Colorado Spends AntiTerror $$ Willy Nilly

[PeterSz]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3881966,00.html


<http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_3881966,00.html>

Mountainous Sheriffs dont want to join DTRS due to lack of interoperability with federal agencies.

Peter S

 

[jeffreyinberthoud]

WSilly nilly?

Gosh peter I thought this was a scanner site not a Political blog??


anyway

comunication is very important 9/11 proved that when the towers went down. radio systems are to expencive for local towns to pay for I think its a graet idea to spend fed money on it

 

[BobWeb]

While the report rips on Colorado, one thing I did like about it was the fact that the first responders themselves were being asked what their needs were as opposed to letting the politicians decide what they needed. Better to hear it from the horse's mouth, me thinks.

 

[eyes00only]

Re: WSilly nilly?

Gosh peter I thought this was a scanner site not a Political blog??

The article does relate to our hobby, and I would have posted it if I knew how . Thanks Peter.

Jerry

 

[Todd-NG]

You are right Jerry, this article is related to our hobby.

In the article it talks about the Sheriff Department's in the mountain areas being reluctant to join the state's DTRS system. If you think about it they have a very good point. I'm sure that they communicate on a regular basis with federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, National Forest Service, National Parks Service and others. These agencies are not on the state's system so there would be an interoperability problem. The idea of letting the first response agencies make the decision to ask for grant money for what they feel is most important for their area is a good one.

In areas such as Metro Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and so on, there is a greater chance of a major disaster like a plane crash, major structure fire, even a terrorist attack (remember, this article’s main focus is about homeland security). These types of events have the potential to affect a large number of people. Using a DTRS compatible system in these areas only makes sense because of the mutual aid aspect. In mountainous areas the main concerns are forest fires and flash floods. A DTRS system is not going to do the Sheriff Dept's. any good when their mutual aid partners are the National Forest and Park Services using conventional frequencies.