Support Division

Community Emergency Operations Center ( Updated 8/21/07 )

The Community Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is located in the Campo Fire and Rescue Station 86 in downtown Campo California. This communications center is the focal point for community emergency and disaster communications and support in the Campo / Lake Morena area and, if required, anywhere in East San Diego County. Manned by local Amateur Radio Operators and CERT Team Members, the Center currently has the ability to communicate within and outside of the area on the Amateur Radio 80 and 20 Meter HF Bands, and the 144Mhz, 220Mhz and 440Mhz Amateur bands. Additionally the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services (OES) has provided us with Regional Communications System (RCS) 800 MHz public service radios. The Center also has portable radios capable of communications on the Family Service Radio (FRS) and "Red Dot" VHF frequencies. (Follow this link to view our area radio and frequency plans.) A laptop computer and printer provides Topo mapping information to coordinate our responses, Internet access to the World Wide Web, and the San Diego County Emergency Operations Center. Internet access is provided by the Departments wireless high speed Internet system or phone modem backup. The entire room and all equipment is powered by 12 volt gel cell batteries totaling 400 amp hours.