If you were ever listening in the Cheesequake area, I used to be 4F19A, then 4F19 (Seasonal Naturalist) before I took a full-time job with the US Post Office. However, I still "keep my hand wet" with the NJ Division of Parks & Forestry. Still working on getting all of the call signs; hopefully by Sunday evening, I'll know more after I have a talk with my connections. I want to be sure I have all of the info verified before I post it.
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germwad86
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Yep.... Joseph... I guess you do. I'm in vehicle 586... aka Foot Patrol. Just sunday there was that bad ambulance accident there. That was pretty cool getting to see. We had the road blocked off at the second bathing pavilion.
Germwad86,
While filling up at the Seaside Park Luke oil last Sunday the guy filling my tank up ask me if I knew about an accident with a car and an ambulance at island beach SP with an overturn, Do you know what happen there and which squad was it ? Tri Boro, Alert or Monoc ?
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Tony
While filling up at the Seaside Park Luke oil last Sunday the guy filling my tank up ask me if I knew about an accident with a car and an ambulance at island beach SP with an overturn, Do you know what happen there and which squad was it ? Tri Boro, Alert or Monoc ?
Thanks
Tony
germwad86
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Yep. I had the road in Island Beach blocked off right at the entrance to the second bathing pavilion. No cars went south from 11 till 4. The Tri Boro off road truck (a convertion van with a lift) was traveling south to help a patron who was having a heart attack. In reality turned out to be anxiety attack. The ambulance got cut off by a mini van and actually flipped over into the trees on the side of the road. Only the driver of the mini van had to be taken away ALS. The othesr taken BLS. State Police had to come to take pictures. The ambulance as well as the mini van both totalled. To me it sounds like both may have been at fault. The mini van primarily though for cutting the ambulance off... (claims they didn't see or hear the ambulance). However.... the ambulance was going near 80mph (but from what the ambulance knew, they were going to a heart attack call. All i know is that it was crazy in that park that day.
Thank You, I know that Rig, Thank god no one got killed.
Tony
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NJ SPS Call Signs
Ok folks, here's the scoop on the new State Park Police unit identifiers:
On Aug. 8, 2007, the NJ State Park Police became "independent" from the NJ State Park Service; they are still under the jurisdiction of the NJ DEP, however the "Rangers" no longer report to the Area Superintendent or Chief Ranger; instead they are regionalized and no longer assigned to a specific park area, as in the past. There is a new chain-of-command in place, and it goes through DEP Trenton Dispatch as a central point. The unit identifiers that we hear on the radio is their academy assigned ID number, from what I was told. For example, if Cheesequake unit 660 is working a detail in Cheesequake Park, they will be Cheesequake 660. If they are working at High Point Park, they are High Point 660. So, numbers no longer specify their geographic area, as in the past with 4F19 at Cheesequake Park specifically. When asked if their was a master list around, it was considered privy and that "all I needed to know was what I was told above." The State Park PD will also be operating primarily on Channel 1/2 now, as a result of the operations change.
On a side note, I am told that one of the Regions within the Park Service will be closed, and there will be some changing of the Park Operations unit identifiers (ex. 4F19 will be 2F19) once that is completed. Details to follow on that.
Ok folks, here's the scoop on the new State Park Police unit identifiers:
On Aug. 8, 2007, the NJ State Park Police became "independent" from the NJ State Park Service; they are still under the jurisdiction of the NJ DEP, however the "Rangers" no longer report to the Area Superintendent or Chief Ranger; instead they are regionalized and no longer assigned to a specific park area, as in the past. There is a new chain-of-command in place, and it goes through DEP Trenton Dispatch as a central point. The unit identifiers that we hear on the radio is their academy assigned ID number, from what I was told. For example, if Cheesequake unit 660 is working a detail in Cheesequake Park, they will be Cheesequake 660. If they are working at High Point Park, they are High Point 660. So, numbers no longer specify their geographic area, as in the past with 4F19 at Cheesequake Park specifically. When asked if their was a master list around, it was considered privy and that "all I needed to know was what I was told above." The State Park PD will also be operating primarily on Channel 1/2 now, as a result of the operations change.
On a side note, I am told that one of the Regions within the Park Service will be closed, and there will be some changing of the Park Operations unit identifiers (ex. 4F19 will be 2F19) once that is completed. Details to follow on that.
germwad86
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I'm sorry for bringing up an old thread, however, I've been listening a lot lately and I have been copying many of the unit numbers down and their locations.
I know some park police from my job and I was a couple weeks ago holding one of the master lists with the unit identifiers on it for each park. I'll see what I can do about making a copy the next time I see it.
I know some park police from my job and I was a couple weeks ago holding one of the master lists with the unit identifiers on it for each park. I'll see what I can do about making a copy the next time I see it.
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Here where I live in Bergen County I monitor this frequency 151.19000 179.9 PL and I heard the park police calling out at Liberty State Park and Chesepeake Park. And when I traveled up to northern NJ, I used to hear Wawayanda, Stokes, and Swartswood State Parks. How are they all operating on the same freq and PL but the parks differ from the area I'm in?
