FMLP (1217) which usually has Station 16 dispatch and higher level supervision. Let's say there is a fire in the Roscommon service area, Roscommon units would usually be on FMROSCO (4068) and if air units were providing support they would also go on 4068/FMROSCO. From what I can hear from at my house, the local DNR units are also be paged by local county dispatch and the supervisor and they will talk with county dispatch and other responding FD's on the local groups.

The map here shows the service areas, so you probably want plainwell?

 

[dmchalmers]

not sure on the 57,57b units but i always thought they were tractor plow but could be fire bosses "supervisors" not fire boss water bombers that are here at times in summer. I guess in 6 months we'll have to monitor again lol

 

[scannerman5000]

someone provides a scanner feed found on the popular Scanner Radio apps. I think it covers most TG's for Lower MI.