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EMERGENCY SERVICES FREQUENCIES

Tasmanian Fire Service

The Tasmanian Fire Brigade is active on it's main frequency of 79.0375 around the Hobart area. It is important to remember that due to Hobart being a quieter city compared to Melbourne, Sydney, etc that you can get long periods of inactivity on their frequencies. When they are active you will often hear something like "Clarence Street Control" which does not mean that is a fire station base, instead it is the location of the scene the fire-fighters are at. The other two frequencies of interest are the major incident Simplex (No.1 + 2), they are often used when co-ordinating bushfires. Please note you normally will only be able to pick up anything if it's a nearby fire. I've found the transmissions don't go very far. (Maybe 3-5 kilometres?)

Hobart Primary, also used in Launceston, Burnie, N-W Region, S-E Region and Training
79.0375
Hobart Secondary and Devonport
78.0625
Hobart Secondary Handheld Simplex
412.175
412.075
Major Incident - Simplex No.1
79.9375
Major Incident - Simplex No.2
79.8375
Major Incident - Simplex No.3
77.000
Major Incident - Simplex No.4
76.4875
Major Incident - Simplex No.5
76.0375
Incident Repeater (Inactive?)
77.7500
Southern Midlands, New Norfolk and Northern Suburbs of Hobart
78.5625
S-E Region including Richmond, Port Arthur, Dodges Ferry, N-E Region and Tamar Valley
78.6500
Tasman Peninsula
78.3375
Bothwell
79.5000
N & S-E Region, King Island and Northern Suburbs of Hobart
79.5625
For info on Northern Tasmania Frequencies click here.

Often when listening to the Fire Brigade you will hear 'Wilco' which means 'will comply' and message understood. Most transmissions will be short and simple with the fire truck simply saying arrived at the scene, also remember that "FireComm" is the name for 'base'.

Some codes used: code orange or code 3 are normal road conditions and code red or code 1 is lights and sirens.

Tasmanian Ambulance Service and Saint Johns Ambulance Service

We have three Ambulance services operating in Tasmania, the Government-run Public Ambulance Service, Saint John's First Aid and Volunteer Ambulance Service and Ambulance Private. The private Ambulance service may have radio communications but claim to use mobile phones (according to their website.) I find the Ambulance services very quiet, most of the communications are done before they leave. You will notice that "T.A.S" is their name for 'base'.

TAS Repeaters

413.700

78.4125 (Mt. Rummney) 78.9125 (Mt. Faulkner) 79.0875 (Mt. Hobbs)

413.7 is the 'magic bullet' - it will replace 3 in your scanner.

Hobart and Southern Tasmania
413.700 (Repeats grey freqs)
79.0875
78.9125
78.4125
77.2375
81.4125
81.5875
Huonville
78.9250
Tasman Peninsula
78.8625
Southern Tasmania (Not heard in Hobart)
79.0875
For info on Northern Tasmania Frequencies click here.

Saint Johns
76.9125
469.5250
470.0000
470.1500
470.4000
472.1500
472.2000
Regional Hospitals Simplex
77.8400
Car to car Simplex
77.1250

For info on Police and the EDACS network click here.

Disclaimer: Scan Hobart wishes you to enjoy the scanning hobby. Note it is against the law to use a scanner to assist in completing a crime/offence, furthermore listening to any phone call is illegal (incl. seaphone) - You can be prosecuted. Any person considering using frequencies to "chase" emergency services is not welcome. Scan Hobart claims no responsibility how you use the information provided by our service.