Scanner Reports

SBitz

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Dec 14, 2017, 4:58:35 PM12/14/17

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This topic is for anyone willing to post helpful or interesting info from radio scanners at any time (especially disasters). If you have a scanner and are willing to share anything, please do. If you don't have one, there are some resources online. Frequent SBitZ.NET contributor "Pork Rind" built a cool online scanner for testing that's now offline, but if he reactivates it he may put out a call for volunteers who then wouldn't need to buy a physical scanner.

For aviation stuff I've used LiveATC.Net online. If you find other sites or frequencies and are willing to share them, please do. Sometimes the KSBA (SB Airport) frequencies will have pilot reports on the two main frequencies for aircraft flying in the Southern SB County area. 125.4 is the main "Approach" frequency used by aircraft (including helicopters) in the region. 119.5 is the SBA Tower, and they occasionally will even ask pilots for reports. Pilot reports (PIREPS) often include the tops and/or bottoms of cloud or smoke layers, fire locations or other events on the ground, winds aloft, etc.

Pork Rind

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Dec 14, 2017, 6:29:17 PM12/14/17

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USFS Region 5

Common Channels

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
168.66250	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Proj	Project Net	FMN	Federal
166.55000	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Tac 4	Tac 4	FMN	Federal
167.11250	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Tac 5	Tac 5	FMN	Federal
168.23750	M	CSQ	USFS R5 Tac 6	Tac 6	FMN	Federal
168.35000	M	CSQ	USFS Common 1	Common 1	FMN	Federal
163.10000	M	CSQ	USFS Common 2	Common 2	FMN	Federal
168.61250	M	CSQ	USFS Common 3	Common 3	FMN	Federal
163.71250	M	CSQ	USFS Common 4	Common 4	FMN	Federal
171.78750	RM	CSQ	USFS R5 LE	Region 5 Law Enforcement Net	FMN	Law Dispatch
415.32500	RM		USFS Net Link	Forest Net Link	FMN	Federal

Air to Ground

Frequency	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
166.87500	BM	USFS AG 08	Air Ground 08	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.50000	BM	USFS AG 14	Air Ground 14	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.63750	BM	USFS AG 24	Air Ground 24 (Bakersfield to Sac)	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.47500	BM	USFS AG 41	Air Ground 41	FMN	Deprecated
167.60000	BM	USFS AG 43	Air Ground 43	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.31250	BM	USFS AG 51	Air Ground 51	FMN	Deprecated
168.48750	BM	USFS AG 53	Air Ground 53 (Mexico Border to Bakersfield)	FMN	Fire-Tac
169.11250	BM	USFS AG 59	Air Ground 59	FMN	Fire-Tac

Air Tac

Frequency	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
162.75000	BM	USFS AT 30	Air Tac 30	FMN	Deprecated
163.16250	BM	USFS AT 31	Air Tac 31	FMN	Deprecated
163.68750	BM	USFS AT 32	Air Tac 32	FMN	Deprecated
164.13750	BM	USFS AT 33	Air Tac 33	FMN	Deprecated
164.50000	BM	USFS AT 34	Air Tac 34	FMN	Deprecated
164.78750	BM	USFS AT 35	Air Tac 35	FMN	Deprecated
164.87500	BM	USFS AT 36	Air Tac 36	FMN	Deprecated
164.93750	BM	USFS AT 37	Air Tac 37	FMN	Fire-Tac
165.01250	BM	USFS AT 39	Air Tac 39	FMN	Deprecated
165.07500	BM	USFS AT 40	Air Tac 40	FMN	Deprecated
165.22500	BM	USFS AT 41	Air Tac 41	FMN	Deprecated
167.70000	BM	USFS AT 43	Air Tac 43	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.83750	BM	USFS AT 44	Air Tac 44	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.96250	BM	USFS AT 45	Air Tac 45	FMN	Deprecated
169.12500	BM	USFS AT 46	Air Tac 46	FMN	Fire-Tac
169.17500	BM	USFS AT 47	Air Tac 47	FMN	Fire-Tac
170.52500	BM	USFS AT 48	Air Tac 48	FMN	Deprecated
166.98750	BM	USFS AT 52	Air Tac 52	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.30000	BM	USFS AT 53	Air Tac 53	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.31250	BM	USFS AT 54	Air Tac 54	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.38750	BM	USFS AT 55	Air Tac 55	FMN	Fire-Tac
164.80000	BM	USFS AT 56	Air Tac 56	FMN	Deprecated
165.70000	BM	USFS AT 57	Air Tac 57	FMN	Deprecated
165.75000	BM	USFS AT 58	Air Tac 58	FMN	Deprecated
171.13750	BM	USFS AT 59	Air Tac 59	FMN	Deprecated
173.77500	BM	USFS AT 60	Air Tac 60	FMN	Deprecated
166.56250	BM	USFS AT 61	Air Tac 61	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.37500	BM	USFS AT 62	Air Tac 62	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.88750	BM	USFS AT 63	Air Tac 63	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.68750	BM	USFS AT 64	Air Tac 64	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.72500	BM	USFS AT 65	Air Tac 65	FMN	Fire-Tac

