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[Misc. System Information
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Dispatch Centers
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When describing the assignment and use of specific trunked radio system talk groups in King County Washington it is useful to understand how the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) handle 9-1-1 calls for police, fire and EMS services.
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There are 11 PSAPs in King County:
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. Bothell Police - Primary
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. Enumclaw - Primary
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. Issaquah Police - Primary
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. NORCOM - Primary & Secondary
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. Port of Seattle - Primary
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. Redmond Police - Primary
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. Seattle Police - Primary
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. Seattle Fire - Secondary
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. University of Washington - Primary & Secondary
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. ValleyCom ¬- Primary & Secondary
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. Washington State Patrol - Primary
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The Washington State Patrol serves as the Primary PSAP for calls originating on Interstate highways.  Radio being an inexact science means that WSP will receive cellular calls which are not within WSPs jurisdiction and other Primary PSAPs receive some calls which must be transferred to WSP.
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Except for Seattle Fire, all other PSAPs serve law enforcement agencies and when the call originates from within the area served by the PSAP, it will be answered by the PSAP serving the law enforcement agency.  For example, Redmond Police answers 9-1-1 calls that originate in Redmond and Duvall.  Calls for law enforcement service will be handled by Redmond.  Calls for Fire / EMS service are handled by NORCOM, which means that Redmond transfer the 9-1-1 call to NORCOM.
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In consolidated dispatch centers (PSAPs), radio talk groups are assigned to optimize the radio dispatcher work load and the needs of the agencies.  A talk group may serve a single agency, part of an agency or more than one agency.
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In King County fire agencies also provide emergency medical service (EMS).  Basic Life Support (BLS) is provided by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) is provided by Paramedics.  All Firefighters are trained as EMTs.  Some firefighters are trained as Paramedics.  In South King County, paramedic service is provided by King County Medic One, not by the fire departments.  A useful summary of EMS providers in King County is available at  file:///C:/Users/Mark%20B.%20Nelson/Downloads/2013AnnualReport.pdf
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King County Fire Agencies have consolidated 9-1-1 call answering and radio dispatching to four communications centers.  King County is organized in to fire zones, and mutual aid talk groups include zone numbers.  The fire zones and dispatch centers are organized as follows:
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Fire Zone Communications Center      Comments
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1          NORCOM                    Serves North King County
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2          Decommissioned          Now Part of Zone 1
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3          ValleyCom          Serves South King County
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4          Decommissioned          Now Part of Zone 3
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5          Seattle Fire          Serves City of Seattle
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Fire agencies continue to consolidate and form regional entities that provide service to multiple fire districts and/or cities.
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A Fire Zone map is available at http://www.apctoolkits.com/documents/isolationandquarantine/Regional%20Disaster%20Plan%20Emergency%20Coordination%20Zone%20Illustra~1.pdf
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Agencies in King County are served by dispatch centers as follows:
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1. Algona Police  ValleyCom
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2. Auburn Police  ValleyCom
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3. Beau Arts Police          King County Sheriff
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4. Bellevue Fire  NORCOM
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5. Bellevue Police  NORCOM
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6. Black Diamond Police  ValleyCom
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7. Bothell Fire  NORCOM
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8. Bothell Police  Bothell Police
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9. Carnation Police          King County Sheriff
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10. Clyde Hill Police  NORCOM
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11. Covington Police          King County Sheriff
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12. Des Moines Police          ValleyCom
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13. Duvall Fire    NORCOM
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14. Duvall Police  Redmond Police
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15. Eastside Fire and Rescue          NORCOM
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16. Enumclaw Fire  Enumclaw
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17. Enumclaw Police          Enumclaw
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18. Fall City Fire  NORCOM
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19. Fall City Police  King County Sheriff
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20. Federal Way Police  ValleyCom
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21. Hunts Point Police  NORCOM
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22. Issaquah Police  Issaquah Police
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23. Kenmore Police  King County Sheriff
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24. Kent Fire  ValleyCom
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25. Kent Police  ValleyCom
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26. King County  King County Sheriff
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27. King County Medic One  ValleyCom
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28. Kirkland Fire  NORCOM
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29. Kirkland Police  NORCOM
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30. Lake Forest Park Police  Bothell Police
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31. Maple Valley Police  King County Sheriff
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32. Medina Police  NORCOM
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33. Mercer Island Fire  NORCOM
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34. Mercer Island Police  NORCOM
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35. New Castle Police          King County Sheriff
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36. North Bend Police          King County Sheriff
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37. Northshore Fire  NORCOM
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38. Pacific Police  ValleyCom
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39. Redmond Fire  NORCOM
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40. Redmond Police          Redmond Police
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41. Renton Fire  ValleyCom
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42. Renton Police  ValleyCom
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43. Sammamish Police          King County Sheriff
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44. SeaTac Airport Fire  Port of Seattle
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45. SeaTac Airport Police  Port of Seattle
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46. SeaTac Fire  ValleyCom
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47. SeaTac Police  King County Sheriff
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48. Seattle Fire  Seattle Fire Alarm Center
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49. Seattle Police  Seattle Police Communications
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50. Shoreline Police  King County Sheriff
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51. Shoreline Fire  NORCOM
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52. Skykomish Police          King County Sheriff
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53. Skykomish Fire  NORCOM
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54. Snoqualmie Police          Issaquah Police
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55. Snoqualmie Pass Fire  NORCOM
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56. Tukwila Fire  ValleyCom
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57. Tukwila Police  ValleyCom
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58. University of Washington Police    University of Washington
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59. Woodinville Police  King County Sheriff
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60. Yarrow Point Police  NOCROM
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9-1-1 calls from Normandy Park are answered by the Fife Police Communications Center, which dispatches Normandy Park police officers and transfers calls for fire and EMS service to ValleyCom, which dispatches the Burien Fire Department (King County Fire District #2).  Fife is located in Pierce County.
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The use of each talk group and the agencies that typically use the talk group is indicated in the tables identifying the talk group numbers.
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Trunked Radio System
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The King County trunked radio system is made up of three subsystems known as:  Seattle, EPSCA (Eastside Public Safety Communications Agency) and KC / VC (King County / ValleyCom).
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The reason there are three subs-systems is primarily because of politics.  For the scanner user, the three sub-systems present some challenges because of the way that talkgroups are served and the limited, yet often overlapping, radio coverage from each of the sub-systems.  Newer scanner technology which allows control channels for multiple systems to be configured in a single scanner system reduce the complexity of needing to know which sub-system will carry the talkgroup traffic, but the overall system configuration means that there will be instances when a talkgroup may not be carried on the subsystem that the scanner is affiliated with.
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Additional information may be found at http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/it/it-services/radio/RCB.aspx ]

