Metro West Ambulance

[GrumpyGuard]

I have the conventional frequency of 155.35500, for Metro-West Dispatch and 151.86500, Metro-West Wheelchair Dispatch programmed into my scanner and I don't hear the ambulances being dispatched, but I do hear some traffic on 151.86500. Is Metro-West dispatched by WCCCA? If so what talkgroup are they assigned too? I am not interested in the ambulance to hospital communications just their dispatch.

 

[OregonScanner]

There's also 151.8050 88.5 PL Ch 3 alternate ambulance dispatch. Not sure why but they switch between 155.355 and 151.8050 from time to time.

 

[radiotweester]

Yes, primarilary WCCCA's 50640 WCCCA Fire Dispatch. They also have their company VHF as listed above where MW Dispatch moves the ambulances to different "posts". Calls are also sent from MW Disp on those freqs and a few calls where MetroWest is called instead of WCCCA (nursing/care homes) MetroWest do NOT have any exclusive 800 talkgroups (yet) like what AMR has in Clackamas or Multnomah Co. There are also UHF freqs , but the VHF offers best reception if you want to hear more than "Engine ##, MetroWest respond" on Fire Dispatch.

 

[GrumpyGuard]

Thank you all for the information. I have been scanning fire ops channels 32-37 and have heard WCCCA dispatching Metro West on these frequencies as well.