The Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board

The frequency information below is no longer current

MMFB have now moved to the Apco25 digital system

This page will be updated with the new info shortly

29-11-2007

 


Metropolitan Frequencies

 
Channel 1 467.775 Melbourne central Channel 2 467.475 North and West
Channel 3 466.875 South and East Channel 4 466.275
Channel 5 465.975 Used in major situations Channel 6 465.675
Channel 7 465.375 Channel 8 465.075
Channel 9 469.575 Channel 10 469.900

Melbourne city frequencies

 
Channel 1 463.275 Repeater Channel 2 463.225 MLC building
Channel 3 463.150 Channel 4 453.450 Hand helds
466.275 Western District 466.875 Southeast District
467.475 Northern District 467.775 Central District

Metropolitan fire station numbers

 1 EASTERN HILL  2 WEST MELBOURNE
 3 CARLTON  4 BRUNSWICK
 5 BROADMEADOWS  6 COBURG
 9 FITZROY  10 RICHMOND
 11 LALOR  12 PRESTON
 13 NORTHCOTE  14 ROSANNA
 15 IVANHOE  16 GREENSBOROUGH
 18 HAWTHORN  19 KEW
 20 BOX HILL  21 SURREY HILLS
 22 RINGWOOD  23 BURWOOD
 24 MALVERN  25 OAKLEIGH
 26 CROYDON  27 NUNAWADING
 28 MOUNT WAVERLY  29 GLENHUNTLY
 30 TEMPLESTOWE  31 WHEELERS HILL
 32 BRIGHTON  33 MENTONE
 34 MOORABBIN  35 WINDSOR
 36 SANDRINGHAM  37 ST. KILDA
 38 SOUTH MELBOURNE  39 PORT MELBOURNE
 40 LAVERTON  41 ST. ALBANS
 42 NEWPORT  43 DEER PARK
 44 SUNSHINE  45 SPOTSWOOD
 46 ALTONA  47 FOOTSCRAY
 48 NORTH MELBOURNE  50 MOONEE PONDS
 51 KEILOR  52 ESSENDON

MFESB Appliances

Pumper District pumper
Foam tender Mobile tender
Ladder Water tanker
Control unit Rescue
Lighting unit Platform "snorkel"
Com "combination ladder" Hose layer
Transporter Hazmat "hazardous materials"
BA support "breathing app" Mobile canteen
Teleboom "sky jet hose"  

 

False Alarm Codes

Manually Initiated, Good Intent Calls
611
Wrong Location
612 Vicinity Alarm (incident in other location). Includes are separate locations for an actual fire.
621 Smoke scare, odour of smoke.
622 Steam vapour, fog or dust thought to be smoke.
624 Controlled burning. Included are fires where burning is authorised and under control.
625 Barbecue
626 Burglar alarm ringing
609 Good intent call not classified above.

Malicious
711
Malicious False Alarm
721 Bomb Scare - no bomb. Including parcel-resembling bomb.

Alarm System Malfunctions
(Connected To A Monitoring Company)
734 Sprinklers malfunction - includes water pressure fluctuation and equipment fault.
735 Smoke detector - includes continuous or intermittent fault in detector, wiring or F.I.P.
736 Heat detector - includes continuous or intermittent fault in detector, wiring or F.I.P.
737 Fire Indicator panel in normal condition on arrival.
739 Malfunction - not classified above.

Local Alarm System Malfunctions
(Not Connected To A Monitoring Company)
741 Sprinklers malfunction - Local
742 Smoke detector malfunction - Local
743 Heat detector malfunction - Local

Alarms Not Involving A Malfunction
751
Smoke Detector operated - (no fire). A simulated condition activates an alarm - a correctly operating detector senses a condition for which an alarm is not required, or a fire condition simulated because of inappropriate detector type or positioning.
752 Heat Detector operated - (no fire). A simulated condition activates an alarm - a correctly operating detector senses a condition for which an alarm is not required, or a fire condition simulated because of inappropriate detector type or positioning.
762 Accidental operation of alarm. Includes where human activity has simulated a condition that activates a fire alarm. Includes damage to a sprinkler alarm.
763 Failure to notify of test.
764 Incorrect test by service company personnel.
769 unintentional alarm - not classified above.