NSW Mid North Coast Bushfire: RFS, NPWS & FCNSW (Rural Fire, National Parks & Forestry)

Combined Bush Fire Related: Rural Fire Service, National Parks & Forestry Corporation talkgroups mirrored from "NSW Mid North Coast GRN/PSN" stream. Shared dispatch in Sydney, so outside traffic too. Please report any problems.

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Feed Notes

Talkgroups: https://www.radioreference.com/db/tgCat/15665

To see the talk group names for each caller (alpha tags) either playback via mobile app such as https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scannerradio (or iphone equivalent)

Stream Tools:

Plot RFS 6 Digit Grid References online: https://bitsinaction.github.io/RFS_Grid_Ref_Map/

"Gladstone 1 Blue." (Unit Home, Vehicle Type, Priority Colour)

Vehicle Types:
eg Cat 1, Cat 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales_Rural_Fire_Service#Appliances

Priority/Colour Codes:
Yellow - General non-incident related call.
Blue - Operational incident related call.
Red - Urgent message, but unit/crew not in danger.
Emergency - Life-threatening situation, unit/crew in immediate danger.

Smart Phone App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scannerradio

Fire Links:

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/volunteering-with-the-rfs/Join-the-NSW-RFS Join the RFS

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me - can be delayed hours and unreliable during high activity

https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=2168b5162d61432c8b3499818a2d60df - active hotspots & burnt zones

https://www.livetraffic.com/ - large rta roads

https://myroadinfo.com.au - small council roads

https://www.facebook.com/NSW-RFS-Lower-North-Coast-Team-291448717604005/ - Macleay specific official

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1552249638122393/ - public community group

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiltandco.pocketguide - smart phone reference, includes current grid ref display

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/4365/Building-Best-Practice-Guide.pdf - improve bushfire resistance of existing homes

Radio Technicals:

RTL SDR -> Odroid N2 -> Trunk Recorder -> Liquid Soap -> NBN FW -> Broadcastify

Stream & Internet system is powered by solar battery backup, so can run in power outage assuming NBN wireless keeps working.

Join SES
https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/

Join RFS
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/volunteering-with-the-rfs/Join-the-NSW-RFS