NSW RFS AVIATION

*** AVIATION ***

Aircraft used by the R.F.S (Rural Fire) & NPWS (National Parks)

• Fixed wing aircraft – bombers
• Fixed wing aircraft (light) reconnaissance/air attack
• Rotary aircraft – light helicopters
• Rotary aircraft – medium helicopters
• Rotary aircraft – heavy lift helicopters
•  BK 117 helicopter (formerly Polair 5)
•  Air Crane helicopter
•  L-100-30 (model 382G) Hercules (Thor)
• DC 10 Air Tanker (Southern Belle) 

 **** AIRCRAFT REGISTRATIONS ****

Boeing 737 Fireliner (RFS-Marie Bashir) (Ex Coulston Aviation) Tail No = 138
RJ-85 Rockwell Turbo Aero Commander aka 'Boomer' (Agair) VH-HPY = Birddog 275
AS350 Squirrel (Touchdown Helicopters) VH-TSV = Firebird 227
Bell 205 (Touchdown Helicopters) VHOXE = Helitak 223
Bell 205 (Touchdown Helicopters) VH-OXI = Helitak 229
EC-145 (Truenorth Helicopters) VH-TNG = Helitak 294
Bell 212 (Kestrel Helicopters) VH-KHY = Helitak 332
Bell 212 (Kestrel Helicopters) VH-NEN = Helitak 337
Bell 412 (Kestrel Helicopters) VH-KHU = Helitak 346
Bell 212 (Kestrel Helicopters) VH-KHO = Helitak 333
AS350 Squirrel (Microflight) VH-YJB = Firebird 286
Kawasaki BK117 (Helitreck) VH-FHB = Helitak 225
Bell 204B (Eagle Copters Aust) VH-VRC = Helitak 297
RJ85 (Conair) (RFS) C-GVFK = Birddog 165?
AS350 Squirrel (RFS) VH-NFO = Firebird 200
Kawasaki BK117 (RFS) VH-VRP = Helitak 201
AS350 Squirrel (NPWS) VH-ZHG = Parkair 3
Eurocopter EC145 ()  VH-JWO = Helitak 276
Aerospatiale AS350 (Heli Survey) VH-ZHM = Firebird 260
Aerospatiale AS350 (Heli Survey) VH-ZMH = Firebird 296
Bell 412 (Wildcat Helicopters) C-FWTQ = Helitak 274
Bell 212 (Microflight) VH-JJR = Helitak 338
Bell 212 (Kestrel Aviation) VH-NSY = Helitak 330
AS350 Squirrel (Touchdown Helicopters) VH-AGL = Firebird 224
Bell 212 (Valhalla Helicopters Inc) C-GIUP = Helitak 251
Bell 205 (Valhalla Helicopters Inc) C-FPSZ = Helitak 252
AS350 Squirrel (Microflight) VH-ZHS = Firebird 303
Air Tractor AT802 () VH-IWU = 716
AS350 Squirrel (NPWS) VH-NPX = Park Air 1

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*** N.P.W.S. (National Parks - Environment & Heritage) ***
Heli Tac 1    122.850
Heli Tac 2    123.850
Heli Tac 3    124.050       
Heli Tac 4    125.450
Heli Tac 5    130.650*  
Heli Tac 6    134.700
       

*** RICHMOND RAAF  - THOR (C130 HERCULES) & SOUTHERN BELLE (DC10) ***
134.375
136.025*


*** RURAL FIRE ***
Air to Air chatter - 123.450Mhz
Fire Tac 1 - 119.100* (Wollongong, Bulli, Homebush) 
Fire Tac 2 - 128.700       
Fire Tac 3 - 132.350*                     
Fire Tac 4 - 123.650   
Fire Tac 5 - 132.550 (Main Ch) (used in Blue Mtns fires)      
Fire Tac - 118.150       
Fire Tac - 124.450       
Fire Tac - 130.550*       
Fire Tac - 133.200       
Fire Tac - 124.250

Heli comms = 450.4125Mhz  (used in 2013 Blue Mtns fires)

McDermott Helicopters - 24.1545Mhz (updated 14/6/2017)

RFS - 4.6465Mhz (Shortwave)

* Confirmed 29/10/2019 (Port Macquarie Fires