Delaware County Fire/EMS Talkgroup

[Colin9690]

I have been noticing over the past few weeks that Delcomm has been dispatching runs off more than one talkgroup. I've seen them dispatch off the usual "Dispatch" channel as in the database, but also on talkgroups such as "PREV 1" and "SP-OPS 1".

Kind of odd, just wondering if anyone else has noticed this.

 

[escortz28]

Also, EMS Dispatches sometimes heard on TG10013 State Band (a LE Talk Group)

 

[rwhanf]

I believe what you are hearing is the station alerting talkgroups that are patched to the primary DelComm channel. If Medic 7 is being dispatched, you will hear it on DelComm primary, along with TG10013 (station 7 alerting). This way the station can set their base radio to only receive a dispatch if it is their call vs listening to the entire county being dispatched all day long. This began back when Del Co went to their 800 system. I posted about this back on Sept 4, 2015, and submitted them for the RR database, but I don't think they were ever loaded.

New COIRS Talkgroups

I have been searching COIRS for some new talkgroups and matching them up with the radio template on their website (coirs.org) and I have come across two new talkgroups. The first one is 20031, I am getting a lot of hits tonight but cannot hear anything which makes me think it is encrypted and...

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TG 10013 is the station PA for Medic 7, at least it was a few years ago.
I believe Prev1 became DFD Station 303 alerting.

Here is what I know of (I'm sure there are some new ones, but I haven't checked in a few years) Hope this helps!

Talkgroup ID	Station
10226	1 Alerting
10227	2 Alerting
10228	3 Alerting
10229	4 Alerting
10230	5 Alerting
10231	6 Alerting
10013	7 Alerting
10233	8 Alerting
10234	9 Alerting
10235	10 Alerting
10047	11 Alerting
10052	461 Alerting
10053	462 Alerting
10241	301 Alerting
10242	302 Alerting
10061	303 Alerting
10062	304 Alerting
10236	321 Alerting
10237	322 Alerting
10054	331 Alerting
10238	341 Alerting
10257	351 Alerting
10239	361 Alerting
10240	362 Alerting
10232	441 Alerting
10258	451 Alerting

 

[Colin9690]

Yes VERY helpful, and a shame your submission wasn't added. Thank you for the insight!

 

[amcferrin90]

You know I've noticed this happening on Columbus in the past few months. The TGIDs are unknown and kinda wedged between other TGIDs of other uses. Did Columbus stop using the 900 MHz station link?

 

[wa8pyr]

You know I've noticed this happening on Columbus in the past few months. The TGIDs are unknown and kinda wedged between other TGIDs of other uses. Did Columbus stop using the 900 MHz station link?

Yes, around the time they started using Locution; everything to the fire stations is via the IP network now. Station alerting talkgroups are supposedly for backup use only.

When sent via IP network, Locution can dispatch multiple stations on multiple runs simultaneously, which is why you'll sometimes hear fire companies mark responding before Locutia speaks it on the radio (especially when multiple runs get backed up on the radio).

The 900 MHz system (MOSCAD) itself replaced the direct telephone lines to the stations, some of which dated back to the Gamewell bell alarm system.