Date:Wed, 29 Sep 99 01:15 EDTFrom:scan-mass-east-digest-request@nomad.n-reading.ma.us | Block addressSubject:scan-mass-east-digest Digest V99 #259To:scan-mass-east-digest@nomad.n-reading.ma.usReply-to:scan-mass-east@nomad.n-reading.ma.us Add Addresses Attachment: Forwarded Message scan-mass-east-digest Digest Volume 99 : Issue 259 Today's Topics: [SME] Haz-Mat TOM's Units Attachment: Forwarded Message Date:Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:49:17 EDTFrom:KT252@aol.comTo:scan-mass-east@nomad.n-reading.ma.usSubject:[SME] Haz-Mat TOM's Units Just a quick reminder there are 15 trucks total in the Haz-Mat Division of DFS. 6 TOM's Technical Operations Module 9 ORU's Operation Respone Unit There are 6 Response Districts within the state. District 1 Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable & Islands Location Truck to Truck Truck 11 Easton TOM Low Band 33 MHz Truck 12 Bourne ORU Low Band 33 MHz Truck 13 Westwood ORU Low Band 33 MHz District 2 Metro Boston (Fire District 13) Truck 21 Sommerville TOM UHF Truck 22 Revere ORU UHF District 3 Southern Middlesex and Southern Worcester County Truck 31 Marlboro TOM Low Band 33 MHz Truck 32 Natick ORU Low Band 33 MHz Truck 33 Worcester ORU Low Band 33 MHz District 4 Hampden, Hampshire and Franklin County Truck 41 Chicopee TOM VHF Truck 42 Chicopee ORU VHF District 5 Berkshire County Truck 51 Pittsfield TOM VHF Truck 52 Pittsfield ORU VHF District 6 Northern Worcester, Northern Middlesex and Essex Truck 61 Chelmsford TOM Low Band 33 MHz Truck 62 Lowell ORU Low Band 33 MHz Truck 63 Fitchburg ORU Low Band 33 MHz The trucks responding will operate on the Fire District Frequencies or the Local Community frequency while responding. District 2 is the only District that has coverage truck to truck throughout their district. This is because of Metro's UHF repeater system and they have the smallest land area district in the state. The other districts are restricted to simplex communications or having a radio transmission relayed by a base radio. The Teams, while on scene, operate on the national I-TAC channel assignments. The teams meet the reqirements of the I-TAC channels in that they do not use them on a day to day basis and they are utilized during a multi-agency response. The communications is usually in a simplex mode. The teams are assigned 20 HT-1000 portables on 800 MHz. The 3 watt radios do not have much of a range in simplex. The Teams can operate on any of the 4 I-TAC channels. They are instructed not to use I-Call for tactical operations. The Teams also have PORTABLE 800 MHz destrac repeaters. These repeaters are configured into a "pelican like" case for storage and transportation. The repeaters can be used for two different scenarios; in-building coverage and localized wide area coverage. The teams are issued repeaters on one of three channels. District 1 I-TAC 1 866.5125 District 2 I-TAC 2 867.0125 District 3 I-TAC 3 867.5125 District 4 I-TAC 2 867.0125 District 5 I-TAC 3 867.5125 District 6 I-TAC 1 866.5125 Haz-Mat Office in Stow. I-TAC 4 868.0125 All radios operate on a PL of 156.7. The Trucks in the rear have the following capabilties 1- 30-36 MHz Maxtrac Mobile 32 channels 1- 42-50 MHz Maxtrac Mobile 32 channels 1- 150 MHz Spectra Mobile 128 channels 1- 450 MHz Spectra Mobile 128 channels 1- 800 MHz Astro Spectra Conv / Trunking 6- Cellular Phones 2 voice - 2 data - 2 fax Any other questions feel free to email me anytime. Mark Cady Communications Coordinator Massachusetts Dept of Fire Services
