Cherokee County (AL)

Cherokee County, Alabama - Radio Log Numbers

CE Units: Cherokee County Sheriff's Department: CE + Number = Sheriff & Deputy Sheriffs.

CO Units: Cherokee County Sheriff's Department: CO + Number = Corrections Officers.

CR Units: Cherokee County Sheriff's Department. CR + Number = Reserve Deputies.

100 Units: 1xx = Police Department: Centre:

200 Units: 2xx = Police Department: Cedar Bluff:

300 Units: 3xx = Police Department: Leesburg:

700 Units: 7xx = Cherokee County Law Enforcement: City/County Investigators/Detectives.

800 Units: 8xx = Cherokee County Law Enforcement: City/County Drug Enforcement/Narcotics Unit?
Note: 800 Units have not been heard in a while, they may now be using 700 Unit ID's.

1300 Units: 13xx = Cherokee County E.M.A: Emergency Management Agency Members/Staff.

7800 Units: 78xx = Cherokee County Coroner: Coroner & Deputy Coroners.

AC Units: Cherokee County Animal Control: AC + Number = Animal Control Officers.

Ambulances: Cherokee County E.M.S: Ambulance (A) + Number = