1. Public Safety Radio System Fire / EMS Radio Channels

2. Fire / EMS Channels Overview
Base Sites
Six Main Tower Locations
Independence Tower
Aurora Water Tower
Rowley Water Tower
Fairbank Tower
Jesup Water Tower
Court House Tower
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3. Fire / EMS Channels Overview
Tower Layout
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4. Fire / EMS Operational Channels
PAGING
FIREOPS 1
Repeater, Main Dispatch / Operations Channel
FIREOPS 2
Simplex, Secondary Dispatch / Operations Channel
VFIRE21 (State Fire)
Simplex, Interoperability Channel
FIRETAC1 & FIRETAC2
Two On Scene Tactical Channels
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5. Interoperability Channels
Iowa Channel
VHF “VTAC” Channels
Surrounding Jurisdictions
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6. Fire / EMS Channels Overview
Channels Dispatch Has
PAGING
FIREOPS 1
Repeater, Main Dispatch / Operations Channel
FIREOPS 2
Simplex, Secondary Dispatch / Operations Channel
VFIRE21 (State Fire)
Simplex, Interoperability Channel
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7. Fire / EMS Channels Overview
Mobile Only Channels
FIRETAC1 & FIRETAC2
Two On Scene Tactical Channels
Iowa Channel
VHF “VTAC” Channels
National Interoperability Channels
Surrounding Jurisdictions
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8. Channels With Best Coverage
Repeaters
PAGING
Hear from all tower locations. Talk from all tower locations.
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9. Channels With Best Coverage
Repeaters
FIREOPS 1
EM OPS
ROADS
Simplex
FIREOPS 2
Hear from all tower locations. Talk from just Independence.
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10. Channels With Lowest Coverage
Simplex
VLAW31
VFIRE21
VCALL10
Hear from just Court House. Talk from just Court House.
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11. Channels in Fire Stations
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12. Channels in Fire Stations
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13. Channels in Mobiles / HTs
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14. Channels in Mobiles / HTs
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15. Channels in Mobiles / HTs
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16. What Channels are Used For?
FIREOPS1
Primary operations channel, Repeater
Used to talk to Dispatch, scene operations
FIREOPS2
Secondary operations channel, Simplex
VFIRE21
Interoperations channel, Simplex
Dispatch monitors, scene operations
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17. What Channels are Used For?
FIRETAC1
On scene operations channel, Simplex
Mobile ONLY!
FIRETAC2
VLAW31
Interoperations channel, Simplex
Dispatch monitors, used for contact with Law
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18. What Channels are Used For?
IOWA CH
Interoperations channel, Simplex
Mobile ONLY! Others may have. Ex: Tow Trucks
EM OPS
Emergency Management primary operations channel, Repeater
Used to talk to Dispatch, disaster operations
VCALL10
Dispatch monitors, National Calling Channel
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19. What Channels are Used For?
REGMED
Emergency Medical operations channel, Simplex
Mobile ONLY! Regional channel for Hospitals / Ambulance
VMED28
Independence Hospital Has
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20. What Channels are Used For?
VTAC11
VTAC12
VTAC13
VTAC14
National Interoperability Channels for All Agencies, Simplex
VTAC36
VTAC37
National Interoperability Channels for All Agencies, Repeater
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21. What Channels are Used For?
VFIRE22
VFIRE23
VFIRE24
VFIRE25
VFIRE26
National Interoperability Channels for Fire Agencies ONLY, Simplex
Also have VFIRE21
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22. Fire / EMS Channels Overview
Things to Remember
With a Repeater, can see each other and may not be able to talk to each other.
The Repeater has to be able to Hear and Talk to both of you.
When this happens, switch to a simplex channel, FIREOPS2, FIRETAC, VFIRE.
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23. Fire / EMS Channels Overview
Things to Remember
With a Repeater, what you say will be head throughout the county.
With a Simplex channel you are heard only as far as the radio carries (Handheld shorter distance than a mobile).
Dispatch can hear the best with the towers and remote receive sites.
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24. Fire / EMS Channels Overview
Things to Remember
With a remote receivers, there will be cases that dispatch can hear you but can not talk to you.
Dispatch can hear better then talk due to remote receive sites. This was done to ensure handheld coverage.
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