Warren County New Jersey VHF Fire & EMS Public Safety Radio Network User Tutorial (Updated May, 2016 to include Command Channel) May 3,

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1 Warren County New Jersey VHF Fire & EMS Public Safety Radio Network User Tutorial (Updated May, 2016 to include Command Channel) May 3,

2 Preface Welcome to Warren County new VHF radio band Public Safety Radio Network. This project has been several years in the making, with most of the project time spent on obtaining radio frequencies in the MHz VHF radio band. Many new features are available that adhere to APCO Project 25 standards. There has also been a heavy emphasis on mutual aid and interoperability features, not only for use in county and within adjacent counties, but at a statewide and national level. The intent of this document is to familiarize end-users with the new radio channels, radio equipment and features, and the ways in which these channels are used and assigned for incidents. It also serves as a training and qualification guide for those officers that are assigned personal radios. Public Safety Radio Network Training Requirements and Recommendations This tutorial and any revisions can be viewed as an Adobe PDF document at the Warren County Department of Public Safety s web site: An online radio network quiz is available at this web site that provides a printed certificate and includes the named individual in a file of certified public safety radio operators. This certificate is required for any responder that is assigned a personal portable or mobile radio. It is highly recommended that all firefighters, EMTs and support staff also read this tutorial document, take the online quiz and become certified using the web site. May 3,

3 Part One - A Brief History Several phased-in communications improvements have been made in recent years: Phase One - A partial upgrade to our microwave system that links the Communications Center to our remote tower sites in Mansfield, Blairstown and Harmony. Phase Two A county-wide, simulcast alerting system for fire and EMS. This involved consolidating several different alerting (tone-out) frequencies into a single frequency, and purchasing new state of the art pagers for all fire and EMS volunteers. This alert channel is receive only end users are not permitted to transmit on it, nor is the Communications Center able to receive on it by design. Phase Three Involved upgrades to the Communications Center radio and telephone consoles, furniture, and computer network. Phase Four Law Enforcement radio network and new mobile and portable radio equipment for police, corrections, sheriff and prosecutor s offices. Phase Five Fire/EMS radio network consolidation of old low band frequencies onto new high band VHF frequencies, and new mobile and portable radio equipment for fire/ems agencies. Also involved moving Warren County Road Department into new UHF channels so their existing VHF frequency could be used as the new FIRERESP channel. Summary of New VHF Radio Network Features: Six new repeated, simulcast channels that provide county-wide coverage and allows units to talk from one end of the county to another. Thus, they are useful for talking over longer distances. o EMSRESP Used by EMS to reach the dispatcher primarily to indicate a unit s status (responding, on location, clear, etc.) o FIRERESP Used by Fire and Hazmat to reach the dispatcher primarily to indicate a unit s status (responding, on location, clear, etc.) o WCIOP A multi-discipline interoperability channel that allows police, fire, EMS, hazmat, OEM, and other disciplines to communicate with each other county-wide. o WCTAC-13 A multi-discipline interoperability channel that allows fire, EMS, hazmat, OEM, and other disciplines to communicate with each other county-wide. Useful for tasks such as water shuttle and EMS transport o COMMAND A multi-discipline channel designed for use by the Incident Commander to converse with dispatch without having to compete with other traffic on the response channels. May also be used by unified command and/or command staff. It is not designed for use as a ground channel for tactical operations. o PDTAC A Law Enforcement Only channel used daily by county law enforcement and for municipal police agencies to communicate with each other county-wide. Six Fire/EMS ground channels designed for local interior and exterior communications that transmit directly from radio to radio (not through county infrastructure). They include WCOPS-2 through WCOPS-7. Access to several new VHF national interoperability channels. A private, digital and encrypted police channel for use by law enforcement only. May 3,

4 New end-user base stations, mobiles and portables with ID features, emergency buttons, evacuation tones and LED displays that show channel names rather than channel position numbers. May 3,

5 Part Two - New Radio Equipment Motorola model XTL-2500 mobile radios and XTS-1500 portable radios were selected for use by endusers. This will be the first time that the same end-user radio equipment has been used throughout the county. This helps ease the learning curve by having the same model radios, features, and channel layouts in each of them. This solves the problem of getting into vehicles and having to figure out how to use the different radios that most had in them. Training materials are more easily authored and distributed because they describe the same model radios and standard channel layouts and features across the board. While each agency may have a few additional frequencies for mutual aid purposes, the general layout and order of radios channels remains consistent across radios. Radio Features Several new features have been included in these new radios. This includes unique radio IDs that identify a transmitting radio on the displays of all receiving radios. An emergency button is also available to identify responders in trouble. Channel names rather than numbers on front panel displays made it easier to identify a radio channel and its capabilities (receive only, repeated, etc.). VERY Important: After keying the microphone to transmit, please wait approximately one (1) second until after the beep is heard to begin speaking. This is necessary to allow the radio s ID squawk to be transmitted before you can talk. Failure to do so will result in front end clipping where the first word or two of your voice is cut off. The following is a diagram of the Motorola XTL 2500 mobile radios. te that most fire and EMS stations should have one of these mobile radios inside their headquarters for communicating with field units that are out of the station. May 3,

