![]() ![]() 170.000 should be deprecated by the end of2012 fire season.ĬALFIRE has three Air to Ground frequencies to use for Initial Attack.Each CalFire Unit has an assigned A/G channel of 1, 2 or 3. Any state firegoing into extended attack typically will move to a "higher-than-12"CalFire tactical such as CalFire Tac18. This relieves the original Air-to-Groundback for IA in the Unit. ![]() USFS has three unknown use frequencies that used to be Air Tactics 1-3.I still hear them often over Forest fires, especially in extended attack,with traffic sounding like Air/Ground. I have a feeling these frequenciesare in sort of a transition in 2015 and aren't named yet.Īir Tactics is for the air-to-air tactical traffic between the aircraft over the fire. Air Attack is the spotter plane orbiting high above the fire, coordinating with the air tankers and helicopters over the air tactics frequency. This can give you a great overview of the fire conditions and what's happening. When an incident gets multiple helicopters overhead, typically Air Attack will move the copters over to a Victor Air-to-Air frequency (listed below) where the copters can coordinate themselves. When too many copters are up to safely coordinate themselves, a Helicopter Coordinator ("HELCO") will be assigned. This will either be a helco-approved operator on an existing helicopter, or a separate airship just for managing the copters. This relieves Air Attack to only worry about the fixed-wing air tankers. Air Attack will then coordinate with the Helco for rotor-wing ops.Īir Tactics 1-3 were assigned to federal fires up until 2013. For the2013 Fire Season, federal fires appear to now be assigned Air Tactics 30-51.It is unknown what the legacy USFS Air 1-3 will be used for, but look forthem being used in extended attack. ![]()
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