Freehold Borough FD & PD to switch to County dispatch

[NESN]

To expand on what I wrote last night the Freehold Borough Police Department is also considering switching over dispatching duties to Monmouth County Radio along with the Borough Fire Dept. slated for July.

Freehold fire calls will go to county | newstranscript.gmnews.com | News Transcript

 

[ctrabs74]

How is Monmouth County equipped to handle the dispatching of new agencies? IIRC, there were some space issues at the Sheriff's Office that delayed more than a few transfers from municipal dispatch to county dispatch.

 

[NESN]

Update:

Freehold council OK's $250,000 appropriation for fire dispatch change | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

 

[squad1321]

Anyone know why Freehold Boro hasn't converted to County yet?

 

[KEVINOBRIEN6905]

They haven't switched over yet because they are waiting for the pagers to be upgraded. I believe about 1/2 of them are out to members.

 

[DJ88]

Is the PD switching to county dispatch also, or is it just the FD for the time being?

 

[Highpockets]

Is the PD switching to county dispatch also, or is it just the FD for the time being?

I thought the PD was already dispatched by the county, am I dreaming or just out of touch.

 

[scannersnstuff]

steve, that's freehold twp.

 

[Highpockets]

steve, that's freehold twp.

Ok, I got at least the Freehold right, so there are still a few lights on in the house.

 

[squad1321]

They haven't switched over yet because they are waiting for the pagers to be upgraded. I believe about 1/2 of them are out to members.

Wonder why they need new/upgraded pagers...they're already on Fire 1?

 

[JMR3865]

I heard county test tones of "station 15 new tones", they might of had to switch them, I'm not sure why though because the county had the capability of their old tones.

 

[squad1321]

I heard county test tones of "station 15 new tones", they might of had to switch them, I'm not sure why though because the county had the capability of their old tones.

The only reason to change tones that I can think of is that maybe an agency in another county uses the same tones and with the increased power and simulcast from County, it was setting off those pagers?

 

[DJ88]

Freehold Boro FD has made the switch to county dispatch. County just dispatched them (7:45 PM) for a transformer.

 

[DJ88]

Disregard my above post. County dispatch was only temporary due to problems on the borough's end.

 

[DJ88]

4:40 pm - Freehold Boro Station 15 was just dispatched, by their own dispatcher, for a signal 2 cover assignment for Station 16-1. Does anyone know if they're back to self dispatch or maybe problems with county dispatch?

 

[Tech792]

Every so often you will hear STA 15 put out special announcements. Tonight, some one must just have happened to be there when the cover assignment was requested, so he put it out. There was a potential for a high risk fire which turned out to be minor (the APP bldg in Freehold) County is still doing main dispatch.