6 MOTOROLA XTL 2500 MOBILE RADIO This radio is most likely installed in vehicles as a two-piece unit. The radio box is usually separate and mounted in an out of the way location in the vehicle. A control cable is run to the radio control head mounted in the cab of the vehicle. An optional, second control head can be purchased separately to mount in the rear of a vehicle or in a rear command cabinet. Volume Controls incoming audio volume (does not power up radio) Backlight Toggles backlight in LED display on or off Home Channel Returns radio to Zone 1, Channel 1 (your home radio channel). Must press and hold for about a second until radio beeps. Channel Selection Selects radio channel (rotate left for previous, right for next) Emergency Button Press and hold for 1 second until radio beeps to send an emergency signal to dispatch and other units monitoring your home channel (automatically switches radio to home channel). Unit will transmit open mic for 10 seconds without holding in the transmit button. Power Toggles radio power on or off SCAN Turns channel scan on or off (The icon will appear in LED display when Scan is on) NUIS (Nuisance) Temporarily removes displayed channel from scan list (used to remove very noisy or continuous static filled channel that is interfering with the ability to scan other channels) MON (Monitor) Toggles channel guard (private line) on or off. rmal mode is off. Turn on only to permit reception of other co-channel and out-of-county users that may also be licensed on the same channel. (the icon will appear in LED display when Monitor is on) ZNUP (Zone Up) Changes to the next channel zone (bank). LED display will change to show current Zone number (Z1, Z2, etc.) PAGE Sends a special alert tone to an individual radio selected from a list if implemented. Arrow Buttons Use right arrow to show any additional menu button items. Use left arrow to scroll back to the original menu. May 3,

7 Mobile Radio PAGE Feature This is NOT a paging feature to send alerting tones to activate Motorola pagers. If available, this feature provides a way to set off alert beeps on a specific mobile or portable radio using its unique radio ID. It may be useful to help locate a lost portable or to signal a first responder at an incident who is carrying a portable. The only requirement is that both the sending and receiving radio unit must be on the same channel. To operate: 1. Press the PAGE button 2. Push the right arrow button multiple times until the desired radio ID appears. 3. Key the microphone one second to activate the alert beeps for the targeted radio (or press the Home button to cancel). 4. The paging (sending) radio will display the message PLEASE WAIT until it receives an automatic acknowledgement back from the paged (receiving) unit. If successful, ACK RECEIVED will display for 2 seconds. If unsuccessful, the paging (sending unit) will resend the page several times until it is successful or times out after ten seconds. If the radio being paged is turned off, on another channel, or out of range, the radio sending the page will time out and display NO ACKNOWLEDGE. 5. If the paged (receiving) radio receives the page correctly, it will display PAGE RECEIVD and the radio ID of the radio that sent the page. The paged radio will also continue to beep until its user keys the microphone or turns the radio off. 6. You will be returned to your original channel once the page is either successful or times out. Future Menu Features Other options may be available on the second menu (hit right arrow to access). These options should not be used as they were programmed for possible use in the future for voiceless communications. STS - Sends a pre-programmed text based status transmission to a specially programmed control base station. This provides an electronic method to indicate a unit s status (responding, on location, at staging, etc.). This option should not be used as they were programmed for possible use in the future for voiceless communications. MSG Sends a pre-programmed text message indicating the assigned task or ICS function to a specially programmed control base station. This provides an electronic method to indicate a unit s assignment (triage, treatment, transport, ventilation, water supply, etc.). This option should not be used as they were programmed for possible use in the future for voiceless communications. Received Unit ID in LCD Display The LCD display will show the radio alias or radio ID of the officer, vehicle portable or apparatus radio that you are receiving. Each radio has a unique 4-character ID made up of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-E. The unit number of four digit fire and EMS vehicles (e.g. 8352) or officers (e.g. 8350) will display as is because these unit numbers and electronic radio IDs are the same. Other unit ID containing a letter (e.g. 8350A) cannot be electronically programmed as four-digit IDs. Thus, there is an alias list programmed into every radio that translates the unique electronic radio ID into something understandable May 3,

8 to be displayed. For example, the portable assigned to 8350A has an electronic radio ID of D551. Using the alias list, the LCD display will show 8350A even tough the electronic radio ID is D551. Each agency will have an alias list for their agency s radios for IDs that cannot be represented as 4-digit numeric value. Fire Evacuation Tone Feature This is a feature that was requested by fire departments to sound an audible alarm over a radio channel to indicate an immediate mandatory evacuation of an unsafe building or structure. Its ability to be transmitted is restricted to mobile radios and may only be used at the direction of the Fire Officer in charge or the safety officer at an incident. A Standard Operating Procedure for use of the evacuation tone is forthcoming from the Warren County Fire Chief s Association. Follow the below procedure to sound the evacuation tone when authorized to do so: 1. On a fire mobile at the fire scene, switch to the zone and channel being used for interior operations 2. Key up and continue to hold in the transmit button in the microphone 3. Press and release the orange emergency button on the radio while continuing to keep the microphone keyed. 4. An evacuation tone will transmit over the selected channel. Keep the microphone pressed for at least ten seconds so that the evacuation tone can transmit long enough to gain everyone s attention. 5. Un-key the microphone, and then re-key the microphone to transmit a voice message. For example: Evacuation Alert Evacuation Alert All interior units operating at the fire must evacuate the structure immediately (repeat voice message). Consult the evacuation SOP for additional information or procedural requirements. 6. Return to step one to repeat the evacuation tone and message on any additional radio channels being used for interior operations, including ventilation and roof crews. Remember: KEY UP AND HOLD THE MICROPHONE TRANSMIT BUTTON PRIOR TO PUSHING THE ORANGE EMERGENCY BUTTON. Failure to do so may result in your radio sending out an Emergency (man down) signal. Only MOBILES can send an evacuation tone. Portables transmit with much less power, making them inadequate for this use. May 3,

