[Scan-DC] Montgomery FD Mutual Aid

[Ed Tobias]

Montgo responds into DC on mutual aid fairly regularly...usually a unit from
Rescue 1 (BCC).  BCC actually responds into the District in two ways....they
will respond, as a volunteer organization, into upper Northwest for anyone
who calls them directly.  This is because they solicit donations in that
area.  They will also respond when dispatched by Montgo ECC (now PSCC), when
requested on mutual aid by DC.   I've also heard units from Montgo Station
1, on Ga. Av. in Silver Spring, occasionally run mutual aid into DC.

Montgo will be simulcasting 7A on 154.16 and 7B on 153.95 indefinitely.  No
other talk groups will regularly be simulcast on VHF.  However, the PSCC has
the ability to patch ANY talk group onto 153.95 so, in the future, you might
hear other groups simulcast on it.

For an average command-level  incident, e.g. a routine box alarm or
significant motor vehicle collision, the units will operate on one of the
incident groups.  Usually this will be 7G, 7K or 7C.  The incident commander
has the option of using additional channels within those groups.  7G, for
example, can expand onto 7H and 7I.  7K can expand onto 7L and 7M.  There
are similar groups on Zone 8.

Zone 11, however, is available for  a MAJOR incident, (e.g. an Amtrak
derailment), where more channels are required. Each command division gets
its own channel.  Specifically: 11A=Command, 11B=Safety, C=Liaison, D=PIO,
E=Ops, F=Plans, G= Logistics, H=Finance, I=Hazmat, J=Water Rescue, K=Urban
Search & Rescue.

Get the picture?

Ed, KR3E

----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin D Osborn" <jdosborn@wam.umd.edu>
To: <scan-dc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Montgomery FD Mutual Aid


> Speaking of Mutual Aid,
>      I heard the Montgomery County dispatcher dispatch an ambulance on a
> mutual aid call to DC last night.  I was under the impression that DC
> didn't regularly do mutual aid with the surrounding counties, because
> volunteer departments couldn't "guarantee" staffing.  I know I've never
> heard a PG unit go on a mutual aid call to DC, and I don't think I've
> ever heard a DC unit run mutual aid to PG.
>
> It sounds like they're still simulcasting 7A on 154.16 and 7B on 153.95.
> Are they simulcasting any of the other new channels on VHF?  I thought I
> heard some traffic on some of the other VHF frequencies, but couldn't make
> out what was going on.  One last thing, the trunkedradio.net entry shows a
> whole bunch of "Large/Complex Incidents" talkgroups, but also has an entry
> for "Major Incident Command" and "Major Incident Operations".  Can
> somebody explain how these will be used?  Does a regular working fire go
> to one of the Large/Complex Incident talkgroups?
>
> Thanks,
> Justin
>
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