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Call Signs and Appliances updated inline with Firelink Project
The main purpose of the Firelink project is to provide the FRS with the communication facilities necessary to mobilise resources in response to any 999 call and maintain communications between the control room and incident commander. The project will replace each fire and rescue services' current main scheme radio technology with, for the first time, a single wide area communications capability in England, Scotland and Wales.
Firelink will be more than just a replacement radio system. It will support national roaming for all fire and rescue service vehicles, allowing resources to work beyond their own boundaries and communicate more readily with the police and ambulance service. It will also bring better voice quality and improved security.
Further Information can be found at FRS Online
New National Call Signs introduced to Mid and West Wales FRS on 20th May 2008
FWM 17 P 1
F = Fire, W = Wales, M = Mid and West Wales, 17 = Station No, P 1= Pump 1
Key to New Firelink Codes;
P1 and P2 = First and second Pumping appliance (Water Ladder (WRL)/ Rescue Pump (RP) )
L1 = Light Pump (Landrover 4x4 Defender 110/ T5 Pumping Vehicle)
L2 = Light Pump/ Co Responding Vehicle
V1 = Co Responding Vehicle
R1 = Rescue Tender
R2 = Rope Rescue Vehicle
A1 = Aerial Appliance
T1 = Landrover non Pumping
T2/T3/T4/T5 = Prime Mover/ Multi purpose vehicles
T6/T7/T8/T9 = New Dimension Vehicles
B1 = Boat (Milford Haven)
W1/W2 = Water Carrier/ Hose Layer
S1/S2 = Foam Tender/ Foam Equipment
C1 = Incident Command
H1 = Chemical incident Unit (CIU)
N200-299 Boats (inflatables)
N581-589 = New Dimension Mass Decontamination Units
N590-599 = New Dimension Mass Decontamination Rerobe Units
N600-699 = Trailer Pumps
N800-899 = Operational Support Pods
N900-979 = Water Management
N980-989 = New Dimension High Volume Pump/ High Volume Hose Layer
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