9 MOTOROLA XTS 1500 PORTABLE RADIO LCD Display Z1 = Channel Zone (Bank) FIRERESP = Channel Name F83 = Agency Prefix 8360 = Officer number or vehicle portable number Top Controls: On/Off/Volume Knob Turns on/off radio and controls incoming audio volume Channel Selection Knob Changes channels in current zone (1-16 channels) A/B/C Mode Dial A=rmal, B=Talk Around, C=Monitor (modes defined below) Emergency Button Press and hold for 1 second until radio beeps to send an emergency signal to dispatch and other units monitoring your home channel (automatically switches radio to home channel). Unit will transmit open mic for 10 seconds without holding in the transmit button. Side Controls: Backlight Button Toggles backlight in LED display on or off Transmit Button Press and Hold to transmit or release to un-key Zone Up Changes to the next channel zone (bank). LED display will change to show current Zone number (Z1, Z2, etc.) Scan Button Turns channel scan on or off (The icon will appear in LED display when on) A/B/C Knob Mode Settings A rmal Mode: Portable operates normal in this position (used nearly all the time) B Talk Around Mode: Used to bypass repeater and talk directly from radio to radio on selected channel (if repeated). C Monitor Mode: Turns channel guard off. Use only to permit reception of other out-of-county users that share the channel. (the icon will appear in LED display when Monitor mode is on) May 3,

10 Part Three - Radio Related Definitions There are several terms used in the remainder of this document. They are explained here. Please read and understand them before reading the next section. Auxiliary Receiver A receive only radio that is used to boost reception of signals transmitted by field units. These receiver audio feeds are fed back to a single location and voted against other receivers to choose the strongest and clearest signal to play to a dispatcher. Control Point A location where a dispatcher or base station radio operator actually operates from. Usually refers to a communications Center. te that the base station transmitters are usually not where the dispatcher operates from. Microwave, radio tie lines, radio over IP, and other methods are used to link the control point to transmitters and receivers located off site, such as at remote radio towers. Control Station A device used to transmit and receive radio signals to and from a remote location. It is essentially a microphone and speaker attached to a remotely controlled radio. Channel Guard Also known as Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) and Private Line (PL). It consists of an inaudible tone that is transmitted and received along with a radio signal to reduce the annoyance of listening to other users on a shared two-way radio channel. It filters out other users if they are using a different channel guard or none at all. Interoperability - Interoperable Communications for Public Safety is defined as the ability of public safety services and support providers to talk with each other via voice and data on demand, in real time, when needed and when authorized Multicast Transmitting the same voice or data over two or more different radio frequencies, usually from a control point. Repeated Channel Used to extend the range of a radio signal over longer distances by receiving it on one frequency and re-transmitting it on a second frequency from a higher location and with more transmitter power. Shadowing The obstruction of a received radio signal by a terrain, including a mountain or man-made natural structure or building. Simulcasting can help the radio signal be received better by transmitting the signal from different directions, allowing it to sneak around obstructions. Simplex Channel Also known as a direct channel. Both the transmitter and receiver are operating on the same frequency. Communications goes directly from one radio to another and does NOT traveling through a repeater or third party equipment. A simplex channel is preferred for working in basements, over distances of one mile or less, or when building construction or terrian impede signals on repeated channels from operating sufficiently. May 3,

11 Simulcast The transmission of a radio signal from a control point (e.g. dispatch center) that occurs on the same frequency but from multiple transmitter locations. Special timing and synchronization circuits between all the simultaneous transmitters is required. This is done to extend transmit range, usually over a regional or county-wide basis. Steered Transmitter Used to chose the single base station that is closest to the targeted field unit. This is sometimes performed automatically by voting the best received signal and then steering back to the closest transmitter to that location. VHF High Band A group of frequencies in the 136 to 174 MHz radio band. VHF high band frequencies for public safety generally are in the 153 to 159 MHz range within this band. VHF Low Band A group of frequencies in the 25 to 50 MHz radio band. VHF low band frequencies for public safety generally are in the 45 to 46 MHz range within this band. Zone Motorola s terminology for a bank of radio channels. May 3,

12 Part Four Radio Interoperability Interoperable Communications for Public Safety - the ability of public safety services and support providers to talk with each other via voice and data on demand in real time when needed when authorized In contrast, interoperability does not mean everyone talking to everyone. Care must be taken not to violate the chain of command for example, by requesting resources at a lower level without the Incident Commander s knowledge. An example would be a probationary firefighter contacting dispatch to send 3 mutual aid engines and a ladder truck without the Incident Commander s knowledge or consent. A task force composed of a police officer, two firefighters, an EMT and team leader usually do need to talk with each other via radio. However, individual first responders usually do not have a need to converse with personnel from other disciplines unless they are operating in a supervisory nature. Thus, in the definition of interoperability above, the phrase when authorized is one of the most important factors to consider. Levels of Interoperability There are several ways of achieving various levels of interoperability. The most basic form is swapping radios at an incident. Another method is to obtain radios from a radio cache at the county or state level. However, these solutions require a lot of coordination and resource tracking something that is time comsuming and can delay a response to an emergency. The preferred method, although costly, is to have compatible radios and shared, governed radio channels for mutual aid and interoperability. Warren County first responder agencies have paved the way by using the same brand and models of user radios. The Communications Center radio project also obtained shared radio channels that are designed for use on a county-wide basis. These include: PDTAC channel for law enforcement WCTAC-13 channel for Fire/EMS use WCIOP channel for all disciplines COMMAND channel for all disciplines for Incident Commander to Dispatch, Command Staff and Unified command Single EMSRESP and FIRERESP response channels Shared WCOPS ground channels for fire and EMS use The Statewide Police Emergency Network (SPEN) channels New National Interoperability Channels. May 3,

