georgesteve
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Is South Bunswick using SPEN 4 for their fire in emergencies?
Generally, no. The only time they would use SPEN 4 is for landing MedEvacs; they have a talkgroup which can be patched into SPEN 4 by the dispatcher.
Same in Wanaque. We just reprogrammed the FD fleet and have SPEn in them. My understanding is SPEN-4 is the I/O channel. Which is great, but if you roll on UHF I dont know many who have the UHF National channels in them.
It is not just for Medevac ... So it is feasable that SPEN-4 could be used at a fire scene in South Brunswick under the right (or wrong depending how you look at it) circumstances
Generally, no. The only time they would use SPEN 4 is for landing MedEvacs; they have a talkgroup which can be patched into SPEN 4 by the dispatcher.
As a South Brunswick firefighter, I think I am qualified to answer the original poster's question the way I did. Can you cite any different SPEN-4 use by SBFD since the final switch to the EDACS?
jaymatt1978 said:SPEN4 is supposed to be used as a catch-all for all the departments, but I've heard fire departments call Northstar on SPEN1.. This was only a couple of times and nobody said anything, at leat over the air. Also when medic units don't have the police department's frequency in their radi-os, I have heard them call the department on SPEN1. I'm not saying whether this is the right or wrong procedure, I'm saying this is what they do.