Statistics on Push-to-talk (PTT): The number of times a radio was used to make a voice transmission. The following stats are discipline specific county wide.
Law Enforcement – 1,297,509
Fire – 511,707
EMS – 534,825
Agencies –896,188
DPS – 34,351
County Agencies – 721,244
Municipal – 101,004
Total County Wide – 4,096,828 PTT's for 2010
2010 PTT’s from the main dispatch (9-1-1 Center) talk groups:
Fire – 272,124
EMS – 452,184,
Police West – 241,125
Police East – 786,677
Police Data – 221,970
Daily Average Total of PTT’s 11,224
Site Utilization (Percentage of site use)...
Forward = Calls to the sites from the radios
Reverse = Calls from the sites to the radios
Lambs Gap- 10.10% Forward .88%Reverse
Reesers Summit- 11% Forward 4.41% Reverse
EOC- 8.84% Forward .50% Reverse
Courthouse- 9.77% Forward 3.91% Reverse
Commonwealth Technology Center- 8.64% Forward 2.28% Reverse
3 Square Hollow- 7.21% Forward .44% Reverse
Ship Cell- 8.86% Forward .38% Reverse
South Mountain- 7.65% Forward .39% Reverse
Waggoners Gap- 7.46% Forward .39% Reverse
Rose Garden- 6.84% Forward .23% Reverse
Boiling Springs- 6.93% Forward .15% Reverse
Shippensburg- 5.27% Forward .22% Reverse
Dickinson Twp- 6.6% Forward .14% Reverse
Holy Spirit- 6.94% Forward .12% Reverse
Kings Gap- 4.90% Forward .09% Reverse
Pine Grove- 3.61% Forward .04% Reverse
The busiest site was Reesers Summit utilizing only 11.00% of its capacity at one spike with a 4.41% reverse path (calls from users to site).
This represents all 12 months averaged. Our busiest high profile site with two (2) channels was Reeser’s Summit and our busies cell site with a single (1) channel was Shippensburg Cell site (S. Fayette St)
One (1) channel equals four (4) simultaneous talk paths at one time.
As of this report we have 2,397 radios on the system in Cumberland County.
Control Stations: 23
Mobiles: 656
Portables: 1718
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Dec 2010 PTT Report
Statistics on Push-to-talk (PTT): The number of times a radio was used to make a voice transmission. The following stats are discipline specific county wide.
Law Enforcement – 103,591
Fire – 53,546
EMS – 46,445
Agencies –69,487
DPS – 751
County Agencies – 63,071
Municipal – 8,050
Total County Wide – 344,941 PTT's for the Month of December
Monthly PTT’s from the main dispatch (9-1-1 Center) talk groups:
Fire – 24,561
EMS – 39,177
Police West – 16,583
Police East – 66,018
Police Data – 16,972
Site Utilization (Percentage of site use)...
Forward = Calls to the sites from the radios
Reverse = Calls from the sites to the radios
Lambs Gap- 9.5% Forward 3.39%Reverse
Reesers Summit- 10.82% Forward 3.15% Reverse
EOC- 8.25% Forward 1.99% Reverse
Courthouse- 10.39% Forward 1.04% Reverse
Commonwealth Technology Center- 8.99% Forward .36% Reverse
3 Square Hollow- 6.86% Forward .41% Reverse
Ship Cell- 9.47% Forward .5% Reverse
South Mountain- 7.62% Forward .39% Reverse
Waggoners Gap- 7.54% Forward .37% Reverse
Rose Garden- 6.83% Forward .19% Reverse
Boiling Springs- 6.83% Forward .1% Reverse
Shippensburg- 5.27% Forward .21% Reverse
Dickinson Twp- 6.6% Forward .1% Reverse
Holy Spirit- 6.91% Forward .1% Reverse
Kings Gap- 4.68% Forward .07% Reverse
Pine Grove- 3.88% Forward .01% Reverse
The busiest site was Reesers Summit utilizing only 10.82% of its capacity at one spike with a 3.15% reverse path (calls from users to site).
As of this report we have 2,397 radios on the system in Cumberland County.
