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NSW Fire Brigades

The NSW Fire Brigades operate on both the NSW Government Radio Network (GRN) and the old VHF system. The VHF frequencies are listed in the table below.
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Mode: NFM
Power: 50W

ChFrequency (MHz)Information
176.6700NSW Wide Supervisor
276.6400Central Coast
376.7000Sydney West
476.7300City and Eastern Suburbs
576.7600Northern Beaches
676.7900Sydney South
776.9400Northern Suburbs
876.5800South Western Suburbs
976.7750State Wide Disaster
?76.7150?
?76.8050?
?76.8200?
?79.0125Illawarra
?79.025?
?79.0375Illawarra
?79.0500?

CodeInformation
YellowNon-Emergency Message
WhiteInformation on Unreported Fire
GreenIncident Stop Message
BlueIncident Message
RedEmergency Message
Blue 1No Sign of Fire - Investigating
Blue 2Call Off - Return to Station
Blue 4Small Fire - No Further Vehicles
Blue 6Entering Rural Fire Service Area
Blue 7Responding to Call
Blue 8Arrival at Scene
Red 8Arrival at Scene - Assistance Required
Red 20Hazardous Substance - Assistance Required
Blue 20Hazardous Substance - Rendering Safe
Green 20Hazardous Substance - Rendered Safe
Red 30Persons Trapped/Injured - Assistance Required
Blue 30Persons Trapped/Injured - Rescuing
Green 30Persons Trapped/Injured - Rendered Safe
Blue 40Critical Incident Debrief Team Required
Blue 50Chaplin Required
Blue 95Fire Investigation Team Required


If you would like to know more general information on the NSW Fire Brigades visit the
NSW Fire Brigades website.

ACT Fire Brigade

The ACT Fire Brigade operates on it's own UHF system. The tables below list the frequencies and channels used plus the codes used on air.


Mode: NFM
Power: 50W

Frequency (MHz)Information
465.0250Ch 1 - Southern Operations
466.8500Ch 2 - Northern Operations
465.3250Ch 3 - Northern Operations
465.6500Ch 4 - Fire Ground

CodeInformation
YellowNon-Emergency Message
WhiteInformation on Unreported Fire
GreenIncident Stop Message
BlueIncident Message
RedEmergency Message
Signal 1No Sign of Fire - Investigating
Signal 2No Sign of Fire - Alarm Not Ringing
Signal 3No Sign of Fire - Alarm Ringing


If you would like to know more general information on the ACT Fire Brigade visit the
ACT Fire Brigade web site.

Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade

The Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade operates 10 channels in the UHF band.


Mode: NFM
Power: 50W

ChFrequency (MHz)Information
1467.7750Central Melbourne
2467.4750North and West Melbourne
3466.8750North and West Melbourne
4466.2750Not in Use
5465.9750Major Incident
6465.6750Engineering
7465.3750Data
8465.0750Technicians
9469.9000On Scene Communications
10469.5750On Scene Communications

If you would like to know more general information on the MMFB visit the
Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade website.

PLEASE NOTE: All information provided is for RECREATIONAL USE IN AUSTRALIA ONLY. DO NOT under circumstances, attempt to become involved in an emergency situation the police, fire or ambulance are attending - let the Fire Brigade, Police or Ambulance Paramedics do their job quickly and safely without you in their way!

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