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HELP trucks in Region 8 (Westchester & Hudson Valley) Operate: <br>
 
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** Monday-Friday, 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
 
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** Hours are expanded as needed for special events and holidays.
 
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HELP Trucks in the Hudson Valley Operate in Dutchess, Putnam, Ulster, Orange, and Rockland Counties. While Help Trucks in Westchester operates in Westchester County Only.
 
 
=== Radio Operations/Setup ===
 
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Unlike other DOT Regions R8 Help Trucks operate on the [https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/7363 OneVoice Network] DMR System.  
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Unlike other DOT Regions, R8 Help Trucks operate on the [https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/7363 OneVoice Network] DMR System.  
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They were using this system with the TGs 100501 & 100502 until October 2022 when they switched to the [https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/7468 NYCOMCO] DMR System. When they were using the NYCOMCO DMR System they were operating on TG 19118 & 19119. But then in April of 2023, they switched back to OneVoice Network due to poor coverage with NYCOMCO. Now HELP trucks operate on talkgroups 1898909 and 1898910 on the 171 [https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/7363 OneVoice Network] DMR System. They Can be heard on Various sites listed Below.
 
 
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They were using the OneVoice system with the TGs 100501 & 100502 until October 2022, when they switched to the [https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/7468 NYCOMCO] DMR System. When they were using the NYCOMCO DMR System, they were operating on TG 19118 & 19119. But then, in April of 2023, they switched back to OneVoice Network due to poor coverage with NYCOMCO. <br>
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Now HELP trucks on the [https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/7363 OneVoice Network] DMR System. They can be heard on various sites and talkgroups listed below.
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! DEC !! Mode !! Alpha Tag !! Description !! Tag
 
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|1898909||TDMA||R8 HELP Trucks - Hudson Valley||Public Works
 
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|1898910||TDMA||R8 HELP Westchtr||R8 HELP Trucks - Westchester||Public Works
 
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|021 (15)||Woodbury||Orange NY||TG 1898909 (HV) Only
 
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|023 (17)||North East||Dutchess NY||TG 1898909 (HV) Only
 
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|024 (18)||Dover||Dutchess NY||
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|024 (18)||Dover||Dutchess NY||TG 1898909 (HV) Only
 
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|046 (2E)||Depot Hill||Dutchess NY||
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|046 (2E)||Depot Hill||Dutchess NY||TG 1898909 (HV) Only
 
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|070 (46)||Putnam Valley||Putnam NY||Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
 
