homeland security!?!?!?!?!

[VPD24193]

i live in nj i see homeland security helicopters while on my boat in NYC but there is alot of frequencies under Homeland Security in the data base which ones are used the most so i can put them in


thanks, bob

 

[aar9sm]

Homeland Security

Bob,

I would also ask the question in the New York forum. Maybe someone in that group will have a known and verified good list.

73

 

[HM1529]

i live in nj i see homeland security helicopters while on my boat in NYC but there is alot of frequencies under Homeland Security in the data base which ones are used the most so i can put them in


thanks, bob

Are you talking about the New Jersey State Police helos? Some of their helicopters say Homeland Security on the side.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Flying_Too_Low.jpg

If so, they operate on the NJSP trunked system. Info is in the database under New Jersey.

 

[CqDx]

You probably saw one of these boats, it's just the decal, they operate on the NJSP trunked system as benrussellpa said:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennis-album/2498669842/in/set-72157605099920971/

 

[VPD24193]

no it wasn't njsp it was black with homeland security on it and same with the boat. It was in NY waters

 

[MOTOROLANUT]

Bird

That was a U.S. Customs Blackhawk Bird most likely...

 

[maalox]

homeland security i hear in the clear is on 417.2 p25.

 

[HM1529]

no it wasn't njsp it was black with homeland security on it and same with the boat. It was in NY waters

Okay, so it looked like this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/CBP_UH-60_Blackhawk.jpg

Try 165.2375. I hear CBP planes checking in with dispatch on this frequency now and then.

They might use UHF (i.e. 282.425), HF, or SATCOM, too.

http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Customs_and_Border_Protection

If they're working in the area frequently, you will definitely hear them checking in on the local air traffic control frequencies.

 

[HM1529]

homeland security i hear in the clear is on 417.2 p25.

That would be the Federal Protective Service. They are now a unit under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which is, itself, a unit of DHS.

FPS is responsible for security and police response at federal facilities in major cities.

FPS Official Site: http://www.ice.gov/pi/fps/org_hfs.htm

RR Wiki Page: http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Federal_Protective_Service

 

[maalox]

That would be the Federal Protective Service. They are now a unit under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which is, itself, a unit of DHS.

FPS is responsible for security and police response at federal facilities in major cities.

FPS Official Site: http://www.ice.gov/pi/fps/org_hfs.htm

RR Wiki Page: http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Federal_Protective_Service

i did not know thanks.

 

[akanuaka]

Note to self: don't post when tired.

Note to Benrussellpa- apologies. Will read next time.

Best,
AL

 

[HM1529]

Respectfully: To my knowledge FPS has NO Air Assets of its own and never has. Please advise a tail number if this is not so. Finding your FPS Air assertion intriguing , I have searched the OPM archive materiel for pilot openings with FPS and have not found any- not even archived/closed recruitment's.

Conversely, CBP has plenty of openings and there are archived announcements for USBP and Customs but not one that I could locate for FPS Pilot back to 1985. Perhaps a defect in my research & I am interested to learn this.

The FPS have always been responsible for the physical federal buildings out to the public sidewalk and that is about it. Largely perceived as 'Door Shakers' some might say- no offense intended. They have a slightly expanded mission within ICE now but no real operational changes noticeable day-to-day and no air mission anywhere that I am aware of.

It is my belief that all Air Assets that were formally US Customs and US Border Patrol legacy owned/operated aircraft and now belong to and are flown by the CBP Air & Marine Operations Branch which is a standalone sub-office within CBP.

AMO is part of CBP but not part of ICE-FPS or the Border Patrol. The AMO is standalone under CBP and not part of any other sub-agency. Confusing but true. There is a good thread here about that:

Best,
AL

I never said FPS did any air work. I was answering a post someone made where they stated that they heard traffic on 417.2 in the NYC area. I was just letting them know who they were hearing.