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TG 53840 Carroll Electric Co-Op

Mike — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:11 +0000

TG 53840 Carroll Electric Co-Op on the State of Ohio MARCS trunked system

Submitted to RR on 11-10-2009

TG 56528 Perry Township PD

Mike — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:00:37 +0000

TG 56528 Perry Township PD on the State of Ohio MARCS trunked system

Thanks to Jim (DigitalAnalog on RadioReference) for clarifying this, since I originally had it incorrectly identified as Goshen Twp PD.

The Columbiana County Sheriff will also provide police dispatching for the Perry Township after trustees approved a resolution Monday.

The police dispatching agreement with the city of Salem expires on Aug. 1 per the agreement reached under the old fire district contract.

The contract with the sheriff will provide dispatching for the police and fire departments combined for about $18,000 a year.

Read the full article here: http://salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/503981.html

Highway Patrol Forms Regional Dispatch Center

Mike — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:00:29 +0000

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is changing the way it dispatches troopers by combining the dispatchers from six counties into one center in St. Clairsville.

Patrol Staff Lt. Matt Evans, who is assistant district commander, said troopers still will be stationed at the Steubenville post on Cadiz Road after the change occurs later this summer.

The patrol invested in a new radio system — a Multi-Agency Radio Communication System, or MARCS — that gives the patrol statewide communication capabilities.

Troopers used to fill in as dispatchers in the past but won’t be able to with MARCS because of the training involved, according to Evans. Dispatchers from posts in Belmont, Monroe, Washington, Morgan, Jefferson and Harrison counties in August or September all will begin work out of the St. Clairsville post, dispatching for troopers in the six counties that make up the patrol’s District 7.

Read the full article here: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/510393.html