Federal Protective Service
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The U.S. Federal Protective Service is an office within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate.
As part of the FY 2010 budget, FPS was transfered from ICE to the DHS NPPD [National Protection and Programs Directorate]
The U.S. Federal Protective Service was formerly an office within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
The Federal Protective Service employs over 1,200 Federal Police Officers, Inspectors, and Special Agents. These officers are tasked with the protection of over 9,000 federal buildings and properties that are either leased or owned by the U.S. General Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
More information about the FPS can be found here, and here.
Contents
Scanning the Federal Protective Service
The Federal Protective Service is divided into 11 regions throughout the United States.
- Region 1 - New England
- Region 2 - Northeast & Caribbean
- Region 3 - Mid-Atlantic
- Region 4 - Southeast
- Region 5 - Central
- Region 6 - Heartland
- Region 7 - Greater Southwest
- Region 8 - Rocky Mountain
- Region 9 - Pacific Rim
- Region 10 - Northwest & Arctic
- Region 11 - National Capitol Region
A map of the FPS Regions can be found on the ICE website.
Each of these regions is assigned to a "MegaCenter" who provides alarm monitoring and emergency dispatch services to the units in the field. There are four such centers in the United States.
- MegaCenter Philadelphia (Pennsylvania; Serves Regions 1, 2, 3)
- MegaCenter Battle Creek (Michigan; Serves Regions 4, 5, 6)
- MegaCenter Denver (Colorado; Serves Regions 7, 8, 9, 10)
- MegaCenter Suitland (Maryland; Serves Region 11)
More information about the MegaCenters can be found here.
Each unit in the field is assigned a distinctive sequence number to identify their region and assignment. Assignment designators are as follows:
- CHARLES - Captain
- GEORGE - Contract Guards
- IDA - Investigator
- KING - Canine Unit
- LINCOLN - Lieutenant
- PAUL - Patrol Officer
- SAM - Sergeant
- TOM - Physical Security Specialist (Non-Commissioned)
- VICTOR - Commander
- X-RAY - Dispatch Supervisor
Example Unit Number: 11 GEORGE 199 The first digits indicate what region the unit is assigned to. In this example the officer is assigned to the National Capitol Region (Region 11) The next designator is a letter, this letter indicates what type or assignment the unit holds. In this example "GEORGE" indicates that the unit is a Contract Security Guard. The third number is an individual officer number.
Frequencies by MegaCenter & Region
The most common frequencies nationwide are 417.200 and 415.200. Squelch tones (PL, DPL, NAC) and actual frequencies will vary by location. Some areas are using APCO-25 Common Air Interface digital. Full time or part time encryption is also being employed by some areas and regions.
MegaCenter Philadelphia (Regions 1, 2, 3)
Region 1 (New England) 417.2000 NAC 295 Regional Channel (logged in ME, NH, VT, MA, RI and CT) *Local area sites (building specific) may be using NAC 293 or 294 in this region. Region 2 (Northeast) 417.2000 NAC 293 New York 417.2000 Syracuse, NY Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic) 413.8750 CSQ Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore (PL 123.0 reported in use in Philadelphia)
