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Nova Scotia Fire Frequency List
This list has been compiled with the input of many fellow scanning enthusiasts.  It may be freely downloaded and used but should not be re-published without acknowledgement

Last updated July 6, 2009

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  • Listeners should also monitor the provincial fire grid frequency for the particular area of interest as well as TMR EO talk groups.  Practically all non-HRM depts will have the local grid frequency available and some use this for pages and/or operations.  Many depts are licenced to use more than one fire grid frequency.  Fire grid frequencies are commonly used for communication with paging centers, but this is not always the case.
  • TMR EO talk groups are used by some departments for communications with paging centres.   Some departments may have their own "private" talk group.   Other than HRFES and HRM-dispatched departments, it is thought that no departments use the TMR for actual fire operations.
  • Fire grid frequencies may be in use as private frequencies in a different part of the province.  For example 151.535 is in use by CBRM Glace Bay but is a fire grid frequency in the Sherbrooke and Shelburne areas.  Similarly for the grid input frequencies.
  • Depts may use multiple frequencies for dispatch, on-scene operations, or 2-way communications with their dispatch service.   In some areas such as East Hants additional backup frequencies are also available.  Some depts have more than  one private frequency licenced and listed in TAFL but do not use them all  or perhaps do not use any - preferring to use the grid.  
  • In the list where multiple frequencies are shown for a department, the differing uses are indicated if known and clarification is of course sought from anyone who has actually heard the department in operations.
  • PAGE TEST TIMES:  This is a new entry as of May 1.  These will be approximate, more or less the hour plus X minutes, so that 6 can mean anything from around 6 to around 6:45.  Obviously Valley Dispatch cannot test everyone at the same time if they are done individually but there may be a definite sequence and therefore more exact times possible.   Note that inn some areas the dispatch centre DOES test several simultaneously.   This for ecample is the case for Hants East on 153.77 and on 155.835.  Please inform me of any times you have.

Information comes from many sources, official and otherwise. Thanks to all who have contributed over the years and recently.
             
Provincial VHF mutual aid frequency (used also by some for utility purposes within department) 153.830        
NS Fire Grid Channel 1 - Cochrane Hill (Sherbrooke area) repeater 151.535 --   input 154.01  
NS Fire Grid Channel 2 - South Ohio (Shelburne area) repeater 151.535 --   input 154.04  
NS Fire Grid Channel 3 - E Kemptville, Willow Hill, Lundy repeaters 151.745 --   input 154.07  
NS Fire Grid Channel 10 - DND (Annapolis), Kiltarlity repeaters 151.805 --   input 154.13  
NS Fire Grid Channel 11 - Jerusalem Hill (Musquodoboit Hbr) repeater 151.805 --   input 154.325  
NS Fire Grid Channel 4 - Nth Rng Cnr (Digby), Hammonds Plains, Kirkhill 151.895 --   input 154.16  
NS Fire Grid Channel 5 - Springfield, Marinette, Sugarloaf, Oban rptrs 151.925 --   input 154.10  
NS Fire Grid Channel 8 - Fairmont (Antigonish), Money Pt (C North) rptrs 151.985 --   input 154.04  
NS Fire Grid Channel 9 - Garland (Kings) repeater 151.985 --   input 154.025  
NS Fire Grid Channel 6 - Liverpool, Nuttby Mtn, Rear Boisdale rptrs 152.030 --   input 154.19  
NS Fire Grid Channel 7 - Sherwood, McLellans Mtn, Cape Smokey rptrs 152.210 --   input 154.22  
               
