Pierce County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

PIERCE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC)

EOC Communications Capability
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Emergency Operations Center

The Pierce County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is operated and maintained by the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management (DEM). The primary EOC is located in the County-City Building (Room B-36) at 930 Tacoma Avenue South. Alternative EOCs have been identified throughout the County.

The EOC is activated by the Director, Program Manager, and/or the Duty Officer of the DEM when the level of emergency incident coordination requires it, upon the request of the Director of a county agency, or upon the request of any city or town in the county. The DEM and the EOC may be reached 24 hours a day through the department's duty officer at (253) 798-7470.

The EOC is staffed by the DEM assigned personnel and may be supplemented by volunteers from within county agencies and/or personnel from other agencies or groups such as the American Red Cross, RACES, etc.

The EOC operates under the guidance of the Pierce County Emergency Operations Center Plan that conforms to the National Incident Command System (ICS) model.

EOC COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES

Telephone - (253) 798-7470. Four incoming lines on a regular basis. Can be expanded to 15 lines in emergencies.

FAX - (253) 798-6624

NAWAS - National Warning System - Tacoma Alternate

EAS System link to CPSC-1 Station (KIRO) 455.45 Mhz

CEMNET - Comprehensive Emergency Management NET - State DEM

F1 - 45.200 Mhz

F2 - 45.360 Mhz*

F3 - 45.800 Mhz

F4 - 45.200 Mhz (In), 45.74 Mhz (Out)

*F2 is monitored by Pierce County DEM for daily mobile operations

EOC- Transmit Receive TX-GC

Emergency Management 156.240 Mhz 156.240 Mhz 162.2

AMATEUR - Two way communications by voice, HF, UHF, VHF, CW, RTTY, and

Packet Radio 2 Meter 145.37 Mhz (136.5 tone)

2 Meter Packet 144.91 Mhz (no tone)

HF - 3987 Khz or 7254 Khz

FIRE - Transmit Receive TX-GC

F1 - Pierce County Fire F-1 153.890 Mhz 153.890 Mhz 131.8

F2 - State Mutual Aid - RedNet 153.830 Mhz 153.830 Mhz 131.8

F3 - Tacoma Fire Dispatch 154.130 Mhz 154.130 Mhz 131.8

F4 - Pierce County Fire F-4 154.265 Mhz 154.265 Mhz 131.8

CITY LIGHT HOTLINE - Radio Link to Tacoma City Light

PIERCE CO PUBLIC WORKS- Transmit Receive TX-GC

453.875 Mhz 453.875 Mhz 151.4

PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF Transmit Recieve TX-GC

Records 156.090 Mhz 156.090 Mhz 51.4

West Admin 154.890 Mhz 155.310 Mhz 146.2

West Admin SX 155.310 Mhz 155.310 Mhz 146.2

West Dispatch 154.710 Mhz 155.640 Mhz 146.2

East Admin 158.910 Mhz 155.610 Mhz 131.8

East Admin SX 155.610 Mhz 155.610 Mhz 131.8

East Dispatch 159.030 Mhz 154.950 Mhz 156.7

LERN 155.370 Mhz 155.370 Mhz NA

TACOMA POLICE Transmit Receive TX-GC

North (F1) 465.150 Mhz 460.150 Mhz 131.8

South (F2) 465.050 Mhz 460.050 Mhz 131.8

Records (F3) 465.350 Mhz 460.050 Mhz 131.8

TAC-1 (F4) 465.300 Mhz 460.300 Mhz 131.8

TAC-2 (F5) 458.225 Mhz 453.225 Mhz 192.8

TAC-3 (F6) 458.425 Mhz 453.425 Mhz 131.8

TACOMA PUBLIC WORKS - Transmit Receive TX-GC

Street Maintenance 458.750 453.750 131.8

PW 3 458.425 453.425 131.8

LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS - Teletype

COUNTY E-MAIL SYSTEM - Through the Departments Local Area Network (LAN). Also capable of E-mail to City of Tacoma through the Internet.

PIERCE TRANSIT

WASHINGTON NATURAL GAS - 920 Mhz Trunked System

Emergency S-1
Emergency S-2
Emergency S-3
Emergency A-1
Dispatch -5

LESA HOT LINE (Telephone) TACOMA FIRE HOT LINE (Telephone)

PIERCE COUNTY FIRE COMMO - HOTLINE (Telephone)

AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE (AMR) AMBULANCE -

Transmit Receive TX-GC

155.295 Mhz 155.295 Mhz NA

TTD - TELETYPE FOR THE DEAF - 253-798-3459

TACOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 8963/4 941 MHz Trunked System

INTERNET:

To send FROM Pierce County type: INTERNET: username @hostname (e.g aol.com)

To send TO Pierce County type: username @co.pierce.wa.us

Username for Pierce County is an individual name not a department name