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Below is a table of appliance callsign suffix against appliance type.
Below is a table of unit callsign suffix against unit type.
Typical examples of appliance callsigns may be:
Examples of callsigns are:


* 'Avalon 414' being Avalon Station (41), Appliance Callsign 4 (HEM with Pump)
* 'Avalon 414' at Avalon Station (41), plus unit type 4 (HEM with Pump)
* 'Auckland 2018' being Auckland City Station (20), Appliance Callsign 18 (HAZMAT/Command Unit)
* 'Auckland 2018' at Auckland City Station (20), plus unit type 18 (HAZMAT/Command Unit)
* 'Upper Hutt Rural 9475' being Upper Hutt Rural Fire (94), Appliance Callsign 75 (Rural Tanker).
* 'Upper Hutt Rural 9475' at Upper Hutt Rural Fire (94), plus unit type 75 (Rural Tanker).


Callsigns when written are often abbreviated with the first four letters of the station name followed by the appliance callsign, for example, Auckland 2018 is often abbreviated as 'AUCK2018'. When heard on the radio, stations may omit the the Station Name all together ('2014') as a form of shorthand, but this is not official, and can risk confusion, as station numbers are repeated several times across New Zealand (but the combination of station name (including abbreviated version) along with the number, are not.
Callsigns when written are abbreviated with the first four letters of the station name followed by the station number and unit type, e.g. Auckland 2018 is written as 'AUCK2018'. Very occasionally on the radio, stations may omit the the Station Name all together (using say just '2014') as a form of shorthand, but this is not official, and can risk confusion, as station numbers are repeated several times across New Zealand (but the combination of station name (including abbreviated version) along with the numbers, are not.




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! Type !! Description
! Type !! Description
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|-
|1||Pump
|1||Pump 1
|-
|-
|2||Pump
|2||Pump 2
|-
|-
|3||Pump
|3||Pump 3
|-
|-
|4||Hydraulic Elevating Monitor (HEM) with Pump (FENZ Type 4)
|4||Hydraulic Elevating Monitor (HEM) with Pump (FENZ Type 4)
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|7||Pump Rescue Tender (PRT)
|7||Pump Rescue Tender (PRT)
|-
|-
|8||Heavy Rescue (HRT) or Technical Rescue
|8||Heavy Rescue (HRT) or Technical Rescue Tender
|-
|-
|9||Light Rescue Tender
|9||Light Rescue Tender
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|15||BA Tender
|15||BA Tender
|-
|-
|16||HAZMAT & Decontamination Unit
|16||HAZMAT Unit
|-
|-
|17||Salvage Tender
|17||Salvage Tender
|-
|-
|18||HAZMAT / Command Unit<sup>Note 1</sup>
|18||HAZMAT / Command Unit
|-
|-
|19||Courier/Van/"Other". Sometimes used by the second vehicle in an Operational Support Unit.
|19||Lighting Unit/Van/Other
|-
|-
|20||LRV (Light Response Vehicle)
|20||LRV (Light Response Vehicle)
|-
|-
|21||Bulldozer
|21||Incident Support Vehicle
|-
|-
|22||Canteen Unit (was Flat-Deck Truck)
|22||Canteen Unit (was Flat-Deck Truck)
|-
|-
|23||Sea Rescue Unit
|23||Rescue Boat
|-
|-
|24||CAFS(compressed air foam system) 4x4
|24||Lighting Unit
|-
|-
|25||Smoke Chaser
|25||Smoke Chaser
|-
|-
|26||Operational Support (until ~2012, also Fire Police Unit)
|26||Operational Support
|-
|-
|27||Helicopter
|27||Support Vehicle/Helicopter
|-
|-
|28||General Purpose Truck (Tip, Curtainsider, etc)
|28||General Purpose Truck (Tip, Curtainsider, etc)
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|29||Brigade Van or other Support Vehicle
|29||Brigade Van or other Support Vehicle
|-
|-
|30||Rural Trailer Unit
|30||Helicopter
|-
|-
|31||RFO (Rural Fire Officer)
|31||RFO (Rural Fire Officer)
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|32||Pump (HAZMAT Capable)
|32||Pump (HAZMAT Capable)
|-
|-
|33||Medical Co-responder Unit
|33||Medical Co-response Unit
|-
|-
|35||Pump Technical Rescue (PTR) (Technical Rescue + Pump)<sup>Note 2</sup>
|34||Rapid Intervention Vehicle
|-
|-
|36||Helicopter Support Unit/Trailer?
|35||Pump Technical Rescue (PTR) (Technical Rescue + Pump)<sup>
|-
|-
|38||Rural Tanker (Operated by an Urban Brigade)
|36||Rural Trailer/Helicopter
|-
|-
|40||FSO (Fire Safety Officer)
|37||Van
|-
|-
|41||FSO (Fire Safety Officer)
|38||Rural Tanker (Operated by an Urban Brigade)
|-
|-
|42||FSO (Fire Safety Officer)
|39||Fire Medical Vehicle (FMV)
|-
|-
|43||FSO (Fire Safety Officer)
|50||Relief Pump 1
|-
|-
|44||FSO (Fire Safety Officer)
|51||Relief Pump 2
|-
|-
|45||FSO (Fire Safety Officer)
|52||Relief Pump 3
|-
|-
|51||Relief Pump
|54||Trailer
|-
|52||Relief Pump
|-
|53||Relief Pump
|-
|-
|60||Tanker 2
|60||Tanker 2
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|}


