Austin-Travis County Fire and EMS

Listen	Feed	Genre	Listeners	Player Selection	Links	Status
	Austin-Travis County Fire and EMS Fire and EMS Dispatch for Austin/Travis County operating on GATRRS. Stereo broadcast with fire automated dispatch (Locution) on left channel and fire/EMS primary/tactical on right channel. Alpha tags with talk group and UID alias.	Public Safety	10			Online

Feed Notes

Austin-Travis County Fire and EMS

General Feed Information

Fire and EMS Dispatch for City of Austin, Texas and surrounding Travis County operating on the Greater Austin/Travis Regional Radio System (GATRRS). This feed is a stereo broadcast with fire automated dispatch (Locution) on the left channel and fire/EMS primary and tactical talk groups on the right channel. This feed also includes alpha tags for talkgroup and UID alias. Agencies include:

Austin Fire Department
Austin/Travis County EMS
North Lake Travis Fire & EMS (ESD 1)
Pflugerville Fire & EMS (ESD 2)
Oak Hill Fire Department (ESD 3)
Manchaca Fire Department (ESD 5)
Lake Travis Fire Rescue (ESD 6)
Pedernales Fire Department (ESD 8)
Westlake Fire Department (ESD 9)
CE Bar Fire Department (ESD 10)
Travis County Fire Rescue (ESD 11)
Manor Fire Department (ESD 12)
Volente Fire Department (ESD 14)

Active Fire Incident Page

This page provides information on active Fire, Rescue, & Hazmat Fire incidents in Austin and Travis County. No medical calls will be displayed to comply with HIPAA laws. Data is updated every 3 minutes.

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/fact/default.cfm

Both Austin Fire Department and Austin/Travis County EMS maintain twitter feeds that give amplifying information on active incidents. These feeds can be found here:

https://twitter.com/AustinFireInfo
https://twitter.com/ATCEMS

You can follow updates on this feed on twitter: @ATXScan
https://twitter.com/ATXScan

Feed Status & Talkgroups

FEED STATUS ALERTS
*NONE*

Category	ID	Alpha Tag	Talkgroup Description
Austin & Travis County Fire (Right Channel)
	1121	AT FCOM N	Firecom North
	1123	AT FCOM S	Firecom South
	1122	TC FCOM E	Firecom East
	1142	TC FCOM W	Firecom West
		FTAC 201-215	FireTac 201-215
		FTAC 301-315	FireTac 301-315
		FTAC 401-415	FireTac 401-415**
		ESD 1-14	ESD Talkgroups
		E1 R PS 01-15	GATRRS Regional Public Safety talkgroups
	1146	AT FD EMER	FD Emergency
Austin-Travis County EMS (Right Channel)
	1291	AT EMS 8 ALERT	EMS Station Alert
	1221	AT EMS CTL	EMS Control
	1222	AT MCOM N	MedCom North
	1223	AT MCOM C	MedCom Central
	1224	AT MCOM S	MedCom South
	1263	AT MCOM W	MedCom West
		AT EMS EVT 1-4	EMS Special Event talkgroups
	1262	AT EMS EMER	EMS Emergency
LOCUTION Dispatch (Left Channel)
	1147	AT LOCU	Austin FD LOCUTION Dispatch
	1162	TC LOCU	Travis County FD LOCUTION Dispatch

**FTAC 401-415 are normally used for training and as a result will usually be disabled. These talk groups will be activated during significant events whereby their use is needed for tactical requirements.

Feed Listening Notes

FCOM N/S are the primary talkgroups for Austin Fire Department. Companies operating north of the Colorado river will utilize FCOM N as their home channel. Companies operating south of the river will utilize FCOM S as their home channel.
FCOM E/W are the primary talkgroups for Travis County Fire Departments. Companies operating east of the city will utilize Firecom East as their home channel. Companies operating west of the city will utilize Firecom West as their home channel.
During routine operations, FCOM N and FCOM S will be patched into each other, effectively creating a single city-wide talkgroup. FCOM E and FCOM W will also be patched together creating a single county-wide talkgroup. Units will still identify the indivisual talkgroup over the air; as a result, due to the patch, you may hear units on FCOM N but see alpha-tags stating they are on FCOM S (or vice-versa).
Tactical talkgroups (FTAC 201-415, found on radio Zones 2-4) will be assigned in sets of three (3) for incidents requiring tactical communications (Box Alarms, Vehicle Rescues etc.). The three talkgroups will be utilized as follows: a primary tactical talkgroup, an alternate tactical talkgroup and an incident emergency radio talkgroup. This set of talkgroups will normally be assigned at initial dispatch, but may be requested by Companies on the scene of an incident if needed. For example:

