Mobile Communications and Command Unit

Cost:

$1,181,000

Description:

A Mobile Communications and Command Unit is located at the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in Oklahoma City.  This tractor-trailer unit is available to respond during local or state disasters to help with communications and command center needs.

The Mobile Communications and Command Unit has the capability to "bridge" different city, county, tribal and/or state agency radio communications systems when set up at an emergency anywhere in the state.  The Unit is designed to handle large, multi-disciplinary, multi-jurisdictional events.

Capabilities:

• Interoperable communications
• Multiple ports for radio, computer and telephone equipment
• Command center
• Personnel staging area

Team:

4 team members (at a minimum):  Team members are from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and the Oklahoma Military Department who have communications, electronics and computer operations experience and have been trained to use the sophisticated computer and communications equipment on the Unit.