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"WA Equine Bushfire Alerts
19 minutes ago
Saturday 28/3/15. 1610hrs
#WAEBA Heads Up
#Julimar (Shire of #Toodyay) #WesternAustralia.
#bushfire.
Reported as Munyerring Spring Rd nearest x Bindoon-Dewars Pool Rd
"
Bombers are on the way - operating on ch621

2 Helis flown over on ...

From social media
"WA Equine Bushfire Alerts
7 minutes ago
Thursday 26/3/15. 1817hrs
#WAEBA Heads Up.
#Wattleup / #Beeliar (City of #Cockburn) #WesternAustralia.
#bushfire.
Reported as Harry Wearing Reserve - East side of Pearse Rd nearest x Russell Rd

::Latest Update::
100m x 50m. Burning in ...

From social media

WA Equine Bushfire Alerts
10 minutes ago
Thursday 26/3/15. 1220hrs
#WAEBA Heads Up
#Morangup (Shire of #Toodyay) #WesternAustralia.
88 3rd alarm #bushfire.
Reported as Morangup Rd nearest x Toodyay Rd

::Latest Update::
Threat to property
DFES watch and act requested for the ...

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"Wednesday 25/3/15. 1544hrs
#WAEBA Heads Up.
#Culham (Shire of #Toodyay) #WesternAustralia.
#bushfire.
Reported as Rockdale Rd nearest x Beard Rd
All Toodyay BFB appliances being mobilised."

Chief said 20 acres(or hectares) in size

Metro Comms Plans
(Mid band/High band)

North
MNC1 ch28/247
MNC2 na/294
MNE1 34/346
MNE2 37/110

Central
MCC1 29/231
MCE1 38/142
MCE2 32/260
MCE3 na/206
MCE4 na/238

South
MSC1 35/109
MSE1 40/221
MSE2 44/218
MSE3 36/139

Air Support
Primary 23/644
Secondary 16/621



I have gathered a bunch ...

Also, although 6AR and 6IP are technically separate networks and they can delink them from each other, I haven't heard them do it in many years. Unless they do I don't know what WAERN repeater belongs to which

They did this recently when one was clogged up with someone's pressure switch held ...

Iv used warsug for a number of years so it's only fair to give back to a great site.

South West District VHF Network 14/15

FRS 6AR
Bunbury ch372
Eaton- Australind / Dunsborough ch354
All other volunteers 355

Command
TARA Bunbury Ch271
TARA Augusta/Margaret River. Ch253
Ch 145, 196, 198 and ...

What would be the benefit of DFES going digital? Is it purely to stop people from listening in?
WAPOL and SJA gave out personal information that was of privacy concern, but what sensitive information do DFES actually broadcast?

I'd be guessing that 372 is a command channel

I can confirm that 372 is a 6IP/6AR command channel.

I was traveling down south yesterday and was listening on my handheld 92xlt (using the stock antenna-no car mount)
Ch 217 (Huntley) is great from outside of Pinjarra all the way to Harvey (a ...

thankyou !

Can you please dedicate the ground channel stream to the Stoneville/Parkerville/Mt Helena fire channels and make it priority over helitacs. There are many people relying on the stream to find out information such as whether they need to evacuate/ if their street has been impacted etc. Just this once ...