Antrim County Fire Confusion

[russellv2]

Can anyone help to clear up all the confusion surrounding the numerous fire frequencies in the Antrim County, MI section of the database? I think a few are typos in some fashion or other.

151.145
151.415
154.145
and 154.415

are all listed for different agencies. Some have them as fireground frequencies and others as dispatch frequencies. I know that they can't overlap for the agencies and purposes.

I'll admit, it is a finger twister on the keyboard!

 

[rdale]

...but they can overlap... The county has a primary dispatch (151.415) and the individual FD's also have a license on that freq. There is likely a county fireground freq as well. My perusal of Police Call shows the same. Then Torch Lakes shows up with the 154's just like here.

 

[russellv2]

The confusing thing is not the overlap between county dispatch frequencies as it is between the dispatch and fireground frequencies. Can a dispatch frequency for one township be the same as a fireground frequency for the same township.

Here's the link:
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&ctid=1231

and take a look at the entries for Torch Lake fire:
154.14500 WPQJ253 BM Fire - Dispatch FM

and at Elk Rapids Fire Dept.:
154.14500 WPQB388 BM Fireground FM

and at the county dispatch:
151.41500 KOP901 RM 156.7 Fire - Dispatch FM

and at Central Lake Twp fire:
151.14500 WPHF833 BM Fire - Dispatch FM


That's where I'm confused. Or maybe just stupid. It could be that it is 11:30pm.

 

[ncarpenter]

Frequencies for Antrim County are as follows:

Dispatch (County-Wide) 151.415 tone 156.7
Fire Ground 154.145 tone 131.8

These are the only two frequencies we use for the county-wide, no variations such as 154.415 or 151.145.

All departments use 151.415 for dispatching. Some departments (such as Bellaire) opt to use different frequencies for their main fireground.
Central Lake is a possible typo. South Torch Lake and Torch Lake are also possible typos.

I haven't checked the ULS site to see what's going on in the licensing dept, but I know for a fact that what I posted on the top is right. Could be that these other frequencies are actually licensed for some reason to the different townships as seperate fire grounds, or maybe even talk-arounds?



-Car

 

[johnvassel]

The confusing thing is not the overlap between county dispatch frequencies as it is between the dispatch and fireground frequencies. Can a dispatch frequency for one township be the same as a fireground frequency for the same township.

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Here, fireground is just talking on the repeater output. So yes, dispatch and fireground would be listed as the same frequency.


john