New Monmouth County Fire 9?

[DJ88]

Someone submitted information to the database here indicating 155.355 PL 167.9, Call Sign KB64431, as Brielle Fire Ground/Monmouth County Fire 9. As per the FCC Database, 155.355 is not licensed under that call sign, or any other call sign for Monmouth County or Brielle Boro. Brielle is, however, licensed for 154.355 under KNGG787. So, my question here is can someone verify which one is correct? The last time I monitored a fire call for Brielle, which was quite a while ago, they were using County Fire 2 for fire ground. They have been using it for quite a while, since abandoning 154.980 PL 94.8 which was their original fire ground/County Fire 9.

 

[NESN]

I don't know the specifics of Brielle, I'll leave that to Kevin, but I have been noticing a trend lately in Fire Comms in Monmouth County. As more departments move to county dispatch and storms roll in county seems to be moving more of the fireground comms past MC Fire2 to local channels. During the Clarksburg Inn fire, MC fire 2,3 & 7 was used for fireground until Field Comm arrived and alot of it went to MC Channel 8. Initial response went on Fire 2, tanker ops on 3 and close in fireground was on 7 & 8. I'm only guessing here but seems to be a supply (frequencies) and demand (additional users) scenario especially during storms.

 

[scannersnstuff]

yes,i have also noticed m.c. moving dept's to their local's. the only problem is that county cannot communicate with them on most of their local's. i have also noticed a trend when it become's busy,the county will tell the responding dept's to justhave the first line officer in service call in on the county channel.monmouth county also has a system for severe storm's to divide the county into the west and east fire zone's.anything west of the parkway get's handled by the west dispatcher,and anything east,by the east dispatcher. yes,i know from experience what kind of madhouse comm's can become under even the most minor storm.

 

[KEVINOBRIEN6905]

/NEW/ fire 9 confirmed 154.355 / 151.220 167.9
During storms it is highly recommended that, if an agency has a local government frequency that it be used so as not to tie up County fireground channels. This is at the request of the Monmouth County Fire Marshal/Fire Coordinator.(actually highly suggested) Have a company member man the base station and document times and locations and notifications(JCPL or COUNTY RADIO NTFD)
There is a fire radio plan handed out at the Fire Marshals annual Officer overview every year which states that the officers and first piece of equipment only need to be answered - not every piece!! People are just accustomed to being answered so when they are not, they have a canary - they call 2 or 3 times and then think that their equipment is broken or "the county didn't answer us!!

 

[DJ88]

Thanks Kevin.

 

[DJ88]

Brielle had a call for a fire alarm this morning around 9:30 and I locked on to 154.355 PL 167.9 for about 20 minutes or so and heard absolutely nothing. I didn't check Monmouth Fire 2, so I don't know if they used that or not. Distance isn't a problem as I am near the border of Brick/Brielle and can even pick up the PD on their simplex Channel 3. So, I guess my question to Kevin O'Brien would be is Fire 9 their primary fire ground channel or are they still going to be using Fire 2 primary and Fire 9 secondary?