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Communications Appliance
Mobile Incident Communications & Command Unit

2090 Communications, based at Headquarters Station

These appliances are utilised for Communications Field Work and Incident Command. They provide a means of allowing strategic positions to be set up near the incident, to facilitate a communications area between the base stations and control centres to the incident or fireground.

The type number for this appliance is '90', with a '92' if more than one of the same appliance is in the same Station.

Specifications

Each Communications appliance carries a basic set of equipment, which can include:

GRN radio
GRN handheld radio
VHF and/or UHF hand held radio
Assorted Extinguishers
Safety vests
Traffic Cones

Additional equipment may be carried on the Communications appliance. This equipment may include:

GPS Unit

For details on other SAMFS appliances, goto the SAMFS Appliance page

Please Note: The above information is provided as an example of a typical appliance of this type. Actual equipment and configuration of appliances may vary to suit requirements of the station to which it belongs.