1. What frequency band does your fire department currently utilize?

 

VHF Low Band VHF High Band UHF 700 MHz 800 MHz

2. What type of radio system does your fire department or jurisdiction utilize?

Simplex (talkaround) Repeated System Simulcast Systems Trunk System

3. What frequency band and type of system did you transition from?

4. When did you transition to your current radio system?

5. What was the primary reasons you transitioned to the current system?

6. What agency owns and maintains your current system (example: County, City, NCVIPER)?

County City NCVIPER

7. Is the communication system a single jurisdiction or multi jurisdiction system (example: City-Single or County-Multiple)?

Single Jurisdictional Multi Jurisdictional

8. What is the population the communication system serves?

0 - 50,000 50,001 - 100,000 200,001 - 150,000 150,000 - 200,000 200,000 - 250,000 250,001 - 500,000 500,001 +

9. What is the number of fire/rescue departments covered by the communication system?

10. What is the land area the communication system covers?

0-100 square miles 101-250 square miles 251-500 square miles 500+ square miles

11. What County, City, and /or Region are you currently in (County and City are optional)?

12. What is the most significant technical issue associated with transitioning to a new system (Positive and/or Negative)?

13. What was the most significant operational issues experienced when you transitioned to the current syste? (Positive and/or Negitive)

14. What was the most significant gain that you experienced in the transition?

15. What was the most significant loss that you experienced in the transition?

16. What was the most significant technology component that created and advantage to your organization?

17. What technology components would you have utilized if you were designing a system now?

18. What was your greatest obstacle/challenge other than financial with implementing or transitioning to a new system?

19. What is your organizations solution for fireground communication where the network doesn’t provide 100% coverage?

20. What interoperability solutions do you utilize for multi agency, multi jurisdictional , or mutual aid communications?

21. What method of alerting do you utilize for stations, individual units and volunteers?

22. Additional Comments.