County Municipality Department Page Freq Dispatch Service Page test time Freq Notes More notes
Annapolis Annapolis Lawrencetown 154.250 VALLEY DISPATCH   also 151.805*  
Annapolis Annapolis Margaretsville 152.120 VALLEY DISPATCH   also 151.805*  
Annapolis Annapolis Nictaux 154.010 VALLEY DISPATCH   also 151.805*  
Annapolis Annapolis Port Lorne 151.805* VALLEY DISPATCH      
Annapolis Annapolis Springfield 151.415 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Annapolis Town Annapolis Royal 154.710 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Annapolis Town Bridgetown 155.100 VALLEY DISPATCH   also 151.805*  
Annapolis Town Middleton 154.175 VALLEY DISPATCH   also 151.805*  
Annapolis Valley location unknown Ainslee 151.805*        
Antigonish Antigonish RM James River 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM Beech Hill 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM Gaspereaux Lake 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM Heatherton 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM North Shore (Ballantynes) 153.920 CANSO DISPATch   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM St Andrews 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM Havre Boucher 153.920 CANSO DISPATch   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM Four Valleys (Maryvale) 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM Tracadie 153.920 CANSO DISPATch   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Antigonish RM Aulds Cove 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Antigonish  Antigonish RM Pomquet 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Antigonish Town Antigonish Town 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Cape Breton CBRM CBRM North Sydney 169.380 CBRM      
Cape Breton CBRM CBRM Sydney 154.310 CBRM      
Cape Breton CBRM CBRM Sydney 154.370 CBRM      
Cape Breton CBRM CBRM Sydney 154.800 CBRM      
Cape Breton CBRM CBRM Sydney Mines 153.890 CBRM      
Cape Breton CBRM CBRM Westmount 153.830 CBRM      
Cape Breton CBRM CBRM Glace Bay 151.535 CBRM      
Cape Breton CBRM CBRM Boisdale 154.190 CBRM      
Cape Breton CBRM Christmas Island 152.21*        
Cape Breton CBRM Enon          
Colchester Colchester Shubenacadie rptr/page site 152.525 Municipally owned rptr   input is 158.10 may not yet be in operation
Colchester Colchester  Brookfield rptr/page site 152.525 Municipally owned rptr   input is 158.10 may not yet be in operation
Colchester Colchester Stevens Hill (Upper Stewiacke) rptr/page site 152.525 Municipally owned rptr   input is 158.10 thought to be operational
Colchester Colchester Old Barns rptr/page site 152.525 Municipally owned rptr   input is 158.10 thought to be operational
Colchester Colchester Harmony rptr/page site 152.525 Municipally owned rptr   input is 158.10 thought to be operational
Colchester Colchester Birch Hill (Bass River) rptr/page site 152.525 Municipally owned rptr   input is 158.10 thought to be operational
Colchester Colchester Nuttby Mtn rptr/page site 152.525 Municipally owned rptr   input is 158.10 may not yet be in operation
Colchester Colchester Bass River 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   154.225
Colchester Colchester Bible Hill 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   154.400
Colchester Colchester Brookfield 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   152.030*
Colchester Colchester Debert 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800    
Colchester Colchester Economy 155.550 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800    
Colchester Colchester Five Islands 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   155.52
Colchester Colchester Cobequid 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   152.030*
Colchester Colchester Great Village 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   152.030*,154.220
Colchester Colchester Hilden 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   152.030*
Colchester Colchester North River 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   154.295
Colchester Colchester North River Special Hazards 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   154.295
Colchester Colchester Onslow/Belmont 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   153.92
Colchester Colchester Salmon River 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   155.25
Colchester Colchester Tatamagouche 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800    
Colchester Colchester Valley-Kemptown 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800    
Colchester Town Stewiacke 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   153.785
Colchester Colchester Upper Stewiacke 152.525 VALLEY DISPATCH 1800   153.440
Colchester Town Truro 155.610 SELF-DISPATCHED      
Cumberland   Cumberland Collingwood, Westchester 151.925* VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland Cumberland Advocate 169.425        
Cumberland   Cumberland Fox/PtGrev/WardsBrk 154.280 VALLEY DISPATCH   OR 151.925?  
Cumberland   Cumberland Joggins 151.250 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Cumberland Leicester 155.685 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Cumberland Pugwash 154.205 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Cumberland River Hebert 151.250 VALLEY DISPATCH   OR 158.25??  
Cumberland   Cumberland Shinimicas 154.445 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Cumberland Southhampton 151.220 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Cumberland Tidnish 153.965 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Cumberland Truemanville 154.415 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Cumberland Wentworth 153.485 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Cumberland Wallace 154.800 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Town Amherst 154.415 AMHERST PD      
Cumberland   Town Oxford 169.440 OXFORD FUNERAL HOME      
Cumberland   Town Parrsboro 154.220 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Cumberland   Town Springhill 151.415 SPRINGHILL PD
Digby Clare Hectanooga 151.745*        
Digby Clare Little Brook 151.895* DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Clare Meteghan 153.370        
Digby Clare New Tusket/Havelock 151.745* DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Clare Richfield 151.745*        
Digby Clare St. Bernard 155.865 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Clare Salmon River 154.340        
