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BFD Radio Communication & Call Signs
Below is a list of radio call signs and phrases used by the Bellingham Fire Department while communicating by radio.
Car 1 - Chief of the department
Car 2 - Assistant Chief
Car 10 - Public Information Officer
Training 71 - Training Battalion Chief
Training 72/73 - Training Captains
Battalion 1 - On duty operations Battalion Chief
Battalion 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 - Off duty Battalion Chiefs
Medical 31 - Medical Services Officer
Medical 32 - E.M.S. Quality Assurance Captain,
Medical 33 - E.M.S. Training Captains
Medical 39 - Medical Program Director-physician
Engines 51-56 - Front line engine companies
Ladder 41 - Front line ladder truck
Engines 57-58 - Reserve engines
Ladder 42 - Reserve ladder truck
Rescue 91 - Specialized rescue vehicle assigned with Ladder 41.
Haz Mat 99 - A large semi tractor/trailer combination unit that carries specialized hazardous materials mitigation equipment for the Whatcom County Specialized Emergency Response Team.
Medic 1-2 - Medic units stationed at Bellingham Station One.
Medic 3 - Medic unit stationed north of Ferndale.
Medic 4 - Medic unit stationed on E. Smith Rd.
Medic 5 - Medic units stationed in Bellingham and staffed by hireback personnel on busy days.
Medic 51-56 - Reserve medic units that are staffed as needed by engine company personnel who have a paramedic on board.
Air One - A SCBA bottle refill system mounted on a truck chassis. Jointly operated by the Bellingham Fire Department and Whatcom County Fire Districts 2, 4, and 8.
In Route / Responding - Beginning to drive to incident location.
See also: Response modes: Code Green, Yellow, Red
On Scene - Announcing arrival at incident scene.
In Quarters - Announcing arrival to regular station.
On Radio - Announcing routine departure from regular station. (Can be contacted by radio.)
Second Call - Unit is available but busy with training or other task that may delay response. Request for the next closest unit to be dispatched if an incident occurs.
First Call - Unit is available again for normal response.
Out of Service - Not available for reponse. Do not dspatch unit.
Special Request - Request dispatch of a specific unit to respond to the incident.
Add - Request dispatch of a specific type of unit to respond to the incident. Exact unit determined by CAD to be the next closest available unit of requested type.
Balance of Alarm for... - Request dispatch to upgrade the call type and add appropriate units to bring total resources up to the level for the new call type.
Second Alarm - Request dispatch to upgrade the call severity and add a pre determined number of unlike units to the incident. (about twice as many units as the initial alarm.)
Below is a list of radio call signs and phrases used by the Bellingham Fire Department while communicating by radio.
Car 1 - Chief of the department
Car 2 - Assistant Chief
Car 10 - Public Information Officer
Training 71 - Training Battalion Chief
Training 72/73 - Training Captains
Battalion 1 - On duty operations Battalion Chief
Battalion 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 - Off duty Battalion Chiefs
Medical 31 - Medical Services Officer
Medical 32 - E.M.S. Quality Assurance Captain,
Medical 33 - E.M.S. Training Captains
Medical 39 - Medical Program Director-physician
Engines 51-56 - Front line engine companies
Ladder 41 - Front line ladder truck
Engines 57-58 - Reserve engines
Ladder 42 - Reserve ladder truck
Rescue 91 - Specialized rescue vehicle assigned with Ladder 41.
Haz Mat 99 - A large semi tractor/trailer combination unit that carries specialized hazardous materials mitigation equipment for the Whatcom County Specialized Emergency Response Team.
Medic 1-2 - Medic units stationed at Bellingham Station One.
Medic 3 - Medic unit stationed north of Ferndale.
Medic 4 - Medic unit stationed on E. Smith Rd.
Medic 5 - Medic units stationed in Bellingham and staffed by hireback personnel on busy days.
Medic 51-56 - Reserve medic units that are staffed as needed by engine company personnel who have a paramedic on board.
Air One - A SCBA bottle refill system mounted on a truck chassis. Jointly operated by the Bellingham Fire Department and Whatcom County Fire Districts 2, 4, and 8.
In Route / Responding - Beginning to drive to incident location.
See also: Response modes: Code Green, Yellow, Red
On Scene - Announcing arrival at incident scene.
In Quarters - Announcing arrival to regular station.
On Radio - Announcing routine departure from regular station. (Can be contacted by radio.)
Second Call - Unit is available but busy with training or other task that may delay response. Request for the next closest unit to be dispatched if an incident occurs.
First Call - Unit is available again for normal response.
Out of Service - Not available for reponse. Do not dspatch unit.
Special Request - Request dispatch of a specific unit to respond to the incident.
Add - Request dispatch of a specific type of unit to respond to the incident. Exact unit determined by CAD to be the next closest available unit of requested type.
Balance of Alarm for... - Request dispatch to upgrade the call type and add appropriate units to bring total resources up to the level for the new call type.
Second Alarm - Request dispatch to upgrade the call severity and add a pre determined number of unlike units to the incident. (about twice as many units as the initial alarm.)
