Responsive: On-Call Consulting for Butler County, PA, Department of Emergency Services

Facing continuing challenges with operational, technology and policy issues, Butler County needed an independent resource with extensive emergency communications expertise and experience. They selected MCP as an on-call consultant for public safety communications services.

Our initial project included an evaluation of the interoperable UHF radio system functionality and application by the first responder community. Items addressed include system capacity, feature and functionality of mobile data and operating guidelines. We assessed voice and data communications to define the appropriate system and user recommendations on radio interoperability, radio channel usage, saturation, allocation and paging. MCP also developed recommendations for a countywide calls sign convention. MCP is performing a forensic audit of radio system usage based on user interviews, system overview and process analysis. In addition, Butler County has retained MCP for 9-1-1 and emergency dispatch consultative services.