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

[Matt Stevens]

I'll have to add this to my radio. I am curious what the range for the
frequency is?

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 8:41 PM, David Staples <dstaples at gwmail.gwu.edu>wrote:

> 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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