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Attachment A - Joint Agreement for 800 MHz CCCS <br />Page 69 of 83 <br />Each Dispatch Agency Manager will ensure their personnel are properly trained on the use of <br />control stations for gateway patching. <br />6.5 Required Monitoring of Interoperability Channels <br />Purpose or Objective <br />Establishes procedures for monitoring mutual aid/interoperability channels at communications <br />centers and command posts. <br />Operational Context <br />Monitoring of mutual aid channels is Imperative for the benefit of users needing assistance. <br />Many channels have been identified to use for interoperability but not all of them will be <br />monitored when not in use. Due to the fact that these Statewide and National interoperable <br />channels do not belong to any one agency, there is no channel 'owner' monitoring them. As a <br />result, a designated monitoring center should be established in each Operational Area. <br />Protocol/Standard <br />Control One is the designated monitoring center in Orange County for all Statewide and <br />National Interoperability calling/hailing channels available. Control One will monitor and respond <br />to any unit requesting assistance on the calling/hailing channel and assign an appropriate <br />tactical channel as necessary. <br />Dispatch Centers are responsible for monitoring any Statewide or National Interoperable <br />channel assigned to them for an incident. The local Dispatch Center will monitor and respond to <br />any communications traffic on the assigned interoperable channel until the completion of the <br />Incident. <br />Once the incident has been terminated and the interoperable resource is no longer needed, the <br />Dispatch Center will notify Control One and release their responsibility for monitoring the <br />tactical channel. <br />Management <br />The Lead Agency will manage this policy. The Emergency Communications Coordinator will <br />work with Control One to identify specific interoperable channels to be monitored 24/7 by <br />Control One. <br />Each Dispatch Agency Manager will ensure their personnel are properly trained on the use of <br />Statewide and National Interoperability resources. <br />7.0 MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES <br />7.1 System Maintenance <br />Purpose or Objective <br />