One of the challenges faced by Zadar EMS is communicating between widely dispersed fixed medical stations and mobile ambulance teams. They do not have a county-wide EMS radio communications system, and currently rely on cellular telephones for much of the communications with their mobile ambulance teams.
Zadar County extends from the west to the east across the entire country of Croatia. The County's terrain is diverse, extending from coastal plains in the West, through fertile mountain valleys, across a high central mountain range, and on to the border in the East. Compounding this already challenging topography are more than 120 islands scattered off the coast of Zadar County.
Law enforcement uses a nation-wide TETRA radio system, consisting of a digital system in the 400 MHz band. TETRA is the European standard for digital radio systems. EMS, Fire, and Mountain Rescue agencies have not fully transitioned the system. Zadar County EMS plans to join the system in the future, and looks forward to having more reliable, consistent mobile communications after the transition.
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