Contra Costa Calif - EMS Manual 2012

[zerg901]

https://docs.google.com/open?id=1FEHhynbshh817wauurFkiUEBIfS8IwCxn4QLArbH3uYnleFNUmCu8YqYDeFo

Near the beginning I see 488.4375 488.9125 488.6125 & 488.6625 listed as Contra Costa County EMS channels, but I dont see them listed in the Radio Reference Database page for Contra Costa County. Are they still in use?

There is lots of interesting info in the 175 page Pre Hospital EMS manual.

 

[mibzzer15]

Thank you for bringing this up about EMS Manuals. I've never thought about it before but I just found a manual for Alameda County. This will help me figure out things going on on the radio that I didnt know about before.

Heres a link: Alameda County EMS 2011-12

 

[Dragon911]

IIRC: 488.4375 is/was Control9 dispatch/ CoCoSO- the rest are ambulance to hospital

 

[inigo88]

That's interesting! I never knew Contra Costa did their ambulance to hospital stuff on T-Band. I've heard CALSTAR 1 and REACH do patient reports to John Muir on 155.28 MHz on numerous occasions, so I guess I always assumed they used the usual VHF HEAR frequencies.

 

[kma371]

FRom what I understand, those aren't used anymore for their intended purpose.

They used to use "control 9" to ask the S/O if "L19" is clear for traffic. Then when it was, they would switch, ring down the hospital, give the report and switch back. Was kind of pointless in the S/O's opinion. But being the controlling EMS agency for the county, we did it. this was at least 11 years ago.

Now I don't think they are used much at all.