FLORIDA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
Forest Protection Bureau
Ch. Freq. District Dist.# Counties Covered / Use
1 159.315 mobile to mobile
2 159.225 Tallahassee 4 Leon, Jefferson, Wakulla, Gadsden & Franklin
Withlacoochee 11 Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Pasco & Sumter
3 159.240 Jacksonville 7 Nassau, Duval & Clay
Myakka River 15 Manatee, Desoto, Hardee, Sarasota & Charlotte
4 159.270 Blackwater 1 Escambia, Santa Rosa & Okaloosa
Perry 5 Dixie, Taylor, Lafayette & Madison
Orlando 12 Brevard, Orange, Osceola & Seminole
5 159.330 Suwannee 6 Columbia, Hamilton, Baker, Suwannee, Bradford & Union
Lakeland 14 Polk, Hillsborough & Pinellas
6 159.390 Waccasassa 8 Marion & Levy
Everglades 18 Palm Beach, Broward, Dade & Monroe
7 159.405 Chipola 2 Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Walton & Washington
Waccasassa 8 Alachua, Putnam & Gilchrist
Okeechobee 16 Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Indian River, Martin, Glades & Highlands
8 159.450 Bunnell 10 Volusia, St. Johns & Flagler
Caloosahatchee 17 Lee, Hendry & Collier
9 151.235 Tactical
10 151.295 Tactical
11 159.285 Southeast Compact
12 151.235 Alpha repeater
13 151.295 Bravo repeater
14 169.175 USFS Dispatch
15 169.900 USFS Fire
16 154.265 Mutual Aid - "Red Channel"
17 154.280 Mutual Aid - "White Channel"
18 154.295 Mutual Aid - "Blue Channel"
19 159.300 Base to Base / Flight following
122.925 Air to Air
159.360 Inter-agency with Georgia Forestry Commission
159.375 Fire Towers
INFORMATION FROM THE DOF
(Received the following information from the Florida DOF)
These are the standard 19 channels that every radio in DOF have programmed.
Our portables have a different layout, but it is all pretty much the same
frequencies. Some common fireground frequencies are 1, 9 and 10 when DOF
units are talking to each other. 16, 17, and 18 when we're working on
the fireground with other agencies, such as the structural departments.
Channel 19 is the frequency the different districts talk to each other
(rare) and also how we track our aircraft as they go from district to
district (very common). Our aircraft, like our helicopters and DOF
detection planes, use the frequency for that district or 1, 9, 10, 16, 17,
or 18. When an airtanker or any other non-DOF aircraft is on the fire
scene... our DOF detection plane will coordinate the air effort through
VHF-air frequencies. These range in the 120's.
As the fire occurrence increases around the state, you'll hear a load of
activity on 16, 17, and 18. We have also set up our repeaters in many
areas already for channels 12 and 13. During the normal year the
repeaters are inoperable. During high fire times we will initiate their
use.
The radios we use are Midland 80 Channel Syntec-1, we are currently
switching to the Midland 320 Channel Syntec-2. The Syntec-2 is 100 watts
and really helps the signal get out of the woods. We have NO plans of
going to 800MHz. 800MHz doesn't work well in the forested conditions.
OTHER INFORMATION
UNIT #
1 - 10 Officers in Charge
25 - Fire reconnaissance plane (ex. Orlando 25, Chipola 25 etc.)
Forestry 26 - DOF Helicopter with water bucket
Shadow xx - Florida National Guard Blackhawk Helicopter with water bucket
Even unit numbers starting with 30 are transport trucks.
Odd unit numbers starting with 31 are tractor units.
Example:
Orlando 56 (transport truck) with Orlando 57 (tractor)
U.S. FORESTRY SERVICE
TALLAHASSEE AIRTANKER BASE
168.675 Operations
122.925 Aircraft Operations
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST
164.825 Fire Protection (pl 123.0)
169.100 Fireground
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