Portable Radios

Portable RadiosWylie Fire Rescue will be using the following portable

radios starting March 28:

APX 7000 Ruggedized Dual Band 800/VHF

(All Chiefs – Not Intrinsically Safe)

APX 6000 Ruggedized (Operations Positions)

XTS 5000

(EOC Operations, Special Events)

Portable Radios Fire Marshall’s APX 7000

and Fire Inspectors Radios are equipped with AES Encryption

* Radio Name display

indicates the radio is capable of encryption

* Proceeding the channel

name indicates the channel is programmed for encryption

(FMO Channel Only)

Non-Intrinsically Safe Radios Intrinsically Safe Radios are incapable

of releasing sufficient electrical or thermal energy under normal or abnormal operating conditions to cause ignition of a specific hazardous mixture and air

Our 8 Dual Band (800/VHF) full key pad radios for command positions are not intrinsically safe

Non-Intrinsically Safe Radios are marked with red on antennas

Radios that are not Intrinsically Safe, should never be used in a possible explosive environment!

APX 7000 APX 6000

APX 7000 APX 6000

APX 7000 APX 6000

APX 7000 APX 6000

APX 7000 APX 6000

APX 6000

APX 6000 Quick Reference

APX 6000 Quick Reference

APX 6000 Operations Radios

APX 6000

Display Configuration To display options such

as zone, scan, mute, battery, info, and clock press the right arrow. To select an option, press button directly below it.

To go back to home screen, press and HOLD the home button.

Zone Toggle Switch The three main

operation zones can be selected using the zone toggle switch.

Zone Order:

A - WFR

B – Inter-op

C – Wylie PD

Wylie Zones/ModesWylie Fire ~ Rescue Radio Template

Wylie Fire Rescue

(A) Wylie Fire Rescue- (B) Inter-op (C) Wylie Police-1 WFR DISP 1 WFR DISP 1 WFR DISP

2 EMS 2 CC FIRE 2 DISP

3 OPS 3 3 CC Nevada Fire 3 OPS 1

4 OPS 4 4 Lucas Fire 1 4 OPS 2

5 OPS 5 5 Lucas Fire 2 5 OPS 3

6 8CALL97D 6 Lucas Fire 3 6 PD EVT 1

7 ADMIN 7 Lucas Fire Citywide 7 PD EVT 2

8 FMO* 8 Murphy Fire Disp 8 WYL CWEV

9 TRAINING 9 Murphy Fire Ops 1 9 Animal Control

10 SUPPORT 10 Murphy Fire Ops 2 10 8TAC95D

11 Fire Rescue Event 1 11 Parker Fire 1 11 PD INTOP

12 Fire Rescue Event 2 12 Parker Fire 2 12

13 Wylie Citywide Event 13 Sachse Fire Disp 01 13

14 FD INTOP 14 Sachse Fire FD 2 14

15 CC-WYLIE 15 15

16 WFR DISP 16 WFR DISP 16 WFR DISP

FD INTOP is a common channel to all FD’s on the PAWM system

Zone and channel Announcement

For Zones A, B and C there is an audible announcement

Channel announcement is set exclusively for Zone A ( WFR )

Fire Dispatch is set on channels 1 and 16 in all Zones

Selecting Zones To select a zone through

the display follow this procedure

1. Make sure portable radio is on the main display screen

2. Select zone icon by pressing button below it.

3. Arrow up or down to desired zone

4. Pick SEL or select icon by pressing the button below the menu item

5. This will take you to the home screen, displaying the new zone.

•Zone Order:•WFR•Interop•WPD•EOC•All remaining zones will be in alphabetical order

EOC Zone Specifics

Emergency

Operation Center1 WFR DISP

2 Fire Rescue Ops 4

3 Fire Rescue Ops 5

4 Wylie Fire Support

5 Wylie PD Disp

6 Wylie PD Ops 1*

7 Wylie PD Ops 2*

8 Wylie PD AC 1

9 Wylie Planning

10 Wylie Logistics

11 Wylie Finance

12 Wylie Public Works

13 8TAC97D

14 Wylie Citywide Event

15 CC-Wylie

16 WFR DISP

•The EOC zone is designed to assist with city wide communications during a major incident•Some channels are specific just to the EOC zone. (Planning, Logistics, Finance, Wylie Public Works)

Talk Around Wylie will not have a specific talk around channel

For any direct use we will use 8TAC97D(Direct, WalkieTalkie)

This channel can be monitored by anyone. Please use proper radio etiquette

When you press PTT you will not receive an audible alert

Display

Explanation•1st row= shows the zone that you’re on

•2nd row= shows the channel that you’re on

•3rd row= shows the identification of your radio as well as those that key up on the same channel

(Caller ID)

Call Alert Some portables are capable of

alerting stations through Motorola call alert

To alert the stations follow these procedures:

Use the right arrow key to scroll down to the page option

Select page

scroll to select desired station to alert

Once station is highlighted, press PTT

Emergency Button Emergency buttons are located

on the radio and lapel mic

Emergency Button activation on the radio has a 750 millisecond delay (less than a second) Hold it down

Instant on the lapel mic

When emergency button is depressed, five beeps will follow

All radio traffic from the portable in emergency mode will have priority

To reset emergency setting, press and hold emergency button until audible beep has ended

Sigtronics Unlike previously

stated, we will be able to outfit all vehicles with Sigtronics portable connectors.

Radio Holders Radio holders will be on

every fire apparatus

Radios are to remain in holders when not in use

This will be extremely important on the Medics and Brush Trucks

Feel free to contact: A3

Employee