MegaCenter Battle Creek (Regions 4, 5, 6)
Region 4 (Southeast) 417.200 Unk (Unconfirmed, Reported in use in FL. See Federal Monitoring Forum for discussion) 415.200 PL 192.8 Miami, Ft. Lauderdale (one repeater covers both cities) 410.800 NAC 201 West Palm Beach 415.200 PL 192.8 Louisville (Alternate PL reported to be 118.8) 415.200 Unk Memphis *Atlanta area operations are on the Atlanta Federal (GSA) TRS Region 5 (Central) 407.000 NAC 201 Cleveland, Toledo 406.200 Unk Indianapolis (P25, Unknown NAC) 407.000 NAC 201 Minneapolis/St. Paul 408.200 NAC 201 Detroit 406.700 NAC 201 Chicago (Primary), Milwaukee 406.200 NAC 201 Milwaukee (Primary), Chicago Region 6 (Heartland) 417.200 Unk St. Louis (P25, Unknown NAC; Partial Encryption reported) 408.200 Unk Kansas City (P25, Unknown NAC; Full Encryption)
MegaCenter Denver (Regions 7, 8, 9, 10)
Region 7 (Greater Southwest)
Region 7 P-25 Channel Plan
Ch Description Output Input NAC 1 Dallas-Ft Worth 410.800 419.800 731 2 Houston 410.800 419.800 798 3 New Orleans 410.800 419.800 742 4 Baton Rouge 410.800 419.800 753 5 El Paso 410.800 419.800 709 6 San Antonio 410.800 419.800 715 7 OKC 410.800 419.800 764 8 Little Rock 410.800 418.400 721 9 Austin 410.800 419.800 776 10 Albquerque 406.200 415.200 787 11 R-7 Main 410.800 419.800 201 12 R-7 Talk-Around 413.950 N/A 293
Region 7 Confirmed Usage
410.800 NAC 201 Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio 410.800 NAC 715 Austin, San Antonio 410.800 NAC unk. Fort Worth 415.200 CSQ Dallas/Ft. Worth Dispatch (old, replaced by 410.800) 417.650 CSQ Dallas/Ft. Worth 419.150 CSQ Dallas Tactical 419.650 CSQ Ft. Worth Tactical 415.200 PL 103.5 Austin 415.200 PL 103.5 Houston (old, replaced by 410.800) 415.200 Unk El Paso 415.200 PL 103.5 Oklahoma City 415.200 PL 103.5 Little Rock
Region 8 (Rocky Mountain)
410.800 DCS 125 Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley *Denver/Boulder operations are on the Front Range Federal (GSA) TRS *Salt Lake City operations are on the Salt Lake City Federal (GSA) TRS
Region 9 (Pacific Rim)
417.200 PL 127.3 San Fransisco, Sacramento 417.200 PL 127.3 Mount Lukens 415.200 Pl 127.3 11000 Wilshire Blvd., Federal Building 415.200 PL 127.3 300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building
Region 10 (Northwest & Arctic)
408.2000 NAC 114 "Regional" Regional Channel 410.8000 NAC 114 "Issaquah" Issaquah Channel 408.2000 NAC 114 "Tacoma" Tacoma Channel 415.2000 PL 114.8 "TacomaSSA" Tacoma Social Security Admin Guards Tac (may be using NAC 114) 410.8000 NAC 114 "Olympia" Olympia Channel 408.2000 NAC 114 "Everett" Everett Channel 411.0375 PL 114.8 "FL Ward 1" Floor Warden Channel 1 (may be using NAC 114) 408.2000 NAC 107 "Portland" Portland Channel 407.0000 NAC 114 "EGWW Gar" Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building Guards 413.9500 PL 114.8 "ODS Ptnd" ODS Tower Portland Guards Tac (may be using NAC 293) 407.0000 NAC 114 "SpokaneFB" Spokane Federal Building Guards Tac 413.4750 NAC 114 "E-WA Gd" East Washington Guards Tactical 413.9500 PL 114.8 "JunoFBks1" Juno-Fairbanks Channel 1 (may be using NAC 114) 413.9500 NAC 114 "GuardTac" 408.2000 Unk Anchorage *Quoted text denotes channel name.
