COLORADO EMS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN Version 1.1 CO DEPT. of PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT / PRE-HOSPITAL CARE

COLORADO EMS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN Version 1.1 PREFACE .........................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................4 COLORADO HISTORY AND BACKGROUND ................................................5 EXISTING SYSTEMS .......................................................................................7 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS......................................................................9 DTRS PHASE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE MAP ............................13 DTRS MOBILE COVERAGE MAP………………………………………......14 DTRS SITE MAP………………………………………………...…………….15 EMS COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS.................................................................16 OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTION ..............................................................18 PUBLIC ACCESS...........................................................................................21 IMPLEMENTING 9-1-1.............................................................................21 CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS..................21 CITIZEN ACCESS ...................................................................................22 9-1-1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS .............................................................22 WIRELESS E9-1-1...................................................................................23 911 STATUS BY COUNTY MAP…………………………………………….24 DISPATCH & COORDINATION .....................................................................25 EMS VEHICLE DISPATCH......................................................................25 MEDICAL EMERGENCY DISPATCH FUNCTIONS……………........……25 EMD-TRAINED TELECOMMUNICATOR ................................................27 DISPATCH PLANNING............................................................................28 PAGING SYSTEMS .................................................................................29 MEDICAL CONTROL COMMUNICATION .....................................................30 MEDICAL CONTROL AND COORDINATION .........................................30 TELEMETRY............................................................................................30 INTEROPERABILITY COMMUNICATIONS.............................................30 CELLULAR TELEPHONE USE IN EMS FIELD OPERATIONS...............31 EDUCATION OF COMMUNICATIONS USERS .............................................33 COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL...........................................................33 EMD TRAINING.......................................................................................33 911 LEGISLATION...................................................................................34 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR EMS..........................................................35 PLANNING TERMINOLOGY ...................................................................35 GOALS FOR EMS COMMUNICATIONS .................................................35 CO DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT / PRE-HOSPITAL CARE - 1 - COLORADO EMS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN Version 1.1 EMS COMMUNICATIONS HISTORY.............................................................54 HISTORY OF REFARMING THE MOBILE RADIO SPECTRUM.............56 EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS PLAN...................................57 SYSTEM CONCEPTS .............................................................................57 FACILITY CENTER COMMUNICATIONS ...............................................58 AIR-MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS........................................................59 COMPARED ALTERNATIVES.................................................................60 THE CURRENT STATUS ........................................................................60 MIGRATION ISSUES TO TRUNKING .....................................................63 TRUNKING .....................................................................................................65 TRUNKING OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTION...........................................65 FEATURES AND BENEFITS...................................................................67 SAMPLE TALK GROUP CONFIGURATION............................................70 COLORADO DTRS FEATURES AND BENEFITS...................................71 TRUNKING OPERATIONAL AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ....................74 GENERAL SYSTEM CAPABILITIES .......................................................74 DISPATCH AND COMMUNICATION CENTERS ....................................76 TALK GROUPS DEFINED.......................................................................77 TALK GROUP CLASSIFICATION............................................................78 MUTUAL AID NETWORKS/CHANNELS .................................................78 EXISTING MUTUAL AID NETWORKS/CHANNELS................................79 INTEROPERABILITY BETWEEN VHF/UHF and 800MHZ ......................81 DIGITAL TRUNKING ...............................................................................82 FREQUENCY BAND................................................................................82 SYSTEM COVERAGE .............................................................................83 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE..............................84 DTRS USER FEES .........................................................................................84 CLIENT MEMBER....................................................................................84 INTEGRATED MEMBER .........................................................................85 COOPERATING MEMBER......................................................................85 ASSOCIATED MEMBER .........................................................................86 CHANGING MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY................................................86 PRIORITY USE DURING EMERGENCIES .............................................87 CONSTRUCTION FUNDING AND OPERATING EXPENSES ................88 OVERALL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE....................................................88 SYSTEM COST AND FUNDING ....................................................................89 SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT COST.........................................................90 OPERATING COSTS...............................................................................90 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE .......................................................................90 GRANT INFORMATION...........................................................................91 ELIGIBILITY.............................................................................................92 CO DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT / PRE-HOSPITAL CARE - 2 - COLORADO EMS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN Version 1.1 MIGRATING COSTS ...............................................................................92 RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................................................93 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SUPPORT....................................93 TASK ASSIGNMENT ...............................................................................94 TRUNKING OVERVIEW .................................................................................95 DEFINITION AND OVERVIEW ................................................................95 SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS...............................................................96 SIGNALING..............................................................................................98 SYSTEM CAPACITY AND RESPONSE ..................................................98 FLEETMAPPING .....................................................................................99 USER CONVENIENCE FEATURES......................................................100 CALLING/OPERATING CAPABILITIES.................................................102 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............................................................................105 APPENDIX A - RADIO FREQUENCIES FOR PAGING.........................106 APPENDIX B - RADIO FREQUENCIES FOR EMRS ............................107 APPENDIX C - SHARED EMRS RADIO FREQUENCIES.....................109 APPENDIX D - SPECIAL EMERGENCY RADIO SERVICE ..................110 APPENDIX E - 800MHZ PUBLIC SAFETY NATIONAL PLAN...............115 APPENDIX F - CCNC APPLICATION DIRECTIONS.............................119 APPENDIX G - RADIOS FOR AIRCRAFT UTILIZATION ......................121 APPENDIX H – CO STATE MICROWAVE SYSTEM ............................125 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS ................................................126 CO DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT / PRE-HOSPITAL CARE - 3 - COLORADO EMS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN Version 1.1 PREFACE This Emergency Medical Communications (EMS) Plan contains general background information and information regarding Statewide EMS communications planning. The plan focuses on factors necessary to ensure proper compatibility, interface, and coordination of local EMS communications within a statewide system. It is difficult for a document such as this to convey all of the current information needed regarding emergency medical communications, or to keep up with continuous change in technology and regulations. Changes to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC), (http://www.fcc.gov/) Rules directly influence system configuration and the use of radio frequency spectrum. Equipment offered by manufacturers is constantly changing. There are also frequent changes in federal, state, and local policies as well as

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