Bay seeks state grant for WestCom dispatch equipment

[RT48]

Some kind of VoIP system?

Bay Village officials are taking the lead on expanding the city fire department and WestCom dispatch center’s communication capabilities by seeking state funding for new equipment.

City Council Monday approved legislation to have the city apply for a $130,000 matching grant from the Ohio Local Government Safety Capital Grant which would be used to install new communications equipment at the WestCom dispatch center and fire stations for the five cities (Bay Village, Fairview Park, North Ridgeville, Rocky River and Westlake) served by WestCom. The new equipment would utilize internet communication instead of radio-based bandwidths.

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[SCPD]

So North Ridgeville is in and North Olmsted is out of WestCom?

 

[medic5399]

North Olmsted has never been dispatched by Westcom

 

[SCPD]

So it seems.

Does North Ridgeville have a TG? What are the RIDs? I've never seen a Lorain county RID on the RRDB listed TGs on MARCS-IP.

 

[OHIOSCAN]

Lorain Agencies N.Ridgeville & Avon have MARCS for mutual aid there RIDS show up as 47xxxxx on Westcom when used during mutual aid callouts. North Ridgeville is dispatched thru Westcom on 453.300

 

[medic5399]

Lorain Agencies N.Ridgeville & Avon have MARCS for mutual aid there RIDS show up as 47xxxxx on Westcom when used during mutual aid callouts. North Ridgeville is dispatched thru Westcom on 453.300

Operations are on 423.400 for the NRFD.
All Westcom tone outs are on 453.300

 

[OHIOSCAN]

You can add 423.0875 pl118.8 North Ridgeville Fire Ops, this freq is Nxdn capable. Only heard testing in NXDN never ops

 

[medic5399]

Westcom has been awarded the grant. They will use the money to replace the station alerting system with an IP based one. https://development.ohio.gov/bs/bs_lgscgp.htm