NSW Fire Brigade
In our region, the NSWFB can mainly be heard on the Government Radio
Network. Information on the local GRN can be found elsewhere on our site. However, from time to time you can hear fire
brigade activity on the conventional frequencies listed below.
471.350
471.525 471.700
471.725 471.850
425.2625
425.2875
425.3625 425.500
425.5875 428.8750
428.9875
412.275
412.325 412.350
412.400
412.450
D/GRN IDS
10112 Newcastle Chan 1
10113 Newcastle Chan 2
10114 Gosford Chan 1(not seen
yet)
10115
Gosford Chan 2(not seen yet)
Radio Codes
RED, RED, RED Highest priority
WHITE message on unreported incident
BLUE High
priority
GREEN Medium
priority
YELLOW Low
priority
Code 1 Responding to an
incident or move-up
Code 2 Call off given by
communication centre
Code 3 On scene of incident
or move-up
Code 4 Available for response
Code 5 Returned to station
Code 6 Responding into RFS
district
Code 7 Unavailable for response
FALSE ALARMS AND FALSE CALLS: OTHER
700 False alarm
or false call; insufficient information to classify further
701 Accidental
activation of Break Glass Alarm or Manual Control Point
702 Alarm operated due to extreme weather conditions storm conditions, lightning, thunder, heat, etc
706 Council
or water supply authority causes pressure surge through mains system
707 Alarm operated due
to power surge/spike or short circuit
709 False alarm or false call; not classified above
MALICIOUS/MISCHIEVOUS FALSE ALARMS
711 Malicious
false alarm/call (No longer used as of june 2004)
BOMB SCARES
721 Bomb
scare - no bomb - including presence of parcel resembling a bomb(No longer used as of june 2004)
SUSPECTED MALFUNCTIONS MONITORED
BY DIRECT LINK TO NSWFB OR AFA SERVICE PROVIDER (eg TYCO, FFE, ROMTECK, APS or FMS)
731 Sprinkler suspected malfunction
including water pressure fluctuations and equipment fault monitored by fire service
732 Smoke detector malfunction - monitored by fire service
733 Heat
detector malfunction - monitored by fire service
734 Sprinkler suspected malfunction includes water pressure fluctuations and equipment fault monitored
by AFA Service Provider
735 Smoke detector suspected malfunction includes continuous or intermittent fault in detector,
wiring or FIP monitored by AFA Service Provider
736 Heat detector suspected malfunction includes continuous or intermittent fault in detector,
wiring or FIP monitored by AFA Service Provider
738 Alarm system suspected malfunction includes fault in wiring, alarm panel, inadequate maintenance, etc
739 Alarm
system suspected malfunction not classified above
SUSPECTED MALFUNCTIONS IN
LOCAL ALARM SYSTEM NOT MONITORED BY NSWFB OR AFA SERVICE PROVIDER
741 Sprinkler suspected malfunction non-monitored premises
742 Smoke detector suspected malfunction non-monitored premises
743 Heat detector suspected malfunction non-monitored premises
744 Gas detector suspected malfunction non-monitored premises
745 False alarms generated from a private security
company domestic and residential premises, eg alarm bell ringing
746 False alarms
generated from a private security company commercial premises, eg alarm bell ringing
SIMULATED CONDITION
751Smoke detector operated no fire smoke from other location
752 Heat detector operated no fire heat from other
location
753 Gas detector operated
no gas detected
756 Coking fumes toast, foodstuffs, etc
758 Simulated conditions incense, candles, sparklers, smoke machine, etc
759 Simulated conditions no fire; not classified above
ACCIDENTAL ALARMS NOT INVOLVING
A SUSPECTED MALFUNCTION MONITORED BY NSWFB OR AFA SERVICE PROVIDER
760 Unintentional alarm not involving a malfunction insufficient information to classify further
763 Failure to notify of test
764 Incorrect test by service company personnel
765 Storm
induced voltage surge
766 Alarm
activation due to poor building maintenance dust, cobwebs, insects, etc
767 Alarm
