Fw: [Scan-DC] Fairfax County's Public Access Plan (draft)

[Rick Charles]

Can anyone advise on the activity status on analog simulcast of Fairfax county
Fire and Police frquencies? If PD is active, what are the frequencies?
I have not heard them in a while, however,  I do live in Fredericksburg and
distance has been qa problem in the past.
Thanks,
Rick



Andy Long wrote:

> >Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:38 AM
> >Subject: [Scan-DC] Fairfax County's Public Access Plan (draft)
>
> > This is from Fairfax County PD public information officer Warren R.
> > Carmichael.  Since this is only a draft, Mr. Carmichael welcomes feedback.
> > Please pass it along to me and I'll make certain he receives it, or post
> it
> > directly to the list, since Mr. Carmichael reads this list.
> >
> >
> >
> > FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
> > FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT
> >
> > PUBLIC SAFETY TRUNKED DIGITAL RADIO MONITORING FACT SHEET
> >
> >
> >
> > Fairfax County public safety agencies are now utilizing a 20-channel,
> > trunked digital 800 megahertz radio system for all transmissions. This
> > system is also being utilized by the police departments of the City of
> > Fairfax and the Towns of Herndon and Vienna.
> >
> > At present there are no commercially available scanner radios capable of
> > monitoring these transmissions. They can only be monitored with
> > vendor-provided radios programmed to receive specific talk groups.
> >
> > While the primary police and fire dispatch/operational channels are
> > currently being simulcast in analog form so they can be monitored by
> > presently available scanners, such simulcasting cannot be continued
> > indefinitely since the four police 800 range channels involved will be
> > needed to accommodate the increasing volume of traffic on the trunked
> > system.
> >
> > It has been determined that it is in the operational interest of the
> public
> > safety agencies for news media and interested citizens, such as
> Neighborhood
> > Watch participants, to be able to monitor the transmissions on certain
> > police and fire talk groups. Consequently, it is appropriate for the
> > agencies to facilitate monitoring access until such time as commercially
> > available scanners are on the market.
> >
> > Such facilitation shall be accomplished as follows:
> >
> > Media organizations or citizens will be responsible for procuring their
> own
> > Motorola or Motorola system-compatible receivers from commercial dealers.
> >
> > Monitoring access must be requested from the public safety agencies. It
> > shall be the option of the agencies whether to conduct any type of
> > investigation or background check upon individual or organizational
> > applicants.
> >
> > Applicants must sign a Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement which
> will
> > also be signed by the Chief of Police and the Chief of the Fire and Rescue
> > Department. The agreement will specify the talk groups which will be
> > programmed and the conditions of use of the receiving radios.
> >
> > The completed agreement will serve as authorization for a vendor
> possessing
> > the County system technical information and system key to program the
> > applicant's radio to receive the specified talk groups.
> >
> > Individuals or organizations wishing to receive transmissions of the City
> of
> > Fairfax Police Department, Herndon Police Department or Vienna Police
> > Department must execute separate agreements with each of those agencies.
> >
> >
> > FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
> > FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT
> >
> > MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT REGARDING
> > ACCESS TO PUBLIC SAFETY 800 MHz TRUNKED DIGITAL SYSTEM
> >
> >
> >
> > This agreement entered into on this _______ day of ________________,
> _______
> > by and between the Fairfax County Police Department and the Fairfax County
> > Fire and Rescue Department ("agencies") and
> > _______________________________________  located at
> > _________________________________________ ("permittee") shall serve as a
> > memorandum of understanding between the permittee and the agencies of the
> > conditions governing the permittee's monitoring of  certain talk groups on
> > the Fairfax County 800 megahertz public safety trunked digital radio
> system
> > "system"). The parties agree as follows:
> >
> > 1. The permittee certifies that monitoring of the system will be solely
> for
> > lawful purposes.
> >
> > 2. The permittee is responsible for procuring the required Motorola or
> > Motorola system-compatible radio(s). All receiving radios must meet
> > specifications defined by the County radio system manager. The permittee
> is
> > responsible for all costs associated with the procurement and maintenance
> of
> > the receiving radio(s).
> >
> > 3. The permittee shall take this agreement, which shall serve as an
> official
> > authorization, to one of the designated service vendors who possess system
> > technical information and system keys, to have the permittee's radio(s)
> > programmed for the talk groups specified herein. The permittee shall be
> > responsible for all costs associated with said programming.
> >
> > 4. The service vendor shall ensure that the transmitting function of the
> > radio is disabled, and the permittee agrees that the transmitting function
> > will not be enabled at any time.
> >
