Has NJ Forest Fire Service migrated?

[Tech792]

Yes what GM said above. 95% of NJFFS communications continues on VHF and I don't see that changing any time soon. There was only a small group of APX dual band radios handed out to higher ranking individuals. So 700 usage is very minimal. NJFFS Div B continues to add more Ch 8 VHF repeaters and as GM mentioned, took over all the DEP 1 and 3 VHF repeaters.

 

[rr60]

TG 4595 DEP Fire North RID’s 2360xxx today with routine Ops and checkins, Site 7.
Also RID 99795 “Trenton Dispatch” was control point. Sounds good.

 

[Alarmguy]

Liberty State Park is still on VHF.

 

[Frequency1]

TG 4595 DEP Fire North

In these red flag conditions, NJICS DEP Fire North TG is very active.

 

[K2NEC]

Forest Fire ground OPS still very much on VHF as well

 

[howie38]

Listening to how they've been running this season I have to believe that we'd be on all the national news reports like those mega fires in California & Canada lately.