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LAPD still uses a Citywide Channel to broadcast "Hot Calls". (F-21) 484.7125 (R) P25. The old VHF Tac-1 - 154.83 KMA-367 is no longer simul-cast. Orange County SO - Control 1 - Still uses a Countywide (RED) Channel / Talkgroup to broadcast hot calls to all Law agencies. Are there any other agencies using a "talkgroup" or Channel for such broadcasts ???

Flathead Co MT uses 155.790 to broadcast BOLO and interop to local agencies and MHP

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62800 on the King County System is similar.

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Okay, so is someone going to explain what is a "hot call" ?

It goes back to the day where there was that conveyer belt deal with major dispatch centers where if there was a major life threatening incident in progress (shooting, assault, rape, etc) the calltaker would run it right over to the radio dispatcher for it to be read immediately.

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Gotcha. So, if they don't do that currently, how are those urgent calls routed now?

With the advent of the Office Work station tied to a main computer -- Dispatchers and call takers are connected directly in "real time" without needing to have information routed by some "punch card" or "Ticket". However -- in large cities or counties - Detectives as well as field patrol units can roam from area to area - and also need "real time crime activity from a larger area than just a single "beat area". "Hot Calls" are wide area broadcasts of a crime in progess. Large cities like LA - have special citywide units that respond to these "in progress" calls.