Do you have legacy radios approaching end of life? Why is replacement necessary and how do you navigate that change? Where do you turn if you have questions and need answers? RPU/TDU – we’re bigger, better, and more efficient. Tune In to learn what our Radio Programming, Template Design, Console, and Fire Paging Unit do, and the big improvements we have made. Discover the Radio Management tool and how we are modernizing the MPSCS system and support infrastructure. For a full list of Radios Approved on the MPSCS System, please visit our Website at www.michigan.gov/mpscs and go to Radios, Consol ..read more

Join us as we go Behind the Console with Michael Armitage, Executive Director of the Calhoun Co. Dispatch Authority to discuss the important work 911 Dispatchers and PSAP’s do to ensure seamless public safety communications for our first responders. For the month of April during National 911 Education Month, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our Public Safety Telecommunicators for their service and dedication. #thankyou911 #911EducationMonth Transcript: https://cms.michigan.gov/mpscs/-/media/Project/Websites/MPSCS/Social_Media/Transcripts/911-Director-Armitage-Transcript-Final.pdf ..read more

Do you have what it takes to become a 911 Dispatcher? Join us as we go Behind the Console with Ray Hasil, Executive Director of the Mason/Oceana Dispatch Authority to discuss the important work 911 Dispatchers and PSAP’s do to ensure seamless public safety communications for our first responders. For the month of April during National 911 Education Month, and for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 9-15, 2023, we would like to take the opportunity to thank our Public Safety Telecommunicators for their service and dedication. #thankyou911 Transcript: https://michigan.gov/mpscs ..read more

Did you know that Engineers play a critical role in public safety? At MPSCS, we rely on our Engineers to ensure MPSCS public safety users have the best possible coverage and connectivity. They are integral to the planning and design of the MPSCS's 800 MHz radio system and the MPLS Backbone Network. Today we talk with Greg Farrer, the Engineering Manager at MPSCS, to discuss the valuable work they do. Everything from IP networking, MPLS, to RF propagation and FCC licensing. We also assist public safety agencies to integrate their dispatch centers and RF sites to fortify emergency interoperable ..read more

We would like to thank all of our veterans, active, and reservist military for their service. Did you know that over 40% of our MPSCS staff have served in the military? We have members who have served in every branch, and today on “Tune In with MPSCS”, we talk with one of our Radio Techs David Peck who served with the Michigan Army National Guard and spent some time at Gitmo. Why do veterans make great employees? What Military Veteran services are available? We answer these questions and more. Transcript: https://www.michigan.gov/mpscs/-/media/Project/Websites/MPSCS/Social_Media/Tune-in-with-M ..read more

In this show we talk with Kevin Sehlmeyer, State of MI Fire Marshal and MI Public Safety Communications Interoperability Board member to discuss radios, fire fighting, interoperability, MI Prevention and Community Risk Reduction. What does the Fire Marshal do, and what is the Public Safety Communications Interoperability Board? What is Interoperability? What technologies have improved fire fighting? In the 2nd half, we talk about the program MI Prevention. What does the data say about the biggest risks for fire fatalities, and what can YOU do to keep you and your family safe. RESOURCES: MI Pre ..read more

In this episode we chat with Jason Simmons, a subscriber radio tech from Michigan's Public Safety Communications System. He covers the Lansing Radio shop in 11 Michigan counties, stretching from Gratiot down to Barry County, across to Livingston. Subscriber radio techs maintain and repair the radio network and communications equipment for various first responder State of Michigan agencies, such as the Michigan State Police, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, and even the National Guard. Some of the equipment include 800MHz radios, modems, cameras, and radars. You wi ..read more

The NCC or Network Communications Center is available 24 hours a day to assist public safety members with issues regarding system problems and maintenance. They are a lifeline to dispatchers and agencies that rely on the system that supports first responders. Public safety members include state agencies, local, federal, tribal, county and private public safety first responders. What is the day like in the NCC and how did it start? We talk with Marty Gillis who has worked in the NCC since its origins to answer those questions. Transcript is available here: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mps ..read more

In this episode we chat with Nate Salziger. He's a steeplejack and Tower Tech from Michigan's Public Safety Communications System who covers the west side of Michigan. Steeplejacks scale the MPSCS towers up to 485’ tall to do installation and maintenance work on the towers, such as repairing or installing lights or other components such as antennas, microwave dishes or cabling mounted on towers. Transcript is available here: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mpscs/Tune_In_Hanging_with_Steeplejacks_with_Nate_Salziger_Transcript_717789_7.pdf ..read more