Brush Fire, Echo Lake, West Milford

[Roodog2k]

Is anyone monitoring the brush fire happening now?

I'm hearing it on DEP Fire North, but I feel like I'm only hearing 80% of the conversation.

Is there another talk group I should be listening to? NJICS

 

[Tech792]

Most of the fireground is on VHF simplex. Unless you're close, you won't hear anything. Mostly just management on the 700. Plus they said one of the VHF repeaters isn't working good on one side of the mountian.

 

[Frequency1]

Most of the fireground is on VHF simplex. Unless you're close, you won't hear anything. Mostly just management on the 700. Plus they said one of the VHF repeaters isn't working good on one side of the mountian.

Yesterday late afternoon, the North talkgroup was busy with chatter very similar to what VHF DEP 8A typically sounds like. Maybe they used 700 because of a repeater issue like mentioned above. This afternoon for a little bit, I was within range of VHF 7A and there was a lot of activity on it. Currently not hearing a peep on North TG.

 

[Roodog2k]

What VHF frequencies are those?

 

[APX8000]

I heard them on one of the NJUTAC repeaters as well.

 

[Tech792]

What VHF frequencies are those?

Type	Channel Label	Transmit	PL	Receive	PL
Primary Command (N)	Divison A Repeater - 7	159.240	179.9	151.415	179.9
Primary Command (S)	Division A Repeater - 7S	159.240	110.9	151.415	179.9
Secondary Command	DEP Repeater - 1	159.300	Varies	151.190	179.9
Primary Tactical (N)	8A	159.270	82.5	159.270	82.5
Primary Tactical (S)	9A	159.405	82.5	159.405	82.5
Secondary Tactical (N)	DEP Simplex - 2	159.300	179.9	159.300	179.9
Common Tactical	Forest Fire Tac - 6	159.375	179.9	159.375	179.9
Common Tactical	7A	159.240	82.5	159.240	82.5
Common Tactical	Tac (Investigation) - 11	159.435	179.9	159.435	179.9
Air to Ground	Air Net - 10	159.285	179.9	159.285	179.9

 

[Frequency1]

Yesterday late afternoon, the North talkgroup was busy with chatter very similar to what VHF DEP 8A typically sounds like

Correction: meant to say the 700 north talk group sounded similar VHF DEP 8 Div B (or any division repeater channel) would sound during an active fire. I wrote 8A by mistake.

 

[rr60]

N107NJ Huey on ADS-B transitioning North from the South with the drop bucket this AM. Presently north of RT23, Green Pond.

 

[RadioChief55]

Mutual aid and fire coordinators are on UTAC 47.

 

[APX8000]

Mutual aid and fire coordinators are on UTAC 47.

Yep that was it 👍🏻