City of Boston Trunking System

Boston City services such as Department of Transportation, Public Works, Public Facilities, Housing Authority, Parks Department, and Boston Police all use this trunking system. This system is currently in the process of being migrated over to a Type II system (12/2004).

SITE LOCATIONS

The City of Boston Trunking System has one site at 1 International Place.

FREQUENCIES

The system ID for this site is aa0eh. This site is licensed under callsign KNJA565 to operate on the following frequencies:
Frequency Functions
868.7000 Voice
867.9375 Voice
866.9375 ???
860.9375 Control, Voice
860.7625 Voice
859.9375 Control, Voice, Phone
859.7625 Voice, Phone
858.9375 Control, Voice
858.7625 Voice
857.9375 Control, Voice, Phone
857.7625 Voice
856.9375 Voice
856.7625 Voice
852.1875 Voice
851.5375 Voice

FLEET MAP

This system is a type IIi system with the following TrunkTracker fleet map:

TrunkTracker Fleet Map
Block Size Code Block Size Code
0 S4 4 S0
1 S4 5 S0
2 S4 6 S0
3 S10 7 S0

TALKGROUPS

The following talkgroups are used on the City of Boston system:
Talkgroup User
100-1 Old Traffic/Parking: Public Safety Emergency
100-2 Old Traffic/Parking: Operations
100-3 Old Traffic/Parking: Parking Enforcement
100-4 Old Traffic/Parking: Traffic Enforcement
100-5 Old Traffic/Parking: Tow and Hold
100-6 Old Traffic/Parking: Transportation Administration
100-7 Old Traffic/Parking: Transportation Investigation
100-10 Old Traffic/Parking: Boston Fire Department
100-12 Old EMS 2
100-13 Old EMS 3
200-1 Old Public Works/Parks: Public Safety Emergency
200-2 Old Public Works/Parks: Central Office
200-3 Old Public Works/Parks: Highway Department
200-4 Old Public Works/Parks: Snow Removal
200-5 Old Public Works/Parks: Sanitation
200-6 Old Public Works/Parks: Street Lighting
200-7 Old Public Works/Parks: Engineering
200-8 Old Public Works/Parks: Construction
200-13 Old Public Works/Parks: Park Rangers
200-14 Old Public Health Commission Police Primary
200-15 Old Public Health Commission Police Secondary and Long Island Maintenance Crews
301-1 Old Public Facilities: Public Safety Emergency (Monitored by Municipal Police)
301-2 Old Public Facilities: F1 - Dispatch
301-3 Old Public Facilities: F2 - Warrant Listing
301-4 Old Public Facilities: F3 - Technicians
301-5 Old Public Facilities: F4 - City Hall Security/Administration
301-6 Old Public Facilities: F5 - Regrouping
302-1 Old Housing Authority: Public Safety Emergency
302-2 Old Housing Authority: Housing Police
302-3 Old Housing Authority: F12 - Special Operations
302-4 Old Housing Authority: F13 - Supervisors
303-1 Old Parks & Recreation: Public Safety Emergency
303-2 Old Parks & Recreation: Park Maintenance
303-3 Old Parks & Recreation: Emergency Supervisors
303-4 Old Parks & Recreation: Park Programs
303-5 Old Parks & Recreation: Administrative
303-6 Old Parks & Recreation: F9 - Supervisors
33024 Old Elder Vans & Long Island Hospital: Public Safety Emergency
33280 Old Elder Vans & Long Island Hospital: Shuttle Buses
33536 Old Elder Vans & Long Island Hospital: Supervisors
34048 Old Elder Vans & Long Island Hospital: Long Island Shelter
34304 Old Elder Vans & Long Island Hospital: Long Island Hospital Security (Primary)
34560 Old Elder Vans & Long Island Hospital: Long Island Hospital Security (Secondary)
35072 Old Southbay Correctional: Public Safety Emergency
35328 Old Southbay Correctional: Transportation
35584 Old Southbay Correctional: Security
35840 Old Southbay Correctional: Administration
36096 Old Southbay Correctional: Maintenance
36352 Old Southbay Correctional: Tactical
36608 Old Southbay Correctional: Penal 6
37120 Old Inspectional Services: Public Safety Emergency
37376 Old Inspectional Services: Animal Control
37632 Old Inspectional Services: Building Inspectors
37888 Old Inspectional Services: Health Inspectors
