Info from a 2019 / 2020 wildfire plan for the Lolo Natl Forest and CSKT / Flathead Agency
CKST = Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe
FHA = Flathead Agency = part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs which is part of the federal Department of Interior (DOI)
The Indian Reservations in the USA receive wildfire protection services from either the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Tribe, local FDs, state agencies, nearby federal agencies, etc - and/or a combination of these
The radio load for CKST radios shows a mixture of CKST, FHA, federal, and local channels - apparently there is some sort of cooperative agreement between CKST and BIA/FHA in place - I believe the tribe operates all the fire fighting units, and the FHA makes a couple of radio channels available for their use
CSKT Division Of Fire –Narrow Band
Ch Label Descrip RX RX CG TX TONE
1 Basso Basso Repeater 171.5375 110.9 166.325 (input tone redacted by ps)
2 Jette Jette Repeater 171.5375 146.2 166.325
3 Oliver Pt. Oliver Repeater 171.5375 114.8 166.325
4 Pistol Cr. Pistol Cr. Repeater 171.5375 127.3 166.325
5 Simplex Ronan Disp Direct 166.925 166.925
6 CSKT A/G 1 CSKT Air/Ground 168.0125 168.0125
7 FHA TAC 1 Tac 1 169.1125 169.1125
8 FHA TAC 2 Tac 2 168.350 168.350
9 FHA TAC 3 Tac 3 163.100 163.100
10 FHA TAC 4 Tac 4 171.5375 171.5375
11 RED Mutual Aid 154.070 154.070 (MT statewide fire channel - ps)
12 LAKE CO. 154.250 103.5 153.770 103.5 (fire channel per ps)
13 EMS- WHITE 155.280 155.280 (statewide channel per ps)
14 Bison Range 170.050 170.050 (maybe is nearby DOI agency - per ps)
15 LNF East CMD 151.2350 151.2350 141.3 (MT forestry channel per ps)
16 Open
IIRC CSKT Div of Fire runs their own wildfire dispatch center - they might run a structural fire dispatch center also - or their PD might do that
Lolo National Forest also has a wildfire dispatch center
CKST = Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe
FHA = Flathead Agency = part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs which is part of the federal Department of Interior (DOI)
The Indian Reservations in the USA receive wildfire protection services from either the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Tribe, local FDs, state agencies, nearby federal agencies, etc - and/or a combination of these
The radio load for CKST radios shows a mixture of CKST, FHA, federal, and local channels - apparently there is some sort of cooperative agreement between CKST and BIA/FHA in place - I believe the tribe operates all the fire fighting units, and the FHA makes a couple of radio channels available for their use
CSKT Division Of Fire –Narrow Band
Ch Label Descrip RX RX CG TX TONE
1 Basso Basso Repeater 171.5375 110.9 166.325 (input tone redacted by ps)
2 Jette Jette Repeater 171.5375 146.2 166.325
3 Oliver Pt. Oliver Repeater 171.5375 114.8 166.325
4 Pistol Cr. Pistol Cr. Repeater 171.5375 127.3 166.325
5 Simplex Ronan Disp Direct 166.925 166.925
6 CSKT A/G 1 CSKT Air/Ground 168.0125 168.0125
7 FHA TAC 1 Tac 1 169.1125 169.1125
8 FHA TAC 2 Tac 2 168.350 168.350
9 FHA TAC 3 Tac 3 163.100 163.100
10 FHA TAC 4 Tac 4 171.5375 171.5375
11 RED Mutual Aid 154.070 154.070 (MT statewide fire channel - ps)
12 LAKE CO. 154.250 103.5 153.770 103.5 (fire channel per ps)
13 EMS- WHITE 155.280 155.280 (statewide channel per ps)
14 Bison Range 170.050 170.050 (maybe is nearby DOI agency - per ps)
15 LNF East CMD 151.2350 151.2350 141.3 (MT forestry channel per ps)
16 Open
IIRC CSKT Div of Fire runs their own wildfire dispatch center - they might run a structural fire dispatch center also - or their PD might do that
Lolo National Forest also has a wildfire dispatch center
