H-1600 Multi-Agency Radio Patching.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: MULTI-AGENCY RADIO PATCHING NO: H-1600 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED: May 1, 2003 10/20/2020 00/00/00 10/20/2020 POLICY Occasionally the need arises for multi-agency radio patching (the linking of different radio frequencies through the “patch” function of the dispatch console). For the purpose of better facilitating multi-agency radio communications in the event of a major incident, the Sheriff’s Office policy is to use all available technology to ensure the best possible communications link. Any time a radio patch is initiated, the agency requesting the patch will handle the radio communications throughout the duration of the incident unless otherwise requested. No changes in this policy and procedure will be made without consulting allied agencies involved. Circumstances which would warrant a multi-agency patch would include, but are not limited to:  joint agency operatio