BFD Communications

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In October 1923, the first use of fire service two-way radio in the United States was introduced in Boston. Initially used for communications with the fireboats, the simultaneous transmission of alarms by radio was commenced on June 26, 1928

Special Signals

Our Neighborhood

SIGNAL BOOSTERS

The State Building Code requires that all buildings with a few exceptions, provide reliable radio communications for firefighters.

Signal Boosters operating on frequencies licensed to the BFD must comply with the BFD Fire Fighter Communication System Requirements

Fire Alarm Box Patent

Fire Box Operating Instructions

NEW! - Automated Station Alerting
(Right click - Save - Open)

Boston Firefighters utilize 4 repeated channels for fireground operations, 1 channel for station alerting, and 5 channels for tactical operations. If you own a scanner here are the frequencies that will allow you to listen in.

Portable Radio Zone Chart

UHF Channel Plan
All radios assigned to firefighting units comply with the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region's channel plan, The plan provides 6 interoperability zones used by the 9 member communities.

Fireground Communications

This is a collection of audio recordings of various fires over the last 40 years.

Voice Radio Communications Guide

This guide to firefighter communications systems is geared towards system planners but should be a "must-read" for all fire fighters

The Metro/Boston Homeland Security Region has created an APP to provide a quick reference guide for Public Safety Communications in our region.

Search for My-EOP (or myeop) in the “App Store” (Apple) or the “Play Store” (Android).

Install My-EOP on your device. - Accept app permissions.

Open My-EOP. - Accept the terms and conditions.

Enter your code in the search box. MBHSRTFOG

Once our plan is displayed, click on the plan to download

Enter the password useyourradio

Once the file is downloaded you may enter the plan. From that point forward when you open My-EOP you will see that plan on your available plan list.