The old VHF channels are gone.
The Apache Junction Fire District is dispatched by the Mesa Fire Department Regional Dispatch Center on the TOPAZ RWC trunked system, along with Mesa, Gilbert, Queen Creek and Rio Verde. (The Ft. McDowell Indian Community FD also uses the TOPAZ RWC, but they have their own TG's seperate from Mesa FD's RDC.)
The district covers not only the town of AJ, but also the surrounding areas, such as Goldfield.
Mesa is supposed to an testing a new set of VHF frequencies, I have to assume in order to move all of the hazard zone (fire and haz-mat) calls to VHF while keeping the EMS and other calls on the TOPAZ RWC system, just like the Phoenix FD RDC does with their VHF channels and the RWC.
I don't know what frequency will be what channel, except that 154.280 will most likely be ch. 4 like every other department and district in the Phoenix metro area has. Here are the frequencies in ascending order:
151.1675
154.8000
155.6175
156.2400
Program those in and let us know what you hear.
John
Peoria
to just expand a little more on this,
The Apache Junction Fire District renamed to the Superstition Fire & Medical District.
This was:
A) following a trend that most valley fire departments are doing incorporate medical into their name as that is the majority of the calls for service are.
B) to incorporate the entire fire dispatch (not just the city of apache junction).
SFMD has 5 stations.
E261, E262, E263, LT263, L264, E265. They have several transport ambulances (medic units), tenders, brush trucks, a rehab truck, TRV, and various other support vehicles.
note: There are talks of the SMFD consolidating into the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority with North County Fire & Medical District & Sun Lakes Fire District.