NSW BUSHFIRE FREQUENCIES 2023 (RFS/NPWS/FORESTRY) (Rural Fire Service / National Parks & Wildlife)

Saturday, August 5, 2023

NSW BUSHFIRE FREQUENCIES 2023 (RFS/NPWS/FORESTRY) (Rural Fire Service / National Parks & Wildlife)

Hello and Welcome Back... NSW RURAL FIRE & NPWS FREQUENCIES 2023

(Updated 05/08/23)

*** AVIATION ***

Aircraft used by NSW Rural Fire

Large Air Tanker, three fixing wing aircraft and seven helicopters including a CH-47 Chinook

Fixed wing aircraft – bombers
Fixed wing aircraft (light) reconnaissance/air attack
Rotary aircraft – light helicopters
Rotary aircraft – medium helicopters
Rotary aircraft – heavy lift helicopters
BK 117 Helicopter (formerly Polair 5)
Air Crane Helicopter
L-100-30 (model 382G) C-130- Hercules (Thor)
DC 10 Air Tanker (Southern Belle)
Boeing 737 Large Air Tanker
CH74 Chinook Helicopter

*** FREQUENCIES ***

119.100 (Wollongong, Bulli, Sydney)
118.150

123.450 (air to air chat)
123.650
124.250
124.450
128.700
130.550
132.350
132.550
133.200

134.375 (RAAF)
136.025 (RAAF)

152.8125 (Handhelds)
450.4125 (Comms)

McDermott Helicopters - 24.1545

(DC-10 Air Tanker - Southern Belle)

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*** NATIONAL PARKS & WILDLIFE (NPWS) *** (Office of Environment & Heritage)

Current Fleet

Parkair 1 (VH-NPX) - Aerospatiale AS 350B3 Helicopter
Parkair 2 (VH-NPD) - Eurocopter AS 350B3 Helicopter
Parkair 3 (VH-WDS) - Airbus Helicopters H125 Helicopter
Parkair 4 (VH-UAH) - Eurocopter AS 350B3 Helicopter
Parkair 5 (VH-ZHG) - Eurocopter AS 350B3 Helicopter
Parkair 6 (VH-TFV) - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Airplane
Parkair 7 (VH-TQV) - Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Airplane

FREQUENCIES

119.600 (Perisher)
122.850
123.850
124.050
125.450
130.650 (Mt Poppong/Howes Valley)
134.700

NSW Wide (Fireground)
161.175
161.1375
161.300
161.3125
162.525
162.6375
162.700

(Park Air 3)

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*** FORESTRY CORPORATION OF NSW ***

72.6500
79.9375
426.075
426.300

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*** NSW Fire Service Headquarters (Homebush) ***

2.6615 (Shortwave)
4.6465 (Shortwave)
6.9415 (Shortwave)
161.0125
161.1500
460.69375

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*** RFS FIREGROUND ***

Rural Fire Services uses a mix of Analogue and Digital for Fireground

*** VHF ***
163.125 -   Repeater 1 (NSW Wide)
163.3875 - Repeater 2 (NSW Wide)
163.4125 - Repeater 3 (NSW Wide)
163.550 -   Repeater 4 (NSW Wide)

163.875 - NSW Wide

163.9875 - NSW Wide
163.9125 - NSW Wide
164.6625 - NSW Wide
164.325 - NSW Wide
164.125 - NSW Wide
164.087 - NSW Wide

161.1500 - Fireground 1

161.0625 - Fireground 2

161.0750 - Fireground 3
161.1125 - Fireground 4

161.0875 - Fireground 5
161.0375 - Fireground 6
161.0125 - Fireground 7

161.0500 - Fireground 8
161.1875 - Fireground 9
161.2125 - Fireground 10 (Baulkham Hills)
161.2250 - Fireground 11 (Blue Mountains)
161.2375 - Fireground 12 (Camden)
161.2500 - Fireground 13 (Campbelltown)
161.3375 - Fireground 14 (Gosford)
161.3625 - Fireground 15 (Hawkesbury)
161.3750 - Fireground 16 (Hornsby)
161.3875 - Fireground 17 (Liverpool)
161.4125 - Fireground 18 (Penrith / Blacktown)
161.4500 - Fireground 19 (Sutherland)
161.4625 - Fireground 20 (Waringah)

*** UHF ***
Analogue (simplex)
FG1 - 411.01250 (110.9 PL)
FG2 - 411.03750 (110.9 PL)
FG3 - 411.06250 (110.9 PL)
FG4 - 411.08750 (110.9 PL)
FG5 - 411.01250 (225.7 PL)
FG6 - 411.03750 (225.7 PL)
FG7 - 411.06250 (225.7 PL)
FG8 - 411.08750 (225.7 PL)

Analogue (Repeater)
R17 - 462.06250 (110.9 PL)
R18 - 462.28750 (110.9 PL)
R19 - 462.42500 (110.9 PL)
R20 - 462.52500 (110.9 PL)
R21 - 462.53750 (110.9 PL)
R22 - 462.90000 (110.9 PL)
R23 - 462.96250 (110.9 PL)
R24 - 462.98750 (110.9 PL)

Digital (simplex)
FG09 - 411.01250 (200 NAC)
FG10 - 411.03750 (200 NAC)
FG11 - 411.06250 (200 NAC)
FG12 - 411.08750 (200 NAC)
FG13 - 411.01250 (201 NAC)
FG14 - 411.03750 (201 NAC)
FG15 - 411.06250 (201 NAC)
FG16 - 411.08750 (201 NAC)

Digital (repeater)
R25 - 462.06250 (200 NAC)
R26 - 462.28750 (200 NAC)
R27 - 462.42500 (200 NAC)
R28 - 462.52500 (200 NAC)
R29 - 462.53750 (200 NAC)
R30 - 462.90000 (200 NAC)
R31 - 462.96250 (200 NAC)
R32 - 462.98750 (200 NAC)

Photo by Michael Bailey (RFS Remote Area Operations Truck)

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*** NSW RURAL FIRE RADIO CODES ***

Yellow: Low Priority Message, Non Operational Message (General, Non-Incident Related Communications)
Green: Medium Priority Message, Incident Stop Message
Blue: High Priority Message, Incident/Operational Message
White: Report of an Unknown Incident
Red: Highest Priority Message
Emergency: Life Threatening Event

Code 1: Responding to Incident
Code 2: Called Off Incident (No Longer Required to Respond)

Code 3: On Scene at Incident

Code 4: Available for Response
Code 5: Returned to Station
Code 6: Entered Rural Fire Service Area
Code 7: Unavailable to Respond (Reason Required)