LA Co FD TSD Twitter Updates

These Tweets are from the Los Angeles County Fire Department Technical Services Division, the USAR task force updates show up in these Tweets.
I posted a new photo to Facebook http://fb.me/CNYiQu4f posted Jul 20, 2010 4:45pm PDT
I posted a new photo to Facebook http://fb.me/CI0fbfJh posted Jul 6, 2010 1:25pm PDT
The 132nd Recruit Class is graduation is in process at the Cecil R. Gehr Fire Combat Training Center.... http://fb.me/C1yrWf1Z posted Jul 2, 2010 10:25am PDT
On Friday May 21st, the firefighters enrolled in the UCLA-Daniel Freeman Paramedic School Class 32 will be... http://bit.ly/9zR9Bm posted May 7, 2010 1:35pm PDT


LA County fire uses Blue 8 in the UHF band as a primary dispatch frequency. Blue 1, 3, 6 & 12 are tactical radio frequencies that are each handled by a dispatcher to coordinate units in the field. The White frequencies are used in the field as fireground channels.
Los Angeles County Fire Department UHF Frequencies
470.5625Blue 1csq
470.4375Blue 2csq
470.6125Blue 3csq
470.5125Blue 4csq
470.6625Blue 5csq
470.4125Blue 6csq
470.4625Blue 7csq
470.5375Blue 8csq
470.6375Blue 9csq
470.3625Blue 10csq
470.5875Blue 11csq
470.4875Blue 12csq


LA County Fire uses the VHF band for tactical communications in the field.
Los Angeles County Fire Department VHF Frequencies
154.4300LAC Tac 17csq
154.3400LAC Tac 18csq
154.4000LAC Tac 19 csq
153.8300LAC Tac 20100.0
154.0700LAC Tac 21151.4
159.0900LAC Tac 22151.4
154.4150LAC Tac 23151.4
158.9700LAC Tac 24151.4


LA County Fire also uses the VHF band for communications with other departments.
State vhf 'White' frequencies
154.2800White 1csq
154.2650White 2csq
154.2950White 3csq

Additional VHF frequencies using the White designation within LA County.
153.8300Wtac - White 4 Used For Mutual Aid100.0
156.0750CALCORD - White 5 California On-Scene Coordination Channelcsq
155.325LAAFCA - White 6 - Rapid Intervention Crew97.4
155.400LAAFCA - White 7 - Rapid Intervention Crew79.7
150.775LAAFCA - White 8 - Rapid Intervention Crew97.4
155.355LAAFCA - White 9 - Rapid Intervention Crew94.8
155.3400HEAr - White 10 Hospital Council Admin Radiocsq
154.1600FNET2 Oes White 11 La Countycsq
154.2200FNEt4 Oes White 12 Orange Countycsq
155.1600MRA White 13 Search & Rescue151.4
164.8625USRT1 FEMA/USAR White 14 V-Tac1 USAR Operations74.4
165.6625USRT2 FEMA/USAR White 15 V-Tac2 USAR Operations74.4
163.1000USRT3 FEMA/USAR White 16 V-Cmd1 USAR Operations74.4
  

Common radio codes used on LA County frequencies
  • CODE A Arson investigator requested
  • CODE D Investigator requested
  • CODE F Fatality incident
  • CODE L Request Law Enforcement
  • CODE N Newsworthy Incident, notify Press
  • CODE R Respond Lights & Siren { Code 3 }
  • NON-CODE R Respond without Siren { Code 2 }
  
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