activation due to aerosol use hair spray, insecticides, etc
768 Alarm
activation due to steam shower, bath, sauna, steam room, etc
769 Unintentional alarm - not involving a malfunction
- not classified above
MONITORED ALARM
SYSTEM - FIRE INDICATOR PANEL
770 "Fire indicator panel, insufficient information to classify further"
771 "Fire
indicator panel not activated, Alarm Service Equipment (ASE) not activated"
772 "Fire indicator panel activated, ASE
not activated"
773 "Fire indicator panel not activated, ASE activated"
779 "Fire indicator panel, not classified
above"
Descriptions of Callsigns used
Pumpers
Pumper
Standard NSWFB Pumper (types 1, 2, 3 & 4)
Super Pumper High-capacity
type 5 pumper
Aerial Pumper Pumper with 15m elevating
hydraulic boom, ladder & monitor
Rescue Pumper Pumper with primary recuse accreditation
Aerial Appliances
Platform
Hydraulic platforms
Ladder Platform Bronto ladder platform
Ladders
Turnable ladder appliances
Rescue Appliances
Rescue
Dedicated rescue unit with primary or secondary rescue accreditation
4WD Appliances
Tanker
4WD 3000 - 4000 litre tanker / class 1 pumper with crew of 2 to 6
Rescue Tanker 4WD appliance
with pumping capacity - may be HazMat tanker or Rescue Tanker
HazMat & Breathing Apparatus Appliances
HazMat 9 Alpha,
Bravo & Charlie Dedicated hazardous materials
/ BA appliances attached to HazMat Response
Unit Sydney
HazMat Dedicated
hazardous materials / BA appliance including Mercedes HazMat vans
CO2 - 9
CO2 tender attached to HazMat Response Unit Sydney
Lab - 9 HazMat
Mobile Analytical Vehicle
HazMat Support Hazmat Decontamination Support
Vehicle (pantec)
SAS - 9
Scientific Advisor Support attached to HazMat Response Unit Sydney
Specialist Support Appliances
ICV alpha & bravo Incident Control Vehicles
ATV
All terrain vehicle
Transporter
Prime mover for modular transport system when not carrying a pod
SV Logistics
support vehicle (including district trucks and personnel carriers)
Modular Transport System Pods
USAR 1 Sydney/State
urban search and rescue (USAR/major structural collapse
rescue) equipment cache
USAR 2 alpha Newcastle's
primary USAR cache
USAR 2 bravo Newcastle's
secondary USAR cache
USAR 3 alpha Wollongong's
primary USAR cache
USAR 3 bravo Wollongong's
secondary USAR cache
USAR 4 USAR
reconnaissance vehicle for Sydney/State deployment
HazMat support Chemical, biological
and radiological specialised hazmat equipment cache
(please note - some of the USAR units above have not been commissioned as yet)
Other callsigns used
Commissioner -
Commissioner
DSO
- Director State Operations
DCD
- Director Capability Deployment
Regional
Commander North - Regional Commander
North
Zone Commander
North 1 -
Zone Commander North 1
HazMat 1
- Manager HazMat
HazMat 2
- Deputy Manager HazMat
SAR 1
- Manager Rescue
SAR 2
- Deputy Manager Rescue
SAR 3, 4 etc -
Assistant Rescue Officers
BFO 1
- Manager Bushfire & Natural Hazards
BFO 2 , 3 etc -
Assistant Bushfire Officers
SOLO -
State Operations Liaison Officer
SO - Station Officer
Chaplain
- Brigade Religious representative
OC
- Operational Commander
USAR - Urban Search and Rescue personnel
SIN
- Senior Instructor North
IC
- Incident Controller
Operations -
Operations Officer
Logistics
- Logistics Officer
Planning
- Planning Officer
Safety Officer -
Safety Officer
Division 1, 2 etc - Division
Commander
Sector alpha,
bravo etc
- Sector Commander
Fire Attack -
Fire Attack Group Commander
Fire Air 1
- NSWFB Helecopter
Salvage
- Salvage Group Commander
Some vehicle types, staff positions & call-signs may vary from district
to district
FAR - First
Aid Reel
PPV
-
Positive Pressure Ventilator
Communication Centres: - Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Katoomba
NSWFB have also introduced new helmets for it's members,The new helmets have
both colour rankings and also a sticker on both sides of the helmets with rank and other info.