Control Links

Frequency	Type	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.22500	F	Control Link 1	Channel 1	FMN	Other
406.27500	F	Control Link 2	Channel 2	FMN	Other
406.32500	F	Control Link 3	Channel 3	FMN	Other
406.35000	F	Control Link 4	Channel 4	FMN	Other
406.38750	F	Control Link 5	Channel 5	FMN	Other
406.42500	F	Control Link 6	Channel 6	FMN	Other
406.52500	F	Control Link 7	Channel 7	FMN	Other
406.57500	F	Control Link 8	Channel 8	FMN	Other
408.98750	F	Control Link 9	Channel 9	FMN	Other
409.18750	F	Control Link 10	Channel 10	FMN	Other
409.38750	F	Control Link 11	Channel 11	FMN	Other
410.78750	F	Control Link 12	Channel 12	FMN	Other

Pork Rind

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Dec 14, 2017, 6:31:42 PM12/14/17

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Los Padres National Forest (LPF)

Law Enforcement also uses USFS R5 LE listed in Common Channels

Air to Ground - Primary AG41 / Secondary AG24

Air Tac - Primary AT54 / Secondary AT47

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag

170.46250	KME21	RM	103.5 PL	LPF Forest	Forest Net	FMN	Federal
406.32500		F	103.5 PL	LPF Forest Link	Forest Net - UHF Repeater Link	FMN	Federal
171.55000	KME21	RM	103.5 PL	LPF Admin	Administration Net	FMN	Federal
408.98750		F	103.5 PL	LPF Service Link	Service Net - UHF Repeater Link	FMN	Federal
170.47500		M		LPF Tac 3	Tac 3	FMN	Federal
172.35000		M		LPF Tac 4	Tac 4	FMN	Federal
170.55000		BM		LPF FF	Flight Following	FMN	Fire-Tac

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CalFire Statewide Commands

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag

151.35500		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 1	Fire Command 1	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.26500		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 2	Fire Command 2	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.34000		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 3	Fire Command 3	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.40000		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 4	Fire Command 4	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.31750	KFN614	RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 5	Fire Command 5	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.25000		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 6	Fire Command 6	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.46000		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 7	Fire Command 7	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.44500		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 8	Fire Command 8	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.17500		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 9	Fire Command 9	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.19000		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 10	Fire Command 10	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.16750		RM	103.5 PL	CDF Command 11	Fire Command 11	FMN	Fire-Tac

Statewide Tacticals

National interoperability VFIRE also used

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag

151.25750	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 1	Fire Tac 1	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.16000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 2	Fire Tac 2	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.17500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 3	Fire Tac 3	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.19000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 4	Fire Tac 4	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.25000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 5	Fire Tac 5	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.32500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 6	Fire Tac 6	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.34000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 7	Fire Tac 7	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.37000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 8	Fire Tac 8	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.38500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 9	Fire Tac 9	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.40000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 10	Fire Tac 10	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.44500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 11	Fire Tac 11	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.46000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 12	Fire Tac 12	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.37750		M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 13	Fire Tac 13	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.22500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 14	Fire Tac 14	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.27000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 15	Fire Tac 15	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.28500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 16	Fire Tac 16	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.31500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 17	Fire Tac 17	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.34500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 18	Fire Tac 18	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.36000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 19	Fire Tac 19	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.37500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 20	Fire Tac 20	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.39000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 21	Fire Tac 21	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.40500	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 22	Fire Tac 22	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.45000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 23	Fire Tac 23	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.31750	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 24	Fire Tac 24	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.35250	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 25	Fire Tac 25	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.29250	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 26	Fire Tac 26	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.30750	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 27	Fire Tac 27	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.18250	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 28	Fire Tac 28	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.34750	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 29	Fire Tac 29	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.39250		M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 30	Fire Tac 30	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.38250		M	192.8 PL	CDF Tac 31	Fire Tac 31	FMN	Fire-Tac

