FIRERAD2 at yahoogroups has approx 13 years worth of posts (fire service radio info)
SONOFRCMA at yahoogroups.com has approx 13 years of posts also (scanner info)
https://sites.google.com/site/sonofrcma/home/new-radios-freqs---usa---weekly - New Radio Freqs - USA - weekly update - police, fire, amb, etc - 2008, 2009, 2010
http://forums.radioreference.com/community-announcements-news/ - many many news stories here concerning public safety radio systems
http://urgentcomm.com/ - wireless communications magazine - online
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Encrypted_Agencies
APCO Online
ICMA
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AoX8tpb0l73sdE1fNGpWOWNPTUFERk9mZ3VsVVctMWc&hl=en#gid=0 - Largest City FDs in USA - radio systems
http://rochfordvfd.com/Documents/Radio%20Needs%20CSFA%20Article.pdf - this is a great article that points out the problems of trunked and digital radios for the fire service
http://blog.tcomeng.com/index.php/2008/communications-guide-for-the-fire-service/ - read the "Communications Guide for the Fire Service" - even if you are police or EMS - if you have questions, drop me a note - Peter Sz [ zerg90 at gmail.com ]
http://www.911dispatch.com/ - another great source of info
http://www.firesceneaudio.com/ - another good website if you want to listen to fire service radio traffic
http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/docs-best/imel-wireless03.pdf - "Understanding Public Safety Wireless Systems" - from the FCC - 2000 / 2003 - 175 pages - specifying - funding - technical aspects
Interesting info about the difference between Motorola and EDACS synchronized control channels - see the "rebanding" article - http://www.tusaconsulting.com/september.09.backscatter.pdf
Radio system presentations - http://www.tusaconsulting.com/presentations.html
See "Oxnard Ohio FD" for Motorola radio users guides
http://firechief.com/technology/ar/specify-fire-department-radio-system-201001/ - How to write specifications for a FD radio system
http://www.nrcev.org/ - National Registry of Certified Emergcomm Volunteers - nice links
http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/wireless/pager/Pager_Handbook_for_the_Radio_Amateur.pdf - Pager handbook for the radio amateur