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Columbia AAB in CA is using the new frequency

Pomona PD is encrypted. FD is dispatched by LA County Fire.

Your post makes perfect sense to me. It seems that they have Simulcast Selected the repeaters together to get more coverage.

So let me ask you a question….If I’m sitting at my dispatch console and decide to read the weather and I select the SIMULCAST button on the console and select 3 completely different frequencies (Local, Command, and District) on totally different radio channels, what would this be?? (Again, 3...

You are going to find that he will ALWAYS be right no matter what the subject.

Most likely a mixed-mode repeater (VHF/P25)

You are a bit off on this subject. The simulcasting you seem to be referring to is used primarily in digital systems (P25 Phase 2 being most prevalent) which requires the use of high end scanners which can decode the simultaneous incoming digital signals from multiple sites. Federal and State...

I knew they were. The OC Access frequency disappeared several years ago and was replaced with Fire OC Is the IFOG incorrect then? If it is, it definitely needs to be corrected.

Re-read my post. You specifically stated USFS personnel on the Cleveland cannot talk to Orange County without an Orange County radio. That is not correct. There is a VHF frequency that is used to access Orange County Dispatch. It is a REPEATED frequency that is used for units with only VHF...

USFS (or any agency using VHF for that matter) can contact Orange County dispatch directly, by using the dedicated VHF access frequency that has been in use for decades. It’s a repeated frequency, and it’s staffed by OCSO dispatchers. If the LE staff on the Cleveland are failing to do so, that’s...

As I pointed out above, I would give it some time before I started planning on destroying cars and baking cookies to fund radios. Most projects/upgrades like this work just fine and meet the needs of all those involved.

Wait….you mean agencies can actually have multiple radios in a vehicle to ensure real interoperability?? 🤔😂 What a modern concept!!

THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING! Just a reminder - there are multiple agencies all over CA (both Fire and LE) that operate on digital systems like these and have done so for MANY years. Guess what?? They have had no issues with interoperability, or they wouldn’t still be using the...

It’s from the 2021 R5 Radio Guide

As of March 2021

I retired from CAL-FIRE with over 30 years of experience with the last several as a Chief Officer. I'm well aware of how CAL-FIRE serves the citizens of California and the various response agreements.....I helped author or reviewed many of them. I had the pleasure of working under the Sacramento...

Here we go again with es93546's responses. Let me try and shed some light for you. Typically, Cal Fire units don't respond to structure fires, except to keep them from spreading to the wildland. Any structure fire in the SRA gets a full response of Type III engines. ALL Type III engines have...

Let me solve the mystery for everyone. This is an ancient file used to make response maps and program the Altaris CAD system many, many years ago. To quote ko6jw_2, it’s “random noise”

Check your PM’s

Slow/Dangerous/Extreme I can really care less about the radio stuff, as long as the mission is carried out safely. You seem to like to assert that “things aren’t done that way in Region 5” or “I never heard that during my career“, when in fact, it does happen on a daily basis. I can tell you...