|070 (46)||Putnam Valley||Putnam NY||Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
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! DEC !! Mode !! Alpha Tag !! Description !! Tag
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|1898909||TDMA||R8 HELP HV||R8 HELP Trucks - Hudson Valley||Public Works
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|1898910||TDMA||R8 HELP Westchtr||R8 HELP Trucks - Westchester||Public Works
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=== Operations ===
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HELP trucks in Region 8 (Westchester & Hudson Valley) Operate: <br>
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** Monday-Friday, 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
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** Hours are expanded as needed for special events and holidays.
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HELP Trucks in the Hudson Valley Operate in Dutchess, Putnam, Ulster, Orange, and Rockland Counties. While Help Trucks in Westchester operates in Westchester County Only. A breakdown of their coverage area is listed below.
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{| class=wikitable
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|-
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! scope="col" style="width: 250px; text-align:center;" | '''Dispatch Agency:'''
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! scope="col" style="width: 395px; text-align:center;" | '''Road & Patrol Length:'''
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! scope="col" style="width: 50px; text-align:center;" | '''County:'''
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! scope="col" style="width: 50px; text-align:center;" | '''Talkgroup:'''
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | NYSP SP Hawthorne ("TMC")<br>(NYSP Troop K)||
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
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|-
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Road'''
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Patrol Length'''
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Interstate 684
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Hutch Parkway to Interstate 84
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|-
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Taconic State Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Kensico Circle (BRP) to Putnam County Line
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|-
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | US 9
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Ansville Circle to NY 9A
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|-
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | NY 9A
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | US 9 Split (Briarcliff) to Saw Mill Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | US 202/US 6 ("Goat Trail")
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Bear Mountain Circle to Ansville Circle
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Bear Mtn. Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Ansville Circle to US 202
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Intersate 287 & Cross Westchester Expressway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Tappan Zee Bridge to Interstate 95
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Interstate 95
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | CT State line to NYC Line
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Interstae 87
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | NYC Line (Exit 1) to Tappan Zee Bridge
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Sprain Brook Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Sprain/BRP Split (Yonkers) to Taconic
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|}
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | Westchester
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | 1898910<br/>Westchester
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | Westchester County Police||
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
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|-
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Road'''
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Patrol Length'''
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Saw Mill Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | NYC Line to Intersate 684
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Bronx River Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |NYC Line to Kensic Circle
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Hutchinson River Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |NYC Line to CT State Line
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | Cross County Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Saw Mill Parkway to Hutchinson River Parkway
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|}
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | Westchester
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | 1898910<br/>Westchester
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | NYSP SP Poughkeepsie<br>(Troop K) ||
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
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|-
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Road'''
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Patrol Length'''
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''County'''
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Taconic State Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Exit 20 (US6) to Dutchess County Line
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Putnam
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Taconic State Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Dutchess County Line to Exit 54 (US44)
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Dutchess
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Intersate 84
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |CT State Line to Luddingtonvile Rd
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Putnam
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Intersate 84
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Luddingtonville Rd to Newburgh/Beacon Bridge
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Dutchess
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|}
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | Putnam & Dutchess
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | 1898909<br/>Hudson Valley
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|-
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | NYSP SP Middletown (Troop F)||
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
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|-
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Road'''
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Patrol Length'''
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Interstae 84
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Newburgh/Beacon Bridge to NY 17
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |NY 17
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |NYS Thruway (I87) to Interstate 84
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |US 6/Long Mountan Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |NY 17 to Bear Mountan Circle
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Interstate 84
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Orange County Line to Intersate 84
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|}
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | Orange
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | 1898909<br/>Hudson Valley
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|-
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | Rockland County Communications||
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
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|-
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Road'''
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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | '''Patrol Length'''
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|-
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Palisades Parkway
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | NJ State Line to Bear Mountan Circle
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|-
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Intersate 287/Intersate 87 (NYS Truway)
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |Tappan Zee Bridge to Orange/Rockland County Line
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |GSP Conector (NYS Truway Spur)
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |I287/I87 to NJ State Line
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|}
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | Rockland
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| scope="col" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;" | 1898909<br/>Hudson Valley
 
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Revision as of 19:16, 23 September 2023

New York State Region 8 HELP Trucks

Information

R8 HELP.pdf

HELP - Highway Emergency Local Patrol

Statewide:
The Highway Emergency Local Patrol (HELP) program provides free roadside emergency services on many major roads throughout the state during peak travel times. The assistance was established in 1994 to increase safety and decrease congestion by clearing broken-down vehicles from active lanes of traffic.
70 service trucks cover 16 patrol areas in many metropolitan areas throughout NYS, aiding more than 65,000 motorists annually.

Region 8 - Hudson Valley:
The HELP began operation in 1994 as the first part of a comprehensive response to increased traffic on the highways in NYS DOT Region 8. The program now boasts 38 trucks and over 800 patrol miles in the region. In 2018, these HELP trucks logged over 26,000 assists.

Each HELP vehicle patrols a specific segment of the roadway called a "sector," the combination of one or more sectors creating a "beat." There are six beats in Region 8 that cover portions of the Sprain Brook Parkway, Saw Mill River Parkway, Hutchinson River Parkway, Taconic State Parkway, Palisades Parkway, I-287, I-684, NY 17, I-84, US 6, US 9, Cross County Parkway, I-95, and I-87 (NYS Thruway)

Radio Operations/Setup

Unlike other DOT Regions, R8 Help Trucks operate on the OneVoice Network DMR System.

They were using the OneVoice system with the TGs 100501 & 100502 until October 2022, when they switched to the NYCOMCO DMR System. When they were using the NYCOMCO DMR System, they were operating on TG 19118 & 19119. But then, in April of 2023, they switched back to OneVoice Network due to poor coverage with NYCOMCO.
Now HELP trucks on the OneVoice Network DMR System. They can be heard on various sites and talkgroups listed below.

