FSR/Resource Road Radio Frequency Project 2 BACKGROUND IMPROPER/INCORRECT USE OF 2- WAY RADIOS A KEY FACTOR IN FOREST ROAD DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES PROVINCIAL WORKING GROUP FORMED IN 2006 TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM 3 SPECIFIC ISSUES: OVERLAPS OF RADIO TRAFFIC FROM OTHER OPERATIONS MORE THAN ONE RADIO FREQUENCY IN USE ONE TIME USERS HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE RADIO FREQUENCY OR PROTOCOL HOLDER OF FREQUENCY RELUCTANT TO PROVIDE TO INDIVIDUAL SECONDARY USERS CALL PROCEDURES ARE UNCLEAR OR CHANGE ALONG A ROAD OR ROAD SYSTEM 4 Working Group Ministry of Forests and Range (including operations and radio staff) BC Timber Sales Worksafe BC (Trucksafe) Industry Canada (2-way radio regulators) 5 Plus consultation with other stakeholders, including: Road Use Permit Holders Contract log haulers Service industry (fuel, repairs, lowbeds etc) Radio suppliers/installers 6 WORKING GROUP PROPOSALS: ESTABLISH A STAND-ALONE PROVINCE-WIDE SET OF 5 WATT RESOURCE ROAD CHANNELS MOFR TO ALLOCATE ONE OF THESE CHANNELS TO EACH FOREST SERVICE ROAD SYSTEM ESTABLISH A COMMON SET OF CHANNELS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING SITES STANDARDIZED ROAD CHANNEL SIGNAGE AT THE START OF A FOREST SERVICE ROAD STANDARD FOR KILOMETRE MARKERS TO INCLUDE ROAD NAME, KM STATION AND DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AS USED ON THAT ROAD TWO PILOT AREAS (CENTRAL/SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND/SUNSHINE COAST & OJAY AREA NEAR TUMBLER RIDGE) 7 8 Use of 2-way radio In general, a driver on a forest service road who uses a licensed 2-way radio to communicate with other drivers on the road must announce his or her position, in accordance with: any road markers posted at intervals along the road, and the forest service road sign that indicates the radio frequency that is to be used 9 COAST PILOT 10 SAMPLE OF CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS 11 12 DistrictLocation NameChannelFrequencyToneRestrictions Campbell RiverApple River 10C Campbell RiverArtlish 13A Not to be used within 100kms of Prince George Campbell RiverBurman 10C Campbell RiverCall Inlet 13B Not to be used within 100kms of Prince George Campbell River Campbell Lake South 15A Campbell RiverEve River 10A Campbell RiverFair Harbour 11B Not to be used within 100kms of Abbotsford Partial List of Channel Assignments 13 RESOURCE ROAD CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS FOR PILOTS 14 Road Channels 15 LOADING CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS FOR PILOTS 16 Loading Channels ChannelFrequencyTone LD-1A LD-1B LD-1C LD-2A LD-2B LD-2C LD-3A LD-3B LD-3C 17 Loading Channels Signage 18 INITIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PILOT AREAS: - NEW RADIO CHANNEL SIGNS AND KM MARKERS - NEW RADIOS AND/OR FREQUENCIES 19 20 KILOMETRE MARKERS 21 Eve River Mainline 12 km Up 22 Eve River Mainline 12 km Down 23