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OPERATIONS DIVISION
Communications
March 2004
Oregon Department of Transportation provides and maintains the microwave interface
system that controls and operates the Fire Net System.
4. ALLOWABLE COMMUNICATIONS
FIRE RELATED INCIDENTS
FIRE NET may be used to coordinate fire-related activities in response to mutual aid
requests, multi-agency fire ground emergencies, conflagrations, and other fire-related
incidents and activities of the Office of State Fire Marshal.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS
Because the fire service in the State of Oregon are most often the “first responders” to
hazardous materials incidents, including the Regional Hazardous Materials Response
Teams, FIRE NET may be used by the on-scene incident commanders to communicate
with local, state, federal, or other agencies who have an established role in managing
hazardous materials incidents.
DISASTERS
Whenever a formal disaster declaration is issued by the Governor of the State of
Oregon under the provisions of ORS 401.055, or other emergencies meeting the
criteria set forth in the FIRE NET Management Plan, FIRE NET may be used to
coordinate the resources required to respond to the immediate threat to life and
property throughout Oregon.
5. PROCEDURES
a. Local fire protection agencies are strongly encouraged to include the State FIRE
NET in their communication equipment whenever possible. Each fire chief shall
develop and maintain an inventory of radio call letters and fire apparatus, mobile
support vehicles, base stations, and portable radios which have the capability to
transmit and receive radio communications on the State FIRE NET.
b. The fire defense board chief shall develop a fire defense district inventory of
apparatus and other equipment that can transmit and receive on the State FIRE
NET from the information provided by the local fire chiefs.
c. The use of Clear Text radio procedures on the State FIRE NET is mandatory. The
Clear Text radio procedure improves communication between agencies that use
different codes, reduces misunderstanding from numerical radio code use, and
permits personnel to be rapidly integrated into the system.
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