County EMS & Fire Radio Planned System Shut Down

On Tuesday, July 6th, at 7:00 PM, the County Fire and EMS radio system will be taken off the air for about 20 minutes to allow tie-in of the now completed fully redundant back-up communications center off site from the Sheriff’s Department. All agencies are...

New MAP (Mutual Aid Plan) for Malta

Effective at midnight on June 26th, a revised MAP will take effect for Malta Ambulance Corps. You can download the revised page #13 for your MAP Manual by clicking on the Downloads button.

Watch Your Manners

Almost like deja vu, the issue of radio manners has reared its ugly head once again. Changes to the County Radio Procedures Manual are forthcoming to incorporate new changes, but County EMS Radio users are encouraged to review the Radio Etiquette memo issued by County...

FCC Plans Email Notice of Radio License Expiration

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced it will begin sending e-mail license expiration notifications to public safety entities effective April 16th, 2004. The e-mails will be sent at intervals of 90, 60, 30 and 10 days prior to the license...

Standard ALS Intercept Agreement Open Comment Period

The EMS Council formally initiated an open comment period on a proposed Standard ALS Intercept Agreement, beginning April 12th, 2004. Several copies of an information package are being mailed to all ambulance agencies in the County and can be downloaded by clicking...

SVMC To Install DTMF Equipment

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center announced plans to install a DTMF decoder on their HEAR (Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio) receiver during Spring 2004. The exact implementation date has not been set but Corps can begin programming their radios to open SVMC...

New MAP (Mutual Aid Plan) for Wilton

Effective at 8:00 AM on March 31, a revised MAP will take effect for Wilton Emergency Squad. You can download the revised page #21 for your MAP Manual by clicking on the Downloads button at the top of this page.

FCC to Cancel Some Saratoga County EMS/Fire Radio Licenses

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) has been conducting an audit of operational status of Private Land Mobile Radio stations. The audit includes public safety radio licenses operating below 800 MHz. The FCC announced on...

OSC Issues Wireless 911 Audit Report

The Office of the State Comptroller on February 18th, 2004, issued an audit report on the status of surcharge monies for wireless 911 systems in New York. View the report on the OSC site at: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093004/03f9.pdf.