In 2001, the "Service de la Prévention des Incendies de Montréal" acquired a new communications system in order to conforme with provincial government regulations. The SPIM chose to put confidence in Bell Mobility's advanced network for its new Motorola ASTRO Type II digital trunking system. This technology satisfies the norms of the APCO Project 25 protocol and further allows for each firefighter responding to a call to have a portable radio. During the merger of the City of Montreal, the SSIM decided to keep this system and to expand it to the entire city. For those who use scanners, here is the list of frequencies and tack channels.

 

FREQUENCY 1
	TRUNKING SYSTEM		SIMPLEX B CHANNELS
1	866.2875 MHz	B-1	868.1625 MHz
2	866.5375 MHz	B-2	868.4625 MHz
3	866.6625 MHz	B-3	868.6625 MHz
4	866.7875 MHz	B-4	868.9875 MHz
5	867.0375 MHz	B-5	868.5125 MHz
6	867.1625 MHz	B-6	867.5125 MHz
7	867.2875 MHz
8	867.4375 MHz
9	867.6625 MHz
10	867.7875 MHz
11	867.8875 MHz
12	866.1625 MHz

1 Digital Scanner APCO-25 9600 bauds capable needed

 

COMMUNICATIONS GROUPS
	GROUP A		GROUP B		GROUP C
1	ID 60018	1	See simplex	1	ID 60769
2	ID 60003	2	See simplex	2	ID 60770
3	ID 60004	3	See simplex	3	ID 60771
4	ID 60005	4	See simplex	4	ID 60772
5	ID 60006	5	See simplex	5	ID 60773
6	ID 60007	6	See simplex	6	ID 60774
7	ID 60008	7	ID 60263	7	ID 60775
8	ID 60009	8	ID 60264	8	ID 60776
9	ID 60010	9	ID 60265	9	ID 60777
10	ID 60011	10	ID 60266	10	ID 60778
11	ID 60012	11	ID 60513	11	ID 60779
12	ID 60013	12	ID 60514	12	ID 60780
13	ID 60014	13	ID 60515	13	ID 60781
14	ID 60015	14	ID 60516	14	n/a
15	ID 60016	15	ID 60270	15	ID 60810
16	ID 60019	16	ID 60526	16	ID 60811