Country Fire Authority Response Codes & Callsigns
| Code 1 | LIGHTS & SIRENS URGENT CALL |
| Code 3 | NORMAL TRAFFIC ROAD RULES NO LIGHTS & SIRENS NOT URGENT |
| PUMPER | Used For Urban Fires e.g. House / structure fires |
| TANKER | Used For Urban & Rural Fires e.g. House / structure fires & Grass / Bushfires |
| SLIP ON | Used For Rural Fires e.g. Grass / Bushfires |
| QUICK ATTACK | Used For Rural Fires e.g. Grass / Bushfires |
| QUICK FILL | Used For Rural Fires e.g. Grass / Bushfires for filling from a non-static water supply |
| L.P.G UNIT | Used For Vehicle Gas Leaks that are on LPG |
| M.C.V | Mobile Communications Van / Mobile Command Centre |
| F.C.V | Forward Command Vehicle |
| HAZMAT | Used for chemical spills |
| P.E. VAN | Protective Equipment Van used at Major Fires or chemical spills |
| RESCUE | Used for motor vehicle accidents when people are trapped & Lighting |
| LADDER PLATFORM | Used For Urban & Metropolitan Fires e.g. Major High rised structure fires |
| PLATFORM | Used For Urban & Metropolitan Fires e.g. Major High rised structure fires |
| TELEBOOM | Used For Urban & Metropolitan Fires e.g. Major High rised structure fires |
| COMBINATION | Used For Urban & Metropolitan Fires e.g. Major High rised structure fires |
| BIRD DOG | Light Plane used for spotting fires |
| FIRE SPOTTER | Light Plane used for spotting fires |
| FIRE SCAN | Light Plane used for finding hotspots in bushfires with heat sensing gear |
| FIRE BIRD | Light Helicopter used for fire control in the air at bushfires |
| FIRE BOMBER | Fixed wing plane with water bombing capacity |
| HELITAK | Helicopter with water bombing capacity |
| SKY CRANE | Heavy Duty Helicopter with Large water bombing capacity |
| CAR | Used in strike teams / taskforce as team leader vehicle & transportation of personnel |
| TRANSPORT | Used in strike teams / taskforce as team leader vehicle & transportation of personnel |
| SUPPORT | Used in strike teams / taskforce as team leader vehicle & transportation of personnel or equipment |
| PORTABLE | A Hand Held Radio identified as a portable e.g. Sebastopol Pumper Portable |
| AREA MANAGER | Regional Director of two or three Regions, not involved in firefighting |
| O.M | Operations Manager in charge of major fires or incidents at a Regional Level |
| O.O | Operations Officer in charge of medium & major fires or incidents at a Regional Level |
| R.D.O | Regional Duty Officer in charge of medium & major fires or incidents at a Regional Level |
| F.O | Fire Officer in charge of medium & minor fires or incidents at a Brigade Level, Paid Firefighter |
| L.F.F | Leading Firefighter in charge of medium & minor fires or incidents at a Brigade Level, Paid F/F |
| Q.F.F | Qualified Firefighter, Paid Firefighter |
| G.O | Group Officer in charge of medium & minor fires or incidents - Volunteer |
| D.G.O | Deputy Group Officer in charge of medium & minor fires or incidents - Volunteer |
| G.C.O | Group Communications Officer - Volunteer |
| CAPTIAN | In charge of medium & minor fires or incidents at a Brigade Level - Volunteer |
| O.I.C | Officer In Charge of Fire call or Incident Controller |
| LIEUTENANT | In charge of medium & minor fires or incidents at a Brigade Level - Volunteer |
| COMMS. OFFICER | Volunteer |
| FIREFIGHTER | Volunteer |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Radio Technician, uses numbers between 200 & 300, e.g. Communications 220 Usaully there SMR No.. |
| D.M.O | District Mechanical Officer |
| TOWER OVERSEER | Fixes and fits stuff to hose towers & Radio Communications Towers |
| CONTROL | A Name estabished for a fire or incident call once onscene e.g. Sturt Street Control |
| R.O. | Regional Office e.g. R.O.1.5 Region 15 HQ Ballarat |
| VICFIRE | Communications Dispatch Centre Controlled By ESTA |
| OPERATIONS CENTRE | Is usually a staffed fire station which runs urban brigades |
| GROUP | Is a group base is what runs both urban and rural brigades |
| SUB BASE | Is a group sub base is what runs both urban and rural brigades |
| REMOTE | Is a group remote base runs the group base radio traffic if the others are unavailable |