![]() ![]() The State of Oregon is near completion on it 700 MHz P25 trunked radio system. Interoperable communications refers to the ability of emergency responders to communicate seamlessly with other agencies and/or systems without special effort. The new system, the “Project 25,” (P25 system) is a national standard for digital radio communications. For several years, some radio transmissions, especially in more rural parts of the county, were marred by static. The transition to digital in Clark County was a three year project aimed at increasing the reliability of the radio system and Interoperable communications. Incidents will be posted and displayed in near real-time with a built-in delay,” Denney wrote in his letter. “To allow interested individuals to continue to monitor police incidents, CRESA has created an incident map that can be accessed via the CRESA webpage. The Columbian Newspaper already has an agreement in place with CRESA. KOIN 6 News and other media are working with CRESA, the dispatch agency in Clark County, to receive access to an encryption key that would allow dispatch-center purchased radios to receive law enforcement dispatch channels. As a result, most media outlets in Portland are without the ability to monitor law enforcement dispatch channels in Clark County, even with digital scanners. Officials confirmed members of the media were not specifically notified of the decision to encrypt law enforcement channels. Criminal suspects have been found using smartphone applications to monitor police responses to their crimes.” In an undated letter obtained by KOIN 6 News La Center Police Chief Marc Denney, the chairperson of the Law Enforcement Council of Clark and Skamania Counties, wrote “Our decision to is in response to advancing technology that allows more people to monitor law enforcement movements and police incidents with greater accuracy and speed than ever before. Radio channels for Clark County fire agencies and ambulance services are not encrypted however, the public can only listen to those using digital scanners. It is common practice, across the country, to encrypt radio frequencies for SWAT teams, detectives and other channels in which personal information is shared. That means, even with a digital scanner, members of the public and media will not be able to monitor law enforcement dispatch channels. (KOIN) – This week the dispatch agency for Clark County completed its transition from an analog-based radio system to an all-digital network that allows for radio encryption on certain radio frequencies.Īs of June 14, all law enforcement radio transmissions in Clark County are encrypted.
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