Onondaga County Interoperable Communication System (OCICS)

News Update and Long-term System Plans

From a meeting in Oneida with Onondaga & Madison counties, the following was noted about their respective systems:

• February 2nd - Syracuse PD goes live on Onondaga Co system
• Approx one month later Onondaga Co law enforcement agencies go live on the system
• After law enforcement, remaining users (Fire, EMS, DPW, etc.) will go live
• Day to day dispatching operations will not be encrypted, but special ops channels will be.
• Madison Co is likely a year away from building out the system, Oswego Co 18 months out
• Madison Co Emergency Services Director still would like SP Oneida as their 9-1-1 backup center
• Onondaga Co and Madison Co are installing CENTRACOM Gold Elite Consoles.

See Also

Central New York Interoperable Communications Consortium (CNYICC)