Revision as of 10:36, 26 April 2014

[Misc. System Information

Dispatch Centers When describing the assignment and use of specific trunked radio system talk groups in King County Washington it is useful to understand how the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) handle 9-1-1 calls for police, fire and EMS services. There are 11 PSAPs in King County: . Bothell Police - Primary . Enumclaw - Primary . Issaquah Police - Primary . NORCOM - Primary & Secondary . Port of Seattle - Primary . Redmond Police - Primary . Seattle Police - Primary . Seattle Fire - Secondary . University of Washington - Primary & Secondary . ValleyCom ¬- Primary & Secondary . Washington State Patrol - Primary

The Washington State Patrol serves as the Primary PSAP for calls originating on Interstate highways. Radio being an inexact science means that WSP will receive cellular calls which are not within WSPs jurisdiction and other Primary PSAPs receive some calls which must be transferred to WSP.

Except for Seattle Fire, all other PSAPs serve law enforcement agencies and when the call originates from within the area served by the PSAP, it will be answered by the PSAP serving the law enforcement agency. For example, Redmond Police answers 9-1-1 calls that originate in Redmond and Duvall. Calls for law enforcement service will be handled by Redmond. Calls for Fire / EMS service are handled by NORCOM, which means that Redmond transfer the 9-1-1 call to NORCOM. In consolidated dispatch centers (PSAPs), radio talk groups are assigned to optimize the radio dispatcher work load and the needs of the agencies. A talk group may serve a single agency, part of an agency or more than one agency.

