NZ Fire Service Radio, Scanning Auckland Channel

Numerous calls and reponses during a relatively busy night for fire crews in Auckland City.
Includes call and Response tones.

Recorded from Aucklands relatively new UHF network.

MOST of the Fire service codes
known as K-codes used to communicate with dispatch(Known as firecom)

The NZ Fire Service uses K codes to reduce the time on air. They range from K0 to K99 (see listing below).
MSUs (mobile status units) in the operational vehicles are used to transmit the Status K codes - K0 thru K9 and Arrival Codes - K55 thru K99. The appropriate buttons are pushed for radio tones to be sent to convey the new status of the vehicle, which are automatically logged by the dispatch computer.
Verbal messages are necessary to pass the other K Codes. It is necessary to first press a "Routine" or "Priority" call button to alert the dispatcher that they are wanted, as sometimes they are not monitering the channel constantly eg. busy dispatching or dealing with another appliance or phone call.
Note:The tones heard are selcal 5+1 tones.

K0 - not available
K1 -Responding to incident (normaly heard as tones or bleeps over the radio)
K2 -in attendence at incident (normaly heard as tones or bleeps over the radio)
K3 on Radio outside normal turnout area
K4 on Radio inside normal turnout area
K5 on Radio available at incident
K6 available on pager
K7 at normal (home) station
K8 at residence (available on phone)
K9 off Radio - state location
KE unable to proceed (state reason) (spoken as Kay Echo)

K11 (state support service and if necessary the reason)
K12 Fire suspicious - possible arson (new code)

K22 Is your appliance available for a further call?
K22-2 Have you any appliances that can be released?




K25 proceed to, and standby at (state location)
K25-1 appliance standing by and awaiting instructions at (state location)
K26 appliance still engaged at incident for (state time)
K26-1 appliance still engaged, no additional developments
K28 appliance is to return to station
K28-1 return further or specific responding appliances

K32 radio test - how do you receive
K33 radio test received satisfactorily
K34 repeat your last message
K35 verify address of call
K35-1 request map reference
K36 contact Comms Centre by phone
K38 asscioate this call sign to incident (state incident address)
K39 retransmit your current status (MSU or verbal)

K41 fatality (indicate number with suffix)
K42 Vehicle extrication/Rescue complete (Code No Longer In Used but can be herd sometimes)
K46-1 stop message-false alarm good intent
K46-2 stop message-false alarm accidental
K46-3 stop message-defective apparatus
K46-4 stop message-malicious
K46-5 stop message-alarm agent in attendance
K46-6 stop message-nothing showing on indicator panel
K47 stop message-message unchanged from informative

K55 first appliance in attendance-special service call (non-fire e.g. Rescue, car accident, HAZMAT, flooding or medical co-response)
K66 first appliance in attendance-non property fire
K77 first appliance in attendance-nothing showing investigating further
K88 first appliance in attendance-property fire apparently small
K99 first appliance in attendance-property fire well involved

more info on codes, truck and station numbers:
http://www.radiowiki.org.nz/index.php/Scanning_Fire

For pictures of all trucks and support vehicles dispatched or mentioned in this video, click here:
http://www.111emergency.co.nz/AUCKLAND.htm

Auckland Fire Police Units website:
http://www.aucklandfirepolice.org.nz

Frequencies:
http://www.radiowiki.org.nz/index.php/Scanning_in_Auckland


Note: I did about a 30min recording and then took out the intervals between transmissions to make it a bit more interesting and able to fit onto youtubes stupid 10min rule.

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[nzmedic]

Can someone tell me more about the touch data terminal that appears at 2:45 - like who makes it and what its capabilities are. I am guessing it's linked to the RT?

[A1nzfan]

@nzmedic Yea it’s linked with the RT to replace the old tait radio head units. I’m not sure who makes the touch screen itself but the radio connected to it is a tait. There’ve been on trial in the Auckland region since they introduced the new uhf frequencies. I’ve heard the fire service want gps tracking and maps intergrated in them in the future, probably when the fire service move to a digital radio system. At the moment theres still bugs in the touch screens operating system supposedly.

[A1nzfan]

@A1nzfan Someone I hope can shed more light on the units current capabilities other than transmitting status's through the radio

[Shaz351]

what type of scanner did you use for this????

[dmmmac2]

@sexcboi27 They can dispatch 322 anytime right, not just in the evenings eh?

[CarlosWilkie]

the touchscreen unit is:

The iPilot 8000™ is a feature-rich, highly integrated touchscreen mobile computer specifically designed to meet the requirements of mobile fleet applications. Built on an XScale® processor and Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system, the iPilot 8000™ offers an efficient open platform for graphical navigation map and application integration. Integral private radio digital signal processing and cellular internet protocol modem.

[CarlosWilkie]

The iPilot 8000™ is a feature-rich, highly integrated touchscreen mobile computer specifically designed to meet the requirements of mobile fleet applications. Built on an XScale® processor and Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system, the iPilot 8000™ offers an efficient open platform for graphical navigation map and application integration. Integral private radio digital signal processing and cellular internet protocol modem.

[hhhh1997]

Could someone please give me the frequency for this?..

[dmmmac2]

could someone tell me what happens when 1st 2nd 3rd alarms are transmitted? please

[mewrox99]

Are those weird noises the K codes and do they appear on screen

I'm real n00b when it comes to scanning but plan on getting a uniden scanner from trademe with money i get this Christmas

[FireFighterEccles]

the touch unit is actually still made by tait industries but with help of steelcom and the ambulance rt manufacturer they designed this unit for that exact purpose its both digital and analog and ready for map use and gps tracking when nzfs switch to digital in the near future hope this helps you