The Florida Emergency Medical Services Communications Plan Volume 1 (Fourth Edition) Division of Telecommunications DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS 4030 ESPLANADE WAY, SUITE 180.01 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-0950 MEMORANDUM: TO: FLORIDA EMS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, VOLUME 1 RECIPIENTS FROM: CHARLES GHINI, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATE: March 17, 2011 SUBJECT: FLORIDA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, VOLUME 1 Fourth Edition The Florida Emergency Medical Services Communications Plan, Volume 1 has been revised as a Fourth Edition and is now available online at: http://dms.myflorida.com/suncom/public_safety_bureau/radio_communications/radio _communication_plans. This edition includes updates, clarifications, and new text. On each revised page, a vertical bar ("|") in the left margin identifies lines of text that have been modified since the previous issue of that page. Re-formatting or other minor irregularities corrected that resulted in no substantive change to the information are not identified. Specifically, the changes include; but are not limited to the following: Regionalized MEDCOM Updated narrowbanding deadline from 2018 to 2013 Volume 2 hardcopy or electronic format in permitted vehicles Consistent reference to minimum notification distance for LMC coverage Incorporated APCO/NPSTC channel naming standard (ANS 1.104.1-2010) Incorporated references to additional communications plans and guides §5.2.3 added to define LMC communications coverage contour Re-organized §4.7.1 and §5.3 to remove duplication Introduced Project 25 requirements for digital radio equipment Deleted non-essential information in Mobile Data section Replaced Appendix A with Plans and Committees functional relationship chart Revised Appendix B to include references to multiple communications policies Deleted non-essential acronyms and definitions Page 2 March 17, 2011 This edition is being made available to all organizations and individuals identified per Section 1.3 of the Plan. To ensure that you receive future revisions for Volume I and Volume II, please verify that the name and email address on file with the Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services is correct. I thank the personnel in the Division of Telecommunications, the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, the EMS Communications Committee, the Agency of Health Care Administration (AHCA), and others that provided input toward this revision. More than ever, this plan is intended to meet the expectations of EMS agencies on a statewide basis. If you have any comments or questions regarding this edition, please contact Carlton Wells at (850) 922-7426 or via email at [email protected]. CG:cww:lm: EMS Comm Plan, Volume 1 Fourth Edition Final.doc Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Legislative Background.................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Wording ............................................................................................................................ 9 1.4 Plan Revision Procedure .................................................................................................. 9 2.0 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION ............................................................................ 11 2.1 Division of Telecommunications (DivTel) .................................................................... 11 2.2 Federal Communications Commission .......................................................................... 12 2.3 Florida – Region 9 Plan for 800 MHz Public Safety Radio Communications .............. 15 2.4 Florida – Region 9 Plan for 700 MHz Public Safety Radio Communications .............. 16 2.5 Florida 700 MHz Public Safety Interoperability Channel Plan ..................................... 16 2.6 Florida Ambulance Deployment Plan ............................................................................ 16 2.7 Florida Public Health and Medical Communications Plan ............................................ 17 2.8 Florida Mutual Aid Channel (MA-FLA) ....................................................................... 17 2.9 Federal Aviation Administration .................................................................................... 17 2.10 NIMS, SAFECOM, Interoperability Continuum, SCIP, NIFOG, and FIFOG .............. 17 2.11 Communications Approvals ........................................................................................... 19 Figure 1 – DivTel Approval Process ..................................................................................... 22 3.0 DESIGN CRITERIA FOR EMS COMMUNICATIONS ................................................. 23 3.1 General ........................................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Citizen Access ................................................................................................................ 23 3.3 Vehicle Dispatch and Response (VDR) ......................................................................... 23 3.4 Local Medical Coordination (LMC) .............................................................................. 24 3.5 Countywide Medical Coordination (CMC).................................................................... 24 3.6 Proprietary Trunked Radio Systems .............................................................................. 25 EMS Communications Plan, Vol. 1 Fourth Edition 2 3.7 Statewide Medical Coordination (SMC) ........................................................................ 25 3.8 Local Scene Coordination (LSC) ................................................................................... 25 3.9 Statewide-Scene Coordination (SSC) ............................................................................ 26 3.10 Medical Resource Coordination (MRC) ........................................................................ 26 3.11 Biomedical Telemetry .................................................................................................... 26 3.12 Interagency/Mutual Aid Coordination ........................................................................... 26 3.13 Back-up Communications .............................................................................................. 27 3.14 Telephone Interconnection ............................................................................................. 28 4.0 FREQUENCY PLAN ........................................................................................................ 29 4.1 Background .................................................................................................................... 29 4.2 Channel Allotment Principles ........................................................................................ 29 4.3 Vehicle Dispatch and Response Channels ..................................................................... 31 4.4 Countywide Medical Coordination Channels ................................................................ 33 4.5 Local Medical Coordination (LMC) Channels .............................................................. 33 4.6 Medical Resource Coordination (MRC) Channels ........................................................ 33 4.7 Statewide Medical Coordination (SMC) Channel ......................................................... 34 Table 4-1 – Wide-Area and Statewide Interagency/Mutual-Aid Frequencies ...................... 41 Table 4-2 – Florida Countywide MED Channel & CTCSS Allotments ............................... 43 5.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................ 45 5.1 General ........................................................................................................................... 45 5.2 Communications Coverage Contour .............................................................................. 46 5.3 Statewide Medical Coordination (SMC) ........................................................................ 47 5.4 SMC Radio Station ........................................................................................................ 50 5.5 SMC Mobile Radios in Permitted Vehicles ................................................................... 50 5.6 Local Medical Coordination (LMC) .............................................................................. 51 5.7 Radios in Permitted Vehicles ......................................................................................... 51 EMS Communications Plan, Vol. 1 Fourth Edition 3 5.8 Vehicle Dispatch and Response (VDR) ......................................................................... 52 5.9 Medical Resource Coordination (MRC) ........................................................................ 52 5.10 Crew Alert Paging .......................................................................................................... 52 5.11 Telephone Interconnection ............................................................................................. 53 5.12 Biomedical Telemetry .................................................................................................... 53 5.13 Radio Frequency