The MCU also contains a portable radio interoperability solution. The MCU is equipped with state of the art equipment, which includes, but is not limited to a satellite system which allows the unit to receive internet, television, and satellite telephone services, to supplement the cellular telephone system in the MCU. The MCU can be requested to be deployed at any incident. The MCU will be deployed for use throughout Faulkner County as needed, to serve the citizens of Faulkner County, for departmental training and for demonstration purposes. It is equipped for a variety of uses, which include but are not limited to a mobile command post and a communications/dispatch center. The MCU is 42 feet in length and 8.5 feet in width. It was designed for multi-agency use within the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office Operational Area, which includes the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Faulkner County.
The Mobile Command Unit (MCU), was purchased with funds received through serving civil process paper work in 2011.
