fire brigade

[kath]

hello
do the fire brigade help the ambulance service because our lad was ill so we called for an ambulance
and the fire brigade turned up and there were using tetra handhelds
thanks a lot kath

[Firecrest55]

All uk emergency services use tetra handhelds, FIRE - AMBULANCE - POLICE, COASTGUARDS- RESCUE HELICOPTERS ( air ambulance & police also). The fire service may have had a ems paramedic onboard and was closer than the ambulance to you so they called in to see whats wrong whilst the road ambulance was on route.

[jaybranch]

Yep, ALL emergency services across the UK have gone digital... but Firecrest is right, the Fire unit may have had a paramedic on board, hence the reason they called in first.... they may have heard the call on a group channel.

The fire service do of course still retain the use of analogue handsets for on-scene use. Frequencies are:

457.0375 Channel 1
457.0875 Channel 2
457.0125 Channel 3
457.1875 Channel 4
457.1375 Channel 5
457.2375 Channel 6

[kath]

i think thats it
it was a fireman who looked at him
thanks a lot kath