Control Stations: 23
Mobiles: 656
Portables: 1718
Law Enforcement – 103,591
Fire – 53,546
EMS – 46,445
Agencies –69,487
DPS – 751
County Agencies – 63,071
Municipal – 8,050
Total County Wide – 344,941 PTT's for the Month of December
Monthly PTT’s from the main dispatch (9-1-1 Center) talk groups:
Fire – 24,561
EMS – 39,177
Police West – 16,583
Police East – 66,018
Police Data – 16,972
Site Utilization (Percentage of site use)...
Forward = Calls to the sites from the radios
Reverse = Calls from the sites to the radios
Lambs Gap- 9.5% Forward 3.39%Reverse
Reesers Summit- 10.82% Forward 3.15% Reverse
EOC- 8.25% Forward 1.99% Reverse
Courthouse- 10.39% Forward 1.04% Reverse
Commonwealth Technology Center- 8.99% Forward .36% Reverse
3 Square Hollow- 6.86% Forward .41% Reverse
Ship Cell- 9.47% Forward .5% Reverse
South Mountain- 7.62% Forward .39% Reverse
Waggoners Gap- 7.54% Forward .37% Reverse
Rose Garden- 6.83% Forward .19% Reverse
Boiling Springs- 6.83% Forward .1% Reverse
Shippensburg- 5.27% Forward .21% Reverse
Dickinson Twp- 6.6% Forward .1% Reverse
Holy Spirit- 6.91% Forward .1% Reverse
Kings Gap- 4.68% Forward .07% Reverse
Pine Grove- 3.88% Forward .01% Reverse
The busiest site was Reesers Summit utilizing only 10.82% of its capacity at one spike with a 3.15% reverse path (calls from users to site).
As of this report we have 2,397 radios on the system in Cumberland County.
Control Stations: 23
Mobiles: 656
Portables: 1718
Check it out!
We've added some helpful materials to the DPS website!
Check the 800MHz radio section on our website
www.ccpa.net/publicsafety
- Training Presentation for P7200 Portable Radios (Law Enforcement)
- Training Presentation for P7200 Portable Radios (Fire/EMS)
- Training Presentation for M7200 Mobile Radios
- Portable Battery Analysis Worksheet
- Harris Battery Maintenance Presentation
Check the 800MHz radio section on our website
www.ccpa.net/publicsafety
- Training Presentation for P7200 Portable Radios (Law Enforcement)
- Training Presentation for P7200 Portable Radios (Fire/EMS)
- Training Presentation for M7200 Mobile Radios
- Portable Battery Analysis Worksheet
- Harris Battery Maintenance Presentation
Monday, December 20, 2010
Radio Survey Results-Question 1
Sample Size = 59
Please rate your overall satisfaction with the radios system since rebanding occurred.
1 = Not Satisfied
2= Satisfied
3= Very Satisfied

Thursday, December 16, 2010
November PTT Report
Statistics on Push-to-talk (PTT): The number of times a radio was used to make a voice transmission. The following stats are discipline specific county wide.
Law Enforcement – 102,248
Fire – 43,306
EMS – 44,611
Agencies –66,513
DPS – 826
County Agencies – 61,231
Municipal – 6,551
Total County Wide – 325,286 PTT's for the Month of November
Monthly PTT’s from the main dispatch (9-1-1 Center) talk groups:
Fire – 21,383
EMS – 37,635
Police West – 17,602
Police East – 62,900
Police Data – 17,572
Site Utilization (Percentage of site use)...
Forward = Calls to the sites from the radios
Reverse = Calls from the sites to the radios
Lambs Gap- 9.36% Forward 4.42%Reverse
Reesers Summit- 10.52% Forward 3.1% Reverse
EOC- 8.36% Forward 2.01% Reverse
Courthouse- 10.04% Forward 1.04% Reverse
Commonwealth Technology Center- 8.78% Forward .39% Reverse
3 Square Hollow- 6.8% Forward .37% Reverse
Ship Cell- 9.83% Forward .45% Reverse
South Mountain- 7.47% Forward .34% Reverse
Waggoners Gap- 7.14% Forward .37% Reverse
Rose Garden- 6.53% Forward .21% Reverse
Boiling Springs- 6.76% Forward ..11% Reverse
Shippensburg- 5.16% Forward ..22% Reverse
Dickinson Twp- 6.44% Forward .12% Reverse
Holy Spirit- 6.94% Forward .11% Reverse
Kings Gap- 4.88% Forward .06% Reverse
Pine Grove- 3.41% Forward .02% Reverse
The busiest site was Reesers Summit utilizing only 10.52% of its capacity at one spike with a 3.1% reverse path (calls from users to site).
