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(Riverside County FD, San Bernardino Natl. Forest, Cleveland Natl. Forest, others)

Frequencies

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CDF Website

Riverside County Fire Department/CDF RRU Radio Plan

CDF/USFS Repeater Sites

CDF Major-Incident Command Command 1 151.355
CDF Major-Incident Command Command 2 151.265
CDF  Major-Incident Command Command 3 151.340
CDF  Fireground / Tactical Tac 2 151.160
CDF Fireground / Tactical Tac 5 151.250
CDF Fireground / Tactical Tac 10 151.400
CDF Ground-to-Air Retardant Drop Coordination Red 151.220
CDF Air-to-air Retardant Drop Coordination Air Tactics 4 151.280
CDF Air-to-air Retardant Drop Coordination Air Tactics 5 151.295
CDF Air-to-air Retardant Drop Coordination Air Tactics 6 151.310
CDF Air-to-air

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123.075
CDF Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base - Operations

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123.975
       
CDF - BDU San Bernardino Ranger Unit (units 35xx)

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CDF - BDU South County Primary BDU 1 151.445
CDF - BDU Desert Primary BDU 2 151.250
CDF - BDU see also San Bernardino County Fire Frequencies

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CDF - RRU Riverside Ranger Unit (units 31xx)

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CDF - RRU Western County Primary RRU 1 151.385
CDF - RRU Countywide Major Incident Command channel RRU 2 151.175
CDF - RRU Eastern County Primary RRU 3 151.130
CDF - RRU see also Riverside County Fire Frequencies <<<<<<<<<< <<<<<<<

United States Forest Service
USFS Website

CDF/USFS Repeater Sites

USFS Region 5 (CA) SouthOps (Central and SoCal)
Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, 
San Bernardino, Sierra, Sequoia
Inter-Forest Fire Dispatch 166.5625
(will display on most scanners
 as 166.560, which is fine)
USFS Region 5 (CA) SouthOps (Central and SoCal)
Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, 
San Bernardino, Sierra, Sequoia
(repeats 166.5625) 415.525
USFS Major-Incident Command Command 1 168.075
USFS Major-Incident Command Command 2 168.100
USFS Major-Incident Command Command 3 168.075
USFS Fireground / Tactical Tac 1 168.050
USFS  Fireground / Tactical Tac 2 168.200
USFS Ground-to-Air Retardant Drop Coordination

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170.000
USFS Air-to-air Retardant Drop Coordination Air Tactics 1 166.675
USFS Air-to-air Retardant Drop Coordination Air Tactics 2 169.150
USFS Air-to-air Retardant Drop Coordination Air Tactics 3 169.200
USFS San Bernardino Air Tanker Base - Operations

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123.975
USFS also see 
NIFC Fire Cache Frequency List
(courtesy of Harry Marnell)

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USFS - BDF San Bernardino National Forest

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USFS - BDF Primary Forest Net 171.475
USFS - BDF Administrative / Secondary Admin Net 172.225
       
USFS - CNF Cleveland National Forest

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USFS - CNF Primary Forest Net 168.750
USFS - CNF Administrative Admin 168.150

Common Frequencies

Tactical Support Channels

Tactical Support TSC-1 151.820
Tactical Support TSC-2 151.880
Tactical Support TSC-3 151.940
Tactical Support TSC-4 154.570
Tactical Support TSC-5 154.600
Tactical Support TSC-6 163.100
Tactical Support
(interagency)
TSC-7 168.350

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CDF

Riverside County

Station Number Station Name Thomas Bros. Page/Grid
Riverside County Fire Department Station Directory (external site)    

 

San Bernardino County

Station Number Station Name Thomas Bros. Page/Grid
San Bernardino County Fire Department
(external site)
   

 

USFS

Cleveland National Forest

Station Number Station Name Thomas Bros. 
Page/Grid
-- Trabuco Ranger District ----------
21 Corona 743 F-5
22 Temescal Canyon 804 E-6
23 El Cariso 895 D-1
24 Murrieta (RCoFD stn. 75) 927 D-5
25 San Juan 408 K-2
26 Trabuco Canyon unknown
27 Silverado Canyon unknown
-- Palomar Ranger District ----------
31 ? unknown
32 ? unknown
33 ? unknown
34 ? unknown
35 ? unknown
36 ? unknown
37 Dripping Springs (east of Temecula) 981 B-4

 

San Bernardino National Forest

Station Number Station Name Thomas Bros. 
Page/Grid
10 unassigned ----------
11 Skyforest (S of Lake Arrowhead) 518 A-4
12 Deerlick (SE of Running Springs) 389 D-1
13 Rock Camp (NW of Lake Arrowhead) 4737 G-4
14 Cottonwood (NW of Crestline) 4735 J-5
15 Big Pines (NW of Big Bear) 4660 C-5
16 Fawnskin (Big Bear) 4741 A-5
17 Converse (S of Big Bear) 389 F-1
18 unassigned ----------
19 Lucerne (SBCoFD Lucerne Valley stn.) 4481 B-2
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30 Del Rosa 547 C-6
31 Lytle Creek 514 D-5
32 Sycamore (Devore) 545 A-3
33 Mormon Rocks (Cajon Pass) 4734 B-1
34 Mill Creek (Yucaipa) 609 J-3
35 Banning 691 G-4
36 Waterman 516 G-6
37 Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga) unknown
38 City Creek (above Highland on 330) 548 B-3
39 Oak Glen 651 C-1
-- San Jacinto Mountains Ranger District ----------
50 Cabazon (RCoFD Stn. 24) 723 D-5
51 Idyllwild 814 C-6
52 Keenworthy (Garner Valley) 905 E-3
53 Tripp Flatts (Anza) 903 H-6
54 Cranston (Valle Vista (E. of Hemet)) 842 G-1
55 ? unknown
56 Keenwild (Mountain Center) 844 C-5
57 Alandale (Pine Cove) 813 H-4
58 unassigned ----------
59 unassigned ----------

 


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