Statewide Air Plan

CAL FIRE has capability to use USFS, NIFC and BLM AirTacs

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag

151.22000	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF A/G 1	Air to Ground 1	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.26250	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF A/G 2	Air to Ground 2	FMN	Fire-Tac
159.36750	KA3134	M	192.8 PL	CDF A/G 3	Air to Ground 3	FMN	Fire-Tac
151.28000	KA3134	M	110.9 PL	CDF Air Tac 4	Air Tactics 4	FMN	Fire-Talk
151.29500	KA3134	M	110.9 PL	CDF Air Tac 5	Air Tactics 5	FMN	Fire-Talk
151.31000	KA3134	M	110.9 PL	CDF Air Tac 6	Air Tactics 6	FMN	Fire-Talk
151.27250	KA3134	M	110.9 PL	CDF Air Tac 21	Air Tactics 21	FMN	Fire-Talk
151.28750	KA3134	M	110.9 PL	CDF Air Tac 22	Air Tactics 22	FMN	Fire-Talk
151.30250	KA3134	M	110.9 PL	CDF Air Tac 23	Air Tactics 23	FMN	Fire-Talk
151.36250	KA3134	M	110.9 PL	CDF Air Tac 24	Air Tactics 24	FMN	Fire-Talk
168.62500		M	CSQ	CDF GUARD	AIR GUARD - Emergency Use Only	FMN	Emergency Ops
123.97500		M	CSQ	CDF B Victor	Air Tanker Base-to-Aircraft	AM	Fire-Tac
118.95000		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB N1	Rohnerville and Redding Air Attack Bases	AM	Fire-Talk
122.57500		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB N2	Sonoma Air Attack Base	AM	Fire-Talk
124.77500		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB N3	Chico Air Attack Base	AM	Fire-Talk
127.32500		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB N4	Ukiah and Grass Valley Air Attack Bases	AM	Fire-Talk
128.25000		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB N5	Chester and Siskiyou Air Attack Bases	AM	Fire-Talk
135.97500		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB S1	Ramona, Fox, Hollister, and Porterville Air Attack Bases	AM	Fire-Talk
135.57500		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB S2	Hemet, Santa Maria, Columbia, and Paso Robles Air Attack Bases	AM	Fire-Talk
133.42500		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB S3	San Bernardino Air Attack Base	AM	Fire-Talk
128.47500		BM	CSQ	CDF AAB S4	Fresno Air Attack Base	AM	Fire-Talk

Pork Rind

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Dec 14, 2017, 6:32:52 PM12/14/17

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Southern Region

BDU 3500 - San Bernardino ECC

San Bernardino Unit

Tac Net's: 5, 8
Air Tac: 5
Air To Ground: 3

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag

151.44500	KMA991	RM	146.2 PL	CDF BDU 1	Fire Dispatch West - Valley/Mountain	FMN	Fire Dispatch
151.32500	KNFA374	RM	146.2 PL	CDF BDU 2	Fire Dispatch East - Desert	FMN	Fire Dispatch
151.25000	WNDV385	RM	146.2 PL	CDF BDU 3	Fire Dispatch - Owens Valley	FMN	Fire Dispatch
154.32500		M		BDC Red	Highland/Yucaipa RIC Tactical	FM	Fire-Tac

Pork Rind

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Dec 14, 2017, 6:35:56 PM12/14/17

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Sorry for the info bomb. Were I in the area, I could tell you which frequencies are active as it would normally only be one or two from each agency.

SBitz

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Dec 14, 2017, 7:20:31 PM12/14/17

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Thanks SO much, PR! Great list for anyone with a scanner or ability to tune those online.

topix

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Dec 15, 2017, 2:14:02 AM12/15/17

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There is a live stream of the fire command on YouTube. It's by "AI6YR" (also this person's twitter handle).
You can see air traffic and live shots of the fire.
The link changes each day. Here it is for 12/14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COWvUCkZd9U

And this is the link for 12/15 [UPDATE: also the live link for 12/16 as of 11:30am] : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_IDVtkf8m4

To find the latest, google or go to youtube and search for "AI6YR Live Stream - Thomas Fire - Fire Command Channel"

Pork Rind

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Dec 15, 2017, 3:27:44 AM12/15/17

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That's fantastic, thanks!

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