13 Levels of Interoperability Warren County Channels There are four repeated, simulcast channels within Warren County that are used for interoperability within the borders of Warren County. By repeating and simulcasting these channels from multiple locations, anyone transmitting on these channels will be heard across the entire county. This allows units to communicate with each other from anywhere in the county. These channels are also monitored by and can be transmitted on by the Communications Center. These channels include: WCIOP This multi-discipline channel can be programmed in all agency owned public safety radios, including law enforcement, EMS, medic units, fire, hazmat, emergency management, and public works. All other agencies must obtain permission from the Communications Center for access to this channel. It is generally used for ongoing communications and tactical purposes for units that must communicate over greater distances. It can also serve as a command channel for larger incidents involving multiple agencies from several jurisdictions. WCTAC-13 This channel can be programmed in all agency owned public safety radios but is specifically designed for use by Fire and EMS where communications over long distances is necessary. It is included in law enforcement, EMS, medic units, fire, hazmat, emergency management, and public works radios. All other agencies must obtain permission from the Communications Center for access to this channel. It is generally used for ongoing communications and tactical purposes for units that must communicate over greater distances. This includes functions such as command/ic, water shuttle and EMS transport. COMMAND A multi-discipline channel designed for use by the Incident Commander to converse with dispatch without having to compete with other traffic on the response channels. May also be used by unified command and/or command staff. It is not designed for use as a ground channel for tactical operations. PDTAC A Law Enforcement Only Interoperability channel. It can only be programmed in law enforcement radios, but cannot be programmed in or used by non-law enforcement agencies, including fire, EMS, hazmat, municipal OEM, etc. EMSRESP This is the channel that EMS units contact the Communications Center on. It is also used to provide unit status (awaiting crew, responding, on location, to hospital, at hospital, leaving hospital, at station, clear, in staging, etc.). Any discipline can contact EMS on this channel, but must eventually switch to another channel for ongoing conversations, such as WCIOP or one of the WCOPS channels. FIRERESP This is the channel that FIRE units contact the Communications Center on. It is also used to provide unit status (awaiting crew, responding, on location, in staging, etc.). Any discipline can contact fire units on this channel, but must eventually switch to another channel for ongoing conversations, such as WCIOP or one of the WCOPS channels. May 3,

14 Levels of Interoperability State of New Jersey Channels There are four VHF Statewide Police Emergency Network (SPEN) frequencies that have been in use for several years. Statewide Police Emergency Network Channels SPEN 1 Statewide Calling (monitored by most Communications Centers) SPEN 2 National interoperability channel for Law Enforcement only (t usually monitored by Communications Centers) SPEN 3 Car to car secondary operations within the State of NJ for Law Enforcement (t usually monitored by Communications Centers) SPEN 4 Fire/EMS/OEM/Mutual Aid within the State of NJ (mostly used in mobile and portable radios not usually monitored by Communications Centers) While all of these channels may be programmed into your mobile and portable radios, SPEN-4 is the only one generally accessed by fire and EMS. SPEN-1 is generally used as a hailing frequency between Communications Centers and may not be used for operational or tactical radio traffic. May 3,

15 Levels of Interoperability National Interoperability Channels There are several channels in each radio band that have been assigned on a national level for public safety interoperability. They can be used anywhere in the nation for mutual aid efforts. If available, these frequencies may be used to enhance interoperability for larger incidents requiring mutual aid from two or more outside jurisdictions. They are not available for single agency operations or for routine operations. It is strongly recommended that the assignment and use of these interoperability channels for an incident be requested and coordinated through the Warren County Communications Center. The following VHF High Band national interoperability channels have been programmed into Warren County first responder agency radios: National Interoperability Channels (VHF Radio Band) Zone 4 VCALL-10 Multi-discipline use. Used as a calling (hailing) frequency to make initial contact with another unit. Continued and ongoing communications should be moved to an available VTAC channel. VTAC-11 Multi-discipline use for ongoing mutual aid radio traffic VTAC-12 Multi-discipline use for ongoing mutual aid radio traffic VTAC-13 Multi-discipline use for ongoing mutual aid radio traffic VTAC-14 VTAC-36 VTAC-37 VFIRE-21 VFIRE-23 VFIRE-24 VMED-28 VMED-29 VMED-31 Multi-discipline use for ongoing mutual aid radio traffic Multi-discipline use. Repeated channel made up by pairing VTAC-11 and VTAC-14. Repeater only activated when requested and VTAC-11 and 14 are not already in use. Repeater is in Fieldcom and must be dispatched to incident. Multi-discipline use. Repeated channel made up by pairing VTAC-12 and VTAC-13. Repeater only activated when requested and VTAC-12 and 13 are not already in use. t yet available, but may be added to repeater in Fieldcom and would need to be dispatched to incident. Fire departments only for mutual aid use Fire departments only for mutual aid use Fire departments only for mutual aid use Emergency medical only for mutual aid use Emergency medical only for mutual aid use Law enforcement only for mutual aid use A public safety agency must have a license to operate a base or control station on these interoperability channels. Mobile operation, however, is permitted on these channels without an individual license. Public safety licensees who are eligible to hold a FCC Part 90 license, or who are otherwise licensed under Part 90 can operate mobile units on these interoperability channels without an individual license per Paragraphs of These frequencies are licensed under the State of New Jersey - Office of Public Safety and Communication and the State Office of Homeland Security & Preparedness. May 3,

