Cleveland National Forest New Forest Net

[Teotwaki]

List updated here

Active frequencies:

163.10000 USFS Common 2
168.61250 USFS Common 3
169.11250 Air Ground 59
171.42500 CNF Forest Net
171.13750 CNF Admin Net
171.78750 CNF Law Law Net mostly P25, unencrypted
166.55000 USFS R5 Tac 4
167.11250 USFS R5 Tac 5

 

[Teotwaki]

Interesting traffig on A/G 59

Helo pilot talking to someone on the ground: said they would not get a "Reaper" (drone) but instead would get satellite imagery. Maybe someone monitoring the aircraft radar returns might see a Reaper show up.

 

[Alain]

Teotwaki...

Thank you for the info!

 

[Teotwaki]

you are welcome Alain!

They appear to have repurposed Cleveland Admin Net to be a Command Net for the firefighters. Regular CNF traffic will be on Cleveland's Forest Net

 

[avascan522]

Any updates to the comm plan? Has IC been giving morning updates?

 

[Teotwaki]

Any updates to the comm plan? Has IC been giving morning updates?

When I get out of this RF shielded box I am working in I want to check on two other air frequencies that might be active

166.5625 AIR TACTICS 61
168.6875 AIR TACTICS 64


There are probably VHF AM freqs in the aircraft band that will be active too

 

[Mikek]

There was mention of 167.950 and 167.0625 being used by air attack command today... have not been able to monitor since tho.

 

[Markb]

...Thinking maybe the Holy fire-specific info should go into the breaking incidents forum?

Anyway,

Look for NIFC C3 and/or C10 to come online in the next day or 2 for command.

Tacs in use:
NIFC T1 - T6
VFIRE25 - El Cariso

Others:
CALCORD
A/G Tac - 166.825
A/G CMD - 167.0625

AirOps:
TFR 128.225
Air Tac - 170.5000

 

[Teotwaki]

...Thinking maybe the Holy fire-specific info should go into the breaking incidents forum?

Anyway,

Look for NIFC C3 and/or C10 to come online in the next day or 2 for command.

Tacs in use:
NIFC T1 - T6
VFIRE25 - El Cariso

Others:
CALCORD
A/G Tac - 166.825
A/G CMD - 167.0625

AirOps:
TFR 128.225
Air Tac - 170.5000

I've heard someone say he was hearing air traffic on 170.500 already but I have not confirmed

 

[ocscanr]

Mark,

Thanks I was going to email you directly and ask.
Are there new procedures this year with IAP’s? I can’t find any, north or south.

...Thinking maybe the Holy fire-specific info should go into the breaking incidents forum?

Anyway,

Look for NIFC C3 and/or C10 to come online in the next day or 2 for command.

Tacs in use:
NIFC T1 - T6
VFIRE25 - El Cariso

Others:
CALCORD
A/G Tac - 166.825
A/G CMD - 167.0625

AirOps:
TFR 128.225
Air Tac - 170.5000

 

[avascan522]

I also heard Cleveland say that all fixed-wing aircraft should use 133.5 MHz.

One of the techs asked someone to do a radio check on command 3, (NIFC) so I can confirm that that would be one to look out for soon.

 

[avascan522]

To add to Tiotwaki, I have heard air traffic on 170. 500 about an hour ago. Scratchy but readable from Catalina Island.

 

[avascan522]

Updated command frequency

To anyone who did not notice the change, command channel switched from CNF Admin net to NIFC Command 3 [170.425] yesterday (Friday). New repeater is lower power, not sure of the location(s).

 

[bb911]

To anyone who did not notice the change, command channel switched from CNF Admin net to NIFC Command 3 [170.425] yesterday (Friday). New repeater is lower power, not sure of the location(s).

I'm still hearing some comms on CNF Admin Net that are referring to it as "command". (Not surprised)
Also, it's still good for AA to Cleveland communications regarding air tanker status.

 

[Markb]

Admin net is now a backup command.

NIFC C3 is at Santiago linked to NIFC C10 at Elsinore.

Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

 

[Teotwaki]

I'm still hearing some comms on CNF Admin Net that are referring to it as "command". (Not surprised)
Also, it's still good for AA to Cleveland communications regarding air tanker status.

I am guessing it is a portable repeater. Thursday night I was watching the live video streams from Santiago and monitoring radio traffic and at the point the fire briefly jumped MDTT someone on the radio mentioned "losing" a portable repeater, It may have been burned or maybe it just fell off the truck but they seemed to at least have a swap in motion to get off of Admin Net..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gbFpWF2heE

Jim
Orange County, CA

 

[Teotwaki]

This page needs to be edited: https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=4301

168.02500 KME23 RM 40B NAC CNF Law Law Net P25 Law Dispatch

BTW, I did sens a correction request for this to a DB Admin; KMA371

 

[pisspodpete]

Holy Fire IAP

Does anyone have the link to the daily IAP Incident Action Plan report for the Holy Fire? See attached PDF's for example. It lists all the frequencies in play for the day.
Thx

 

[allend]

Big Airtanker 12 fixed wing is on 170.5000 this afternoon

 

[KF6DGN]

Another interesting listen is to Skylark field, CA89, on 122.9; sky divers and wildfires. Unlike last week the airport and the fire air are discussing operations. 122.85 was also very active with related traffic the past couple of days.

I have been monitoring these and the others mentioned from Canyon Lake, Ca.