Wildland Fire Freq loggings

[aprswatcher]

The past 2 days have been busy with aircraft activity on some of the older fires and newer fires here in Central Montana.
Today was IA (initial attack) on the Harris Mtn fire near Cascade MT. Lots of air tankers out of Helena and here in Lewistown (seats).
This is what I logged the past 2 days
172.725 nfm BLM Lewistown Dispatch
168.65 nfm National Flight Following
168.4 nfm Air to Ground
123.925 nfm Lewistown air tanker base
166.6125 nfm Air Tactics, active today with Harris Mtn fire
133.575 am Miles City air to air
123.975 am air tanker base common
132.725 am Miles City air to air
123.725 am air attack
122.925 am rotary wing air to air
168.375 nfm Miles City air to ground
151.22 nfm DNRC "yellow" air to ground

124.975 am Harris Mountain air attack
124.725 am Devils Creek air attack, near Ft. Peck reservoir
125.125 am Divide Complex (Ellis & Balsinger fires)
119.1 am Ohearn/American Fork fire, SW of Harlowtown
125.6 am Slough Grass, SW of Colstrip

updates as I hear them,
73, Rex

 

[ecps92]

Any PL for the BLM Lewiston ??
we know [from an IAP] the input is 100.0, wondering on the output PL

Thanks

The past 2 days have been busy with aircraft activity on some of the older fires and newer fires here in Central Montana.
Today was IA (initial attack) on the Harris Mtn fire near Cascade MT. Lots of air tankers out of Helena and here in Lewistown (seats).
This is what I logged the past 2 days
172.725 nfm BLM Lewistown Dispatch
168.65 nfm National Flight Following
168.4 nfm Air to Ground
123.925 nfm Lewistown air tanker base
166.6125 nfm Air Tactics, active today with Harris Mtn fire
133.575 am Miles City air to air
123.975 am air tanker base common
132.725 am Miles City air to air
123.725 am air attack
122.925 am rotary wing air to air
168.375 nfm Miles City air to ground
151.22 nfm DNRC "yellow" air to ground

124.975 am Harris Mountain air attack
124.725 am Devils Creek air attack, near Ft. Peck reservoir
125.125 am Divide Complex (Ellis & Balsinger fires)
119.1 am Ohearn/American Fork fire, SW of Harlowtown
125.6 am Slough Grass, SW of Colstrip

updates as I hear them,
73, Rex

 

[aprswatcher]

Added some of the DNRC freqs since they are managing several of the fires in the state (Harris Mtn, Slough Grass, Anderson Hill)
Got hits on these frequencies today.
151.265 nfm
151.175 nfm
151.4 nfm

Also had air to ground freq of 167.7 from Bozeman area.

With higher temperatures and lower humidity expect activity to pick up the next several days.
With conditions of higher temperatures and lower humidity most of the rotary wing ( helos) will lose visibility due to
smokey conditions and leave from bucket work and return to the tanker bases or heli-tac locations.
I.E. today on Harris Mtn fire around 1500 rotary wing aircraft left due to visibilty on fire.

If anybody else has frequencies to add that they have heard, please do so.

updates/loggings as I get them.
73, Rex

 

[aprswatcher]

Air attack frequency for the Harris Mtn Fire near Cascade changed to 134.225 am
Air attack for the Woods Creek Fire SE of Helena is 127.5 am
Also monitor 134.675 am for air to ground.
updates as I hear/log them.
73, Rex

 

[aprswatcher]

New fire spotted in Big Snowy Mountains South of Lewistown (about 20 miles from my QTH) in Lewis and Clark National Forest.
Called Crystal Lake Fire, about 2 miles south of the actual lake/campground. IA (initial attack) was helo 3 Alpha Echo getting onscene and getting incident command setup. then started doing bucket work until air attack showed up, then continued throughout the evening. Air Attack asked for seats and heavy air tankers. Had 2 seats and 4 air tankers doing drops.
Air Attack on 124.925 am
Air to Ground on 168.4 nfm
probably will only be helos with bucket work tomorrow.
Estimated at 5 acres total.
Air Attack callsign was Bravo 73 out of Billings, great controller and very professional, cool and calm, precise communications!
One other frequency I logged this afternoon was 169.15 nfm air to ground, not sure which incident.
Updates as I hear/log them.
73, Rex

 

[aprswatcher]

Air attack frequency changed this morning to 123.625 am, not hearing anything yet.
168.4 nfm is active with helos doing bucket work.
updates as I hear/log them.
73, Rex

 

[aprswatcher]

Most of air attack and air to ground frequencies are still good. Lots of activity on all large fires.
Air Tankers staying extremely busy, late yesterday afternoon and most of today the air tankers flying to the
new and very large fire NE of Hardin, (Poverty Flats Fire) estimated at 75,000 acres and it started around 1 PM yesterday the 27th.
Air attack should be on 125.2 am
Air tankers coming out of Idaho, Missoula, Helena, Billings and Rapid City.
Earlier in week air tankers were having trouble finding jet fuel, saw the DC-10 come off the Poverty Flats Fire and go to Great Falls, I would guess for jet fuel and then down to Helena for retardant.
updates as I hear/log them.
73, Rex

 

[icom1020]

167.9 was noted around Thompson Falls for A/G helicopter based in Ronan

 

[aprswatcher]

New fire between Butte and Boulder called Gatlin Gulch. Heavy IA with numerous tankers flying out of Helena.
Air attack should be on 125.3 am.
73, Rex