Commissioner - Black helmet - black C on the side
Assistant Commissioner - White - black AC on side
Chief Superintendent - White -black CS
Superintendent - White - black S
Inspector - White - black I
Station Officer - Red helmet - Black SO on the sides
Fire-fighters - Lime/Yellow Helmets - Black ranking on side. eg. LF,
3 strips, 2 strips, 1,2,3,4 for Permanent levels.
Captain - Orange - Red C on sides
Deputy Captain - Lime/Yellow - red DC on sides.
Retained Fire-fighters - Lime/Yellow - red Strips or Numbers. eg. 15 years
plus is three strips, etc.
Other markings on the side will be RESCUE, HAZMAT, for primary rescue
officers and Hazmat officers. etc.
STATION LOCATIONS & STATION NUMBERS
1. City
of Sydney
3. The Rocks
4. Darlinghurst
5. Newtown
6. Mona
Vale
7. Horningsea
Park
8. Liverpool
9. B.A.
- Sydenham
10. Redfern
11. Woollahra
12. Balmain
13. Alexandria
14. Ashfield
15. Burwood
16. Concord
17. Drummoyne
18. Glebe
19. Silverwater
20. Hurstville
21. Kogarah
22. Leichhardt
23. Gladesville
24. Manly
25. Mosman
26. Mascot
27. Parramatta
28. Marrickville
29. Rockdale
30. Lidcombe
31. Busby
32. Mount
Druitt
33. Engadine
34. Riverwood
35. Botany
36. Crows
Nest
37. Gordon
38. Pyrmont
39. Randwick
40. Willoughby
41. Smithfield
42. Ryde
43. Seven
Hills
45. Miranda
46. Sutherland
47. Revesby
48. Mortdale
49. Cabramatta
50. Hornsby
51. Forestville
52. Campsie
53. Neutral
Bay
54. Cronulla
55. Guildford
56. Matraville
57. Wentworthville
58. Beecroft
59. Eastwood
60. Avalon
61. Lane
Cove
62. Bankstown
63. Blacktown
64. Lakemba
65. Rydalmere
66. Rhodes
67. Northmead
68. Narrabeen
69. Dee
Why
70. Maroubra
71. CastleHill
72. Merrylands
73. Fairfield
75. Berowra
76. Bondi
77. St Marys
78. Dunheved
79. Ingleburn
80. Bundeena
81. Windsor
82. Richmond
83. Riverstone
84. Macquarie
Fields
85. Chester
Hill
86. Penrith
87. Rosemeadow
88. Campbelltown
90. Menai
92. St Andrews
93. Narellen
94. Kellyville
95. Fire
Investigation Unit
96. Schofields
97. Huntingwood
99. Bushfire
Cntrl - Rozelle
100. Mobile
Field Control
101. Bonnyrigg
Heights
102. Regentville
105. Kelso
202. Abermain
203. Albury
Central
204. Alstonvile
205. Armidale
206. Albury
North
207. Albion
Park Rail
208. Aberdeen
209. Albury
Civic
210. Balgownie
211. Ballina
212. Balranald
213. Bangalow
214. Barham
215. Barraba
216. Bathurst
217. Batemans
Bay
218. Batlow
219. Bega
220. Bellbird
221. Belligen
222. Belmont
223. Berrigan
224. Berry
225. Bingara
226. Blackheath
227. Blayney
228. Berkley
Vale
229. Boggabri
230. Bombala
231. Boolaroo
232. Boorowa
233. Bourke
234. Bowral
235. Bowraville
236. Braidwood
237. Branxton
Greta
238. Broken
Hill
239. Broken
Hill South
240. Brunswick
Heads
241. Bulli
242. Bundanoon
243. Byron
Bay
244. Brewarrina
245. Budgewoi
248. Camden
250. Canowindra
251. Cardiff
252. Carrington
253. Casino
