British Columbia Forest Service
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British Columbia Forest Service
The British Columbia Forest Service provides fire protection for the entire Province. Covering approximately a million square kilometers the BCFS is divided into 6 fire centre's; Cariboo, Coastal, Kamloops, North West, Prince George & South East. Fire suppression is facilitated through air craft and land based crews.
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Repeater Frequencies
| CHANNEL | FREQUENCY |
|---|---|
| RED | 163.935 |
| PURPLE | 163.965 |
| GREEN | 163.995 |
| PINK | 164.055 |
| BLUE | 164.085 |
| ORANGE | 164.145 |
| BROWN | 164.175 |
| YELLOW | 164.205 |
| GRAY | 164.235 |
| BLACK | 164.265 |
| WHITE | 162.585 |
| FIRE A1 | 167.670 |
| FIRE A2 | 166.710 |
| FIRE A3 | 168.885 |
Simplex Frequencies
| CHANNEL | FREQUENCY |
|---|---|
| GOLD | 163.830 |
| SILVER | 163.890 |
| COPPER | 164.910 |
| NICKEL | 159.270 |
| BRONZE | 163.980 |
| FIRE B1 | 169.950 |
| FIRE B2 | 171.030 |
| FIRE B3 | 172.050 |
FIRE COMMISSIONER'S CHANNEL 155.460MHz
- This is the 'Initial Contact Frequency' for inbound aircraft and/or personnel on fires involving non-Ministry of Forests fire suppression groups and agencies
- This channel is the 'Interagency Coordination Channel' on fire (including interface fires) involving non-Ministry of Forests fire suppress groups
Water Bombers
| FREQUENCY |
|---|
| 122.650 |
| 129.900 |
| 123.450 |
| 129.950 |
| 129.450 |
| 122.420 |
| 122.625 |
| 122.450 |
| 122.425 |
| 122.050 |
| 122.250 |
| 129.650 |
| 122.400 |
| 123.575 |
| 122.850 |
| 122.700 |
| 129.250 |
| 129.940 |
Forestry Radio Maps
- Provincial Map
- Cariboo Fire Centre
- Coastal Fire Centre
- Kamloops Fire Centre
- North West Fire Centre
- Prince George Fire Centre
- South East Fire Centre
- Radio Comunication Handbook
- Fire Centre Map Booklet
Initial Fire Report
A useful form to have handy when listening to the forest service communications is the Initial Fire Report. This is what is used to describe a fire and uses specific letters and numbers. Without the form it can be quite difficult to understand anything about the fire.
FBP Fuel Types
Often the fuel type will be described in the IFR using the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System. The codes are described below.
Coniferous
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7
Deciduous
D1
Mixedwood
M1 M2 M3 M4
Slash
S1 S2 S3
Open
O1a 01b
The Field guide to the canadian forest fire behaviour prediction (FBP) system explains this system in detail. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Frh/Frh012.htm
Incident Numbers
Each fire in the province is assigned a unique incident number that is commonly used to refer to each fire. The incident number consists of one letter followed by five numbers. The letter indicates the fire centre that the fire is located in. The first number indicates the zone the fire is located in. The remaining four letters indicate the number of the fire, which increase from 0001 as fires are discovered. As an example N20716 indicates a fire in the South East Fire Centre, Cranbrook Zone, fire number 0716.
General Terms and Definitions
- Bowser: A portable jet fuel tank
- C&E: Compliance and Enforcement
- IA: Initial Attack Crew
- IC: Incident Commander
- ICP: Incident Command Post
- IFR: Initial Fire Report
- PAB: Primary Attack Base
- RAP: Rapattack
- RWO: Regional Wildfire Officer
