Lake Fire frequencies ANF , Los Angeles County

[djpaulino]

Does anyone have the com plan for the Lake fire? Currently 10,000 acres 0% contained.

 

[LZJSR]

USFS Air to Ground 59
Cal Fire Air Tactics 55
LACoFD Blue 11 (LACOFD Admin)
LACoFD V8,9,10,11
VFire 23,24,25,26
130.7/135.575/135.975
172.375 (ANF Forest Net)
168.2 (NIFC Tac 2)

Not sure the comm plan, but that is what I was able to hear from 15 miles away yesterday

 

[tkenny53]

Also if you can, listen to Fox Field, the tankers and Helo's will be in and out of there

 

[KK6ZTE]

USFS Air to Ground 59
Cal Fire Air Tactics 55
LACoFD Blue 11 (LACOFD Admin)
LACoFD V8,9,10,11
VFire 23,24,25,26
130.7/135.575/135.975
172.375 (ANF Forest Net)
168.2 (NIFC Tac 2)

Not sure the comm plan, but that is what I was able to hear from 15 miles away yesterday

Can you confirm AT55 as belonging to CAL FIRE? My state load shows it as a federal channel (esp. since 168)

 

[norcalscan]

Starting Thursday (today)
Lake Air Tactics 166.6125
Lake Air/Ground 169.2875
Lake Rotor Victor AM 124.725

AT55 is a federal designation, not CalFire, but all aircraft regardless of agency will refer to it as "Air Tactics 55"

For fires, air freqs that are "preassigned" to the Forests, Units, Air bases etc are all for Initial Attack (IA). It's so during dispatch and the chaotic initial attack period where aircraft respond directly to the fire, every aircraft responding knows instantly what frequencies they'll be on, no question. If the fire goes extended into the next day, they will order new air frequencies overnight. That frees up those initial attack frequencies for new starts the next day.

 

[iscanvnc2]

There was an announcement late this morning on AF Forest Net to all divisions that for this incident air/ground was changing to A/G 53 168.4875.
I'm monitoring this as I type.

 

[iscanvnc2]

Fixed Wing (FW) to Tanker Base 123.975 reporting load/return

 

[iscanvnc2]

122.925 Briefing for change of Air Attack (AA) planes. Also media copters report to AA.

 

[norcalscan]

Try 167.950 this morning for Air/Ground. It either replaced yesterday's A/G, or one of the A/G's went to Command and the other went to Tactical A/G.

 

[dpunter]

124.725 Rotor VHF, and 166.6125 for the Tankers and Lead

 

[zerg901]

listening to Angeles National Forest Fire Net Live Audio Feed - going to new comm plan / 205 now - will have new command net - I am not sure if its the Branch Fire or Lake Fire

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Branch (Fire) just requested 1 more LAT - will be Tanker 131? from San Bernardino Tanker Base - SBTB has 3 more LATs ready to go

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noon EDT / 9 AM local Pacific Whatever Time

 

[dpunter]

Super Scooper frequencies? Anyone have their air to air freq?

 

[LZJSR]

Super Scooper frequencies? Anyone have their air to air freq?

Past 2 years 129.825

 

[dpunter]

Thanks for the info! Now have it entered, but no joy. Still using 124.725 ,167.950 and 166.6125 for Lake Fire

 

[LZJSR]

I don't think the yellow super scoopers have arrived yet to LACoFD contract. The super scoopers being used were contract aircraft from another organization I believe.

 

[ladn]

I don't think the yellow super scoopers have arrived yet to LACoFD contract. The super scoopers being used were contract aircraft from another organization I believe.

The Scoopers migrate south from Quebec, Canada. They usually show up at VNY in early September.

 

[dpunter]

That makes sense. I will keep an eye out for them today. Thanks

 

[dpunter]

I think its time LACo to actually own some scoopers! But I have seen two scoopers out on the Lake Fire the last few days.

 

[dpunter]

Scooper 261 and 262 just departed from Oxnard. Definitively not the county scoopers. Thanks

 

[dpunter]

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