[Scan-DC] "Firebuffs" frequency -- 452.975 MHz?

[David Staples]

Could it be related to these guys?  I believe they operate the canteen and
rehab units...

  http://www.friendshipfire.org/


On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>wrote:

> They seem to only make one quick announcement and that's it. Maybe there's
> a
> companion Web site or email list, in case you miss the 3 second radio
> announcement.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Andrew Clegg" <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 8:04 PM
> To: "Dave" <afdltret at comcast.net>; <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] "Firebuffs" frequency -- 452.975 MHz?
>
> > Active right now with an Anne Arundel fire.
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Dave" <afdltret at comcast.net>
> > Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 7:52 PM
> > To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] "Firebuffs" frequency -- 452.975 MHz?
> >
> >>
> >>    This was a frequency that many years ago was called DC Notification
> >> or something close. Used by buffs to learn of fire incidents and and
> >> report from the location of same. Vito was either the owner or a large
> >> part of it. It was still active in the 80's but I don't know if still
> >> active. You are right the same frequency was also used with a different
> >> PL.
> >> The only NECW I am aware of is New England Citywide at this link
> >> http://newenglandcitywide.com/meminfo.html  This radio buff group is
> >> affiliated with 1RWN if you are aware of that group which is part of 1st
> >> responder News. NECW I believe was started by members of the long time
> >> Hartford Citywide radio system that at one time had repeaters in many
> >> parts of CT.
> >>
> >> Dave M.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 1/2/2012 18:48, Andrew Clegg wrote:
> >>> Today I was playing around with my Home Patrol and had it scan the
> local
> >>> media frequencies. It stopped on a channel with a bank name of
> >>> "Firebuffs,"
> >>> and a channel name of "Citywide Radio Ch. 1 Primary," which had some
> guy
> >>> reporting a fire somewhere (I did not catch it, and it was not
> >>> repeated).
> >>> It
> >>> was not a dispatch, but sounded literally like a fire buff reporting a
> >>> working fire. The channel is a conventional analog channel with a
> >>> frequency
> >>> of 452.975 MHz. There is also a citywide secondary channel for
> Firebuffs
> >>> programmed into the HP, but it's the same frequency as the primary, so
> I
> >>> don't know why it's in there (maybe a different tone?).
> >>>
> >>> Anybody have any more info about this frequency and/or any information
> >>> about
> >>> who the "Firebuffs" are?
> >>>
> >>> Happy New Year.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Andy
> >>>
> >>>
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