16 Part Five Radio Channels & Layouts Mobile and portable radios for each discipline are programmed with essentially the same channel zones (banks) and channel layouts, although their order may differ per discipline. Radio Zone (Channel Bank) Overview Zone 1: Contain primary channels for Fire and EMS related to response and ground operations, while Law Enforcement radios will have their primary law enforcement frequencies in Zone 1 Zone 2: Contains mutual aid channels depending on discipline Zone 3: Law enforcement radios will have county licensed Fire and EMS channels in this zone, while Fire and EMS may have receive only capabilities for law enforcement channels. Zone 4: Contains the National Interoperability channels Tip: Use the Zone Up (ZNUP) button on mobile and portable radios to switch to the next zone. FCC Licensing and License Restrictions The following tables contain restrictions listed on an agency s license. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) radio licenses may specify one or more frequencies that are licensed to a specific government entity (state, county or municipality) or public safety agency (police, fire, etc.), The FCC license includes three important restrictions that all units operating on the frequencies must follow: 1. Operating Range The specific geographic area the frequency is permitted to operate in. This is usually listed as a geographic border (town or otherwise) or a distance radius expressed in kilometers around a specific address or latitude and longitude coordinate. Distances have been converted to miles in the following tables. 2. Output Power Listed in watts. The ERP (Effective Radiated Power) value is the number of watts that an antenna system is allowed to transmit. This is usually in terms of base station or mobile / portable power. 3. Number of Units The number of actually radios with transmit capabilities on the frequency. This includes base stations, mobiles and portables. te that a licensed agency cannot simply just let a number of mutual aid agencies operate on their licensed frequencies without making sure they do not exceed transmit power, talk outside of their specified operating range or increasing the number of units on their license. In addition, a written Letter of Authorization should be created to allow other agencies to operate on a licensed frequency. This authorization should contain the name of the licensed agency and auxiliary agency(s), the licensed operating area, transmit power limitation in watts, number of or specific radio units to have transmit capabilities, and any agreed upon radio ID numbers. May 3,

17 Warren County Standard Channel Layouts - Police (as of May 11, 2016) POLICE Channel Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 1 PDlocal PDlocal PDlocal PDlocal 2 WCIOP WCALERT< WCIOP VCALL-10 3 PDNEAST HCTAC-1 FIRERESP VTAC-11 4 PDCENTRL PDANDOVR EMSRESP VTAC-12 5 PDSOUTH PDBYRAM COMMAND VTAC-13 6 PDPBURG PDSHRFSC WCOPS-2 VTAC-14 7 PDTAC PDMTOLV WCOPS-3 VTAC-36 8 PDPRVT PDWSHTLV WCOPS-4 VTAC-37 9 FIRERESP (Custom) WCOPS-5 VFIRE EMSRESP (Custom) WCOPS-6 VFIRE COMMAND (Custom) (Custom) VFIRE SPEN-1 (Custom) (Custom) VMED SPEN-2 (Custom) ERHACKTN< VMED SPEN-3 (Custom) ERWARREN< VLAW SPEN-4 (Custom) WCALERT < VLAW (Custom) (Custom) (Custom) WCIOPMRP < Indicates a receive only channel (cannot transmit on it) PDlocal Locally zoned police channel (e.g. PDCENTRL) CHANNEL Channel name in bold blue means it is in scan list CHANNEL Channel names in green can be customized by agency or are recommended channels in those positions May 3,

18 Warren County Standard Channel Layouts - Fire (as of May 11, 2016) FIRE Channel Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 1 FIRERESP FIRERESP FIRERESP FIRERESP 2 WCOPS-2 WCALERT< WCIOP VCALL-10 3 WCOPS-3 F23OPS PDNEAST < VTAC-11 4 WCOPS-4 F94OPS PDCENTRL< VTAC-12 5 WCOPS-5 F94TAC PDSOUTH < VTAC-13 6 WCOPS-6 E94OPS PDPBURG < VTAC-14 7 WCOPS-7 E95OPS PDTAC < VTAC-36 8 SPEN-4 HCTAC-1 RESERVED VTAC-37 9 EMSRESP FDHC-9 FIRERESP VFIRE F23OPS (Custom) EMSRESP VFIRE F94OPS (Custom) COMMAND VFIRE PAGER < (Custom) SPEN-1 < VMED WCTAC-13 (Custom) SPEN-2 VMED WCIOP (Custom) SPEN-3 VLAW COMMAND (Custom) SPEN-4 VLAW (Custom) (Custom) RESERVED WCIOPMRP < Indicates a receive only channel (cannot transmit on it) CHANNEL Channel name in bold blue means it is in scan list CHANNEL Channel names in green can be customized by agency or are recommended channels in those positions May 3,

