The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho is the physical facility which is the home to the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC), and the National Multi-Agency Coordination group (NMAC or MAC). NIFC is responsible primarily for the interagency co-ordination of wildland firefighting resources in the United States, but also for other emergencies such as floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes.

NIFC maintains the National Incident Radio Support Cache (NIRSC) to support these incidents. Communications assets and frequency usage are assigned as needed on an incident-by-incident basis.

These assets are generally known and can be heard referred to on the air as the "NIFC System."

Frequencies found in the National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) may also be used at these incidents.

National Incident Radio Support Cache

Command

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
170.97500		RM	CSQ	NIFC Command 1	Command 1	FMN	Federal
170.45000		RM	CSQ	NIFC Command 2	Command 2	FMN	Federal
170.42500		RM	CSQ	NIFC Command 3	Command 3	FMN	Federal
170.00000		RM	CSQ	NIFC Command 4	Command 4	FMN	Federal
169.75000		RM	CSQ	NIFC Command 5	Command 5	FMN	Federal
173.81250		RM	CSQ	NIFC Command 6	Command 6	FMN	Federal

Air Command

168.650 uses PL 110.9 on both transmit and receive, 168.625 uses 110.9 PL on transmit only. Other channels may use various PL tones as defined during an incident.

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
135.97500			CSQ	NIFC Traffic Adv	Air Traffic Advisory (VHF-7)	AM	Aircraft
121.50000			CSQ	NIFC ELT	Emergency ELT	AM	Aircraft
122.90000			CSQ	NIFC All Com	All Com	AM	Aircraft
168.62500			CSQ	NIFC Nat Guard	National Air Guard	FMN	Fire-Talk
168.65000			110.9 PL	NIFC Nat FF	National Flight Following	FMN	Fire-Talk
166.61250			CSQ	NIFC Air Tac1	Air Tactics 01	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.95000			CSQ	NIFC Air Tac2	Air Tactics 02	FMN	Fire-Tac
169.15000			CSQ	NIFC Air Tac3	Air Tactics 03	FMN	Fire-Tac
169.20000			CSQ	NIFC Air Tac4	Air Tactics 04	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.40000			CSQ	NIFC Air Tac5	Air Tactics 05	FMN	Fire-Tac

Air to Air

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
122.92500		M	CSQ	NIFC Air 1	Air to Air 01	AM	Aircraft
122.97500		M	CSQ	NIFC Air 2	Air to Air 02	AM	Aircraft
122.85000		M	CSQ	NIFC Air 3	Air to Air 03	AM	Aircraft
123.02500		M	CSQ	NIFC Air 4	Air to Air 04	AM	Aircraft
123.02500		M	CSQ	NIFC Air 5	Air to Air 05	AM	Aircraft
123.07500		M	CSQ	NIFC Air 6	Air to Air 06	AM	Aircraft
123.05000		M	CSQ	NIFC Air 7	Air to Air 07	AM	Aircraft

Tactical

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
168.05000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 1	Tactical 1	FMN	Federal
168.20000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 2	Tactical 2	FMN	Federal
168.60000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 3	Tactical 3	FMN	Federal
166.72500		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 5	Tactical 5	FMN	Federal
166.77500		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 6	Tactical 6	FMN	Federal
168.25000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 7	Tactical 7	FMN	Federal
169.15000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 8	Tactical 8	FMN	Federal
169.20000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 9	Tactical 9	FMN	Federal
170.00000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 10	Tactical 10	FMN	Federal
168.35000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 11	Tactical 11	FMN	Federal
163.10000		M	CSQ	NIFC Tac 12	Tactical 12	FMN	Federal

Ground Ops - Tactical

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
163.71250		M	CSQ	NIFC IntraCrew 1	Intra-Crew F1 (PL Varies)	FMN	Fire-Tac
167.13750		M	CSQ	NIFC IntraCrew 2	Intra-Crew F2 (PL Varies)	FMN	Fire-Tac
168.61250		M	CSQ	NIFC IntraCrew 3	Intra-Crew F3 (PL Varies)	FMN	Fire-Tac
173.62500		M	CSQ	NIFC IntraCrew 4	Intra-Crew F4 (PL Varies)	FMN	Fire-Tac

Ground Ops - Common

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
408.40000			CSQ	NIFC Common1	Common 01	FMN	Interop
418.07500			CSQ	NIFC Common2	Common 02	FMN	Interop
418.05000			CSQ	NIFC Common3	Common 03	FMN	Interop
418.57500			CSQ	NIFC Common4	Common 04	FMN	Interop

Ground Ops - Logistics

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
406.40000		RM	CSQ	NIFC Logs 1	Logistics 1	FMN	Fire-Tac
415.40000		M	CSQ	NIFC Logs 1TA	Logistics 1 Talk Around	FMN	Fire-Tac
406.58750		RM	CSQ	NIFC Logs 2	Logistics 2	FMN	Fire-Tac
415.58750		M	CSQ	NIFC Logs 2TA	Logistics 2 Talk Around	FMN	Fire-Tac
407.78750		RM	CSQ	NIFC Logs 3	Logistics 3	FMN	Fire-Tac
417.78750		M	CSQ	NIFC Logs 3TA	Logistics 3 Talk Around	FMN	Fire-Tac
410.27500		RM	CSQ	NIFC Logs 4	Logistics 4	FMN	Fire-Tac
419.27500		M	CSQ	NIFC Logs 4TA	Logistics 4 Talk Around	FMN	Fire-Tac
410.77500		RM	CSQ	NIFC Logs 5	Logistics 5	FMN	Fire-Tac
419.77500		M	CSQ	NIFC Logs 5TA	Logistics 5 Talk Around	FMN	Fire-Tac
408.80000		RM	CSQ	NIFC Logs 6	Logistics 6	FMN	Fire-Tac
417.80000		M	CSQ	NIFC Logs 6TA	Logistics 6 Talk Around	FMN	Fire-Tac
408.50000		RM	CSQ	NIFC Logs 7	Logistics 7	FMN	Fire-Tac
417.50000		M	CSQ	NIFC Logs 7TA	Logistics 7 Talk Around	FMN	Fire-Tac
411.25000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Air	UHF Link Aircraft	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.50000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Air	UHF Link Aircraft	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.75000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Air	UHF Link Aircraft	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.80000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Air	UHF Link Aircraft	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.92500		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Air	UHF Link Aircraft	FMN	Fire-Talk
412.15000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Air	UHF Link Aircraft	FMN	Fire-Talk
412.20000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Air	UHF Link Aircraft	FMN	Fire-Talk
412.60000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Air	UHF Link Aircraft	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.30000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.42500		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.52500		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.57500		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
414.65000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
415.50000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
417.30000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
417.35000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
417.90000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Misc	UHF Link Misc	FMN	Fire-Talk
411.40000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Sp1	UHF Link Special 1	FMN	Fire-Talk
408.90000		BM	CSQ	NIFC Link Sp2	UHF Link Special 2	FMN	Fire-Tac

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