The Prosper Fire
Department
utilizes several solutions for emergency call notification and
incident communications. The three main communications
tools utilized by the department include tone based paging,
alpha numeric paging, and radio communications. Each
communication method is outlined below. If you should have
any additional questions, please feel free to e-mail
us.
Tone Paging
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The
primary way in which the department receives emergency calls is
via a tone based paging system. The station and each
apparatus is equipped with a radio to receive the emergency
call. In addition each non-paid member of the department
is issued a Motorola Minitor II or Minitor III (pictured) alert
receiver. When we receive an emergency call the radio at
the station, equipped with a tone decoder, decodes the
tone causing the radio's squelch to open. This allows the
alert tone and call information to be broadcast across the
station's public address system. The tone paging / alert system utilizes
a frequency of 37.180 MHz with two tone sequential signaling
tones of 1743 Hz (A) and 765 Hz (B)
Alpha Numeric Paging
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The
department contracts with a commercial paging company to provide
alpha numeric paging services for the department. Each
member of the department is issued a Motorola Advisor pager to
allow individual communication between department members.
In addition to routine communications, each emergency call is
also sent to every members pager by the CAD (computer aided
dispatch) system via a common cap code that is programmed in
each member's pager. The nature of the call, address, and
assigned apparatus are included in each emergency call page.
Voice Communications
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The
department's radio communications is conducted on several 800
MHz trunked radio systems. Our primary channel (PRFD-1) is
a talk group on the City of Plano's trunked radio system and our
secondary channel (PRFD-2) is a talk group on the Collin County
trunked radio system. All emergency calls that are
dispatched on 37.180 MHz are also simulcast on PRFD-1. The
department also maintains the capability of communicating on
other agencies channels by having a number of talk groups on the
Plano, Collin County, McKinney, and Denton County trunked radio
systems programmed in our radios. The department currently
utilizes a combination of Motorola Spectra and MCS-2000 mobile
radios which are installed in each apparatus. Our portable
radios include the Motorola MTS-2000 and Motorola Astro
Saber. We are currently in the process of standardizing
all of our radio equipment. The portable radio solution
that we are migrating to is the Motorola XTS-5000 and the
Motorola XTL-5000 for our mobile radio solution. The
selected radio solutions will provide us the most advanced
radios available. Both the mobile and portable radio
solutions that we have selected are dual band 700 / 800 MHz and
are APCO Project 25 digital capable.
If you have a trunk-tracker scanner you
can monitor our communications by programming your scanner with
the following information:
The
primary way in which the department receives emergency calls is
via a tone based paging system. The station and each
apparatus is equipped with a radio to receive the emergency
call. In addition each non-paid member of the department
is issued a Motorola Minitor II or Minitor III (pictured) alert
receiver. When we receive an emergency call the radio at
the station, equipped with a tone decoder, decodes the
tone causing the radio's squelch to open. This allows the
alert tone and call information to be broadcast across the
station's public address system. The tone paging / alert system utilizes
a frequency of 37.180 MHz with two tone sequential signaling
tones of 1743 Hz (A) and 765 Hz (B)
The
department contracts with a commercial paging company to provide
alpha numeric paging services for the department. Each
member of the department is issued a Motorola Advisor pager to
allow individual communication between department members.
In addition to routine communications, each emergency call is
also sent to every members pager by the CAD (computer aided
dispatch) system via a common cap code that is programmed in
each member's pager. The nature of the call, address, and
assigned apparatus are included in each emergency call page.
The
department's radio communications is conducted on several 800
MHz trunked radio systems. Our primary channel (PRFD-1) is
a talk group on the City of Plano's trunked radio system and our
secondary channel (PRFD-2) is a talk group on the Collin County
trunked radio system. All emergency calls that are
dispatched on 37.180 MHz are also simulcast on PRFD-1. The
department also maintains the capability of communicating on
other agencies channels by having a number of talk groups on the
Plano, Collin County, McKinney, and Denton County trunked radio
systems programmed in our radios. The department currently
utilizes a combination of Motorola Spectra and MCS-2000 mobile
radios which are installed in each apparatus. Our portable
radios include the Motorola MTS-2000 and Motorola Astro
Saber. We are currently in the process of standardizing
all of our radio equipment. The portable radio solution
that we are migrating to is the Motorola XTS-5000 and the
Motorola XTL-5000 for our mobile radio solution. The
selected radio solutions will provide us the most advanced
radios available. Both the mobile and portable radio
solutions that we have selected are dual band 700 / 800 MHz and
are APCO Project 25 digital capable.