"Nutshell" Version .
| In spite of hundreds of thousands of dollars being expended, the VHF "digital" communications system installed by Pro Comm Inc. for Isabella County has failed miserably, twice.
First for the law enforcement community and, currently, it has
failed for the fire & medical first responder agencies. |
Why am I so angry about this?
The
older "analog" system had been working well for the Nottawa-Sherman
Fire Department right up to the day it was disconnected by Pro Comm
Inc. Now, with a much less reliable and far more confusing
communications system, our firefighters/first responders and the people
we serve are at greater risk for being harmed. |
What's next?
Several townships, in an effort to correct the dangerous communications problems created by Isabella County are purchasing horrendously expensive 800 MHz radio equipment so their firefighters can communicate via the 800 MHz radio system operated by the State of Michigan. However, the new system is not without it's own set of problems. Firefighters now have to carry radios that will access 3 different radio systems (digital VHF, digital UHF & analog VHF) and their cell phones to minimize the chance of communications failure with Isabella County Central Dispatch, the ambulance service and other First Responders. |
Want to know more?
Click on one of the links below. |
This Web site and nsfd.net are "owned" and operated by Frank Benn, not the Nottawa-Sherman Fire Department. The viewpoints and opinions below are not necessarily supported by all members of the Nottawa-Sherman Fire Department or the governing boards of Nottawa and Sherman Townships.
LINKS:
Updates
Unfair Burden
Background
Latest Problems
"An Interesting Sequence of Events"
800 MHz Issues & History
800 MHz Potentially Deadly Problems
The"Paper" Trail
The FOIA Documents
Updates
Unfair Burden
Background
Latest Problems
"An Interesting Sequence of Events"
800 MHz Issues & History
800 MHz Potentially Deadly Problems
The"Paper" Trail
The FOIA Documents
