Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Radio Updates

This week we started bringing in all MEMS vehicles to have their 800 radios re-programmed, and upgraded. This is the final step in moving our radio system over the the AWIN capable system. As you may know AWIN is the state wide 800 system that may be used in the event of mass causality, drills or other large scale events.

The programming will also include some changes to the way we communicate in Cabot and Grant County. Because we did not know how the final template was going to look and work, we have not spent a lot of time talking about the changes, or taught anyone who to use it,

In the following days you will begin to see training and information going out on the changes. We will utilize hands on, memos, the BLOG and possibly a DVD (if needed) . It is not that it is that complicated, but want to use what ever means necessary to get the information out. We will also at that time communicate the implementation date.

In the mean time your radio will work the same as it always has, you will just see more banks and channels that you were used to seeing.