Anyone provide info on the usage of the Fairfax Co.PD 'Headquarters Dispatch' talkgroup? I have never heard anything. Is it encrypted (unlike indicated in the RRDB)???
Fairfax County PD HQ Dispatch
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It is full time patched to the Fair Oaks/Sully dispatch channels. So One dispatcher basically handles three districts. HQ is for administration units and CID units that are not assigned to specific stations. I think SOD may use it as a primary channel also. Basically it is station "0". Fair Oaks and Sully are full time patched unless they have the staff to split the channel or need due to call volume or emergency. Most of the HQ DISP channel is during the day when non-patrol units mark on and off for the day.
danesgs
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fascinating as Spock would remark. No did just interesting
JamesO
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I have noticed this for McLean/Reston District quite often. Usually during quieter hours. Never was able to fully follow why they seemed to work 2 Districts from one Dispatch Talkgroup. If things flare up, often they would move resources working an incident to the idle District channel.
I had a hunch that was how it was set up. Thanks.
Also normally patched are Station 2 (Mt. Vernon) & Station 6 (Franconia), Station 4 (Mason) & Station 7 (W. Springfield)
It's a staffing issue. They dont have enough police trained dispatchers. They are attempting to remedy that with a budget proposal for more staff. They will need it when station 9 comes online in lorton.
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Station 9. Then what will the Extra cars be numbered?
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Fairfax_County_(VA)
See wiki page. They will just add patrol areas in the 900 series. HQ channel should still exist once that happens. Station 9 should have its own dispatcher in if they get staffing. If not my thought is that they may share it with franconia but I don't know.
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See wiki page. They will just add patrol areas in the 900 series. HQ channel should still exist once that happens. Station 9 should have its own dispatcher in if they get staffing. If not my thought is that they may share it with franconia but I don't know.
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danesgs
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Lorton has been a sore point for FF County on a number of levels
JamesO
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Concur on a number of levels!
Extra cars, such as 980B, 910A, etc. Wouldn't then Station 9 units be numbered 901A, 912B, 941C,,,, Then 900 series for other stations wouldn't make sense,,, in a unit numbering system sense, that is.
By Extra cars I mean anything with a 900 series number. Are those still 2-officer cars and paddy wagons (is there such a thing?)
While were on the subject, what are 1000 series cars? I hear 1011B from time to time. Sounds like a traffic enforcement car,, or he just like to do a lot of traffic stops on Route 28.
By Extra cars I mean anything with a 900 series number. Are those still 2-officer cars and paddy wagons (is there such a thing?)
While were on the subject, what are 1000 series cars? I hear 1011B from time to time. Sounds like a traffic enforcement car,, or he just like to do a lot of traffic stops on Route 28.
Or just 1011, not 1011B
I'm assuming the would have to renumber them because the patrol areas would be numbered in the 900 series. Targeted patrol would still be xray series. Dont get me started on "urban"
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Patrol areas are usually 910,920,930,940 etc
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