Carbon County Population 10,000

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Carbon County Population 10,000
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Carbon Data Collection

• The following agencies have provided data for
  Carbon County

• Carbon County Sheriff Office
• Carbon County DES
• Red Lodge PD
• Bridger PD
• Fromberg PD
• Joliet PD
• Red Lodge Fire
• Belfry Fire
• Clarksfork Fire/EMS

• Fromberg Fire
• Roberts Fire
• Edgar Fire
• Joliet/Silesia Fire
• Joliet Ambulance Service
• Red Lodge Ambulance Service
• Carbon County Roads

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Carbon - Radio Systems

• Based on the information FE gathered, the
  following radio systems are in use in Carbon
  County
• Law Enforcement Repeater System
• Fire Department Repeater System
• County Roads Repeater System
• Joliet EMS Repeater System

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Carbon - Frequencies Pt.1
Interviewees identified these channels and
frequencies in use within Carbon County
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Carbon - Frequencies Pt.2
Carbon Channels and Frequencies, continued
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Carbon - FCC Licenses
According to the FCC, these stations are licensed
to operate in Carbon County. This information
was collected from the Universal Licensing System
(ULS).
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Carbon - Tower Sites
The following radio sites are in use in Carbon
County
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Carbon - Radios
Carbon County representatives reported the
following subscriber equipment totals broken down
by discipline and device type
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Carbon Talk-in
VHF Mobile Talk-In Coverage for Carbon County
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Carbon Talk-Out
VHF Mobile Talk-Out Coverage for Carbon County
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Carbon - Successes

• Very good interoperability between agencies today
• All are on VHF high band systems
• School buses use county backbone for emergencies
• In process of building a mobile command trailer

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Carbon Reported Issues

• Poor coverage area on Fire/Law channels in the
  Bridger area
• Some channel congestion in county primarily a
  training issue
• Poor coverage on Granite Rd. and Fromberg /
  Joliet Rd.
• Several older radios not narrow band capable
• No dispatch radio console in 911 center
• No secure communication on Law Channel

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Carbon Needs Assessed

• Improve Law Enforcement/Fire coverage by Bridger
• Provide secure communications on Law Enforcement
  channel
• Install radio dispatch console in 911 Center
• Update older mobiles and portables to at least
  narrowband capability