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servICe tYpes
Service Type Description
Aircraft For civilian aircraft and air trafc control operations most typically in the 118-
136 MHz and 225-380 MHz bands in AM mode.
Business Most business related entities not covered by other tags.
Corrections Jail/prison operations, corrections activities, federal prisons.
Emergency Ops Emergency Operation Centers and similar emergency management or
disaster related operations.
EMS Dispatch Ambulance dispatch, including rescue squads.
EMS-Tac Ambulance on-scene communications, tactical operations and secondary
channels.
EMS-Talk Ambulance talk-around, car-to-car and supervisor operations.
Federal All federal government operations (except corrections, traditional law
enforcement patrol and re/EMS operations).
Fire Dispatch Fire dispatch, including combined re/ambulance dispatch.
Fire-Tac Fireground, tactical and on-scene communications, including combined re/
ambulance operations.
Fire-Talk Fire talk-around and car-to-car operations, chiefs, supervisors, etc., including
combined re/ambulance operations.
Ham Any amateur radio assignment
Hospital Ambulance-to-Hospital communications and patient reports.
Interop Interoperability communications, cross-agency communications, mutual aid,
etc.
Law Dispatch Law enforcement dispatch.
Law-Tac Law enforcement tactical, SWAT, on-scene, surveillance and specic sub-
agency communications.
Law Talk Law enforcement talk-around, car-to-car and supervisor operations.
Media Newspapers, television and broadcast radio operations.
Military Military operations, e.g., range control, air-to-air combat, etc.
Multi-Dispatch Combined law enforcement and re/ambulance dispatch.
Multi-Tac Combined law enforcement and re/ambulance tactical and on-scene
communications.
Multi-Talk Combined law enforcement and re/ambulance tactical talk-around and car-
to-car operations.
Public Works Public agency non-public safety communications. This includes any non-
public safety government services, such as trash, streets, roads, sewer, zoos,
administration, maintenance, animal control, community initiatives, code
compliance, etc.