19 Warren County Standard Channel Layouts - EMS (as of May 11, 2016) EMS Channel Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 1 EMSRESP EMSRESP EMSRESP EMSRESP 2 WCOPS-2 WCALERT< WCIOP VCALL-10 3 WCOPS-3 F23OPS PDNEAST < VTAC-11 4 WCOPS-4 F94OPS PDCENTRL< VTAC-12 5 WCOPS-5 F94TAC PDSOUTH < VTAC-13 6 WCOPS-6 E94OPS PDPBURG < VTAC-14 7 WCOPS-7 E95OPS PDTAC < VTAC-36 8 SPEN-4 HCTAC-1 RESERVED VTAC-37 9 FIRERESP HCAMBO-1< FIRERESP VFIRE WCIOP HCAMBO-5 EMSRESP VFIRE COMMAND ERHNTRMC COMMAND VFIRE PAGER < DPSMTOLV SPEN-1 VMED WCTAC-13 EMSMTOLV SPEN-2 VMED ERWARREN EMSLGVLY SPEN-3 VLAW ERHACKTN JEMS-2 SPEN-4 VLAW (Custom) JEMS-3 RESERVED WCIOPMRP < Indicates a receive only channel (cannot transmit on it) CHANNEL Channel name in bold blue means it is in scan list CHANNEL Channel names in green can be customized by agency or are recommended channels in those positions May 3,

20 Warren County Radio Channels List (as of May 11, 2016) The following is a list of Warren County based radio channels that might have been programmed into an agency s radios. Many of these channels are licensed and/or operated by the Warren County Communications Center. te that channels are referred to by name, not position number in the radio. Channel Name Purpose Frequency Dispatcher Police rtheast Zone (B) PDNEAST Blairstown, Independence, Hackettstown, Mansfield (M) Police Central Zone (B) PDCNTRL Belvidere, Washington Twp (covers Wash Boro, Oxford) (M) Police South Zone (B) PDSOUTH Greenwich, Lopatcong, Pohatcong (M) Phillipsburg Police Zone (b) PDPBURG Phillipsburg (also covers Alpha) (M) Warren County Sheriff Courthouse Security. Limited to use within Warren County Courthouse by Sheriffs officers only. Transmit cannot be put into any (B) PDCOURT other agency radios (M) PDTAC PDPRVT WCALERT FIRERESP EMSRESP WCOPS-2 WCOPS-3 WCOPS-4 WCOPS-5 County Law Enforcement Agencies (W.C. Sheriff, Corrections, Prosecutor field units) and Police Only Mutual Aid / Special Operations Channel (B) (M) Police Private Operations Channel (Encrypted) (includes PDPRVT88 and PDPRVT89 keys). Cannot be programmed into non-law enforcement radios Warren County Voice Pager Alerting Channel. other stations may transmit on this frequency!!! For Alerting Only Fire/Hazmat Vehicles/Officers to dispatch and (B) Response Status (M) EMS Vehicles/Officers to Dispatch and Response (B) Status (M) Ground & Interior Operations Channel (assigned by Dispatcher or allocated upon OIC request). Channel is not repeated (range is limited), nor is it monitored by dispatch unless Fieldcom responds to the incident Ground & Interior Operations Channel (assigned by Dispatcher or allocated upon OIC request). Channel is not repeated (range is limited), nor is it monitored by dispatch unless Fieldcom responds to the incident Ground & Interior Operations Channel (assigned by Dispatcher or allocated upon OIC request). Channel is not repeated (range is limited), nor is it monitored by dispatch unless Fieldcom responds to the incident Ground & Interior Operations Channel (assigned by Dispatcher or allocated upon OIC request). Channel is not repeated (range is limited), nor is it monitored by dispatch unless Fieldcom responds to the incident Repeated (oper. range) (locally) (locally) (locally) (locally) (in Court House) (Cty wide) (Cty wide) (Cty wide) (Cty wide) (Cty wide) (Cty Wide) (Cty Wide) (Cty Wide) (Central Only) COMMAND, WCTAC-6 & WCTAC-7 are future channels to be repeated and simulcast county-wide. Simulcast May 3,

21 (Interoperability Channels) Channel Name Purpose Frequency Dispatcher WCOPS-6 Ground & Interior Operations Channel (assigned by Dispatcher or allocated upon OIC request). Channel is not repeated (range is limited), nor is it monitored by dispatch unless Fieldcom responds to the incident WCOPS-7 WCTAC-13 WCIOP COMMAND SPEN-1 SPEN-2 SPEN-3 SPEN-4 VCALL-10 VTAC-11 VTAC-12 VTAC-13 VTAC-14 VTAC-36 Ground & Interior Operations Channel (assigned by Dispatcher or allocated upon OIC request). Channel is not repeated (range is limited), nor is it monitored by dispatch unless Fieldcom responds to the incident County-Wide Tactical Channel for Fire / EMS / Hazmat (B) (M) County-Wide Interoperability Channel for Police / Fire (B) / EMS / Hazmat / OEM / Public Works (M) County-Wide Interoperability Channel for Command to (B) Dispatch, Command Staff and Unified Command (M) Statewide Police Emergency Network Statewide Calling (monitored by most Communications Centers, including Warren County) Statewide Police Emergency Network National interoperability channel for Law Enforcement only (t usually monitored by Communications Centers) Statewide Police Emergency Network Car to car secondary operations for Law Enforcement (t usually monitored by Communications Centers) Statewide Police Emergency Network Multidiscipline use for Fire/EMS/OEM (mostly used in mobile and portable radios not usually monitored by Communications Centers) Nationwide Interoperability Channel used to make initial contact with other units (then switch to VTAC-n) National Interoperability Channel Used for ongoing mutual aid communications when assigned by the Communications Center. base stations allowed. t available when VTAC-36 repeater is activated National Interoperability Channel Used for ongoing mutual aid communications when assigned by the Communications Center. base stations allowed. t available when VTAC-37 repeater is activated National Interoperability Channel Used for ongoing mutual aid communications when assigned by the Communications Center. base stations allowed. t available when VTAC-37 repeater is activated National Interoperability Channel Used for ongoing mutual aid communications when assigned by the Communications Center. base stations allowed. t available when VTAC-36 repeater is activated Nationwide Interoperability Channels VTAC-11 and VTAC-14 paired into Repeated Mode. Repeater is located in Fieldcom and is normally offline and must be requested for an event (B) (M) Repeated (oper. range) (Cty Wide) (Cty Wide) (Cty Wide) (Cty Wide) (Cty Wide) (Statewide) (Statewide) (Statewide) (Statewide) (using Fieldcom) Simulcast May 3,

