Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS)
All police and fire departments in Cuyahoga County have access to Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) radios, the statewide digital radio system that allows subscribers in all parts of Ohio to communicate. Police and fire commanders in Cuyahoga County should bring their MARCS radios and their jurisdiction’s radio to the command post at a major inter-jurisdictional.
Decisions made by the unified command can then be passed along to the troops on the ground via MARCS radio or jurisdictional radio, whichever is appropriate. Fire and police commanders should continue to work and train together to work out communication issues.