Long beach old Fireground

[JackRoberts23]

Hey all, a couple days ago long beach had a transformer fire and they told all standby units to use their old fg freq for any additional alarms. Does anyone know what that freq is?

 

[lbfad58]

They utilize NC M/A TAC-1 for fireground operations. The “old” F/G is also named “Tac-2” and is the listed Long Beach F/G in the database.

 

[JackRoberts23]

They utilize NC M/A TAC-1 for fireground operations. The “old” F/G is also named “Tac-2” and is the listed Long Beach F/G in the database.

I don't think they do because their dispatcher hears them on their own FG. When they had a water rescue a few months ago, they told all units who were not communicating with the IC to use the NC M/A TAC 1 and to stop using LB FG

 

[lbfad58]

NC M/A TAC-1 is primary fireground and is monitored by the dispatcher. Long Beach F/G was renamed Long Beach Tac-2 and can still be monitored by the dispatcher.

 

[JackRoberts23]

NC M/A TAC-1 is primary fireground and is monitored by the dispatcher. Long Beach F/G was renamed Long Beach Tac-2 and can still be monitored by the dispatcher.

If they are simplex channels how does the dispatcher hear it?

 

[izzyj4]

If they are simplex channels how does the dispatcher hear it?

Depending how their system is set up, it could be one of a couple things. Either the DC is close enough to the scene, then they can pic up the signal at their antenna at the DC. Another could be a "voted receiver system" where you have several towers with receivers only that are telco lined back to a system voter, which then injects the strongest receiver signal to the scene into the radio console. Another way would be the FG is repeated back to the DC by a repeater system or simulcasted / broadcasted over another frequency. Just a few ways it can be done.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not from the area so I have no clue how their system is set up.