22 (Interoperability Channels Continued) Channel Name Purpose Frequency Dispatcher Nationwide Interoperability Channels VTAC-12 and VTAC-13 paired into Repeated Mode. Future repeater (B) to be located in Fieldcom and is normally offline and (M) VTAC-37 must be requested for an event. VFIRE-21 VFIRE-22 VFIRE-23 VMED-28 VMED-29 VLAW-31 VLAW-32 WCIOPMRP National Interoperability Channel for Fire Department Use Only - Used for ongoing fire mutual aid when assigned by the Communications Center National Interoperability Channel for Fire Department Use Only - Used for ongoing fire mutual aid when assigned by the Communications Center National Interoperability Channel for Fire Department Use Only - Used for ongoing fire mutual aid when assigned by the Communications Center National Interoperability Channel for Emergency Medical Use Only Used for ongoing EMS mutual aid when assigned by the Communications Center National Interoperability Channel for Emergency Medical Use Only Used for ongoing EMS mutual aid when assigned by the Communications Center National Interoperability Channel for Law Enforcement Use Only Used for ongoing law enforcement mutual aid when assigned by the Communications Center National Interoperability Channel for Law Enforcement Use Only Used for ongoing law enforcement mutual aid when assigned by the Communications Center Locally repeated version of WCIOP channel. Repeater is located in county s Interoperability Trailer and is normally offline. Must be requested for an event. If activated, WCIOP is not available for use (B) (M) (IOP Trailer) Repeated (oper. range) (From IOP Trlr) (Cty wide) Simulcast If only one frequency is specified, the transmit and receive frequency is the same (simplex channel) If two frequencies are specified, the transmit and receive frequencies are different (repeated channel) (B) indicates a frequency that the county base station repeater transmits on and a mobile, portable or scanner receives on (M) indicates a frequency that a mobile or portable transmits on Channels with in the Dispatcher column can be operated on scene using a Fieldcom Dispatcher. Cty-Wide means the channel can be used anywhere within the borders of Warren County. Statewide means within the State of New Jersey, and National means anywhere within the borders of the USA. If a channel is repeated repeated with Cty wide coverage and simulcast, users can talk on the channel from one end of the county to another. May 3,

23 Warren County Third Party Radio Channels List (as of May 11, 2016) The following is a list of radio channels that might have been programmed into an agency s radios. These channels are NOT licensed by Warren County. All users permitted to transmit on them by the licensed agency are operating under that agency s FCC license. Thus, there may be rules and restrictions in place as to who, where and when the channel can be used. In particular, most channels can only be used in a specific geographical area known as the FCC licensed operating range. See the Operating Range and Use Restrictions columns for notes regarding permitted operating ranges, channel rules, and permitted agency use. Warren County has received written authorization for transmit capabilities on several mutual aid channels on behalf of other in-county agencies. This is indicated in the rightmost column of the below table ( Use Permissions and Restrictions column). te, however, that some restrictions may be in place for authorized transmit channels. There are also several other channels listed below that the licensee has not granted transmit capabilities for (or did not respond to the county s request). Thus, transmit capabilities cannot be programmed for those denied or unanswered channel transmit authorization requests. Transmit capabilities CANNOT be programmed into unauthorized radios doing so can result in FCC fines or confiscation of radio equipment. Channel Name PDANDOVR PDBYRAM PDSHRFSC PDMTOLV PDWSHTLV Licensed Agency ( means a written agreement exists that defines any use permissions and restrictions) Andover PD, Sussex County Byram PD, Sussex County (repeater) Sheriff s Department, Sussex County (repeater) Mount Olive PD, Morris County (repeater) Washington Township PD, Long Valley, Morris County. Called POLICE-2 - secondary use channel (repeater) Frequency (B) (M) (B) (M) (B) (M) (B) (M) (B) (M) Operating Range 12.4 mi. radius of 134 NewtonSparta Rd, Andover 12 mi radius of 25 Morningstar Dr, Sparta Within Sussex County only 6 mi. radius of 204 Flanders- Drakestown Rd 40 mi. radius 214 W Mill Rd, Long Valley F23OPS Harmony Fire Department ground operations Within Harmony Township only F94OPS Phillipsburg Fire Department ground operations miles of PBurg F94TAC FP73TAC Phillipsburg Fire Department ground operations (repeater) Independence Fire Police (repeater) (B) (M) (B) (M) FDHC-9 Hunterdon County Fire Departments, Channel FDWSHTLV FDANDVRB Washington Township Fire, Long Valley, Morris County Andover Borough Fireground, Sussex County (B) (repeater) (M) Municipal Bldg 5 miles of PBurg Municipal Bldg 16 mi. radius of Crestwood Ct, Hackettstown Within borders of Hunterdon County 15 mi. radius of????? 8 mi. radius of 152 Main St, Andover Borough Use Permissions and Restrictions PDNEAST units only (no FD, no EMS) PDNEAST units only (no FD, no EMS) Any PD, FDs, EMS, OEM, Hazmat, etc. All PDs, WCOEM, H town OEM only (no FD or EMS) Any PD, FD, EMS or OEM PDSOUTH units only, all FDs, all EMS and Hazmat PDPBURG units only, all FDs, E94 only PDPBURG units only, all FDs, E94 only Any PD, FD, EMS or OEM All FDs (only when assisting by request in Hunterdon Cty) *** NO RESPONSE *** Can t be added at this time F29, F78, F91 only, F33 and Fire Coords (no other agencies) May 3,