38144 Old Inspectional Services: Electrical Inspectors
38400 Old Inspectional Services: Code Enforcement
38656 Old Inspectional Services: Administrative
39168 Old Boston Police: Public Safety Emergency
39424 Old Boston Police: Tac-1
39680 Old Boston Police: Tac-2
39936 Old Boston Police: Tac-3
40192 Old Boston Police: Tac-4
40448 Old Boston Police: Supervisor
40704 Old Boston Police: Command
41008 ? Announcements
41040 DPW Announcements
41072 PFD (Public Facilities) Announcements
41168 ? Announcements
41328 ? Announcements
41616 Citywide 1 - Emergency
41648 Citywide 2 - Events
41680 Citywide 3
41712 Citywide 4
43216 BTD (Transportation Department) Ch 1 - Unit-to-Unit
43248 BTD (Transportation Department) Ch 2 - Operations
43280 BTD (Transportation Department) Ch 3 - Parking Enforcement
43312 BTD (Transportation Department) Ch 4 - Traffic Enforcement (Signals Maintenance?)
43344 BTD (Transportation Department) Ch 5 - Tow and Hold
43376 BTD (Transportation Department) Ch 7 - Administration
43440 BTD (Transportation Department) Ch 9 - ?
44816 DPW - Central Office
44848 DPW - Highway
44880 DPW - Snow Removal
44912 DPW - Sanitation
44944 DPW - Street Lighting
44976 DPW - Engineering
45008 DPW - Construction
45040 DPW - Unknown
46416 Elderly Affairs - Senior Shuttle
46448 Elderly Affairs - Unknown
46480 Elderly Affairs - Unknown
46512 Elderly Affairs - Unknown
46544 Elderly Affairs - Unknown
46576 Elderly Affairs - Unknown
47216 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 1 - Police - South Block (35 Southhampton St)
47248 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 2 - Police - Long Island Hospital
47280 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 3 - Police - Common
47312 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 4 - Homeless Services - Long Island Shelter
47344 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 5 - Property Management - Long Island Maintenance
47376 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 7 - Preparedness
47408 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 9 - Public Health Van
47440 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 10 - Wide Grouping
47472 PHC (Public Health Commission) Ch 13 - Community Health Centers
48016 ISD (Inspectional Services Department) - Animal Control
48048 ISD (Inspectional Services Department) - Building Inspectors
48080 ISD (Inspectional Services Department) - Health Inspectors
48112 ISD (Inspectional Services Department) - Electrical Inspectors
48144 ISD (Inspectional Services Department) - Code Enforcement
48176 ISD (Inspectional Services Department) - Administration
49616 Parks - Unknown
49648 Parks - Unknown
49680 Parks - Unknown
49712 Parks - Maintenance
49744 Parks Ch 5 - Ranger
49776 Parks - Unknown
49808 Parks Ch 9 - Ranger Unit-to-Unit
49840 Parks Ch 14 - Unknown
49872 Parks - Unknown
49904 Parks - Unknown
51216 Unknown User
51280 Unknown User
51408 Unknown User
51868 Unknown User (motor vehicle listings)
52816 PFD (Public Facilities Department) Ch 2 - MBPD Dispatch
52848 PFD (Public Facilities Department) Ch 3 - MBPD Site Security (Boston Marine Industrial Park & Tow Lot)
52880 PFD (Public Facilities Department) Ch 4 - MBPD Warrants
52912 PFD (Public Facilities Department) Ch 5 - Administration
52976 PFD (Public Facilities Department) Ch ? - Unknown
53008 PFD (Public Facilities Department) Ch ? - Unknown
53040 PFD (Public Facilities Department) Ch 1 - Special Events
53072 PFD (Public Facilities Department) Ch ? - City Hall Security
54000 Unknown User
54416 Unknown User
54672 Unknown User
55056 EMS 1
55184 Hospitals 1
55536 Unknown User
55568 Unknown User
55600 Unknown User
55632 Unknown User
55664 Unknown User
55696 Unknown User
56304 ISD (Inspectional Services Department) CH 4?

Last Modified: June 25, 2005
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