info on ordering radio freqs - federal wildfire

https://www.nifc.gov/sites/default/files/NIICD/docs/How to Order
Frequencies from CDO - Dispatch.pdf

3 pages - 2023 info

NATIONAL INTERAGENCY INCIDENT COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION National
Interagency Fire Center 3833 S Development Ave Boise, ID 83705 How to
Order Frequencies Air to Air AM – communications between aircraft
using an AM (victor) frequency Catalog: Aircraft Category: Frequency
Catalog item: FQAA - Air to Air AM Service Volume: • Frequency
authorized up to 5000' AGL per FAA engineering • Incident specific
usage is within 20 NM radius of provided center point • 10W max
transmission by aircraft Air to Air FM (CA ONLY) – communications
between aircraft using an FM frequency Catalog: Aircraft Category:
Frequency Catalog item: FQFM - Air to Air FM Service Volume: •
Frequency authorized up to 3000' AGL by Radio Frequency Authorization
(RFA) • Incident specific usage is within 20 NM radius of provided
center point • 10W max transmission by aircraft Air to Ground AM –
Airtanker Base (ATB) ramp frequency and for communications between ATB
and aircraft Catalog: Aircraft Category: Frequency Catalog item: FQFF
- Air to Ground AM Service Volume: • Frequency authorized up to 5000'
AGL per FAA engineering • Usage is within 40 NM radius of provided
center point (ATB lat/long) • 10W max transmission by aircraft Special
Needs: ATB ramp frequency with latitude and longitude of ATB Air to
Ground FM – for communications between aircraft and ground personnel
Catalog: Aircraft Category: Frequency Catalog item: FQAG - Air to
Ground FM Service Volume: • Frequency authorized up to 3000' AGL by
Radio Frequency Authorization (RFA) • Incident specific usage is
within 20 NM radius of provided center point • 10W max transmission by
aircraft Ground Tactical – intra-division ground communications within
incident operations area Catalog: Aircraft Category: Frequency Catalog
item: FQTA - Tactical Service Volume: • Frequency authorized for
ground use only; NOT to be used in the air • Incident specific usage
is within 20 NM radius of provided center point DECK – helibase flight
deck logistics frequency for ground use only Catalog: Aircraft
Category: Frequency Catalog item: FQDE - Deck Service Volume: •
Frequency authorized for ground use only; NOT to be used in the air •
Incident specific usage is within 5 NM radius of provided center point
(helibase) Special Needs: Latitude and longitude of helibase Takeoff
and Landing (TOLC) – AM* – a specific-use air to ground frequency for
helibase air traffic control Catalog: Aircraft Category: Frequency
Catalog item: FQTL - Takeoff and Landing Service Volume: • Frequency
authorized up to 2000' AGL • Incident specific usage is within 5 NM
radius of provided center point (helibase) • 10W max transmission by
aircraft Special Needs: Latitude and longitude of helibase Takeoff and
Landing (TOLC) – FM* – a specific-use air to ground frequency for
helibase air traffic control Catalog: Aircraft Category: Frequency
Catalog item: FQTO - Takeoff and Landing Service Volume: • Frequency
authorized up to 2000' AGL • Incident specific usage is within 5 NM
radius of provided center point (helibase) • 10W max transmission by
aircraft Special Needs: Latitude and longitude of helibase *TOLC can
be ordered as an AM or FM frequency, depending on local preference.
NOTE: The incident origin lat/long listed on the Resource Order is
considered the "provided center point" unless otherwise specified in
Special Needs. If incident requires a larger service radius, specify
in Special Needs