Monterey County Help . . .

[Kirk]

Slow down a bit...let's go over the Sheriff stuff first. I believe the tones you gave for MCSO are all input tones... we don't use those in the RRDB, just output, which should all be 146.2. Correct?

 

[ScannerDude244]

Let's start with Sheriff:

Description Output Input Tone
Operations, Primary 159.090 155.730 114.8
Operations, Secondary 158.910 155.595 146.2
Sheriff Tactical 1 155.910 146.2
Sheriff Tactical 2 155.970 146.2
Sheriff Reserves 155.160 146.2
Mutual Aid CLEMARS 154.920 146.2
Sheriff Salinas Jail 159.210 155.190 146.2
District Attorney Tactical 158.970 146.2

Primary & Secondary have multiple input tones for different mountaintops, but we don't track that info here on RR. Any updates/comments/corrections? which should all be 146.2. Correct?

Corret on the PL out tone.

As far SO Tac 1 it should be SO Detectives Tac and Tac 2 should be SWAT

 

[scankid2591]

Slow down a bit...let's go over the Sheriff stuff first. I believe the tones you gave for MCSO are all input tones... we don't use those in the RRDB, just output, which should all be 146.2. Correct?

All except for 159.0900. That output is 114.8 PL.

The rest of the channels are 146.2 PL.

 

[Kirk]

Now that the holidays are over, I'd like to get back on this thread. If everyone could take a look at the Sheriff section (sheriff only for now, we'll move on to other agencies soon) and let me know what you think, we'll work on fire, ems, etc.

My two questions are:
1. Is 155.160 really used for reserves? I couldn't see anything on MCSO's website about reserve deputies, and there is no Monterey Co license for the frequency. Is this used by SAR/Posse/etc, or is it simply an old freq that's depreciated but hasn't been taken out of the listings? Has anyone heard it used in the last few years?

2. Is 158.805 dispatched by the SO? It's licensed to the county, but appears to be the primary channel for King City, Gonzales, Greenfield and Soledad. Does anyone have additional info on this frequency?

 

[Mick]

155.16

WPJZ458 is a license for the city of Monterey. I have not visited long enough to hear anything on it, but have seen it listed as Neighborhood Emerg. Watch with 146.2 Hz.

Now that the holidays are over, I'd like to get back on this thread. If everyone could take a look at the Sheriff section (sheriff only for now, we'll move on to other agencies soon) and let me know what you think, we'll work on fire, ems, etc.

My two questions are:
1. Is 155.160 really used for reserves? I couldn't see anything on MCSO's website about reserve deputies, and there is no Monterey Co license for the frequency. Is this used by SAR/Posse/etc, or is it simply an old freq that's depreciated but hasn't been taken out of the listings? Has anyone heard it used in the last few years?

2. Is 158.805 dispatched by the SO? It's licensed to the county, but appears to be the primary channel for King City, Gonzales, Greenfield and Soledad. Does anyone have additional info on this frequency?

 

[ScannerDude244]

Now that the holidays are over, I'd like to get back on this thread. If everyone could take a look at the Sheriff section (sheriff only for now, we'll move on to other agencies soon) and let me know what you think, we'll work on fire, ems, etc.

My two questions are:
1. Is 155.160 really used for reserves? I couldn't see anything on MCSO's website about reserve deputies, and there is no Monterey Co license for the frequency. Is this used by SAR/Posse/etc, or is it simply an old freq that's depreciated but hasn't been taken out of the listings? Has anyone heard it used in the last few years?

2. Is 158.805 dispatched by the SO? It's licensed to the county, but appears to be the primary channel for King City, Gonzales, Greenfield and Soledad. Does anyone have additional info on this frequency?

Hey Kirk Welcome back!

155.1600 is a tac for SO not sure if it's not for reserves anymore. And yes they do have reserve deputies.

158.8050 is South Cities Channel, and the county is dispatch for all law enforcement and fire and westmed.

They are all in the same building just use different call signs
http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/911/home.htm

Monterey County Fire dispatch call sign "FIRE COMM"
Monterey County Law enforcement call sign "Center"
Westmed dispatch call sign "E.M.S"

btw The county does 90% licensing for city and county governments. Each city has a contract with the county for radio repair and other equipment install.

 

[Kirk]

Ok, after blowing it and accidentally deleting the entire Sheriff subcategory, I think it's updated now. I'd like to do one sub-cat per day. If you've got additional comments/corrections on Sheriff, fire away.

Tomorrow we'll do fire.

 

[ScannerDude244]

OK sounds good.

 

[Kirk]

Ok, time for County Fire. Looks like Monterey is similar to San Luis Obispo in that CAL FIRE has the county contract.

Database shows Red, Gold, Orange and Silver. I assume Orange and Silver are fireground channels handed out on a per-incident basis by dispatch, correct? Or is one more widely used than the other, or some kind of geographical arrangement?

Does anyone have a list of all the agencies dispatched on Red? On Gold?

There's also CAL FIRE on 151.250. Is this still called Local Net, or is there a different name for it now? Any dispatching on this channel?

Anything else I'm missing? I know I'm leaving out City Fire depts, we'll get to that soon.

