Fire Department Feed Clarification

[scottct1]

In my town the fire department broadcasts their standard feed and then they also broadcast low power "incident" channels, which are on scene communications. In my town they have 3 talk groups for incident channels, Incident 1, incident 2 and (wait for it) incident 3.

As I mentioned these Incident Channel are extremely low power so you have to be located within a block or two to receive them.

The fire department rebroadcasts these incident channels on their own repeater if they are in range of wherever their repeater receiver is.

Today I was asked by someone at our fire department (not high up) to no longer broadcast the Incident channels on my Broadcastify feed.

I feel that when the incident channels are received (not that often) it shows the public the hard work these people do and gives a great insight of what its like to be fighting a fire.

I have ready the rules for broadcasting these feeds, and while I see there are rules for Law Enforcement that prohibits car to car and things like that I see no such rules for Fire Coverage.

I have been broadcasting here for I believe over 13 years now and just want to make sure I am in compliance with the rules of Broadcastify as I don't want to put my feed in danger as I am planning to continue broadcasting the incident channels unless I am asked by someone higher up at the fire department, or if indeed these broadcasts are in violation of rules here.

Thanks!

 

[west-pac]

Its probably easier to email Broadcastify and ask.

 

[scottct1]

RadioReference = Broadcastify and this is the Broadcastify Admin section to ask those types of questions.

 

[west-pac]

RadioReference = Broadcastify and this is the Broadcastify Admin section to ask those types of questions.

I just want to point out that you're at about 90 minutes wait-time in a public forum, and still don't have an answer. I would've tried a more direct approach.

 

[west-pac]

Further, you're playing with fire, literally. While it may be allowed to stream the FG channels (or whatever name you made a big deal about), if you p*ss off the FD they could use grant money to buy encrypted radios, or move to the county's digital radio system and use encryption. Meanwhile all the agencies in a county talk to each other at scenes, trainings, funerals, etc... you get on one radar and you could end up on everyone's radar, and then the entire could encrypted. You do you, and good luck.