Emergency communications to improve dramatically in Sullivan County

[JetPhoto 626]

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Emergency communications to improve dramatically in Sullivan County

MONTICELLO – Sullivan County Emergency Services Commissioner Richard Martinkovic has presented a multi-million plan to significantly upgrade the county’s emergency communications.

“We would try to whittle some of that cost down through grants. We have a $1.2 million grant from the state already for interoperability. We have another $400,000 from selling some of our frequencies to cell phone carriers,”

http://www.midhudson...omm-10Aug12.htm

The county ultimately would go from five to eight cell tower sites, increase the height of the towers to 180 feet from roughly 90 feet, and upgrade equipment in the 911 Center.

These improvements are for EMS, fire, police and public works, but also would provide the opportunity for private wireless companies to lease space on the towers and improve service.

the county's system is archaic. The various emergency agencies cannot talk to each other, and coverage is spotty in many parts of the county.

http://www.recordonl.../NEWS/208100381

Edited August 10, 2012 by JetPhoto

[everybodygoes 331]

So the guy blowing the rams horn from village to village is out?

[16fire5 693]

I think it is going to be a VHF system due to the distances they are dealing with there.

[SteveOFD 176]

Additional information on this project can be found at Sullivan County's website http://co.sullivan.ny.us/Default.aspx?TabId=3436 .

From how I am reading the information It looks like the consultant is leaning toward VHF P25 trunked.