Also when calling Trenton dispatch, they say the town Montclair, so I'm guessing that's where the tower is for this part of the state..?
Here where I live in Bergen County I monitor this frequency 151.19000 179.9 PL and I heard the park police calling out at Liberty State Park and Chesepeake Park. And when I traveled up to northern NJ, I used to hear Wawayanda, Stokes, and Swartswood State Parks. How are they all operating on the same freq and PL but the parks differ from the area I'm in?
Also when calling Trenton dispatch, they say the town Montclair, so I'm guessing that's where the tower is for this part of the state..?
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NJ State Park Police
Here's to clear up everything:
The unit identifiers they use are their graduating class identifier from the academy. The lower the #, the more service they have with the NJ DEP (agency). Also, as in the past, a unit was assigned to a particular park; not the case anymore. Unit 706 "out of Cheesequake" was on patrol at Monmouth Battlefield for quite some time recently. SPS PD went to a "regional" system - a way to maximize use out of them to cover each park/area. So, unit 4F13 in the old system is now 660 in the new system and is on patrol in the Central Region area (Cheesequake, Monmouth Battlefield, Washington Crossing, Princeton Battlefield, Pigeon Swamp, D&R Canal, or any other area that the State feels needs coverage.
So with that said, there is really no longer a need to compile a list by park area, since the assignment changes frequently; maybe by region would be more helpful. But keep in mind that they can change a officer from one area/region to another "with the crack of a whip." I frequently hear units from Cheesequake patrolling Liberty and Island Beach units on patrol at Bass River. It all comes down to "Regionalization" - North, Central & South (I was told that Shore is being phased out at one point, if it hasn't already).
Regarding the "master list" of unit #'s, when I asked to view the list, I was told that it was confidential and not to inquire about it again. And that was from both a Park Superintendent as well as a SPS Sergeant. Use caution if you post that info on here.
The Montclair identifier is the repeater tower that they are transmitting on. The output PL on Ch. 1 & 3 is the same state-wide, but the input PL is different (same input freq. state-wide) for each tower. Repeater locations include Montclair, Belle Mountain, Hill 1606, Mt. Kipp, Warrenville, Little Egg Harbor, Toms River, Woodbine, Salem, Waterford, Bakers, and a few others I forgot about.
The Maintenance and Park Operations call signs/unit identifiers have not changed - only the NJ State Park Police (formerly State Rangers).
I hope this clears up everything.
Here's to clear up everything:
The unit identifiers they use are their graduating class identifier from the academy. The lower the #, the more service they have with the NJ DEP (agency). Also, as in the past, a unit was assigned to a particular park; not the case anymore. Unit 706 "out of Cheesequake" was on patrol at Monmouth Battlefield for quite some time recently. SPS PD went to a "regional" system - a way to maximize use out of them to cover each park/area. So, unit 4F13 in the old system is now 660 in the new system and is on patrol in the Central Region area (Cheesequake, Monmouth Battlefield, Washington Crossing, Princeton Battlefield, Pigeon Swamp, D&R Canal, or any other area that the State feels needs coverage.
So with that said, there is really no longer a need to compile a list by park area, since the assignment changes frequently; maybe by region would be more helpful. But keep in mind that they can change a officer from one area/region to another "with the crack of a whip." I frequently hear units from Cheesequake patrolling Liberty and Island Beach units on patrol at Bass River. It all comes down to "Regionalization" - North, Central & South (I was told that Shore is being phased out at one point, if it hasn't already).
Regarding the "master list" of unit #'s, when I asked to view the list, I was told that it was confidential and not to inquire about it again. And that was from both a Park Superintendent as well as a SPS Sergeant. Use caution if you post that info on here.
The Montclair identifier is the repeater tower that they are transmitting on. The output PL on Ch. 1 & 3 is the same state-wide, but the input PL is different (same input freq. state-wide) for each tower. Repeater locations include Montclair, Belle Mountain, Hill 1606, Mt. Kipp, Warrenville, Little Egg Harbor, Toms River, Woodbine, Salem, Waterford, Bakers, and a few others I forgot about.
The Maintenance and Park Operations call signs/unit identifiers have not changed - only the NJ State Park Police (formerly State Rangers).
I hope this clears up everything.
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jaymatt1978
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179.9 is the PL they use on the output. They use multiple PLs on the input to access different towers around the state. The different towers also transmit certain areas. For example when they use the Montclair repater a PL of 82.5 is used on 159.3000 when they are in Toms River a PL of 107.2 is used!
xpawel15x said:
Yes HILL 1606 is in Sussex County. It is in Walpack Twp just over the Stillwater line in the confines of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. I have been to the site and it is some rough road. The following equipment is at the site: NJSP trunking and microwave radios, NJDEP 1 & 3, DWNRA P25 repeater on 168.475 and a UHF link, and Stillwater Twp radio equipment. It is an EXCELLANT site with superior coverage. Don't even think of visiting it, even the fence is alarmed!
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