DCNR Forest fire Season

[mark40]

If I am not mistaken I think Engine 62 is the National Park Service engine for the Delaware Water Gap area in the Pike/Monroe county area. Also ALL of the DCNR VHF channels as well as pike and monroe fire channels are very busy. There was a controlled burn today off of Rt. 402 at the Pike/Monroe border that got out of control. I missed the trucks from Hemlock as I was getting my daughter from school but I am told it is about 250 acres burning. They have called out 29 Brush,atv1 and 26 ATV2 from Dingmans. I am waiting for them to call the engine out soon. There is at least 1 helicopter being used for recon. As for the air tankers I dont know,I have not heard them,but I am monitoring all the channels from my home. The most chatter you can hear if you listen online for this fire is Monroe fire ems dispatch.

Mike
Retired FDNY/EMS
Haz-Tac

The NPS in the DWGNRA has an Engine 1 and Engine 2 that are quartered on Bushkill Falls Road. I work right around the corner at Fernwood and see Engine 1 and their Fire command/suburban vehicle driving around daily.

Yesterday afternoon there was an impressive column of smoke crossing over Fernwood from the west, could have been the fire you mentioned? or another off Rt 447/Bear Town Rd. Smoke was laying down some ash at our location and the heavy column was heading east over the Delaware River and well into NJ

As far as Engine 62 I'm positive its a DCNR vehicle, just not sure where from?

I"ll be listening today, should be interesting- stay safe out there brother

 

[Dei2Racing]

Im guessin theres a big fire in canadensis they called in 3 air tankers will they all he using the Highknob channel?

Tankers were on the air compact chanel. 159.2850. The spotter air craft can operate on high knob to talk to ground units. So far today I have only heard the spotter in the air. I could not hear the helicopters yesterday. But the tankers would reference that they had them insight.

 

[nepatitan]

Tankers were on the air compact chanel. 159.2850. The spotter air craft can operate on high knob to talk to ground units. So far today I have only heard the spotter in the air. I could not hear the helicopters yesterday. But the tankers would reference that they had them insight.

Is the air compact channel a dcnr channel?
Listening this morning to dcnr but not seeing any air yet.

 

[captclint]

Is the air compact channel a dcnr channel?

It is a statewide DCNR Air to Ground channel CSQ

 

[HM1529]

It is a statewide DCNR Air to Ground channel CSQ

Technically speaking, 159.285 is a common interstate frequency in the area for the purpose of air to ground operations. The name Air Compact is derived from "Mid-Atlantic Forest Fire Compact". You will also hear aircraft operating in NJ on this frequency.

Division of Forestry

 

[Dei2Racing]

Picking up coms on DCNR Pyramid 151.44500 too. High Knob 151.362500 has the most traffic.

 

[mark40]

High Knob 151.362500 has the most traffic.

You're not kidding, almost non-stop late morning on 151.3625.

Multiple Whiskey units heard: Whiskey 2, 6, 12, 16 & 22.

Whiskey 12 was talking to the Monroe dispatcher on Fire North East. Monroe wanted W-12 to switch to Monroe Fire North but W-12 said he did not have that frequency.

Engine 62 checking in with Swiftwater that they were responding to Rt. 390 in Greene Tsp.

Heard "Delaware Recon" a number of times.

On-scene personnel, other than Whiskey units, were using last names as identifiers.

 

[Steveradio]

yes very active here in Monroe Co

159.2850 Air units
151.3625 Swiftwater base had problems hearing them in some areas
151.1750 Tanker & air operations

 

[Dei2Racing]

Pike county Fire2 very active now. They keep asking for more manpower.

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[buckbull]

You're not kidding, almost non-stop late morning on 151.3625.

Multiple Whiskey units heard: Whiskey 2, 6, 12, 16 & 22.

Whiskey 12 was talking to the Monroe dispatcher on Fire North East. Monroe wanted W-12 to switch to Monroe Fire North but W-12 said he did not have that frequency.

Engine 62 checking in with Swiftwater that they were responding to Rt. 390 in Greene Tsp.

Heard "Delaware Recon" a number of times.

On-scene personnel, other than Whiskey units, were using last names as identifiers.

Who are the whiskey units ? And who are Delaware Recon ? Thanks

 

[mark40]

Who are the whiskey units ? And who are Delaware Recon ? Thanks

"Whiskey" is a Forest District 19 radio identifier, ex: next time you see a Ranger Vehicle from District 19 you'll see a front plate : W-xx

District 19 is also known as "Delaware"

From listening, sounded as if Delaware Recon is just that, an assignment to the recon position for the incident

 

[Dei2Racing]

Whisky unit http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/wildlandfire/wardens/index.

forests district.

http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/stateforests/



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[nepatitan]

not sure why it didnt go through before.
nasa fire and thermal sat of the area.
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.go...98061492,-73.87174014064108,41.94969477748992

 

[dave3825]

not sure why it didnt go through before.
nasa fire and thermal sat of the area.
https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.go...98061492,-73.87174014064108,41.94969477748992

Because you posted it in the proscan sticky thread in the scanner programming forum
http://forums.radioreference.com/sc...official-software-thread-106.html#post2563706

 

[nepatitan]

Because you posted it in the proscan sticky thread in the scanner programming forum
http://forums.radioreference.com/sc...official-software-thread-106.html#post2563706

lol oops

 

[HM1529]

"Whiskey" is a Forest District 19 radio identifier, ex: next time you see a Ranger Vehicle from District 19 you'll see a front plate : W-xx

District 19 is also known as "Delaware"

From listening, sounded as if Delaware Recon is just that, an assignment to the recon position for the incident

Planes are used in some forest districts more than others for recon. The callsign "Delaware recon" is used for the plane that is doing the recon flight over District 19. Both district 18 and 19 typically use the forest name. Years back, I recall district 17 using Tango recon as the callsign.

Today, Delaware recon was N5185U flying out of Mount Pocono airport.

 

[buckbull]

Picking up coms on DCNR Pyramid 151.44500 too. High Knob 151.362500 has the most traffic.

151.44500 shows its out of Crawford County PA ????

 

[Dei2Racing]

151.44500 shows its out of Crawford County PA ????

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=1259

Shows as Pyramid Vehicle Repeaters*. They have 110 people on the fire now. Crews are from all over the state.


http://www.poconorecord.com/news/20160422/fire-has-burned-more-than-3600-acres-in-monroe-and-pike


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[mark40]

Planes are used in some forest districts more than others for recon. The callsign "Delaware recon" is used for the plane that is doing the recon flight over District 19. Both district 18 and 19 typically use the forest name. Years back, I recall district 17 using Tango recon as the callsign.

Today, Delaware recon was N5185U flying out of Mount Pocono airport.

Other aircraft overheard Friday were using these IDs:
Helo 8 Hotel Alpha
Yankee 875, (sometimes uses 875 for short)
855
463

Traffic was on both DCNR Air East 151.175 and the ever busy "compact" 159.285

 

[mark40]

As I type this @ 1500hrs comms are being set up/tested on DCNR Tac 3 151.295 (HP-1 indicates Pl of 186.2).

They are calling this channel "Tac 1 Repeater"

The base is identifying as "Comms" or "Communications"

A DCNR staff member is driving around doing radio checks on mobile and HT at a variety of locations in the Sixteen Mile Fire area and Bear Town Road area.

They are having good success both mobile and HT, onlyta handful of spots where HT comms are sketchy.