DADE COUNTY FLORIDA PUBLIC SAFETY
Dade County Florida is protected by the City of Miami Police and Fire Departments, the Metro Dade Fire-Rescue Department, the Dade County Sheriffs Department, the Florida Highway Patrol, and a large number of independent police and fire departments operated by the smaller cities in Dade County.
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Florida Highway Patrol
Provide police services to the Interstate Highways. Operate on a statewide 800Mhz trunked radio system.
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Dade County Sheriffs Office
Protect unincorporated areas of the county and ?some cities. Operate on a county wide 800Mhz trunked radio system.
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Metro Dade Fire-Rescue
Provide firefighting, rescue, and paramedic ambulance service to unincorporated areas of the county plus several cities. Operate on a 453Mhz radio system.
Metro-Dade Fire Rescue Official Web Site
Dispatch and Radio Operations
453.525R - North Dispatch
453.70R - Central Dispatch
453.80R - South Dispatch
453.85R - West Dispatch
453.60R - Tactical Channel
453.15R - Alternate Channel
Paging of stations and response of units occurs on the Dispatch channels. The North and Central Dispatch Channels are usually patched together and controlled by the North Dispatcher. The South and West Dispatch Channels are usually patched together and controlled by the South Dispatcher. The Tactical Channel is used by units arriving and operating at a serious incident. The Alternate Channel is used when other channels are overloaded or experience electronic problems.
The only people who use 800Mhz radios as of May 1999 are Commanders and Fire Prevention Inspectors. On or abouts November 28, 1997, Metro-Dade Fire-Rescue completely switched over to the new County 800Mhz trunked radio system. Because of large problems caused by radios failing when they got wet, they went back to their 453Mhz radio gear.
Dade County FD Online CAD - has been online for several months - is in its 2nd incarnation - lists all med codes and unit IDs - see SEFLORIDA list on 29May2001 for same - (29 May 2001)
by Peter Szerlag - May 22, 1999 - updated on 29 May 2001