Hotlines

[licpl8man]

Just curious, is there a hotline for Litchfield County similar to FAPERN or the New Haven hotlines? I just heard the Southbury dispatcher refer to getting a call from Troop L on the hotline but it wasn’t on any of the hotlines I have programmed both conventional or on CLMRN.

Thanks all

 

[55engine]

it maybe both

 

[izzyj4]

Troop L had access to the New Haven and Hartford 45.86 hotlines (different PLs) and also the old WARN (Waterbury Area Regional Network) UHF police hotline on 460.300. There are also "hotline" talkgroups on the CLMRN system they have access too as well.

 

[cg]

The various low band 45.86 hotlines are patched to CLMRN, on tgs 5295, 5395, 5495 Fairfield county uses 5195 but no idea what (if anything) it is patched to.
Some dispatch centers are now using CSSI which is essentially a direct intercom between properly equipped centers. Beats dialing your neighbor psap regularly.

 

[iowa9015]

Just curious, is there a hotline for Litchfield County similar to FAPERN or the New Haven hotlines? I just heard the Southbury dispatcher refer to getting a call from Troop L on the hotline but it wasn’t on any of the hotlines I have programmed both conventional or on CLMRN.

Thanks all

Litchfield County/Region 5 does not have a hotline like Region 1, 2, 3 and 4 do.

Like cg said, what you’re probably hearing referenced as "the hotline" could be a console-to-console intercom within CLMRN using CSSI. A lot of centers still use the term generically even though it isn’t an RF-based hotline.

These are basically core-routed console-only voice paths/resources on the system that aren’t carried on any talkgroup or frequency, so there’s nothing to monitor. Only CLMRN consoles with permission can monitor or transmit on them.

 

[Bearded_Schnauzer]

I have heard FAPERN and UASI Calling used in a similar fashion in SW CT.

 

[KB1JHU]

I have heard FAPERN and UASI Calling used in a similar fashion in SW CT.

Danbury. Troop A, Brookfield & New Milford use FAPERN like it's a hotline. Region 1 UASI calling ends up getting used like a hotline for some FD stuff because phones are apparently too hard to use.