County of San Diego awards Federal Engineering contract to assess VHF mutual aid Land Mobile Radio systems
The County of San Diego, Sheriff’s Department has awarded Federal Engineering, Inc., a technical support task order to analyze the San Diego Mutual Aid Zones Radio Systems. Working in conjunction with the extraordinary wildland fire agencies and the knowledgeable engineers at the County, FE will assess the users’ needs for the North, Central and East Mutual Aid Zones. FE will analyze the VHF land mobile radio systems in each Zone. The company will also assess the regional microwave radio backhaul networks and make recommendations as to how to enhance backhaul connectivity to each Mutual Aid Zones repeater site. During this project, FE will identify user needs, conduct coverage, capacity, and interoperability analyses and deliver a conceptual design to improve redundancy and cross-Zone communications. This roadmap with be comprised of actionable recommendations for the replacement and/or upgrade of each of the radio systems.
David Brooks, Communications Systems Manager for the County of San Diego, stated: “Federal Engineering has been providing public safety mobile radio consulting to the County for nearly a decade. They understand our environment and the unique needs of California’s first responders. We are pleased to have their participation in this important project and look forward to providing an improved mutual aid environment for our fire fighters.”
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