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Revision as of 10:42, 20 April 2009

KCMO Edacs system

KCMO police and other city services use the EDACS system. Some interesting talkgroups and facts about the system:

  • KCMO police radio assignments
  • Occasionally, the traffic talkgroup (10-027) is patched into one of the police patrol talkgroups such as central or metro. This often occurs when there is a chase or other significant activity. It also seems that nightly this talkgroup is patched into one of the patrol groups almost all night. That may be due to shortage of dispactch officers.
  • The KCMO helicopter identifies itself as "690" and can be heard on one of the police patrol talkgroups periodically. At other times, 690 returns to Tac air.
  • Prostitution and drug sting operations can often be heard on special operations channels. Channel 2 (10-045) seems to be the most common.
  • twice daily and during inclement weather, there is a weather alert broadcast on MERS (09-031). This comes from the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill. This channel is also occasionally used by KCMO FD to inquire about weather (typically wind) conditions at different locations around the city.

Independence, MO

The Independence public safety switched over to their new 700Mhz system in late summer 2006.

TGID 36 is IPD north zone which covers all of the city north of 23rd street. TGID 54 is IPD south zone that covers the city south of 23rd street. Center zone is TGID 3 and is typically used as an alternate frequency for license checks and operations that yield too much radio traffic for north or south zone air. Center zone is occasionally used for DWI checkpoint communications and officers working details on Noland Road during the summer months.

IPD operates in 3 shifts and the radio numbers reflect the shift. 100 series units are day shift officers whose districts number from east to west across the city. The second digit identifies the district, so 111 is the north zone car whose district is the far northwest corner of Independence. As the cars number higher (112, 113 etc..) their district coverage shifts eastward. 200 series are second shift and 300 series are night officers. Units numbering in the 400's are traffic units. 800 series belong to SRT officers and 900's are off duty officers working security details in the city.

Tac 1 (TGID) is encrypted and is frequently used for sensitve communications.

Independence fire dispatches on TGID 21 and uses talk groups 19 and 20 for fireground channels.

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