> > 5. The permittee agrees to listen only to the talk groups specified in
> this
> > agreement.
> >
> > 6. The permittee and the agencies agree that the permittee's radio shall
> be
> > programmed to receive the following talk groups:
> >
> > Police: Dispatch Groups one through nine.
> > Fire and Rescue: Groups 4A through 4E.
> >
> > 7. The permittee agrees that the agencies may conduct a background
> > investigation of the permittee at their discretion.
> >
> > 8. The permittee agrees not to use the receiving equipment on the system
> > prior to obtaining an identification code from the County radio system
> > manager.
> >
> > 9. The permittee shall always use only the assigned identification code.
> >
> > 10. The permittee shall immediately report to the agencies the loss, theft
> > or damage of any receiving equipment.
> >
> > 11. The permittee agrees to make the receiving equipment available upon
> > request by the County radio system manager or designee.
> >
> > 12. The agencies reserve the right to suspend or terminate some or all of
> > the permittee's listening privileges whenever the agencies determine, at
> > their sole and absolute discretion, the permittee has violated the terms
> of
> > this agreement and memorandum of understanding.
> >
> > 13. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the permittee shall be and
> > remain liable to the agencies, and shall defend, indemnify and hold
> harmless
> > the agencies and their officers, agents, employees and legal
> representatives
> > ("indemnified parties") from all losses, damage, expenses, suits, claims,
> > demands, fines, penalties, awards liabilities and costs, including
> > reasonable attorneys' fees ("liability"), to the extent that the
> liability,
> > or the underlying harm causing the liability, is attributable to, arises
> out
> > of, or is in any way related to permittee's use of the rights and
> privileges
> > granted in the agreement and/or to the permittee's accessing the system,
> to
> > permittee's breach of or failure to observe or perform the terms,
> conditions
> > and restrictions of this agreement. The permittee shall (1) defend the
> > indemnified parties at the permittee's own expense; (2) pay on behalf of
> the
> > indemnified parties all fines, penalties, judgments and other sums related
> > to any liability; and (3) otherwise satisfy and cause to be discharged any
> > judgments that may obtain against the indemnified parties regarding any
> > liability.
> > The permittee hereby knowingly and voluntarily waives and releases the
> > agencies, their officers, agents, employees and legal representatives from
> > all claims, suits and causes of action which relate directly or indirectly
> > to the subject matter of this agreement, including those relating to
> > personal injury, to personal property, and to real property.
> >
> > 14. If the permittee is an organization, permittee affirms that the person
> > signing on behalf of the permittee has been duly authorized to do so, and
> > this agreement is legally binding on, and enforceable against the
> permittee
> > (and its governing body, if applicable) in accordance with its terms,
> > without the need for any further action by the permittee.
> >
> > 15. This agreement becomes effective on the date first written above, and
> > shall remain in effect until terminated by the agencies or the permittee.
> > The agencies can terminate this agreement immediately after notification
> to
> > the permittee that the permittee is operating in violation of local, state
> > or federal regulation or law or the terms of this agreement, if the
> > permittee does not immediately stop operating in such manner. When this
> > agreement is terminated, the permittee shall return all receiving
> equipment
> > to the County radio system manager or designee for de-programming and
> system
> > access shall cease.
> >
> > 16. Provision 13 shall survive the termination of this agreement.
> >
> > 17. This agreement is subject to the Communications Act of 1934, as
> amended,
> > subsequent acts, treaties and all regulations heretofore or hereafter made
> > by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and, further, subject to
> the
> > conditions and requirements set forth in the authorization from the FCC to
> > Fairfax County for use of the system. Permittee agrees not to do anything
> > whether permitted by the other terms of this agreement or not, to cause
> > Fairfax County and the agencies to be in violation of the terms of their
> > Private Land Mobile and General Mobile Radio Services Licenses. All FCC
> > regulations and proper radio protocol shall be adhered to at all times by
> > the permittee. This agreement is also subject to, and to be construed in
> > accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
> >
> >
> > IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereti have caused this agreement to be
> > executed by their duly authorized representatives.
> >
> >
> > Permittee         Date
> >
> > By:____________________________________________________________________
> >  Name       Title
> >
> >
> > FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
> >
> > By:____________________________________________________________________
> >  Chief of Police        Date
> >
> > FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT
> >
> > By:____________________________________________________________________
> >  Fire Chief        Date
>
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