[ScanIndiana] Johnson County Fire on MECA

[Ken Bandy]

Thanks for the info, Matt.

"Matthew C. Payne" wrote:

> White River is using MECA temporarily due to reception problems with the
> Johnson County 800 system.  The initial dispatch to White River FD is sent
> simultaneously on Johnson County Fire Dispatch Talkgroup (432), and on the
> old Johnson County Fire frequency (154.010).  Johnson County dispatch then
> assigns them a talkgroup to operate on.  These talkgroups are on the MECA
> system.  The ones I have found by listening so far are...
>
>      10096          White River FD EMS
>      10128          White River FD Operations 1
>
> This is a temporary solution, until a new tower is erected in the northern
> part of the county to solve some of the communications problems.
>
> More information about this can be found on the Indianapolis Star and
> Johnson County Daily Journal websites.
>
> Ken Bandy said:
> > Hello, I haven't been monitoring the MECA I system on trunker as much as
> I used to, but during the recent tornado activity and following, I have
> noticed what appears to be Johnson county, or Greenwood Fire using
> several new talkgroups in the 10232 area.  Does anyone know if these are
> permanent additions, or just temporaries set up for the disaster
> response?