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Home My WebLink About204.002a - Department Licensed FrequenciesEffective Date: December 2007 William Veiga, Battalion Chief Current Revision Date: 08/14/2024 Section 204.002a Next Revision (2) Date: 08/14/2028 Page 1 of 4 Fresno City Fire Department 200 Standard Operating Procedures Manual SECTION 204.002a DEPARTMENT LICENSED FREQUENCIES PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to familiarize members with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed frequencies utilized by the Fresno Fire Department’s (FFD or Department) radio communications system. APPLICATION The Department’s communications system has been designed to reduce interfering radio transmissions, accommodate the growing number of emergency incidents, and facilitate interoperable operations. This document provides a brief summary of FCC regulations and details the radio frequencies licensed to the City of Fresno (City) by the FCC. OPERATIONAL POLICY It is the policy of the Department to provide members with a safe, reliable, and effective radio communications system able to meet the rigorous demands of the fire service. The Department communications system is licensed by, and will operate within the limitations established by, the FCC. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE All system users should adhere to the limitations of the FCC license. The margins of permissible messages can be summarized for practical purposes as follows: • Any transmission pertaining to a fire or other emergency call to which the Department normally responds. • Any transmission pertaining to the movement or disposition of apparatus. Effective Date: December 2007 William Veiga, Battalion Chief Current Revision Date: 08/14/2024 Section 204.002a Next Revision (2) Date: 08/14/2028 Page 1 of 4 Fresno City Fire Department 200 Standard Operating Procedures Manual SECTION 204.002a DEPARTMENT LICENSED FREQUENCIES PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to familiarize members with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed frequencies utilized by the Fresno Fire Department’s (FFD or Department) radio communications system. APPLICATION The Department’s communications system has been designed to reduce interfering radio transmissions, accommodate the growing number of emergency incidents, and facilitate interoperable operations. This document provides a brief summary of FCC regulations and details the radio frequencies licensed to the City of Fresno (City) by the FCC. OPERATIONAL POLICY It is the policy of the Department to provide members with a safe, reliable, and effective radio communications system able to meet the rigorous demands of the fire service. The Department communications system is licensed by, and will operate within the limitations established by, the FCC. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE All system users should adhere to the limitations of the FCC license. The margins of permissible messages can be summarized for practical purposes as follows: • Any transmission pertaining to a fire or other emergency call to which the Department normally responds. • Any transmission pertaining to the movement or disposition of apparatus. Effective Date: December 2007 William Veiga, Battalion Chief Current Revision Date: 08/14/2024 Section 204.002a Next Revision (2) Date: 08/14/2028 Page 1 of 4 Fresno City Fire Department 200 Standard Operating