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Scott, I find that when the RCS folks program radios they tend to use the abbreviations used by the fire departments for the PD agencies as well. Each FD in the state is assigned a unique 3 letter ID by the state to help keep everybody sorted out. ECN is the ID assigned to El Centro Fire. ELC is the...

Ocotillo VFD is not dispatched by Heartland, and never has been. Heartland dispatches Ocotillo Wells VFD, but has never done so on a conventional frequency. Heartland took over dispatching the Inland departments from SDSO communications when the Inland Departments switched over to the RCS. Heartland...

When the talkgroups are PATCHED, you will hear the both sides on both talkgroups. Sometimes I think people refer to talkgroups as being patched when they are not patched, but are multi-selected by the dispatcher and being talked on by the dispatcher ONLY at the same time. A dispatcher could select 2...

Link to photo of new Engine 46.

http://www.kovatch.com/Default.aspx?Pag ... 7&tabid=40

I do not show them as having any talkgroups assigned on the RCS. I doubt they use the RCS. Maybe they use a commercial shared system (SMR)?

Jeff

Over the next 6 months there will be some changes in who dispatches who. CDF will take over dispatching San Diego Rural and De Luz VFD. Rancho Fire will take over dispatching North County Fire. These changes should both occur on or around July 1st. And National City Fire will be on the RCS sometime ...

City of Escondido.

Jeff

4784 - San Diego County Agriculture
5072 - San Diego County Road Dept "DIV1 TAC1"

Jeff

37776 is Court Services tac, basically baliffs. 42736 is new, and those radio ID's are SDSO Reserve Off-road enforcement team units. That leads me to believe that they are saying "ORT 1", which would stand for "Off Road Team 1". 37664 is CHV PD Resource Tac 3, which are the offic...

Public works yard on Hoover Ave and 22nd(?).