Fire Tone Out Codes

Rich83 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-27-2009, 07:23 PM

Does anyone have any fire tone out codes for Story and Polk county, also out of interest do any other agencies use them for example police swat teams etc?

littona · #2 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 05:14 PM

We use them for dispatching our medical helicopters. On some systems we just use them as noisemakers and others have their radios programmed for them, such as when the channel is shared.

newsphotog · #3 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 08:33 PM

I don't have the tones, but here's some software that a lot of people use to decode them: ComTekk Two-Tone Decoder

DMPD uses tones (but not two-tone fire tones) for holding traffic. There are some other tones that DMPD/DMFD use for super special emergencies like all available cars needed at XXXX location for officer assistance, man down, or tones to evacuate firefighters out of unstable structures before the building collapses. Those "special" tones will make you crap your pants when you hear them.

ka3jjz · #4 (**permalink**) 09-02-2009, 09:41 PM

There are also a couple more programs - and even some use Audacity to do the measurements. It's important to keep in mind that while Uniden scanners are the only ones that can utilize FTOs, any scanner can be used to measure them.

The link is here (blue text)

Fire Tone Out - The RadioReference Wiki

73 Mike