[Scan-DC] PG County Fire Channel Lineup Changes?

[David Lloyd]

The switching channels game seems to be what Montgomery County has in store
for it's new radio system.  I'm not sure how that is more effective.  One
good benefit is that all hospitals will have their own "channel" (probably
the word I'm looking for is talk group).  So to talk to a hospital, switch
to that talk group.

We'll see how all that plays out, whenever they get PS3007 up and actually
working.

David

> Yeah, it got changed around a couple of times during the big snow storm,
> and they settled on the current system, with 1 as main dispatch 2/7 EMS
> and 3/4 fireground.  It looks like they're going to keep it that way (I
> was told by my chief that was the way they had it originally, way back
> when).  They're also making ambulances respond on the EMS channels, used
> to be you responded on 2/7 and then switched over to 1.  Now they still
> get dispatched on 1, but you're supposed to respond on 2/7.
>
> Justin