Procedures Manual SECTION 204.002a DEPARTMENT LICENSED FREQUENCIES PURPOSE The purpose of this document is to familiarize members with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed frequencies utilized by the Fresno Fire Department’s (FFD or Department) radio communications system. APPLICATION The Department’s communications system has been designed to reduce interfering radio transmissions, accommodate the growing number of emergency incidents, and facilitate interoperable operations. This document provides a brief summary of FCC regulations and details the radio frequencies licensed to the City of Fresno (City) by the FCC. OPERATIONAL POLICY It is the policy of the Department to provide members with a safe, reliable, and effective radio communications system able to meet the rigorous demands of the fire service. The Department communications system is licensed by, and will operate within the limitations established by, the FCC. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE All system users should adhere to the limitations of the FCC license. The margins of permissible messages can be summarized for practical purposes as follows: • Any transmission pertaining to a fire or other emergency call to which the Department normally responds. • Any transmission pertaining to the movement or disposition of apparatus. " !" 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PROCESS The Department channels have geographic limitations and may have multiple transmitters. See the attached map for channel and transmitter site selection priorities. Fresno Fire Metro 1/Metro 2: Primary Dispatch Net. • Metro 1 transmits from Memorial Auditorium. • Metro 2 transmits from Owen’s Mountain and can transmit from Station 13 as back up. Fire 1: Operations Channel. • Can transmit from Radio Park, American Tower, Memorial Auditorium, or Station 13. Fire 2: Operations Channel. • Can transmit from Crown Castle, Station 13, or Radio Park. Fire 3: Operations Channel. • Can transmit from American Tower, Crown Castle, or Riverside. 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NOTE: To provide optimum communications in this geographical area, the Department has established an agreement to use Clovis Fire Channel 3 as an Operations channel. INFORMATION Channel Rx Tone Tx Tone Notes Metro 1 154.1900 100.0 154.4300 100.0 Dispatch Metro 2 159.7950 100.0 154.4300 100.0 Dispatch Fire 1 154.3700 173.8 153.9500 173.8 Operations Fire 2 154.3100 173.8 154.1225 173.8 Operations Fire 3 154.8000 173.8 159.0000 173.8 Operations Tac 1 154.7700 173.8 154.7700 173.8 Tactical Tac 2 154.7775 173.8 154.7775 173.8 Tactical Tac 3 154.8300 173.8 154.8300 173.8 Tactical DEFINITIONS This section intentionally left blank. CROSS-REFERENCES Training and Equipment Manual Section 305, Communications Components =BK:GO 8-@@3=O O %D3E-I:B@GO 8-@@3=O 5BEO :IMO E3GDB@G:.:=:IMO -E3-GO 3-GIO B5O=BK:GO K3@J3O @BEI8O B5O#0":@=3MO K3@J3O NO *E-@G?:IGO 5EB?OI83O =BK:GO !:E3O 3D-EI?3@IO IE-:@ :@7O 03@I3EO *BO DEBK:23O BDI:?J?O0B??J@:0-I:B@GO :@OI8:GO 73B 7E-D8:0-=O -E3-O I83O 3D-EI?3@IO 8-GO 3GI-.=:G832O -@O -7E33?3@IO IBO JG3O =BK:GO !:E3O 8-@@3=O O -GO -@O%D3E-I:B@GO 08-@@3=O #3IEBO O O O O #3IEBOO O O O !:E3O O O O O !:E3O O O O O !:E3O O O O O *-0O O O O O *-0OO O O O *-0OO O O O *8:GOG30I:B@O :@I3@I:B@-==MO =35IO.=-@<O (30I:B@OO B??J@:0-I:B@GO B?DB@3@IGO 6641I ;K4O -I4O 414?