What can you tell me about the Gray Fire Rescue radio system?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. The primary frequency for the Gray Fire Rescue radio station repeater (license KNHB594) is 154.325 MHz. Because such radio traffic is public, and for reasons of medical ethics, Gray Fire Rescue and other emergency services always take special effort to limit the nature of personal information which is broadcast. Each ambulance is also equipped with a cellular phone.

A radio repeater system was added in 1998, which allows low-power portable units to be heard throughout the Gray area. Our radio system may be further enhanced in the future to take advantage of the Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System or (CTCSS), sometimes referred to by the commercial names "PL Tone" or "Channel Guard". Such a system will eliminate interference from other regional emergency services.