MSV adds sixth regional mutual-aid talkgroup

Mobile Satellite Ventures added the sixth regional Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup. California’s Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (CCCFPD) established the Southwest Satellite Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroup (SW-SMART) operating on the MSV satellite communications network. The CCCFPD will manage, provide 24×7 monitoring, and approve participation in SW-SMART by federal, state, tribal, and local public safety agencies—as well as appropriate private-sector users with a public-safety mission—located throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.