Digby Digby RM Barton 151.895* DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Bear River 151.295 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Brighton & Barton 151.895* DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Digby Neck 153.020 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Freeport 153.020 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Plympton/Gilberts Cove 151.895* DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Riverdale   DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Smiths Cove 151.895* DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Southville 152.295 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Tiverton 153.020 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Westport 153.020 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Digby RM Weymouth 151.895* DIGBY DISPATCH      
Digby Town Digby 154.430 DIGBY DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Islandview (Port Felix)          
Guysborough Guysborough RM Harbourview (Country Hbr, Isaacs Hbr, Drumhead area)          
Guysborough ? location unknown Seashore
Guysborough ? location unknown Seven Communities          
Guysborough Guysborough RM Guysborough County 151.745* CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Erinville   CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Chedabucto 154.145 CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Little Dover   CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Hazel Hill 151.745* CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Whitehead 151.745* CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Larrys River 151.745* CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Queensport 151.745* CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Manchester 151.745* CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough Guysborough RM Boylston 151.745* CANSO DISPATCH      
Guysborough St Marys Sherbrooke 151.535* SHUBIE RADIO      
Guysborough St Marys Aspen 151.535* SHUBIE RADIO      
Guysborough St Marys Caledonia 151.535* SHUBIE RADIO      
Guysborough St Marys Ecum Secum 151.925* ??      
Guysborough St Marys Gleneigh 151.535* SHUBIE RADIO      
Guysborough St Marys Port Bickerton 151.745* ??      
Guysborough St Marys West Liscomb 151.535* SHUBIE RADIO      
Guysborough Town Canso Town 153.560        
Guysborough Town Mulgrave 151.925*        
Halifax HRM Dartmouth area of core 152.180 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Halifax HRM pages east end of HRM 154.175 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Halifax HRM Halifax airport 413.213 SELF DISPATCHED      
Halifax HRM CFB Halifax TMR SELF DISPATCHED      
Halifax HRM CFAD Bedford TMR SELF DISPATCHED      
Halifax HRM 12 Wing Shearwater TMR SELF DISPATCHED      
Halifax HRM Imperial Oil Refinery   SELF DISPATCHED      
Halifax HRM Musquodoboit Hbr area pages 151.505 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Halifax HRM various areas pages only 151.400 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Halifax HRM various areas pages only 152.060 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Halifax HRM various areas pages only 153.890 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Halifax HRM various areas pages only 154.130 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Halifax HRM various areas pages only 154.280 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Halifax HRM various areas pages only 154.415 HRM   Ops on the TMR  
Hants East Hants Elmsdale 153.770 VALLEY DISPATCH     also 154.16
Hants East Hants Enfield 154.280 HRM   ops on TMR  
Hants East Hants Gore 155.835 VALLEY DISPATCH 1835    
Hants East Hants Indian Brook 154.250 VALLEY DISPATCH 1830    
Hants East Hants Kennetcook 154.265 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Hants East Hants Lantz 153.770 VALLEY DISPATCH 1835    
Hants East Hants Maitland 152.030* VALLEY DISPATCH     also 155.325
Hants East Hants Milford 153.770 VALLEY DISPATCH 1835    
Hants East Hants Mount Uniacke 154.415 HRM   ops on the TMR  
Hants East Hants Nine Mile River 155.835 VALLEY DISPATCH 1835    
Hants East Hants Noel 152.030* VALLEY DISPATCH     also 152.015
Hants East Hants Rawdon 155.835 VALLEY DISPATCH 1835    
Hants East Hants Shubenacadie 153.770 VALLEY DISPATCH 1835    
Hants East Hants Walton Shore 154.680 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Hants Town Hantsport 154.340 VALLEY DISPATCH 1758 TMR 20720 reported  
Hants Town Windsor 151.460 "911 Dispatch"      
Hants West Hants Brooklyn 154.620 VALLEY DISPATCH   TMR 22096 reported  
Hants West Hants Summerville 154.710 VALLEY DISPATCH   link 453.3625 reported  
Inverness Inverness Cheticamp 153.995        
Inverness Inverness Le Moine 153.995        
Inverness Inverness Margaree       may be same as M.Forks  
Inverness Inverness Margaree Forks 153.515        
Inverness Inverness Northeast Margaree          
Inverness Inverness Scotsville (Lk Ainslie/Upper Margaree) 154.235        
Inverness Inverness River Denys          
Inverness Inverness Mabou 151.805*        
Inverness Inverness Inverness 154.665 CANSO DISPATCH   ** see comment  
Inverness Inverness Pleasant Bay          
Inverness Inverness Port Hood 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness West Bay 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness Blues Mills 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness Valley Mills 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness Waycobah First Nations 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness Whycocomagh 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness Judique 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness Port Hood 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness Port Hastings 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Town Port Hawkesbury 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Inverness Inverness West Bay Road 153.920 CANSO DISPATCH   dial-up paging  
Kings Kings Canning 165.660 VALLEY DISPATCH   poss 165.665 Tone 141.3  
Kings Kings Greenwich 151.985* VALLEY DISPATCH      
Kings Kings Hall's Harbour 159.465 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Kings Kings Kingston 154.650 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Kings Kings CFB Greenwood   self-dispatched      
Kings Kings New Minas 153.920 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Kings Kings Port Williams 154.160 VALLEY DISPATCH      
Kings Kings