Phoenix Fire - Channels vs. Map Boundaries
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KB7MIB
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As far as I know, this is the only map floating around. It's probably a decade+ old, and only shows the A-deck assignments of that time.
https://forums.radioreference.com/attachments/fire-dist-map-old-jpg.45884/
Since then, channel A-11 has been added for Scottsdale, channel A-12 for Chandler and Sun Lakes, and A-13 for Tonopah and Harquahala Valley. A-3 was also worked in there somewhere.
As for the K-decks, K-6 covers the Northwest Valley, K-7 covers the Northeast Valley, K-8 covers the Southeast Valley, and K-9 covers the Southwest Valley. I-17 and Northern Ave are the approximate boundaries between East and West, and North and South. (The descriptions given in the RRDB for the K-deck geographical assignments, I believe, are wrong. I say this from my own listening.)
If anyone has an updated official map for both the A-deck and K-deck assignments, it would be greatly appreciated if it was linked to here.
John
Peoria
https://forums.radioreference.com/attachments/fire-dist-map-old-jpg.45884/
Since then, channel A-11 has been added for Scottsdale, channel A-12 for Chandler and Sun Lakes, and A-13 for Tonopah and Harquahala Valley. A-3 was also worked in there somewhere.
As for the K-decks, K-6 covers the Northwest Valley, K-7 covers the Northeast Valley, K-8 covers the Southeast Valley, and K-9 covers the Southwest Valley. I-17 and Northern Ave are the approximate boundaries between East and West, and North and South. (The descriptions given in the RRDB for the K-deck geographical assignments, I believe, are wrong. I say this from my own listening.)
If anyone has an updated official map for both the A-deck and K-deck assignments, it would be greatly appreciated if it was linked to here.
John
Peoria
After a few days of listening and mapping, I have created this simple map with boundaries that I'm pretty solid on. Not positive on the lower right-hand portion of K8 as far as boundary, it may extend down to the I-10, but otherwise it was pretty clear that these are the boundaries. Most interesting is that K7 can't be easily defined by a regional name, as it is a sprawling boundary. Also, I've heard K8 called "South", "Southeast", and even "East" by different sources, and none of those descriptions really fit. If anything it's more like "East Central". Also almost everyone thinks of the East / West dividing line as I-17, but it appears to actually be 19th Avenue.
The PFD A Dec channels (though I had far fewer calls to confirm with) appear to follow the same boundaries as their K Dec cousins. Tactical channels such as K11 seem to be used wherever they are needed, regardless of boundaries, but I feel that boundaries for K6-K9 are pretty well nailed down at this point.
The PFD A Dec channels (though I had far fewer calls to confirm with) appear to follow the same boundaries as their K Dec cousins. Tactical channels such as K11 seem to be used wherever they are needed, regardless of boundaries, but I feel that boundaries for K6-K9 are pretty well nailed down at this point.
K10,-12 are all major incident use, so that makes sense they aren't geographically associated. Seems to me they simply go down the list. First MI goes to 10, next to 11, and so on. Does that jive with your observations?
An update to your map, Ahwatukee calls (city of Phoenix on the south side of South Mountain) get assigned to K8.
Thanks. I literally didn't log a single call to that area during my listening, so that's good information to have.
Yes, now that you mention it, it does.
WIS262
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Thanks! Is it possible to download a higher-resolution version of that map? Either way, much appreciated.
So this brings up another map question. Is there a map of the A Deck channel assignments?
KB7MIB
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At the moment, only the one I linked to previously.
Unless WIS262 has an updated one.
John
Peoria
Unless WIS262 has an updated one.
John
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