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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide mobile communications units?
Mobile Communications Units (Communications Trailers)
Yes.
KDT provides mobile communications units: self-contained communications trailers with programmable VHF and UHF base radios, workstations, phones, a wired network and backup power, delivered with a technician who sets them up, programs them and keeps them running as your communications unit or command post.
Typical configuration
- Ordered as
- Mobile Communications Unit or "Trailer, Communications"
- Trailer
- Cargo or camper style, 20 × 7 ft or larger, with a separate radio operator space; self-propelled units acceptable
- Workstations
- 3 workstations with chairs, phone with headset at each, whiteboards and cork boards
- Radios
- P25 digital VHF-FM base (138–174 MHz) and UHF-FM base (406–420 MHz), each 30 W+, field-programmable
- Phones and network
- 7 prewired phone and network jacks, 3 handsets, wired Cat 6 LAN, 8-port PoE switch
- Internet
- Optional satellite internet, 1.5+ Mbps down / 768+ kbps up, air time in the daily rate
- Power
- 120 V 50 A service, 200 Ah battery backup for a full shift, 6 kW external generator
- Climate
- Air conditioning and heat holding 70–75°F
- Readiness
- Fully operable within 2 hours of arrival
A mobile communications unit is a radio room on wheels. On wildfires it's ordered as a Mobile Communications Unit or "Trailer, Communications": a trailer equipped with programmable radios, delivered with a technician at a daily, weekly or monthly rate. It arrives self-contained, so the communications unit can start working soon after it parks instead of waiting for a tent, a generator and an internet hookup.
Each KDT unit is built out to the full wildfire spec: a cargo or camper trailer 20 by 7 ft or larger (self-propelled units are acceptable) with a separate space for radio operators; three workstations with chairs; air conditioning and heat that hold 70–75°F; a P25 digital VHF-FM base station and a UHF-FM base station, each 30 W or more, with broadband antennas and field-programmable radios; prewired phone and network jacks with three handsets, a wired Cat 6 LAN and a Power over Ethernet switch; a 120 V, 50 A service entrance, a 200 Ah battery bank that runs the radios for a full shift, and a 6 kW external generator; and an all-in-one fax, copier, scanner and printer. Satellite internet is available as an option, with air time included in the daily rate. The unit is fully operable within 2 hours of arrival.
KDT delivers it, levels it, brings it up and supplies a technician qualified to set up, maintain and program the radios and computers in the unit, working under your Communications Unit Leader (COML). On hurricanes, spills, hazmat scenes and security operations, the same unit can anchor the comms plan, an EOC overflow or a forward command post, and we can add Starlink, cellular or more workstations to suit.
Available as
- Communications trailer built to the full wildfire spec
- Optional satellite internet
- Starlink and cellular added for other incidents
- Additional workstations in a larger trailer
- Vehicle-based units
What's included
- Delivery, leveling and setup
- A technician qualified to set up, maintain and program the unit's radios and computers
- Radio programming to your comms plan
- Phones, network and printer brought up on arrival
- Power, fuel and maintenance
- Demob and retrieval
Where it's used
- Incident communications unit on a wildfire or all-hazard incident
- Command post communications
- EOC overflow and backup
- Unified command at spill and hazmat scenes
- Security operations centers for private security work
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide mobile communications units?
Yes. We supply mobile communications units (communications trailers), delivered self-contained with base radios, workstations, phones and backup power, and staffed with a technician who sets up, programs and maintains them.
What's in a communications trailer?
Three workstations, a P25 digital VHF base station and a UHF base station, phone and network jacks with handsets, a wired LAN and PoE switch, air conditioning and heat, battery backup for a full shift, a 6 kW generator and an all-in-one fax, copier, scanner and printer. Satellite internet is available as an option.
Is a mobile command center the same as a mobile communications unit?
Close. On wildfires the resource is ordered as a Mobile Communications Unit, or "Trailer, Communications". It's a radio room for the communications unit. People often call it a mobile command center or comms trailer.
Do mobile communications units come with an operator?
Yes. Each unit comes with a technician who sets up, maintains and programs the radios and computers in it.
Need it on your incident? Say the word.
Add it to your request with anything else you need, then send it all at once. We'll come back with what we can put where, and when.