Note 1: Until 2010 the '18' suffix designated a Canteen Appliance.  The only appliance to have held the '18' suffix in the years prior to this was 'Balmoral 6118' operated by the Auckland Fire Police Unit; this appliance changed callsign to 'Auckland Fire Police 8' in the early 2000s.  In 2010 the suffix was redesignated for new combination Hazardous Materials / Command and Control units being rolled out across New Zealand.
Note 2: Previous generations of Scanning Enthusiast websites have indicated that the callsign suffix '35' once designated a Technical Liason Officer (TLO).  This role is now known as a 'Hazardous Substances Advisor' (HSA) and the callsign suffix had not been used for several years prior to the commissioning of the first '35' appliance.


It should be noted that whilst the above table is generally true, there are exceptions to the rule in some areas.
It should be noted that whilst the above table is generally true, there are exceptions to the rule in some areas.

Latest revision as of 22:17, 24 September 2022

Below is a table of unit callsign suffix against unit type. Examples of callsigns are:

  • 'Avalon 414' at Avalon Station (41), plus unit type 4 (HEM with Pump)
  • 'Auckland 2018' at Auckland City Station (20), plus unit type 18 (HAZMAT/Command Unit)
  • 'Upper Hutt Rural 9475' at Upper Hutt Rural Fire (94), plus unit type 75 (Rural Tanker).

Callsigns when written are abbreviated with the first four letters of the station name followed by the station number and unit type, e.g. Auckland 2018 is written as 'AUCK2018'. Very occasionally on the radio, stations may omit the the Station Name all together (using say just '2014') as a form of shorthand, but this is not official, and can risk confusion, as station numbers are repeated several times across New Zealand (but the combination of station name (including abbreviated version) along with the numbers, are not.


Type Description
1 Pump 1
2 Pump 2
3 Pump 3
4 Hydraulic Elevating Monitor (HEM) with Pump (FENZ Type 4)
5 Hydraulic Elevating Platform (HEP ) (Snorkel) (FENZ Type 5)
6 Turntable Ladder (FENZ Type 6)
7 Pump Rescue Tender (PRT)
8 Heavy Rescue (HRT) or Technical Rescue Tender
9 Light Rescue Tender
10 Four Wheel Drive / Rural Unit
11 Tanker
12 Hose Layer
13 Foam Tender
14 Command Unit
15 BA Tender
16 HAZMAT Unit
17 Salvage Tender
18 HAZMAT / Command Unit
19 Lighting Unit/Van/Other
20 LRV (Light Response Vehicle)
21 Incident Support Vehicle
22 Canteen Unit (was Flat-Deck Truck)
23 Rescue Boat
24 Lighting Unit
25 Smoke Chaser
26 Operational Support
27 Support Vehicle/Helicopter
28 General Purpose Truck (Tip, Curtainsider, etc)
29 Brigade Van or other Support Vehicle
30 Helicopter
31 RFO (Rural Fire Officer)
32 Pump (HAZMAT Capable)
33 Medical Co-response Unit
34 Rapid Intervention Vehicle
35 Pump Technical Rescue (PTR) (Technical Rescue + Pump)
36 Rural Trailer/Helicopter
37 Van
38 Rural Tanker (Operated by an Urban Brigade)
39 Fire Medical Vehicle (FMV)
50 Relief Pump 1
51 Relief Pump 2
52 Relief Pump 3
54 Trailer
60 Tanker 2
61 Tanker 3
62 Tanker 4
63 Tanker 5
70 Rural Pump
71 First Rural Pump
72 Second Rural Pump
73 Rural Pump
74 Rural Pump
75 First Rural Tanker
76 Second Rural Tanker
77 Rural Tanker
78 Rural Tanker
79 Rural Tanker
80 Rural Command Unit


It should be noted that whilst the above table is generally true, there are exceptions to the rule in some areas.