254. Cessnock
255. Charlestown
256. Cobar
257. Coffs
Harbour
258. Coledale
259. Condobolin
260. Newcastle
261. Coolah
262. Coolamon
263. Cooma
264. Coonabarabran
265. Coonamble
266. Cootamundra
267. Coraki
268. Corowa
269. Corrimal
270. Cowra
271. Crookwell
272. Culcairn
277. Dapto
278. Deniliquin
279. Dorrigo
280. Dubbo
281. Dunedoo
282. Dungog
283. Denman
284. Delroy
286. Eden
287. Ettalong
288. Evans
Head
292. Doyalson
293. Finley
294. Forbes
295. Forster
300. Gilgandra
301. Glenbrook
302. GlennInnes
303. Gloucester
304. Gosford
305. Goulburn
306. Grafton
307. South
Grafton
308. Grenfell
311. Griffith
312. Gulgong
313. Gundagai
314. Gunnedah
315. Guyra
316. Goonellabah
320. Hamilton
321. Hay
322. Henty
323. Hillston
324. Holbrook
325. Helensburg
331. Inverell
336. Jerilderie
337. Junee
338. Jindabyne
340. Umina
341. Karriong
342. Kandos
343. Katoomba
344. Kearsley
345. Kempsey
346. Kiama
347. Kingscliff
349. Kurri
Kurri
350. Kyogle
351. Bateau
Bay
355. Lake
Cargelligo
357. Lambton
358. Laurieton
359. Lawson
360. Leeton
361. Leura
362. Lismore
363. Lithgow
364. Lithgow
West
365. Lockhart
367. Lightning
Ridge
371. Macksville
372. Maclean
373. East
Maitland
375. Manilla
376. Merewether
377. Minmi
378. Mittagong
379. Moama
380. Molong
381. Moree
382. Morpeth
383. Morisset
384. Moruya
385. Moss
Vale
386. Mt
Victoria
387. Mudgee
388. Mullumbimby
389. Harden
390. Murrurundi
391. Murwillumbah
392. Muswellbrook
393. Merriwa
394. Mulwala
395. Merimbula
397. Nambucca
Heads
398. Narooma
399. Narrabri
400. Narrandra
401. Narromine
402. Nelson
Bay
404. New
Lambton
405. Nowra
406. Nygan
411. Oberon
417. Parkes
418. Paxton
419. ParkHill
421. Picton
422. Warrawong
423. Portland
424. Port
Macquarie
426. PerisherValley
428. Queanbeyan
429. Quirindi
432. Raymond
Terrace
441. Sawtell
442. Scarborough
443. Scone
444. Singleton
445. Springwood
446. Stockton
447. Swansea
449. South
West Rocks
450. Saratoga
451. Thredbo
452. Tamworth
453. Taree
454. Tarro
455. Telarah
456. Temora
457. Tenderfield
458. Teralba
459. Terrigal
460. The
Entrance
461. Thirroul
462. Mayfield
west
463. Tocumwal
464. Toronto
465. Trangie
466. Tumbarumba
467. Tumut
468. Tweed
Heads
470. Toukley
471. Tea
Gardens
472. Turvey
Park
474. Unanderra
475. Uralla
476. Urunga
477. Ulladulla
480. Wagga
Wagga
481. Walcha
482. Walgett
483. Wallerwang
484. Wallsend
485. Wangi
Wangi
486. Waratah
487. Warialda
488. Warrilla
489. Warragamba
491. Warren
492. Wellington
492. Urunga
492. Wauchope
494. Wentworth
495. Wentworth
Falls
496. Werris
Creek
497. Weston
498. West
Wallsend
499. West
Wyalong
500. Tingara
Hts
502. Wingham
503. Wollongong
504. Woy
Woy
505. Wyong
506. Wee
Waa
507. Woolgoolga
508. West
Tamworth
509. Wyoming
510. Yamba
511. Yass
512. Yenda
513. Young
514. Tweed River
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