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"The Mission of the Montana State Fire Chiefs' Association is to provide leadership and services to those persons interested in the preservation of lives, property and the environment."
The Public Safety Services Bureau (PSSB) of the State of Montana invites members of the MSFCA to participate in a responder forum to address key issues with the Montana Common Frequency System. The session will be held in conjunction with the Montana Association of Public Safety Communication Officials (APCO) meeting:
October 21, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
Billings Hotel & Convention Center
Parlor Rm. #110
1223 Mullowney Lane
Billings, MT
Issues to be discussed will include:
- Requirements for narrow-banding mutual aid frequencies
- Interference issues on mutual aid and common frequencies
- Misuse of mutual aid and common frequencies
- Analog vs. digital use
- Channel guard use in concert with national standards
- Encryption requests for law enforcement and EMS
- Updates to the Mutual Aid and Common Frequency MANual
- Updated forms
- Inclusion of NIMS language and requirements
- Inclusion of the IM Project Interop Channel Plan
- Other
PSSB requests that you contribute ideas and information regarding any additional topics you would like to discuss during this session. Please forward your ideas and suggestions to Scott Bradford at sbradford@mt.gov. For meeting room planning purposes, please let Carrie Castle know if you will be participating by emailing her at ccastle@mt.gov.
Jim Steele is with the DNRC Fire Bureau this summer as the Bureau Safety Officer and is available to all agencies if you have a safety related question or observation. Throughout the fire season Jim will be submitting these fire behavior/safety messages as changes/conditions warrant; please feel free to distribute to the fire community.
Fire Safety Message
by Jim Steele, Safety Officer, DNRC
August 2008
Fire Behavior Assessment and Safety 
July 2008
Fire Behavior
2/12/2008 |
2008 Burn Prop Schedule |
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