| October, 2002 |
Saturday Oct. 12th the tower was put up and the repeater
connected and tested. Operating at 155.805MHz, the repeater is a Motorola
GR1225, the antenna is a DB224 on a 40' Rohn 25G tower. Mobile radios are
Motorola M1225 40W with base mounted antennas, programmed for 16 channels.
Handhelds are 5W Maxon SP200K units with remote speaker, also programmed
for 16 channels. Incoming telephone calls are routed through the repeater
and signals all active handhelds simultaneously. Each handheld is capable
of answering the call, and once the call is answered, any active handheld
can talk to the caller. "Terrain" testing will be taking place in the next
several weeks, in conjuction with a mapping project. Radio equipment was
obtained from Huffman Communications of
Corsicana, Tx. Thanks to everyone that helped on this project. Special
thanks to Harold Bird for his assistance and expertise, Gene Wall for his
assistance. |
| July, 2002 |
Little Dee put on line as a brush truck. Interesting
note: The first live run the truck made was with Dee Tidwell as engineer.
The pumper and the tanker had been hooked up refilling after training,
and while hose was being stowed, Erman Sands and Dee responded with the
brush truck. The truck and team performed well. |
| July, 2002 |
The tower base was poured, and the hinged base bolts
were set in place. Pressure pump was taken off of the tanker, and
mounted on the new brush truck. The tank was repositioned to center the
weight distribution on the truck. Hose reel and one inch hose was obtained
from Affordable Fire of Mannford, truck will be online soon. |
| August, 2002 |
LeFlore County 911 has experienced delays in getting
911 service online. The schedule is tentatively set for August, 2002
cutover. When our radio equipment is installed later in the year,
emergency dispatchers on 911 will be able to immediately contact the fire
department, and well as police and ambulance. Until the radios are installed
at the fire department, please contact fire department personnel directly
by phone or in person. |
| July, 2002 |
The first part of the communications project began with
assistance from contractors replacing culverts up Honobia Creek.
A hole for the tower base was needed, and a substantial hole was dug with
a backhoe. Forms will be built and concrete poured for the hinged tower
next. Huffman Communications shipped the Rohn 25 tower in June. Actual
radio installation cannot proceed until the FCC assigns frequencies. |
| June, 2002 |
The air conditioning project wil begin this month as
board approval was given, and material costs were quoted by Kiamichi Building
Supply. Donny Faulkner at Kiamichi Building Supply will reduce the
cost of materials as a donation to the fire department. If possible
under budget, both the air conditioning for the kitchen will be finished,
and the air conditioning for the bay area could be wired and charged, so
that only ducting would be required. |
| June, 2002 |
Many thanks to Erman Sands for his efforts in getting
the one ton flatbed truck ready for finishing. He prepared the tank
for mounting, and leak tested the tank. A light bar has been ordered
from Affordable Apparatus in Mannford, and a temporary mobile radio will
be installed. The 5HP pump is to be removed from the tanker for installation
on the truck, and room should be left over for a 1 1/2" hose bed as well
as a booster reel. In service date is to be determined. |
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