As of this report we have 2,397 radios on the system in Cumberland County.
Control Stations: 23
Mobiles: 656
Portables: 1718
Law Enforcement – 102,248
Fire – 43,306
EMS – 44,611
Agencies –66,513
DPS – 826
County Agencies – 61,231
Municipal – 6,551
Total County Wide – 325,286 PTT's for the Month of November
Monthly PTT’s from the main dispatch (9-1-1 Center) talk groups:
Fire – 21,383
EMS – 37,635
Police West – 17,602
Police East – 62,900
Police Data – 17,572
Site Utilization (Percentage of site use)...
Forward = Calls to the sites from the radios
Reverse = Calls from the sites to the radios
Lambs Gap- 9.36% Forward 4.42%Reverse
Reesers Summit- 10.52% Forward 3.1% Reverse
EOC- 8.36% Forward 2.01% Reverse
Courthouse- 10.04% Forward 1.04% Reverse
Commonwealth Technology Center- 8.78% Forward .39% Reverse
3 Square Hollow- 6.8% Forward .37% Reverse
Ship Cell- 9.83% Forward .45% Reverse
South Mountain- 7.47% Forward .34% Reverse
Waggoners Gap- 7.14% Forward .37% Reverse
Rose Garden- 6.53% Forward .21% Reverse
Boiling Springs- 6.76% Forward ..11% Reverse
Shippensburg- 5.16% Forward ..22% Reverse
Dickinson Twp- 6.44% Forward .12% Reverse
Holy Spirit- 6.94% Forward .11% Reverse
Kings Gap- 4.88% Forward .06% Reverse
Pine Grove- 3.41% Forward .02% Reverse
The busiest site was Reesers Summit utilizing only 10.52% of its capacity at one spike with a 3.1% reverse path (calls from users to site).
As of this report we have 2,397 radios on the system in Cumberland County.
Control Stations: 23
Mobiles: 656
Portables: 1718
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Touch II Coming Soon...
DPS is happy to announce "Touch II" in the rebanding process will begin in Janurary 2011! This phase will see the delivery of discrepancy items, the removal of old frequencies from the portables and software upgrades for portables and mobiles. A "Touch II" schedule will be release soon!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Site Outages- South Mountain & Pine Grove
On Monday November 15, 2010 at 0500 hrs there is an equipment upgrade and replacement that needs to occur at the South Mountain radio site. In order to perform this work the site must be taken “off line” which in turn will also take down the Pine Grove State Park site.
The outage is to last approximately 30 minutes. During this time we will be monitoring incidents in the 911 center and if something major comes up we will get the sites back up as soon as possible.
The areas affected will be the South Central part of the County. In and around Mt. Holly Springs and areas in and around Pine Grove State Park.
It will be especially important to use the VTAC if available for ALL in building communications. Some areas may experience difficulties while on the street as well so please use them on every call during this outage.
We appreciate your cooperation. This project is related to an equipment upgrade to better ensure the link of communications from one site to another and back to the 911 center. It is also in conjunction with adding three (3) new sites in the County and enhancing two others for more capacity.
Any questions or concerns please direct them to our office.
The outage is to last approximately 30 minutes. During this time we will be monitoring incidents in the 911 center and if something major comes up we will get the sites back up as soon as possible.
The areas affected will be the South Central part of the County. In and around Mt. Holly Springs and areas in and around Pine Grove State Park.
It will be especially important to use the VTAC if available for ALL in building communications. Some areas may experience difficulties while on the street as well so please use them on every call during this outage.
We appreciate your cooperation. This project is related to an equipment upgrade to better ensure the link of communications from one site to another and back to the 911 center. It is also in conjunction with adding three (3) new sites in the County and enhancing two others for more capacity.
Any questions or concerns please direct them to our office.
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