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Communicating with the Firefighters

Hampshire Fire and Rescue operate 2 radio channels within their vehicles and all officers and appliances attending incidents can keep Control informed of where they are and what they are doing.

When they arrive at the incident, they may require more assistance and this is requested over the radio scheme. All requests for further assistance are monitored by Fire Control as they have a complete overview of all the resources which are available in Hampshire and the neighbouring counties and can quickly mobilise additional fire engines to support those in attendance.

To ensure that all details such as road and place names are communicated accurately, Control use the nationally recognised phonetic alphabet.