City 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.

  • Last Modified on 08/07/2006 11:05:17