 

[Mick]

I have not been there for about 18 months:

Monterey Co. FD
154.370R 146.2/156.105 146.2 Primary “Red”; other inputs: 123.0/131.8/136.5/146.2
154.235S 146.2 “Orange”
153.860S 146.2 “Silver”
153.980R 192.8 /154.40 173.8 “Local net tone 6” “Mid Coast”

Calif Fire:
151.25R 156.7/inputs:
159.405 103.5 “local” “Carmel Highlands” “Tone 8”
159.405 123.0 Pebble (Tone 2)
159.405 136.5 “tone 4” "Soledad" "Carmel”
159.405 146.2 (Tone 5, Fremont Peak)
159.405 156.7 “tone 6”
Tac:
151.175 csq “Tac 3”

Ok, time for County Fire. Looks like Monterey is similar to San Luis Obispo in that CAL FIRE has the county contract.

Database shows Red, Gold, Orange and Silver. I assume Orange and Silver are fireground channels handed out on a per-incident basis by dispatch, correct? Or is one more widely used than the other, or some kind of geographical arrangement?

Does anyone have a list of all the agencies dispatched on Red? On Gold?

There's also CAL FIRE on 151.250. Is this still called Local Net, or is there a different name for it now? Any dispatching on this channel?

Anything else I'm missing? I know I'm leaving out City Fire depts, we'll get to that soon.

 

[ScannerDude244]

County Fire depts that are on contracts with CAL FIRE 151.250 and dispatch by them. Oh yeah for got they still call it Local Net
Pebble Beach Fire
Aromas Tri-County Fire
Carmel Highlands Fire
Cypress Fire
Cachagua Fire
South Monterey County Fire Protection
They also dispatch Hollister Fire Protection but not Monterey county FYI

Orange and Silver are fireground channels Tac's

Agencies dispatched on RED are:
North County Fire Protection:Castroville, Moss Landing, Oak Hills, Pajaro, Prunedale, Elkhorn, Las Lomas, and Royal Oaks
Salinas Rural Fire Protection:boundaries surrounded the City of Salinas
Spreckels Volunteer Fire Department
City Of Gonzales Volunteer Fire Department
CTF Fire Soledad State Prison
City Of Soledad Fire Department
City of Greenfield Fire Department
City of King City Fire Department

Agencies dispatched on Gold are:
City of Pacific Grove Fire Department
City of Carmel Fire Department
Carmel Valley Fire Protection

 

[Kirk]

Great info, everyone. I think I've got the database updated for this stuff. Check it out, also check out the CAL FIRE page as some of it is on there.

 

[trooperdude]

Wayne also put up a .pdf for me of the two-tone and DTMF decodes for many of the stations I put together last year.

Somebody local probably needs to review that as well, and see if it's still current.

 

[ScannerDude244]

Also Fire Blue disptach:
City of Monterey Fire Department
City of Seaside Fire Department
Monterey Airport Fire Department I also hear them come up on CAL FIRE sometimes to become available with them?

Presidio of Fire Department
149.8000 NB

Ft. Hunter Liggett Fire Department
165.0625 NB

Big Sur Volunteer Fire
Is dispatch on SO yellow tone
159.0900

City of Marina Fire Department
158.83500 FYI they will soon be dispatch on RED no longer combined police fire.

And more for FYI City of Soledad FD is a rual department also, but it wont last long most of Soledad has grown into the SRA
As goes for the city of Gonzales.


trooperdude I have no way or how to decode DTMF Quick call I can do.
Also I do have all tone outs for fire red.

 

[Kirk]

Let's do the tone-outs after all the frequencies are done.

I'd prefer to take the cities one at a time, rather than doing all Fire and then all PD, etc. Makes editing the database MUCH easier.

First, though, if you could make sure the EMS stuff looks good too. I updated all of the tags for EMS, but I notice some entries have missing tones. Are they using 173.8 on all of them, or just the two listed? Do the descriptions seem accurate?

(eg: They really use that many different frequencies for dispatching Westmed, and so few for Westmed medics to talk to hospital base stations?)

 

[ScannerDude244]

Need to add Med 6 463.125 use ringdonw to chomp or "medics to talk to hospital"
Med9 North County,Salinas,Gonzales Soledad and Greenfield dispatch
Med10 Marina,Seaside,Monterey, Pacific Grove dispatch
Med1 Big Sur dispatch
Med 5 is King City and South Monterey County dispatch and use for medics to talk to hospital Mee Memorial
Med 7 Medics to talk to hospital SVMH and NMH
Med 2 is back up dispatch for med 9 and back up for Med 7 medics to talk to hospital SVMH and NMH
Some times they use Med 3 if Med 10 is down that's if Santa Cruz County AMR gives them permission

One more 855.9875 use for disaster only direct to hospitals and 173.8 is use on all

Carmel Valley and Carmel City have their own ambulances and dispatch on gold.

 

[Kirk]

Do you have a PL/DPL for 855.9875? Also 173.8?

 

[ScannerDude244]

Do you have a PL/DPL for 855.9875? Also 173.8?

yes 173.8

 

[scankid2591]

FYI -

Orange (fire tactical) is usually used for events (like the rodeo and races at laguna seca)

Silver (also fire tactical) is usually used for fires.

 

[Kirk]

Thanks for all the info. The DB for Monterey County is really coming along. I also edited the CAL FIRE section appropriate for Monterey/San Benito ranger unit.

I'll be in Santa Clara County all week next week, so I'll start back in on the cities the following week.