WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

success reporting 3rd alarm scrub fire at the St Claire Gardens in Atwell. Air Intel advising comcen the fire will jump the freeway soon. smoke is impacting gateway shopping centre.

rockingam 1st reporting 8-8 3rd alarm scrub at KARNUP RD BALDIVIS X YOUNG RD. properties under immediate threat. fire spreading on both sides of karnup road.

10/1/19 1628: multiple spot fires being reported, but there are little appliances able to attend due to being sent to other incidents

Boat fire at Geordie Bay in Rottnest. Rottnest LT 2 turning out and has requested further Rottnest appliances to be paged for BA.
1450: Rottnest Pump turning out, LT 2 arrived 6-6

Also, depending on conditions and your equipment, you might actually have a chance of receiving the Bunbury VHF-high repeater on 163.7125, but as I previously mentioned, you wouldn't hear turnouts for appliances in that area since they don't call in via the radio. Edit: just checked the WAERN channe...

SurfCom run a DMR repeater network throughout WA, Margret River's frequency would be 164.5875, TS 1 and CC 1, main talkgroup of 200. DFES don't seem to have a command channel repeater out that far, since it's so far north. You could possibly get ambulances calling into hospitals around 78.7125. If y...

Merry Christmas WARSUG-gers, snapped some pictures of Jurien Bay's VFRS appliances while they were doing their Santa run, here they are. Jurien Bay LT (LT-564, 825068) https://i.imgur.com/64ZyuGG.jpg https://i.imgur.com/LqiyiOz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kmr1jcU.jpg Jurien Bay HSR (HSR-12, 818065) http...

Malaga once again reporting a 3rd alarm scrub fire at HEPBURN AV BALLAJURA X BELLEFIN DR at Cullacabardee. Control point is now located 8 Lake Farm Retreat at Hepburn Avenue, old CP was at Armadale Bunnings. Air support on scene. Comms plan is MCC1.

1245: CP relocated to 12 Lake Farm Retreat

https://warsug.info/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5454 Mandurah 1st CFRS have new appliances for a while now, UPHR-28 (812041) and LT-574 (825065). Rottnest LT 2 is LT-289 (81340). Waroona VFES has one 2.4B U134 (859032), one 2.4U (816050), and 2 LT's, LT 1 is LT-406 (81440) and LT 2 is LT-509 (81842). Th...

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of the voice quality on digital modes. Even listening to SurfCom from my house, to the nearest station in Mandurah just sounds terrible, the voices are very washed out, but you get the occasional good quality. Analouge is still much better for voice quality, unless you have e...

Malaga reporting 3rd alarm scrub fire at ALEXANDER DR and BEACH RD, in KOONDOOLA. Air support is enroute. Comms plan is MCC1. 3rd alarm, level 1 incident, fire size is 1 hectare, fire movement stopped, fire was headed NE with SE wind at 20-30 km/h prior, 1 hour to control, CP is at the Koondoola Wat...

I didn't even consider that, that's a much better idea.

3rd alarm bushfire in Kwinana at The Spectacles. 500 metres and heading north rapidly, Hope Valley has requested air support, but they're currently unavailable. 1442: 6AR advises 2 helitacks are now inbound 1445: Fire has spread 600 metres since reported, new CP is now at the Mandogalup fire station...

3rd alarm bushfire in Roleystone. Roughly 50 crew on scene. Not contained or controlled, wind is picking up.
TREE, GRASS, SCRUB FIRE ROLEYSTONE CONTROL- MCE1 CH 42 0 BLK SPRINGDALE RD KARRAGULLEN UBD PER354K-7 INC 461995

2nd alarm hazmat/structure fire at Boulder avenue, Redcliffe. 1 shed and most of the backyard was involved. Fire is out now, asbestos found in the shed. SET enroute. Airport fire services assisted. 1007: DO Perth advising a secondary fire has been found in the roof space of a neighbouring property, ...

3rd alarm bushfire in Bullsbrook. Bullsbrook LT confirming incident is 3rd alarm and has requested air support, WAPOL and Swan Chief. Houses under threat. Incident known as North Road Control. 0805: North Road Control advises the fire is 5 hectares, will affect the Great Northern Highway, is current...