NH Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

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NH DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES

DNCR (formerly DRED) is responsible for the natural, cultural, historial and heritage of the granite state. DNCR is made up of five divisions including, Forests & Lands, State Parks, the State Arts Council, the State Library and Historical Resources.

  • Forests & Lands as well as State Parks are the divisions most associated with radio communications. The Forest Protection Bureau is responsible for wildland firefighting and timber law enforcement. Various bureaus within Forests & Lands utilize radios on a limited basis with the Bureau of Communication overseeing all radio systems and sites for DNCR.
  • The Division of State Parks is the largest user of radio communications. There are over 90 park properties with varying radio use from having no radios some using several portable, mobile, or stationary radios. Larger state parks include: Bear Brook State Park, Hampton Beach State Park, Monadnock State Park, Mount Washington State Park, and others.
  • For a list of NH Parks and Facilities, goto https://www.nhstateparks.org/
  • Depending on the Park, some units may communicate with NH Fish & Game or NH State Police on their appropriate frequencies.
  • Additionally depending on location and need, some staff use FRS walkie-talkies, or contract organization frequencies.
  • The frequency 31.9000 (AM), possibly the first two-way radio frequency used in New Hampshire is still licesned to DNCR and sees very limited use. And as of 2024 has been confirmed as still in use, however as FM



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Division of Forest and Lands

  • The Forest Protection Bureau of DFL handles Law Enforcement and Forest Fire Services and is the primary user of the DFL Radio System. In addition the Forest Protection Bureau operates several Fire Towers and a contract Air Patrol operation. Forest Rangers are split into two Districts with Northern Rangers (District 1) assigned 10-19 and Southern Rangers (District 2) assigned 20-29. Forest Protection Bureau Patrol trucks, Special Deputies and other forest fire staff are assigned three digit ID's coinciding with their ranger district. Northern District 1 is assigned 100-199 and Southern District 2 is assigned 200-299.
  • Fire Tower Map
  • DNCR Staff in the Single Digits indicate Senior Administration.
  • DNCR North and DNCR South have been patched together at the Concord HQ Console


Frequency Type Tone Use Confirmation/Reconfirmations
151.4450 R N850 Ch-1 South Operations 2025.05.25 GraniteScanner
151.2950 R N850 Ch-2 North Operations 2024.08.25 n1zyy
159.2250 S N850 Tac-1 Tactical / Fireground Operations
151.2875 S N850 Tac-2 Tactical / Fireground Operations
159.2775 S N850 Tac-3 Tactical / Fireground Operations
151.3775 S 179.9 Fire Towers / Air Patrol 2025.04.19 schwab
159.2850 S CSQ Northeast Forest Fire Compact
151.1375 R 156.7 VTAC36 Tactical Repeater

DFL Fire Lookout Towers

Tower Location Elevation Notes
Belknap Mountain Gilford 2384'
Blue Job Mountain Farmington 1356'
Cardigan Mountain Orange 3121'
Croydon Mountain Croydon 2781'
Federal Hill Milford 690'
Green Mountain Effingham 1907'
Kearsarge Mountain Wilmot 2937'
Magalloway Mountain Pittsburg 3360'
Milan Hill Milan 1737'
Pack Monadnock Peterborough 2280' Miller State Park
Oak Hill Loudon 920'
Pawtuckaway Hill Nottingham 908'
Pitcher Mountain Stoddard 2153'
Mount Prospect Lancaster 2059' Weeks State Park Fire Tower Tours avail
Red Hill Moultonborough 2029' Owned by Town of Moultonborough
Warner Hill Derry 605'
AIR PATROL Concord/Gilford N/A Provided by Civil Air Patrol

Division of State Parks

Frequency Type Tone Use Confirmation/Reconfirmations
151.3850 R 136.5 Statewide Multiple Repeater sites 2025.08.09 GraniteScanner
159.3750 S 131.8 Statewide Parks 2 2024.08.11 ErrolW
159.3975 R 136.5 Great North Woods Repeaters 2024.08.18 GraniteScanner
31.9000 S CSQ Tied to 159.3975 2024.08.18 GraniteScanner
154.0550 S 136.5 Great North Woods Direct
153.0650 S 186.2 Bear Brook State Park (Allenstown) 2025.07.25 GraniteScanner
158.2050 S 146.2 Crawford Notch State Park (Harts Location) 2015.07.25 GraniteScanner
154.7925 R 141.3 Franconia Notch State Park (Cannon Mountain) 2025.07.03 GraniteScanner
158.2050 S 186.2 Weeks State Park & Historic Site (Lancaster) 2025.07.25 GraniteScanner

Seacoast UHF DMR Network

Site 1 - 180 Ocean Blvd, Hampton

  • Color Code 1
Frequency Usage LCN LSN Confirmation
453.1625 Voice 2025.08.21 MASSBUSMARK
453.4250 Voice 2025.08.21 MASSBUSMARK
453.8125 CC 2025.08.20 MASSBUSMARK

Site 2 - 27 Ocean Blvd, North Hampton

  • Color Code ?
Frequency Usage LCN LSN Confirmation
453.5875 CC 2025.08.20 MASSBUSMARK
453.9000

Site 3 - 1050 Ocean Blvd, Rye

  • Color Code ?
Frequency Usage LCN LSN Confirmation
453.1250
453.6500

Site 4 - 570 Ocean Blvd, Rye

  • Color Code ?
Frequency Usage LCN LSN Confirmation
453.0750
453.1875


Seacoast UHF DMR Talkgroups

Talkgroup User Site(s) Comments/Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmations
103 Lifeguards Operations 2025.05.26 GraniteScanner
104 Lifeguards Tac 1
105 Lifeguards Tac 2
107 Park Patrol 2025.05.26 GraniteScanner
108 Maintenance 2025.08.21 MASSBUSMARK
109 Hampton Beach Operations 2025.08.21 MASSBUSMARK
110 Wallis Sands Operations
112 Odiorne Point Operations