Sites
Site Site Name County Notes
011 (B) Pomona Rockland NY Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
012 (C) Valhalla Westchester NY TG 1898910 (WC) Only
013 (D) Alpine Bergen NJ Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
014 (E) Beacon Dutchess NY Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
015 (F) North Salem Westchester NY Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
016 (10) Tinker Hill Putnam NY Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
017 (11) Warwick Orange NY TG 1898909 (HV) Only
019 (13) Westfall Pike PA TG 1898909 (HV) Only
021 (15) Woodbury Orange NY TG 1898909 (HV) Only
023 (17) North East Dutchess NY TG 1898909 (HV) Only
024 (18) Dover Dutchess NY TG 1898909 (HV) Only
046 (2E) Depot Hill Dutchess NY TG 1898909 (HV) Only
070 (46) Putnam Valley Putnam NY Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)


Talkgroups (Towing and Auto Service)
DEC Mode Alpha Tag Description Tag
1898909 TDMA R8 HELP HV R8 HELP Trucks - Hudson Valley Public Works
1898910 TDMA R8 HELP Westchtr R8 HELP Trucks - Westchester Public Works

Operations

HELP trucks in Region 8 (Westchester & Hudson Valley) Operate:

    • Monday-Friday, 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
    • Hours are expanded as needed for special events and holidays.


HELP Trucks in the Hudson Valley Operate in Dutchess, Putnam, Ulster, Orange, and Rockland Counties. While Help Trucks in Westchester operates in Westchester County Only. A breakdown of their coverage area is listed below.


Dispatch Agency: Road & Patrol Length: County: Talkgroup:
NYSP SP Hawthorne ("TMC")
(NYSP Troop K)
Road Patrol Length
Interstate 684 Hutch Parkway to Interstate 84
Taconic State Parkway Kensico Circle (BRP) to Putnam County Line
US 9 Ansville Circle to NY 9A
NY 9A US 9 Split (Briarcliff) to Saw Mill Parkway
US 202/US 6 ("Goat Trail") Bear Mountain Circle to Ansville Circle
Bear Mtn. Parkway Ansville Circle to US 202
Intersate 287 & Cross Westchester Expressway Tappan Zee Bridge to Interstate 95
Interstate 95 CT State line to NYC Line
Interstae 87 NYC Line (Exit 1) to Tappan Zee Bridge
Sprain Brook Parkway Sprain/BRP Split (Yonkers) to Taconic
Westchester 1898910
Westchester
Westchester County Police
Road Patrol Length
Saw Mill Parkway NYC Line to Intersate 684
Bronx River Parkway NYC Line to Kensic Circle
Hutchinson River Parkway NYC Line to CT State Line
Cross County Parkway Saw Mill Parkway to Hutchinson River Parkway
Westchester 1898910
Westchester
NYSP SP Poughkeepsie
(Troop K)
Road Patrol Length County
Taconic State Parkway Exit 20 (US6) to Dutchess County Line Putnam
Taconic State Parkway Dutchess County Line to Exit 54 (US44) Dutchess
Intersate 84 CT State Line to Luddingtonvile Rd Putnam
Intersate 84 Luddingtonville Rd to Newburgh/Beacon Bridge Dutchess
Putnam & Dutchess 1898909
Hudson Valley
NYSP SP Middletown (Troop F)
Road Patrol Length
Interstae 84 Newburgh/Beacon Bridge to NY 17
NY 17 NYS Thruway (I87) to Interstate 84
US 6/Long Mountan Parkway NY 17 to Bear Mountan Circle
Interstate 84 Orange County Line to Intersate 84
Orange 1898909
Hudson Valley
Rockland County Communications
Road Patrol Length
Palisades Parkway NJ State Line to Bear Mountan Circle
Intersate 287/Intersate 87 (NYS Truway) Tappan Zee Bridge to Orange/Rockland County Line
GSP Conector (NYS Truway Spur) I287/I87 to NJ State Line
Rockland 1898909
Hudson Valley
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