Last Modified on 08/07/2006 11:05:17City of Phoenix Fire Department
Radio Frequencies
The Phoenix Fire Department uses VHF for all of our dispatching and tactical radio traffic. The Phoenix Fire Department scanner frequencies are:
Deck Channel Frequency Function White 1 154.190 Dispatch (Phoenix) White 2 154.250 East Phoenix White 3 154.070 West Phoenix White 4 154.280 Mutual Aid White 5 153.830 Northeast Phoenix White 6 154.310 Northwest Phoenix White 7 154.145 Tempe White 8 153.770 South Phoenix White 9 155.670 West Phoenix White 10 151.370 Far North Phoenix White 11 154.025 Scottsdale Blue 1 154.430 Chandler Blue 2 155.955 Chandler Blue 11 154.190 Dispatch (Phoenix) Blue 12 154.085 Buckeye
Regional Dispatch Assignments
If you've ever listened on a fire department scanner, you would hear that each fire station and apparatus is assigned an identification number. Each city in the Valley has its own number assignments. Here is the list of cities with their assigned numbers:001 – 099 Phoenix 101 – 109 Sun City West 122 – 129 El Mirage 131 – 139 Sun City 141 – 149 Daisy Mountain 151 – 159 Glendale 161 – 169 Tolleson 171 – 179 Avondale 181 – 189 Goodyear 191 – 199 Peoria 201 – 229 Mesa 231 – 239 Sun Lakes 241 – 249 Guadalupe 251 – 259 Gilbert 261 – 269 Apache Junction 271 – 279 Tempe 281 – 289 Chandler 291 – 299 Salt River 301 – 309 Surprise 311 – 319 Town of Buckeye 321 – 329 Buckeye Valley 331 – 339 Black Canyon City 341 – 349 Tonopah 351 – 359 Palo Verde Nuclear 361 – 369 Luke Air Force Base 371 – 379 Harquahala 381 – 389 Gila Bend 401 – 409 Fort McDowell 421 – 439 Gila River 601 – 629 Scottsdale 701 – 799 Phoenix Adaptive Units* 801 – 899 Rural Metro 2001 – 2299 Mesa Adaptive Units* 2801 – 2899 Chandler Adaptive Units* * Apparatus assigned to high-volume stations to provide additional resources in the area or provide move-up capabilities within the PFDRDC. This means the apparatus moves geographically where needed to fill voids due to high activity, training or service repairs.