Fire Callsign Types
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Below is a table of unit callsign suffix against unit type. Examples of callsigns are:
- 'Avalon 414' at Avalon Station (41), plus unit type 4 (HEM with Pump)
- 'Auckland 2018' at Auckland City Station (20), plus unit type 18 (HAZMAT/Command Unit)
- 'Upper Hutt Rural 9475' at Upper Hutt Rural Fire (94), plus unit type 75 (Rural Tanker).
Callsigns when written are abbreviated with the first four letters of the station name followed by the station number and unit type, e.g. Auckland 2018 is written as 'AUCK2018'. Very occasionally on the radio, stations may omit the the Station Name all together (using say just '2014') as a form of shorthand, but this is not official, and can risk confusion, as station numbers are repeated several times across New Zealand (but the combination of station name (including abbreviated version) along with the numbers, are not.
Type | Description |
---|---|
1 | Pump 1 |
2 | Pump 2 |
3 | Pump 3 |
4 | Hydraulic Elevating Monitor (HEM) with Pump (FENZ Type 4) |
5 | Hydraulic Elevating Platform (HEP ) (Snorkel) (FENZ Type 5) |
6 | Turntable Ladder (FENZ Type 6) |
7 | Pump Rescue Tender (PRT) |
8 | Heavy Rescue (HRT) or Technical Rescue Tender |
9 | Light Rescue Tender |
10 | Four Wheel Drive / Rural Unit |
11 | Tanker |
12 | Hose Layer |
13 | Foam Tender |
14 | Command Unit |
15 | BA Tender |
16 | HAZMAT Unit |
17 | Salvage Tender |
18 | HAZMAT / Command Unit |
19 | Lighting Unit/Van/Other |
20 | LRV (Light Response Vehicle) |
21 | Incident Support Vehicle |
22 | Canteen Unit (was Flat-Deck Truck) |
23 | Rescue Boat |
24 | Lighting Unit |
25 | Smoke Chaser |
26 | Operational Support |
27 | Support Vehicle/Helicopter |
28 | General Purpose Truck (Tip, Curtainsider, etc) |
29 | Brigade Van or other Support Vehicle |
30 | Helicopter |
31 | RFO (Rural Fire Officer) |
32 | Pump (HAZMAT Capable) |
33 | Medical Co-response Unit |
34 | Rapid Intervention Vehicle |
35 | Pump Technical Rescue (PTR) (Technical Rescue + Pump) |
36 | Rural Trailer/Helicopter |
37 | Van |
38 | Rural Tanker (Operated by an Urban Brigade) |
39 | Fire Medical Vehicle (FMV) |
50 | Relief Pump 1 |
51 | Relief Pump 2 |
52 | Relief Pump 3 |
54 | Trailer |
60 | Tanker 2 |
61 | Tanker 3 |
62 | Tanker 4 |
63 | Tanker 5 |
70 | Rural Pump |
71 | First Rural Pump |
72 | Second Rural Pump |
73 | Rural Pump |
74 | Rural Pump |
75 | First Rural Tanker |
76 | Second Rural Tanker |
77 | Rural Tanker |
78 | Rural Tanker |
79 | Rural Tanker |
80 | Rural Command Unit |
It should be noted that whilst the above table is generally true, there are exceptions to the rule in some areas.