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New York State Region 8 HELP Trucks

Information

HELP - Highway Emergency Local Patrol

The HELP began operation in 1994 as the first part of a comprehensive response to increased traffic on the highways in NYSDOT Region 8. The program now boasts 38 trucks and over 800 patrol miles. 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)

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.

Radio Operations/Setup

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

They were using this 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 operate on talkgroups 1898909 and 1898910 on the 171 OneVoice Network DMR System. They Can be heard on Various sites listed Below.

Talkgroups
DEC	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description	Tag
1898909	TDMA	R8 HELP Trucks - Hudson Valley	Public Works
1898910	TDMA	R8 HELP Westchtr	R8 HELP Trucks - Westchester	Public Works

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
024 (18)	Dover	Dutchess NY
046 (2E)	Depot Hill	Dutchess NY
070 (46)	Putnam Valley	Putnam NY	Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)

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 == New York State Region 8 HELP Trucks ==
-'''THIS WIKI IS A WORK IN PROGRESS'''
 === Information ===
 [[Image:R8 HELP.pdf|frame]]
 '''HELP - Highway Emergency Local Patrol'''
+<br> <br>
+The HELP began operation in 1994 as the first part of a comprehensive response to increased traffic on the highways in NYSDOT Region 8. The program now boasts 38 trucks and over 800 patrol miles. In 2018, these HELP trucks logged over 26,000 assists.
+<br> <br>
+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)
 <br>
 <br>
-HELP began operation in 1994 as the first part of a comprehensive response to increased traffic on the highways in NYSDOT Region 8. The program now boasts 38 trucks and over 800 patrol miles. In 2018, these HELP trucks logged over 26,000 "assists".
-<br>
-<br>
-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)
 === Operations ===
-HELP trucks in Region 8 (Westchester & Hudson Valley) Operate <br>
+HELP trucks in Region 8 (Westchester & Hudson Valley) Operate: <br>
-Monday-Friday, 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00 <br>
+** Monday-Friday, 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
-Hours are expanded as needed for special events and holidays.
+** Hours are expanded as needed for special events and holidays.
-<br>
 <br>
-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.
+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 OperationsSetup ===
+=== Radio Operations/Setup ===
 Unlike other DOT Regions R8 Help Trucks operate on the [https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/7363 OneVoice Network] DMR System.
 <br>
 <br>
-They were using this system with the TGs 100501 & 100501 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.
+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.
-<br>
-<br>
-Now they operate on talkgroups 1898909 and 1898910 on the 171 (OneVoice Network) DMR System. They Can be heard on Various sites listed Below.
 <br>
 {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
@@ Line 36: / Line 31: @@
 |1898910||TDMA||R8 HELP Westchtr||R8 HELP Trucks - Westchester||Public Works
 |}
-These are the Sites where Eaither Talkgroup Affiliates too:
 <br>
 {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
 |+ Sites
 |-
-! site !! Site Name !! County !! Notes
+! Site !! Site Name !! County !! Notes
+|-
+|011 (B)||Pomona||Rockland NY||Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
 |-
-|011 (B)||Pomona||Rockland NY||
+|012 (C)||Valhalla||Westchester NY||TG 1898910 (WC) Only
 |-
-|012 (C)||Valhalla||Westchester NY||
+|013 (D)||Alpine||Bergen NJ||Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
 |-
-|013 (D)||Alpine||Bergen NJ||
+|014 (E)||Beacon||Dutchess NY||Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
 |-
-|014 (E)||Beacon||Dutchess NY||
+|015 (F)||North Salem||Westchester NY||Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
 |-
-|015 (F)||North Salem||Westchester NY||
+|016 (10)||Tinker Hill||Putnam NY||Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
 |-
-|016 (10)||Tinker Hill||Putnam NY||
+|017 (11)||Warwick||Orange NY||TG 1898909 (HV) Only
 |-
-|021 (15)||Woodbury||Orange NY||
+|019 (13)||Westfall||Pike PA||TG 1898909 (HV) Only
+|-
+|021 (15)||Woodbury||Orange NY||TG 1898909 (HV) Only
 |-
 |023 (17)||North East||Dutchess NY||
@@ Line 62: / Line 60: @@
 |-
 |046 (2E)||Depot Hill||Dutchess NY||
+|-
+|070 (46)||Putnam Valley||Putnam NY||Both TGs 1898909 (HV) & 1898909 (WC)
 |}
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