24 FDANDVRT Andover Township Fireground, Sussex County FDBYRAM Byram Township Fire, Sussex County FDGREEN Green Township Fire, Sussex County FDNEWTON Andover-Newton Fire, Sussex County FDMTOLV Mount Olive Fire, Morris County May 3, mi. radius of????? 8 mi. radius of Paulnskill Rd & Ward Road 8 mi. radius of????? 6 mi. radius of 80 Andover Rd, Sparta 15 mi. radius Rt46 & Drakestown Rd 22 mi. radius of????? FDSTLWTR Stillwater Township Fire, Sussex County E94OPS Phillipsburg Emergency Squad ground operations E94 coverage E95OPS ERHACKTN ERWARREN Allamuchy-Green First Aid Squad (also used by several Sussex County EMS stations) EMS to Hackettstown Hospital (HEAR channel) EMS to St. Lukes-Warren Hospital (HEAR channel) PL= PL=85.4 EMSMTOLV Mt. Olive EMS, Morris County DPSMTOLV Mt. Olive Fire and EMS alerting and operations (B) channel (DPS), Morris County (repeater) (M) (B) HCTAC-1 Hunterdon County Multi-Discipline Tactical (M) channel Long Valley, Washington Township (Morris (B) TACLGVLY County) repeated TAC Channel (M) (B) DPWALMCY Allamuchy Department of Public Works (repeater) (M) DPWFRANK Franklin Department of Public Works DPWHACKT Hackettstown Department of Public Works DPWHARMY Harmony Department of Public Works (B) DPWINDEP Independence Department of Public Works (M) DPWLBRTY DPWPOHAT DPWPBURG Liberty Department of Public Works (repeater) Pohatcong and Alpha Departments of Public Works (B) (M) Phillipsburg Department of Public Works (also referred to as Baker Channel ) MUAHACKT Hackettstown Municipal Utilities Authority area only E95 coverage area only Within range of Hospital 50 mi. radius of Warren Hospital 15 mi. radius Rt46 & Drakestown Rd 15 mi. radius Rt46 & Drakestown Rd Within Hunterdon County Only Within borders of Long Valley 14 mile radius of Panther Valley water tower 10 mile radius of????? 20 mile radius of WNTI-FM tower on Thomas Drive Any mun. FD, any FD, and EMS Coord. All FDs. All EMS, WCOEM for emergencies only with IC Permission *** NO RESPONSE *** Can t be added at this time Any WC unit except DPW Any FD, EMS, OEM, Hazmat, etc. *** NO RESPONSE *** Can t be added at this time PDSOUTH & PDPBURG units, all FDs and EMS Any FDs, EMS, OEM, WCPROS, SCSHERF. Hazmat,. PDs, FCoords Used by ambulances to call in patient information Used by ambulances to call in patient information Any PD, FD, EMS, OEM, Hazmat, etc. Any FD, EMS, HMAT, OEM (no PDs) All PDs, all FDs, all EMS (only when assisting by request in Hunterdon Cty) Any PDs, no Fire/EMS or other agencies *** NO RESPONSE *** Can t be added at this time *** NO RESPONSE *** Can t be added at this time PDNEAST units only, Fire/EMS Coords, HMat, OEM (no FD, EMS) 10 mile radius of????? Harmony Fire Units only 20 mile radius of Thomas Dr,ive Independence 25 mile radius of????? 16 mile radius of Alpha Muni. Bldg. Vicinity of Phillipsburg 25 mile radius of 68 Asbury Rd, Independence Any PD, FD, EMS, OEM, Hazmat, etc. *** NO RESPONSE *** Can t be added at this time PDSOUTH,PDPBURG, F82,94,74,98,143,192,23, 57, E94,143,74,98 OEM94,82,74,98,143,192 WCOEM & Fieldcom PDPBURG units only, and Phillipsburg Fire and EMS only Only during emergencies: PDNEAST units only, OEM, 28,73&78 Fire/EMS, HMAT

25 Specifically NOT approved for use in Warren County Radios Channel Name Licensed Agency Frequency Hunterdon County Police Zone rth Region (B) HCNORTH (repeater) (M) Hunterdon County Police Zone - Central Region (B) HCCNTRL (repeater) (M) Hunterdon County Police Zone South Region (B) HCSOUTH (repeater) (M) (B) PDNEWTON Newton PD, Sussex County (repeater) (M) Operating Range Within Hunterdon County only Within Hunterdon County only Within Hunterdon County only 15 mi radius of High St water tower, Newton Use Permissions and Restrictions May not be programmed in Warren County units May not be programmed in Warren County units May not be programmed in Warren County units May not be programmed in Warren County units May 3,