Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association WISCOM Survey

WISCOM Survey

Dear WSFCA Member,

This is a very important poll that i would greatly appreciate your response on this.

Fire Service WISCOM Survey – Silence is consensus with the state plan. Your input is vital for the future of WISCOM.

The electronic equipment that runs Wisconsin’s WISCOM system is approaching end-of-life and needs to be updated, so there is a lot of discussion among the public sector about the options for WISCOM going forward. Whether you use WISCOM today or not, your feedback will help the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs Association leadership advocate in the best interest of our fire service statewide. We ask that you fill out the attached survey on or before Saturday, June 6th, 2021. Thank you for your time.

Chief Chris Garrison

WSFCA President

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* 1. Please indicate the name of your department?

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* 2. What county is your department located within?

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* 3. Please indicate which type of department you work for?

Career Fire Department

Volunteer/POC

Combination Fire Department

Military

Tribal

Industrial

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* 4. Do you provide EMS?

Yes

First Responder

Transport

Interfacility Transport

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* 5. What is the radio frequency band you are currently alerted on?

VHF

UHF

700/800

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* 6. Do you have multi-band (VHF and 700/800) radios today?

Mobiles

Portables

None of the above

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* 7. Are you familiar with trunking radio systems?

Yes

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* 8. Are you familiar with the WISCOM statewide trunking system?

Yes

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* 9. Are you a WISCOM "Daily User"

Yes

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* 10. If you are a current "Daily User" today, would you be willing to purchase new radios using local funding to continue using a new system?

Yes

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* 11. For non - "Daily Users", do you have WISCOM capable trunking radios today?

Portable - NO

Portables - Yes all portables are capable

Portables - Yes some portables are capable

Mobiles - NO

Mobiles - Yes all mobiles are capable

Mobiles - Yes some mobiles are capable

Please list the quantities of each:

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* 12. Are you familiar with regional RCALLxx/RTACxx talk groups on WISCOM?

Yes

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* 13. Are you familiar with your county xxTRVL and xxCOM talk groups available to you locally?

Yes

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* 14. Are you familiar with your HERC regional hospital talk groups?

Yes

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* 15. Are you aware that for EMS communications all state hospitals have WISCOM radios in their Emergency Departments?

Yes

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* 16. For non - "Daily Users", do you use WISCOM today for any reason, even if just sporadically?

Yes

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* 17. If the new WISCOM System required that you purchase new or multi-band radios, would you be willing to use WISCOM?

Yes, using local funding, in the first year

Yes, using local funding, in the next 5 years

Yes, using local funding, in the next 10 years

Only if the State provided grant funding

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* 18. Has your local community or county invested funds for infrastructure to enhance WISCOM coverage in your area including mobile and portable coverage?

Yes

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* 19. If your local or county has invested in enhanced WISCOM coverage using local or county funds can you provide us with an idea how much funding was allocated and invested?