Niagara County Fire

[Ncfirewire]

hi there are listings for the following niagara county fire channels and i always hear the dispatcher telling the companies to switch to them yet the only time ihave ever heard anything was on the ems air operations channel when mercy flight was trying to contact the landing zone is there a reason for this?


425.31250 WQCB737 M 152 DPL NC Fire2 Ops Fire Ch 2 Operations FM Fire-Tac
425.33750 WQCB737 M 174 DPL NC Fire3 Ops Fire Ch 3 Operations FM Fire-Tac
425.36250 WQCB737 M 223 DPL NC Fire4 Ops Fire Ch 4 Operations FM Fire-Tac
425.38750 WQCB737 M 343 DPL NC Fire5 M/A Fire Ch 5 Mutual Aid FM Interop
425.28750 WQCB737 M 125 DPL NC Fire6 Cmd Fire Ch 6 Command FM Fire-Tac
425.26250 WQCB737 M 051 DPL NC 7 Air Ops Fire Ch 7 EMS Air Operations FM Multi-Tac
425.43750 WQCB737 M 465 DPL NC Fire 8 PD Fire Ch 8 Police FM Fire-Tac
423.83750 WQCC455 R 125 DPL NCFDTraining Fire Training FM Fire-Talk

 

[W8RMH]

hi there are listings for the following niagara county fire channels and i always hear the dispatcher telling the companies to switch to them yet the only time ihave ever heard anything was on the ems air operations channel when mercy flight was trying to contact the landing zone is there a reason for this?


425.31250 WQCB737 M 152 DPL NC Fire2 Ops Fire Ch 2 Operations FM Fire-Tac
425.33750 WQCB737 M 174 DPL NC Fire3 Ops Fire Ch 3 Operations FM Fire-Tac
425.36250 WQCB737 M 223 DPL NC Fire4 Ops Fire Ch 4 Operations FM Fire-Tac
425.38750 WQCB737 M 343 DPL NC Fire5 M/A Fire Ch 5 Mutual Aid FM Interop
425.28750 WQCB737 M 125 DPL NC Fire6 Cmd Fire Ch 6 Command FM Fire-Tac
425.26250 WQCB737 M 051 DPL NC 7 Air Ops Fire Ch 7 EMS Air Operations FM Multi-Tac
425.43750 WQCB737 M 465 DPL NC Fire 8 PD Fire Ch 8 Police FM Fire-Tac
423.83750 WQCC455 R 125 DPL NCFDTraining Fire Training FM Fire-Talk

Note The "M" and "R" in the third column. "R" is for repeater. The transmission is re-transmitted with more power and antenna height, dispatch for example. "M" is for mobile. Usually a four watt handheld unit used at fire scenes, which can only be heard if nearby, also known as "simplex".
The reason you heard the chopper was because of their altitude.

 

[Ncfirewire]

ok thank you i never knew that. based on that info aprox. how close would i normally have to be to pick up those transmissions? i do have an antenna mounted on the roof

 

[W8RMH]

ok thank you i never knew that. based on that info aprox. how close would i normally have to be to pick up those transmissions? i do have an antenna mounted on the roof

Probably a few blocks. Depends on terrain, buildings, etc.