LFR Moving to MetCom 12/18

SouthMetroFirePIO · Dec 17, 2017

LFR Moving to MetCom 12/18/17

For those interested in monitoring, Littleton Fire Rescue will join MetCom starting Monday 12/18/17 between 07:00 and 08:00.

All of the Littleton Fire Rescue talk groups including dispatch (TG 1851) will still be used for incidents in LFR's jurisdiction until further notice. LFR units will begin calling "MetCom" on the air rather than "Control."

At a later date renaming of talk groups between South Metro, Cunningham and Littleton is anticipated.

Spitfire8520 · Dec 17, 2017

Thanks for the info, it is nice to have a PIO around these parts!

Steve2003 · Dec 17, 2017

Ditto, looking forward to having a proactive PIO here in Littleton! Really enjoy the unscripted episodes you guys have been creating, keep up the good work!

Also, are the LFR calls going to be on PulsePoint?

natedawg1604 · Dec 17, 2017

Ditto, thanks for the updates!

Spitfire8520 · Dec 18, 2017

"Attention all stations and units. Littleton Fire's Communications Center will be signing off the air after being in continual operation for over 60 years. Effective now, MetCom will have the comm. Littleton Dispatchers are to stand down as of the end of today. LFRCC is now decommissioned as a public safety answering point for this department. Littleton Fire Dispatch wishes all of MetCom the very best and much success in their duties and responsibilities. We know that you will watch over these brave men and women of the department and keep them safe. Control 1 clear and off the air, 08:23." – Control 1, December 18, 2017, 08:23.

SouthMetroFirePIO · Dec 18, 2017

Steve2003 said:
Ditto, looking forward to having a proactive PIO here in Littleton! Really enjoy the unscripted episodes you guys have been creating, keep up the good work!

Also, are the LFR calls going to be on PulsePoint?

Thank you! LFR is evaluating adding PulsePoint but it didn't automatically happen when the comm center change took place today. WestNet Automatic Voice Dispatch (AVD) will be added in the next week or two for LFR, most likely on Ops 10, keeping their original dispatch talk group open for normal traffic.

scanlist · Dec 28, 2017

Also Littleton VHF 154.340 is simulcasting LFR traffic from TG 1851.

Cohamwx · Dec 29, 2017

I guess this explains why I saw Littleton Fire (the only FD on scene) at a Vehicle collation at Wadsworth and Coal Mine last night. I thought that intersection was West Metro FD Jurisdiction, could have mutual aided though.

Spitfire8520 · Dec 29, 2017

Cohamwx said:
I guess this explains why I saw Littleton Fire (the only FD on scene) at a Vehicle collation at Wadsworth and Coal Mine last night. I thought that intersection was West Metro FD Jurisdiction, could have mutual aided though.

Wadsworth marks the border between West Metro and Littleton. Technically only 1/4th of the west side of the intersection is in West Metro's district. Both departments responded to that particular accident and operated on their own talkgroups. Littleton arrived first and determined it was on the east side in their district. West Metro continued in and was released within a minute.

West Metro typically does not like calling for aid unless it is really needed. Dispatch changes has no real influence on that.

Cohamwx · Dec 29, 2017

Spitfire8520 said:
Wadsworth marks the border between West Metro and Littleton. Technically only 1/4th of the west side of the intersection is in West Metro's district. Both departments responded to that particular accident and operated on their own talkgroups. Littleton arrived first and determined it was on the east side in their district. West Metro continued in and was released within a minute.

West Metro typically does not like calling for aid unless it is really needed. Dispatch changes has no real influence on that.

I just saw it on my way somewhere and I thought the whole Littleton Fire Department was changing and the dispatch change was just the first phase. Thank you for the clarification.

MikeyB · Dec 29, 2017

Cohamwx said:
I just saw it on my way somewhere and I thought the whole Littleton Fire Department was changing and the dispatch change was just the first phase. Thank you for the clarification.

The Littleton Fire Protection District (which is what covers south Jeffco) is changing to join South Metro, not West Metro.

LFR Moving to MetCom 12/18

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