Horry Co Fire
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Look at the RR database in Horry County. Calls for service are dispatched on HCFR Tac 1,2,3. There is no Dispatch as such, stations get alerts on digital pagers. All other radio traffic is on Tac 1, Tac 2 and Tac 3. Program those 3 TG ID and you won't miss a thing for fire calls. Myrtle Beach and N Myrtle Beach have their own talkgroups but are also dispatched over Horry system
tvengr
Well Known Member
What scanner and programming software are you using?
In the SDS100, the three channels named Tac 1 North, Tac 2 South, and Tac 3 Central will show a Service Tag of "Fire Dispatch". There's no "dispatch" channel for Horry County FR. Tac 1-3 are used for dispatch and operations. Then, larger incidents are moved to the other tac channels as needed.
Tac 1 is for North Dispatch. Tac 4 and 5 are for North incidents.
Tac 2 is for South Dispatch, Tac 6 and 7 are for South Incidents.
Tac 3 is for Central Dispatch. Tac 8 and 9 are for Central incidents.
Tac 2 is for South Dispatch, Tac 6 and 7 are for South Incidents.
Tac 3 is for Central Dispatch. Tac 8 and 9 are for Central incidents.
Some changes were recently made with the new Purvis dispatch system coming online.
Tac 1 is Battalion One (North)
Tac 2 is Battalion Two (South)
Tac 3 is Battalion Three (Central)
Tac 4 is Battalion Four (West).
Tac's 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are assigned on an "as needed" basis for Incidents, (starting with Tac 5).
Tac 1 is Battalion One (North)
Tac 2 is Battalion Two (South)
Tac 3 is Battalion Three (Central)
Tac 4 is Battalion Four (West).
Tac's 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are assigned on an "as needed" basis for Incidents, (starting with Tac 5).
Is there some type of district map that geographically demonstrates the North, South, Central and West districts?
KE4SZT
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Does anyone know if the new Purvis dispatch channel is carried on the TRS or maybe a conventional channel?
The best you can do is visit the station and response area map at Stations - Horry County SC.Gov and click on each station. The resulting multi-frame pop-ups will list station details, including the battalion#. From that info, build your own list. Tedious, but you only need to do it once!
Does the interrupted tone alert actually activate station decoders or is it just to draw attention to a pending dispatch?
Purvis Dispatch is on the Horry County P25 Trunked System however its encrypted.
Its just an annoying noise somebody came up with. It doesn't do anything, (except - yes - draw attention).
It's like fingernails on a blackboard...assuming you're old enough to remember blackboards.
It sounds like the old 1500Hz interrupted tone signalling system that we used in NJ on the HEAR radio network (155.34)
I would overlook the annoying tones if the dispatchers had consistent volume. Some are loud and clear, others sound like they're across the room. I wonder if they're keeping the headset mike boom up by their eyes or down by their neck.
YES!! We have the same problem hearing them while on duty. They use noise cancelling headset mikes and they tend to get to far away.
'Twould be nice if someone whispered in their ears that they sound like they're whispering on the air!
It seems that HCFR is not announing incidents on any of the Tac channels. I've been monitoring all of them and nothing.
Anyone know if this is permanent? I guess if they have pagers and in-station voice alarms it's kind of redundant.
Anyone know if this is permanent? I guess if they have pagers and in-station voice alarms it's kind of redundant.
It is permanent. There is a separate dispatch channel with automated Purvis call announcements, but it is encrypted.
It's probably just as well. Seemed like a waste of air time, and as I commented above, many times the audio was simply unintelligible.
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