There are several multi-jurisdictional radio channels and 800 MHz talk groups that are currently available and may be activated by an incident commander for use in a major inter-jurisdictional incident or emergency within Hennepin County. MECC must be notified when using any of these resources so that they may notify the other radio system users as per Metro Radio Board requirements.
Available multi-jurisdictional radio resources:
HTAC-3 (Talk Group)MPD Portable Radio Zone A-13 (Mode 1 on mobile radios)
MINSEF (Talk Group)MPD Portable Radio Zone C-15 (Mode 2 on mobile radios)
Contact MECC if communication with non 800 MHz users is needed.
Metro Emergency (Talk Group):MPD Portable Radio Zone C-14 (Mode 2 on mobile radios)
Contact MECC if communication with non 800 MHz users is needed.
PTAC Talk Groups:MPD Portable Zone C-1 thru C-4 (Mode 2 on mobile radios)
Mettac-P Talk Group:MPD Portable Zone C-5 (Mode 2 on mobile radios)*
MIMS (155.37 MHz):Contact MECC for patch to an 800 MHz talk group.
*Mettac-P will likely become the standard for incidents involving multiple agencies. It is actually a combination of several VHF/UHF and three different 800 MHz systems (Eden Prairie, Bloomington and Minneapolis).
Definitions
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