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PWFD Radio Information |
Radio Frequencies used by the PWFD:
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Frequency |
Description |
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46.10 |
Dispatch Frequency |
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46.12 |
Truck to Truck / Truck to Dispatch Frequency |
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46.30 |
Tactical / Fire Police / EMS (For MCIs) |
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153.890 |
TAC-1
(Fireground) |
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153.830 |
TAC-2
(Fireground Command) |
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153.770 |
TAC-3
(Truck to Truck / Secondary Dispatch) |
Nassau County
EDAC Systems |
Various 800MHz channels on the Nassau County trunked EDAC
system |
Alarm types used by the PWFD:
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Alarm Type |
Meaning |
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General |
Phone alarm for a structure related fire or automatic
alarm in a building that is generally occupied by
a large number of people (i.e., hospital, nursing home,
school) |
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Signal 8 |
Still / Automatic Alarm
(Car Fire, Brush Fire, Automatic Fire Alarm) |
| 9 |
EMS/Medical Call |
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10 |
Working Structure Fire
(Used as an 'upgrade' signal only to
notify personnel of an actual working fire in progress) |
Auto
Accident
(MVA) |
All auto accidents are automatically transmitted as
"Auto Accident / Duty Company to respond"
For this type of alarm,
the Truck company sends 1 unit (8522 - Heavy Rescue),
and the EMS company sends 1 ambulance (either854, 8545, or
8546) |
Duty
Company |
PWFD Uses a "duty company" system where the
two engine companies alternate on months as to who
responds.
(i.e., Co. 2 will respond in January, and Co. 3 will respond
in February, etc.)
The truck company always sends 1 truck
The "duty" engine company sends 1 engine
The EMS company sends 1 ambulance |
Special Call for
Co 1 & Co 4 |
All CO (Carbon Monoxide) related calls are
automatically transmitted as a "1 and 4" call
The truck company sends 1
truck
The EMS company sends 1 ambulance |
Common radio signals used by the PWFD:
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Signal |
Meaning |
| 6 |
Standby at your
position |
| 6M |
Unit Standing
by, awaiting manpower |
| 7 |
Release manpower
in firehouses |
| 11 |
Call by landline |
| 12 |
Situation Under
Control |
| 13 |
Return to
quarters, call over |
| 14 |
Police |
| 14A |
Police Ambulance |
| 14M |
Police for
violent mental aided |
| 15 |
Radio Check |
| 18 |
Unit available
for service |
| 21 |
Unit enroute to
call |
| 22 |
Unit arrived at
call |
| 23 |
Message Received
(same as 10-4) |
| 39 |
Verify location
of call |
| 40 |
Location of unit |
| 97 |
Given by 1st Due
Ladder/1st Due Rescue instead of 22 |
| 98 |
Given by 2nd Due
Engine instead of 22 |
| Code 99 |
Cardiac Arrest /
Multi-Trauma
(Additional EMS personnel to scene) |
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