In King County fire agencies also provide emergency medical service (EMS). Basic Life Support (BLS) is provided by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) is provided by Paramedics. All Firefighters are trained as EMTs. Some firefighters are trained as Paramedics. In South King County, paramedic service is provided by King County Medic One, not by the fire departments. A useful summary of EMS providers in King County is available at file:///C:/Users/Mark%20B.%20Nelson/Downloads/2013AnnualReport.pdf

King County Fire Agencies have consolidated 9-1-1 call answering and radio dispatching to four communications centers. King County is organized in to fire zones, and mutual aid talk groups include zone numbers. The fire zones and dispatch centers are organized as follows:

Fire Zone Communications Center Comments

1 NORCOM Serves North King County 2 Decommissioned Now Part of Zone 1 3 ValleyCom Serves South King County 4 Decommissioned Now Part of Zone 3 5 Seattle Fire Serves City of Seattle

Fire agencies continue to consolidate and form regional entities that provide service to multiple fire districts and/or cities.

A Fire Zone map is available at http://www.apctoolkits.com/documents/isolationandquarantine/Regional%20Disaster%20Plan%20Emergency%20Coordination%20Zone%20Illustra~1.pdf

Agencies in King County are served by dispatch centers as follows: 1. Algona Police ValleyCom 2. Auburn Police ValleyCom 3. Beau Arts Police King County Sheriff 4. Bellevue Fire NORCOM 5. Bellevue Police NORCOM 6. Black Diamond Police ValleyCom 7. Bothell Fire NORCOM 8. Bothell Police Bothell Police 9. Carnation Police King County Sheriff 10. Clyde Hill Police NORCOM 11. Covington Police King County Sheriff 12. Des Moines Police ValleyCom 13. Duvall Fire NORCOM 14. Duvall Police Redmond Police 15. Eastside Fire and Rescue NORCOM 16. Enumclaw Fire Enumclaw 17. Enumclaw Police Enumclaw 18. Fall City Fire NORCOM 19. Fall City Police King County Sheriff 20. Federal Way Police ValleyCom 21. Hunts Point Police NORCOM 22. Issaquah Police Issaquah Police 23. Kenmore Police King County Sheriff 24. Kent Fire ValleyCom 25. Kent Police ValleyCom 26. King County King County Sheriff 27. King County Medic One ValleyCom 28. Kirkland Fire NORCOM 29. Kirkland Police NORCOM 30. Lake Forest Park Police Bothell Police 31. Maple Valley Police King County Sheriff 32. Medina Police NORCOM 33. Mercer Island Fire NORCOM 34. Mercer Island Police NORCOM 35. New Castle Police King County Sheriff 36. North Bend Police King County Sheriff 37. Northshore Fire NORCOM 38. Pacific Police ValleyCom 39. Redmond Fire NORCOM 40. Redmond Police Redmond Police 41. Renton Fire ValleyCom 42. Renton Police ValleyCom 43. Sammamish Police King County Sheriff 44. SeaTac Airport Fire Port of Seattle 45. SeaTac Airport Police Port of Seattle 46. SeaTac Fire ValleyCom 47. SeaTac Police King County Sheriff 48. Seattle Fire Seattle Fire Alarm Center 49. Seattle Police Seattle Police Communications 50. Shoreline Police King County Sheriff 51. Shoreline Fire NORCOM 52. Skykomish Police King County Sheriff 53. Skykomish Fire NORCOM 54. Snoqualmie Police Issaquah Police 55. Snoqualmie Pass Fire NORCOM 56. Tukwila Fire ValleyCom 57. Tukwila Police ValleyCom 58. University of Washington Police University of Washington 59. Woodinville Police King County Sheriff 60. Yarrow Point Police NOCROM

9-1-1 calls from Normandy Park are answered by the Fife Police Communications Center, which dispatches Normandy Park police officers and transfers calls for fire and EMS service to ValleyCom, which dispatches the Burien Fire Department (King County Fire District #2). Fife is located in Pierce County.

The use of each talk group and the agencies that typically use the talk group is indicated in the tables identifying the talk group numbers.

Trunked Radio System The King County trunked radio system is made up of three subsystems known as: Seattle, EPSCA (Eastside Public Safety Communications Agency) and KC / VC (King County / ValleyCom). The reason there are three subs-systems is primarily because of politics. For the scanner user, the three sub-systems present some challenges because of the way that talkgroups are served and the limited, yet often overlapping, radio coverage from each of the sub-systems. Newer scanner technology which allows control channels for multiple systems to be configured in a single scanner system reduce the complexity of needing to know which sub-system will carry the talkgroup traffic, but the overall system configuration means that there will be instances when a talkgroup may not be carried on the subsystem that the scanner is affiliated with.

Additional information may be found at http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/it/it-services/radio/RCB.aspx ]