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 Call signs are used to communicate with
fire control and other appliances by radio, and are also used to
mobilise appliances via the turnout system.
Every fire appliance in Hereford and
Worcester has it's own call sign, currently made up of two digits to identify the
station that it is from, and a single digit to identify the type of
appliance it is. Equipment that is towed is prefixed with a letter and "new dimensions" vehicles
(appliances supplied by government) have their own style call
signs. These can all be seen in the table
below.
National Call Sign Project.
There is currently a national project
underway to
introduce a new national digital radio and data system, which requires
every fire service vehicle in the country to have a unique call sign in the same format.
Call signs in fire
services across the country will be changing in the near future, with
some services, eg.Shropshire, already using the new call signs. Services
that use letters to identify stations, need to change to numbers.
The new call sign system is a seven
character system, made up of emergency service, region, county, station,
appliance type and number.
FRS
Area Characters : E = Hereford & Worcester, H = Shropshire, M =
West Mids
Appliance
Type Characters : A
= Aerial, B = Boat, C = Command, F = Fire Investigation, H = Haz Mat,
P
= Pump, R
= Rescue, S = Op's Support, T
= Transport, W = Water
Officers
will also have a similar call sign:
For
example - FFES001,
FFE
= as above
S
= Station Manager
001
= Identifying digits.
Role
Characters :
F
= Firefighter, C = Crew Manager, W =
Watch Manager, G = Group Manager, A = Area Manager,
B = Brigade Manager.
The new call signs will mainly be used to
transmit data via a data system and only rarely will be used to
speak via radio. When used to transmit a voice message, the call
signs may be shortened when used within own service area.
| Station
Number |
Location |
Current
Callsign |
Crewing |
Type |
|
19 |
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) |
M54
M55
M56
S131
S132
S133
S134
S135
S138 |
USAR
Team |
USAR
Prime Mover 1
USAR
Prime Mover 2
USAR
Prime Mover 3
USAR
Module 1
USAR
Module 2
USAR
Module 3
USAR
Module 4
USAR
Module 5
USAR
Crew Bus |
|
21 |
Worcester |
211
212
213
215
B215
216 |
Wholetime
Wholetime
Retained
-
-
- |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
Pump
2
Landrover
Boat
Aerial
Ladder Platform |
|
22 |
Stourport
on Severn |
221
224
225
E225 |
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained |
Pump
1
Argocat
Pinzgauer
Environment
Protection Unit |
|
23 |
Bewdley |
231
237 |
Retained
Retained |
Pump
1
Water
Carrier |
|
24 |
Kidderminster |
241
242
M10
& P10 |
Retained
Wholetime
- |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
High
Volume Pump (Mover & Pod) |
|
25 |
Bromsgrove |
251
252
256 |
Retained
Wholetime
- |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
Hydraulic
Platform |
|
26 |
Droitwich
Spa |
261
262
268
269
IR21 |
Retained
Day
Crewed
Retained
-
- |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
Incident
Support Unit
ISU
Support (Car)
Incident
Response Unit |
|
27 |
Redditch |
271
272
273 |
Retained
Wholetime
Retained |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
Pump
2 |
|
28 |
Evesham |
281
282
285
B285
E285
287 |
Retained
Day
Crewed
-
-
-
Retained |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
Landrover
Boat
Environment
Protection Unit
Water
Carrier |
|
29 |
Pebworth |
291 |
Retained |
Pump
1 |
|
30 |
Broadway |
302 |
Retained |
Rescue
Pump |
|
31 |
Pershore |
311 |
Retained |
Pump
1 |
|
32 |
Upton
upon Severn |
322 |
Retained |
Rescue
Pump |
|
33 |
Training
Centre |
331
332 |
-
- |
Training
Appliance
Training
Appliance |
|
41 |
Malvern |
411
412
414
415
418 |
Retained
Day
Crewed
-
-
Retained |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
Argocat
Pinzgauer
Command
Support Unit |
|
42 |
Ledbury |
421
422 |
Retained
Retained |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump |
|
43 |
Fownhope |
431 |
Retained |
Pump
1 |
|
44 |
Ross
on Wye |
441
442
447 |
Retained
Retained
Retained |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
Water
Carrier |
|
45 |
Whitchurch |
451
455 |
Retained
Retained |
Pump
1
Restricted
Access Vehicle |
|
46 |
Hereford |
461
462
463
466
468
IR22 |
Wholetime
Wholetime
Retained
-
-
- |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
Pump
2
Aerial
Ladder Platform
Pinzgauer
& Boat
Incident
Response Unit |
|
47 |
Ewyas
Harold |
471 |
Retained |
Pump
1 |
|
48 |
Eardisley |
481 |
Retained |
Pump
1 |
|
49 |
Kington |
492 |
Retained |
Rescue
Pump |
|
50 |
Leintwardine |
501 |
Retained |
Pump
1 |
|
51 |
Kingsland |
511 |
Retained |
Pump
1 |
|
52 |
Leominster |
521
522
|
Retained
Retained
|
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump
|
|
53 |
Tenbury
Wells |
531
532 |
Retained
Retained |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump |
|
54 |
Bromyard |
541
542 |
Retained Retained |
Pump
1
Rescue
Pump |
|
55 |
Peterchurch |
552
555 |
Retained
Retained |
Rescue
Pump
Restricted
Access Vehicle |
|
Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service call
signs for adjacent stations |
|
(Note : Shropshire have now changed to
the new national call signs) |
|
06 |
Cleobury Mortimer |
FFH06P2 |
Retained |
Rescue Pump |
|
08 |
Craven Arms |
FFH08P1 |
Retained |
Pump |
|
11
|
Ludlow
|
FFH11P2
FFH11S1
|
Retained
Retained
|
Rescue Pump
Ford
Ranger
|
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