Marin Public Safety & Emergency Communications Radio System
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Summary
SCH Number
1999092073
Lead Agency
Marin Emergency Radio Authority
Document Title
Marin Public Safety & Emergency Communications Radio System
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Varies by Facility Location
Document Description
The previously mentioned "backbone" of this public agency communications system would employ a microwave interconnect of the emergency communications sites and a 480 MHz radio system for communications between dispatch centers and mobile and portable field units as well as field unit communications from any mobile or portable unit to any other mobile or portable unit (e.g., police, fire, ambulance). The redesigned microwave trunk would be a combination of new 6 GHz and 10 GHz digital components in addition to the reuse of some existing 6 GHz analog components. The 6 GHz analog equipment can be used where the anticipated demand is less. The microwave backbone will provide service independent of typical commercial landlines. Landline telephone connections to existing public agency and emergency service telecommunications sites have been problematic in the past. Landline communications are susceptible to being interrupted by broken wires, high winds, rain, landslides and earthquakes. This microwave system will be more dependable overall because the system maintenance and operations responsibilities lie with the MERA and not an outside utility.
Contact Information
Name
Linda Christman
Agency Name
Marin Emergency Radio Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Marin, Sonoma
State Highways
1 and 101
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Development Types
Other (Telecommunications)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Coastal Permit, Design Review
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife
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