Box Elder Dispatch Center

[gldavis]

Just finished listening to Chief Reyes (Brigham City PD) explain reasons behind the change from Box Elder 911 Dispatch to Weber 911 Dispatch Center. Very interesting. I wonder what changes will be in the Talkgroups? (Brigham City, Perry, and Tremonton-Garland police departments have decided to leave the Box Elder Communications Center)

 

[enosjones]

yeah I heard that on Ksl too

 

[Spadinator]

I was wondering the exact same thing. It will be interesting to watch the change over.

 

[gldavis]

There is more going on than the news reports. (as usual). This is something that has been building for a while. Depending on how it is done, listeners will not see/hear much change.

 

[MrBungle]

I live here. The dispatchers that work at the center- they all sound so dismissive, so un-engaged and they sound- on the air-- like they really don't give a ****. They sound condescending. I'm not surprised at all. And we all just paid for a brand new communications center for them.

 

[gldavis]

Normally they are out of my listening area, but I am able to hear the Howell site. Not much traffic.

 

[MrBungle]

The Weber County Communications Center will formally take over Box Elder calls on February 2nd, 2026.

 

[enosjones]

what will that do for talkgroups?

 

[gldavis]

My assumption is, there will be a little less traffic on the Box Elder Co Dispatch channels and more on the Weber Co Dispatch Channels. The Alternate Interop channels, Car to Car, and non Dispatch channels will probably stay the same. For radios (mobile and Portable) it will be a different knob position. Instead of "Zone-1 Channel-1, it will be Zone-x Channel x. IMHO

 

[MrBungle]

I'm thinking we won't even see or notice anything different, except the sound of the dispatchers voice- meaning a more professional dispatcher. I suspect the end user won't even know the physical dispatch location changed.

 

[gldavis]

For the most part, these cities were being Dispatch on 4724, 4725, 4728, and 4729. They will now most likely be Dispatched on 5106, and 5114. For the most part. Time will tell. Box Elder is outside my hearing, but I can hear Weber. My primary question is, will they now be (mainly) encrypted as Ogden and Weber Co SO?

 

[MrBungle]

As of 2/7, they are still on 4724. We are several days past their self imposed deadline

 

[MrBungle]

For the most part, these cities were being Dispatch on 4724, 4725, 4728, and 4729. They will now most likely be Dispatched on 5106, and 5114. For the most part. Time will tell. Box Elder is outside my hearing, but I can hear Weber. My primary question is, will they now be (mainly) encrypted as Ogden and Weber Co SO?

That would be a big job, having to recall all portables and all in-car radios for re-programming. On the radio, your local dispatch center is typically like, I'll say, channel 1. When I changed dispatch centers in my patrol vehicle, here in Utah, I had to jump menus to get there. I had like three banks of talkgroups. (I used to be a jerk and drag talkgroups all the way down I-15 and make Weber County heard in St. George.) Your local county wants their officers local dispatch on the first bank of channels on the radio. They need to keep the radios dead simple. Remember, you only need a high school diploma and 21 years old with no life experience to be a cop here in Utah- zero post secondary degrees needed- just their little academy where they only teach a 40 hour block on law, and a little tiny 4 hour block on the actual Constitution and citizens rights. Gotta keep it simple for those guys.- it's not a highly skilled job.

 

[enosjones]

someone told me they switch Tuesday

 

[MrBungle]

someone told me they switch Tuesday

This group can't even follow their own schedule, because I'm listening now and it's the same condescending dispatchers and the same talkgroups. They are confusing the public on which phone number to use for non emergency. We're past this date- if I have a non emergency, who do I call? Box Elder? Weber? And since when is it on me to research which center to call?

 

[gldavis]

I am seeing Perry UIDs on Weber Dispatch. Non on the Box Elder Dispatch.

 

[MrBungle]

Better late than never, and thank goodness it's in the clear.