DNR Fire

[hockeyref2]

Had a small fire near my house in crawford county today. Luckily the township FD got the head knocked down right away or it could have been bad..

DNR Air 5, MSP Trooper 5 were the aerial units. They talked about using "LP Air to Ground" on High Band for coordination. Anyone know what frequency this would be? (A little odd, they are all on MPSCS?)

What do the DNR fire unit #'s mean? For example there is a 57B, 50, 52, etc. and I suspect its the equipment that they are (dozer, etc)? Sometimes they talk about task forces and such - what sort of equipment comprises one of these?


Trooper 5 I think flies out of Roscommon conservation airport. ADSB says its a H-1B. Photos from when they flew over my house.
I remember hearing Trooper 5 a little bit, staring mid-summer 2021 or 2020 (I don't remember now)

 

[dmchalmers]

check out the roscommon flight aware conversation flights, not sure on who's id'd as trooper5 but i have seen yrs ago ang with water bags like your pic shows. Have been hearing A2A air5, air1 ect on mpscs. Did also hear today trooper 5 doing a tansition which I figure was a fire op. somewhere south of Grayling 7 mile rd area.

 

[wgbecks]

What do the DNR fire unit #'s mean? For example there is a 57B, 50, 52, etc. and I suspect its the equipment that they are (dozer, etc)? Sometimes they talk about task forces and such - what sort of equipment comprises one of these?

They are posted the RadioReference Wiki under Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNR) (MI).
URL: Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNR) (MI) - The RadioReference Wiki

 

[dmchalmers]

I too am curious of mdnr using the old analog during fires or controlled burns as not all can be heard whats going on like yrs before MPSCS haven't monitored 159.120 in yrs but maybe i should start again.

 

[drdispatch]

I too am curious of mdnr using the old analog during fires or controlled burns as not all can be heard whats going on like yrs before MPSCS haven't monitored 159.120 in yrs but maybe i should start again.

I've heard traffic recently on MPSCS on the Plainwell Group TG.

 

[hockeyref2]

They are posted the RadioReference Wiki under Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNR) (MI).
URL: Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNR) (MI) - The RadioReference Wiki

Thanks!
I had gone to a dnr wiki page but it had very little info..

 

[dmchalmers]

Check out flights out of gaylord airport on flight aware bugaria Air thats the watter bombing pontoon planes i have heard on aircraft fo few yrs.

 

[ffemtjg]

The last I knew, which is some years ago, the Air-Ground frequency was 171.425

The unit numbers on the wiki page are correct. They will prefix the numbers with the field office that they are out of, ie Grayling 50, Roscommon 52, etc. If you hear a B after the unit number, that generally indicates that the dozer or skidder is off the transport vehicle and operating but can also mean that the field office it is responding from has more than one of those types of water units.

If I remember correctly, the task force groups will vary depending on the area of the fire. Some areas are designated higher risk areas and as such they automatically pull in units from a greater area should a fire occur. Some units will respond directly to the fire and others will "move up" to backfill or standby at field offices that have deployed. During high fire danger times, they will also position units from field offices closer to high risk areas. For example, the Grayling Field Office will deploy a unit to M72 and Chase Bridge Road during those times because of the response time from their Field Office to the Jackpine growth areas.

You will also hear about Strike Teams being deployed occasionally. I don't recall what personnel staff these but I believe they are separate from the duty station personnel around the state I think.

 

[dmchalmers]

The last I knew, which is some years ago, the Air-Ground frequency was 171.425

The unit numbers on the wiki page are correct. They will prefix the numbers with the field office that they are out of, ie Grayling 50, Roscommon 52, etc. If you hear a B after the unit number, that generally indicates that the dozer or skidder is off the transport vehicle and operating but can also mean that the field office it is responding from has more than one of those types of water units.

If I remember correctly, the task force groups will vary depending on the area of the fire. Some areas are designated higher risk areas and as such they automatically pull in units from a greater area should a fire occur. Some units will respond directly to the fire and others will "move up" to backfill or standby at field offices that have deployed. During high fire danger times, they will also position units from field offices closer to high risk areas. For example, the Grayling Field Office will deploy a unit to M72 and Chase Bridge Road during those times because of the response time from their Field Office to the Jackpine growth areas.

You will also hear about Strike Teams being deployed occasionally. I don't recall what personnel staff these but I believe they are separate from the duty station personnel around the state I think.

thank you for the Freq i don't recall that one but will start monitoring.

 

[dmchalmers]

Are you listening to fire in northern montmorency Co. alots of MPSCS traffic firebosses an helo talking 300 acres.

 

[wgbecks]

Are you listening to fire in northern montmorency Co. alots of MPSCS traffic firebosses an helo talking 300 acres.

See: Montmorency Co. Forest fire Complete with communications link.

 

[hockeyref2]

Here is a story from this morning on the Fire Boss's in Gaylord.

Dauntless Air Stationed at the Gaylord Airport Ready to Fight Wildland Fires

A special team of pilots is on high alert if a significant fire breaks out in Northern Michigan. Dauntless Air travels the country depending on where there is a high risk for wildland fire. “We are a quick response, initial attack tool to get on the fire as soon as it pops, and the quicker we...

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