Radio
Codes and Frequencies
The Scotland Volunteer Fire Deparment is a member of the
Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications Dispatch Center.
QV, as they are better known, receives all 911 calls from
the town of Scotland, along with over a dozen other towns
in eastern Connecticut.
SVFD members are dispatched using the QV alpha-numeric paging
system. When a page is send, members can see the type of emergency,
location of the call, and proper operating frequency. Typical
frequecies used by the SVFD are:
Dispatch
Frequency |
33.80 |
Fireground
|
33.90 |
Secondary
Fireground |
33.78 |
EMS Operations |
33.88 |
During emergency operations, codes are used
to minimize radio traffic. The following are codes used by
QV dispatched departments:
| 23 |
Emergency |
64 |
Make Inspection |
| 24 |
Disaster |
65 |
Phone Alarm |
| 25 |
Weather Alert |
66 |
Sound Box Alarm |
| 44 |
Weapons Investigation |
67 |
Second Alarm |
| 49 |
Air Raid Alert |
68 |
General Alarm |
| 50 |
Report of Fire |
69 |
Special Call |
| 51 |
Report to (location) |
70 |
Special Message |
| 52 |
Unit off the air |
71 |
Unit Returning |
| 53 |
Unit on the air |
72 |
Working Fire |
| 54 |
Under Control |
73 |
Available |
| 55 |
Send Police |
74 |
Notify Chief |
| 56 |
Send Water Dept. |
75 |
Notify Fire Marshal |
| 57 |
Send Mechanic |
79 |
Location |
| 58 |
Send Power Co. |
80 |
All Clear |
| 59 |
Call By Phone |
83 |
Use Caution |
| 60 |
Change Frequency |
85 |
Radio Test |
| 61 |
Apparatus Accident |
86 |
Prepare Food |
| 62 |
Mutual Aid Call |
88 |
Message at Station |
| 63 |
Unit on the Scene |
90 |
Radio Silence |
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