FRNSW Appliance Callsign Prefix
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 6:04 pm
Below is a list of FRNSW appliance callsign prefixes that I have put together. If there are others I will add them to the list.
(Updated 11/2022)
AC - Area Commander
AP - Aerial Pumper
AVI - Aviation
BC - Bulk Carrier
BT - Bulk Tanker
CAP - CAFS Aerial Pump
CFR - Community First Response
CP - CAFS Pumper
CT - CAFS Tanker
DC - Duty Commander
FIRU - Fire Investigation and Research Unit
FLTO - Feet Officer
Flyer - Pumper (001 CoS only)
H - HazMat
HART - HazMat Advisory Response Team
HC - HazMat CAFS
HD - Hazmat Decontamination
HH - Heavy HazMat (no longer official, however still in use)
HP - HazMat Pumper
HT - HazMat Tanker
HS - HazMat Support
HR - Heavy Rescue (no longer official, however still in use)
ICV - Incident Command Vehicle (no longer used, now MCC)
K9 - FIRU Accelerant Detector Dogs
L - Ladder
LP - Ladder Platform
LSV - Logistics Support Vehicle
LT - Light Tanker
MCC - Mobile Command Centre
P - Pumper
R - Rescue
RHP - Rehab Pod
RP - Rescue Pumper
Runner - Pumper (001 CoS only)
RV - Rehab Van
SEI - Senior Instructor
SEV - Service Exchange Vehicle (marking only, not a callsign)
STP - Strike Team Pumper
STT - Strike Team Tanker
T - Tanker
Tender - Crew bus
TP - Training Pumper
TT - Training Tanker
TR - Technical Rescue
USAR - Urban Search and Rescue
ZC - Zone Commander
***A - Primary Pumper
***B - Secondary Pumper
***S - SEV Secondary Pumper
(Updated 11/2022)
AC - Area Commander
AP - Aerial Pumper
AVI - Aviation
BC - Bulk Carrier
BT - Bulk Tanker
CAP - CAFS Aerial Pump
CFR - Community First Response
CP - CAFS Pumper
CT - CAFS Tanker
DC - Duty Commander
FIRU - Fire Investigation and Research Unit
FLTO - Feet Officer
Flyer - Pumper (001 CoS only)
H - HazMat
HART - HazMat Advisory Response Team
HC - HazMat CAFS
HD - Hazmat Decontamination
HH - Heavy HazMat (no longer official, however still in use)
HP - HazMat Pumper
HT - HazMat Tanker
HS - HazMat Support
HR - Heavy Rescue (no longer official, however still in use)
ICV - Incident Command Vehicle (no longer used, now MCC)
K9 - FIRU Accelerant Detector Dogs
L - Ladder
LP - Ladder Platform
LSV - Logistics Support Vehicle
LT - Light Tanker
MCC - Mobile Command Centre
P - Pumper
R - Rescue
RHP - Rehab Pod
RP - Rescue Pumper
Runner - Pumper (001 CoS only)
RV - Rehab Van
SEI - Senior Instructor
SEV - Service Exchange Vehicle (marking only, not a callsign)
STP - Strike Team Pumper
STT - Strike Team Tanker
T - Tanker
Tender - Crew bus
TP - Training Pumper
TT - Training Tanker
TR - Technical Rescue
USAR - Urban Search and Rescue
ZC - Zone Commander
***A - Primary Pumper
***B - Secondary Pumper
***S - SEV Secondary Pumper