MegaCenter Suitland (Region 11)
Region 11 (National Capitol, includes Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC) 415.200 NAC 201 National Capitol Region Ch 1/2 (Partial Encryption) 417.200 NAC 201 National Capitol Region Ch 3/4 (Partial Encryption) 414.475 NAC 203 National Capitol Region Ch 5/6 (Partial Encryption)
FPS may also use the following frequencies:
- 411.2750
- 412.4000
- 414.4750
- 417.2500
- 417.4250
- 418.0750
- 419.1500
- 419.6500
Federal Protective Service - States Database
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- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000000-QINU`"' Federal Protective Service - San Francisco (County) '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000001-QINU`"'
- Colorado
- Connecticut
Frequency | Input | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
408.20000 | 417.20000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS NE | New England Operations | P25 | Federal |
- Delaware
Frequency | Input | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
410.80000 | 419.80000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS Miami | Miami | P25 | Federal |
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
Frequency | Input | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
406.70000 | 415.70000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS Chicago Wide | Wide Area (Chicago/Milwaukee) [Base Enc] | P25 | Law Tac |
406.20000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS ChicagoLocal | Local Area | P25 | Law Tac | |
410.80000 | 419.80000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS Chicago New | New | P25 | Law Tac |
GSA Police '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000005-QINU`"'
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
Suffolk (County) Boston '"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-00000006-QINU`"'
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
408.20000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS Detroit | Detroit | P25 | Federal |
408.20000 | RM | 003 NAC | FPS Battle Creek | Battle Creek | P25 | Federal |
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
Frequency | Input | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
408.20000 | 417.20000 | RM | 293 NAC | FPS KC | Police (Kansas City MO/KS) | P25 | Law Dispatch |
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
Frequency | Input | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
408.20000 | 417.20000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS | Federal Protective Service | P25 | Federal |
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
Frequency | Type | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
417.20000 | RM | FPS 417.2 | Federal Protective Service | P25 | Federal |
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
'"`UNIQ--freqsubcat-0000000B-QINU`"'
- Oklahoma
Federal Building Security (GSA) - Oklahoma City
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
415.20000 | RM | 103.5 PL | FedBldg Security | Federal Building Security | FM | Federal |
417.20000 | RM | CSQ | FedBldgMaintenan | Federal Building Maintenance | FM | Federal |
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
410.80000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS Region 7 | Operations | P25 | Federal |
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
415.20000 | 103.5 PL | FPS 8th St | Federal Building on 8th Street | FMN | Federal | |
410.80000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS Reg 7 | Operations Region 7 | P25 | Federal |
410.80000 | RM | 776 NAC | FPS Austin | Operations Austin | P25 | Federal |
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
410.80000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS Dallas Ops | Dallas Operations | P25 | Federal |
Frequency | Input | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
413.95000 | M | 293 NAC | FPS Talk 293 | Talk-Around | P25 | Federal | |
413.96250 | M | 201 NAC | FPS 5 Tac | Ch. 5 Tactical | P25 | Federal | |
413.95000 | M | 201 NAC | FPS Talk 201 | Talk-Around | P25 | Federal | |
412.96250 | M | 201 NAC | FPS 2 | Ch. 2 | P25 | Federal | |
413.47500 | M | 201 NAC | FPS Talk 413.475 | Talk-Around | P25 | Federal | |
408.20000 | 417.20000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS Disp/Ops | Dispatch/Operations | P25 | Federal |
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
410.80000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS San Anto | FPS Operations - Denver Mega Center | P25 | Federal |
410.80000 | RM | 715 NAC | FPS San Anto | FPS Operations - Denver Mega Center | P25 | Federal |
413.95000 | M | 103.5 PL | FPS Talkaround | FPS Talkaround | FMN | Federal |
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
417.20000 | RM | FPS Seattle | Seattle Area | P25 | Federal | |
407.00000 | RM | 114 NAC | FPS SPO Fbld | Spokane Federal Building Guard Tac | P25 | Security |
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- District of Columbia
District of Columbia - Washington-Baltimore
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
417.20000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS DOL 1 | Department of Labor (Ch. 1) | P25 | Federal |
416.02500 | RM | 202 NAC | FPS DOL 2 | Department of Labor (Ch. 2) | P25 | Federal |
408.20000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS 408.2 | Federal Protective Service | P25 | Federal |
410.80000 | RM | 201 NAC | FPS 410.8 | Federal Protective Service | P25 | Federal |
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