FTAC 201 Primary Tactical Talkgroup
FTAC 202 Alternate Tactical Talkgroup
FTAC 203 Incident Emergency Talkgroup

Fire Dispatch will only announce the designated primary talkgroup (FTAC 201, FTAC 204, FTAC 207, etc...). If the Incident Commander needs more than the initial set of three channels, Command may request additional tactical sets dependent on the needs of the incident.
Fireground Rapid Intervention Teams (RITs) will always monitor the incident emergency talkgroup along with the primary tactical talkgroup.
Multiple alarm Companies responding to an incident or arriving at the Incident Base shall communicate on the alternate tactical talkgroup or as directed by Fire Dispatch.
Talkgroup set ARFF 301-303 is reserved for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) aircraft fire-rescue (AFR) operations.
Talkgroup sets in Zone 4 (FTAC 401-415) are primarlily used for training but during significant events, these talkgroup sets will revert to tactical use. These talkgroups will normally be disabled in the scanner feed unless they become active for tactical events.
ATCEMS MCOM tactical talkgroups are assigned in pairs (MCOM 01/MCOM 02, MCOM 03/MCOM 04, etc), with the even numbered MCOM talkgroup being the alternate for the assigned primary talkgroup. Typical applicaiton for the alternate talkgroup are for helo (STARFlight) to ground communications or helo specific high-risk operations.
All GATRRS public safety radios are programmed to utilize cnannel position 16 on every zone as a direct (non-trunked/non-repeater) frequency. Usually referred to as DIRECT 16, this channel may be utilized when the system is fully operational but radios at the incident on a regular channel are receiving a system unavailable signal. This can occur when attempting to transmit in an area that the radio signals cannot reach the repeater, such as when below ground or in some high-rise buildings. DIRECT 16 is not included in the feed given that it is highly unlikely any transmission would be received.

UID (Alpha Tag) Abbreviations

ID	Jurisdiction	ID	Resource	ID	Identifier
AT	Austin	CM	Command (Chief)	CAPT	Captain
TC	Travis County ESD 1	BAT	Battalion Chief	LT	Lieutenant
PF	Pflugerville ESD 2	ENG	Engine	SPC	Specialst (Driver)
OH	Oak Hill ESD 3	QNT	Quint	FF1	Firefigher 1
MA	Manchaca ESD 5	LAD	Ladder	FF2	Firefighter 2
LT	Lake Travis ESD 6	RES	Rescue (Fire Company)	FF3	Firefighter 3 or Spare Portable
PD	Pedernales ESD 8	SQ	Squad	DC	EMS District Commander
WL	Westlake ESD 9	BT	Brush Truck	DiV	EMS Division Chief
CB	Ce Bar ESD 10	SR	Search/Rescue	PORT	Portable Radio
TC	Travis County ESD 11	SAFE	Safety Officer	MD	Medical Director
MN	Manor ESD 12	INV	Investigator	CHP	Community Health Paramedic
VL	Volente ESD 14	COM	Communications	FS	Fire Station
EL	Elgin	BDT	APD Blood Draw Liaison	MCOT	Mobile Crisis Outreach Team
JT	Jonestown	ATU	Alternative Transport Unit	DM	Demand Ambulance (EMS)
LV	Lago Vista	AFR	Aircraft Fire/Rescue	M	Medic (Ambulance)
MR	Mustang Ridge	TEN	Tender	MR	Medic Rescue (SpecOps)
RW	Rollingwood	SB	Smoke Buster	SEM	Special Event Medic
SV	Sunset Valley	FTO	Field Training Officer
CP	Cedar Park	WF	Wildfire
LE	Leander	PRU	Paramedic Response Unit
JV	Jollyville	MP	Mounted Patrol
RR	Round Rock	HALO	High Activity Loc. Obs.
LW	Lakeway
BC	Bee Cave
HU	Hutto
WC	Williamson County

Hardware Information/Maintenance

Hosted near Lake Travis, This feed is broadcasted using an Uniden BCD536HP on the left channel (Locution Dispatch) and an Uniden SDS200 on the right channel with UPS backup power.

On an occasional basis, routine maintenance will be conducted on the laptop by restarting it to ensure it runs effectively. Ideally, notification will be made via Twitter prior to restart and will be conducted during quiet hours. Maintenance should take no more than 30-60 minutes.

Questions or concerns?

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