/4FO O JFF4AIO '4K;H;CAO -I4O O $4LIO '4K;H;CAO O-I4O O O :GD-I08O O :GD-I08O O %D3E-I:B@GO O %D3E-I:B@GO O %D3E-I:B@GO O *-0I:0-=O O *-0I:0-=O O *-0I:0-=O ,;>>;-?O +4;7-O -II->;CAO 9;46O )41I;CAO -O &-74OO C6OO Effective Date: December 2007 William Veiga, Battalion ChiefCurrent Revision Date: 08/14/2024 Section 204.002a Next Revision (2) Date: 08/14/2028 Page 4 of 4 Figure 1 - FFD Communications Map Fresno Fire Department 1. Fm~ 1 -Mernonal (Radio Park as backu p) 2. F1re 2 -Radio Park jAmencan Tower as backup! 3. Fare 3 -American Tower (Crown Castle as backup) ~ 0 Ccpper SMpMfd Fresno Fire-Department 1. Fire 1 -Radio Park (Memorial as backup) 2 Ftre 2 -Radio Park 3 F1ro 1 -Amonc~n Tower 4 . Flre 3 -American Towel' Fresno F i re Department Noru, of McKlnleyl East of Clov,s 1. Clovis Channel 3 2 . Fire 1 -Radco Park (Amo11c2111 Towe:r as backup) J. Fire 2 • Rad,o Pafl< 4. Fire l . Amencan Tower Nees Herndon Bu l laro Shew Ashlan -I McKinley Bolmont Kings Canyo n Fresno Fire Oepartm@nl 1. Fue 1 -Amer~can Tower 2. Fire 3 -Amer,can TO"Wer 3 Fire 1 -Radio Park 4 Fm! 2 -Rad•O Park 5 Fue 1 .. Memorial Joosen Norlh /~..,. 1 Fire Commun ications \Ff D' Channel and S ite ~ ~1 Selection Priorities Me tro 1 (Memorial) and Meir□ 2 (Owens} will be Dispatch . Metro 2 at Station 13 could be used as backup for Owens . ~-Site Name: SU:eAddres.s Channels I Station 13 815 E Nee:s.Ave Fire 1/Fira 2JMetro 2 RiYOr:sii::lo 74S2 N i<IW>fSi<lO O< Flf03 I Radio P.etk 2245 N Flral A.ve Flra 1/F"lre2 I Owens 19720 Auberry Rd Me<ro2 Menio11a1 2425 ~,.sno SI Mo,ro 1/Aire 1 1 Crawn Cas1 1e 3306 t.:.I valenthe Ave Fire 3./Fa'e 2 Amelican 4607 E. Vine Ave Fire JJF■e 1 Updatod on 81812024 at 11 :33 AM 0 C o mmunication s Towe r • Fire Sta t ion Jurisdiction Fresno City Fire Fresno County Fire North Central F ire C lovi s Fire ■■ Map Li nes s 0 2 Miles 4 Effective Date: December 2007 William Veiga, Battalion ChiefCurrent Revision Date: 08/14/2024 Section 204.002a Next Revision (2) Date: 08/14/2028 Page 4 of 4 Figure 1 - FFD Communications Map Fresno Fire Department 1. Fm~ 1 -Mernonal (Radio Park as backu p) 2. F1re 2 -Radio Park jAmencan Tower as backup! 3. Fare 3 -American Tower (Crown Castle as backup) ~ 0 Ccpper SMpMfd Fresno Fire-Department 1. Fire 1 -Radio Park (Memorial as backup) 2 Ftre 2 -Radio Park 3 F1ro 1 -Amonc~n Tower 4 . Flre 3 -American Towel' Fresno F i re Department Noru, of McKlnleyl East of Clov,s 1. Clovis Channel 3 2 . Fire 1 -Radco Park (Amo11c2111 Towe:r as backup) J. Fire 2 • Rad,o Pafl< 4. Fire l . Amencan Tower Nees Herndon Bu l laro Shew Ashlan -I McKinley Bolmont Kings Canyo n Fresno Fire Oepartm@nl 1. Fue 1 -Amer~can Tower 2. Fire 3 -Amer,can TO"Wer 3 Fire 1 -Radio Park 4 Fm! 2 -Rad•O Park 5 Fue 1 .. Memorial Joosen Norlh /~..,. 1 Fire Commun ications \Ff D' Channel and S ite ~ ~1 Selection Priorities Me tro 1 (Memorial) and Meir□ 2 (Owens} will be Dispatch . Metro 2 at Station 13 could be used as backup for Owens . ~-Site Name: SU:eAddres.s Channels I Station 13 815 E Nee:s.Ave Fire 1/Fira 2JMetro 2 RiYOr:sii::lo 74S2 N i<IW>fSi<lO O< Flf03 I Radio P.etk 2245 N Flral A.ve Flra 1/F"lre2 I Owens 19720 Auberry Rd Me<ro2 Menio11a1 2425 ~,.sno SI Mo,ro 1/Aire 1 1 Crawn Cas1 1e 3306 t.:.I valenthe Ave Fire 3./Fa'e 2 Amelican 4607 E. Vine Ave Fire JJF■e 1 Updatod on 81812024 at 11 :33 AM 0 C o mmunication s Towe r • Fire Sta t ion Jurisdiction Fresno City Fire Fresno County Fire North Central F ire C lovi s Fire ■■ Map Li nes s 0 2 Miles 4 %')%) #) )&##!%)'$"!)%) ) (%)'$"!))%) ) )) %%"!))%"!) ) ) )") )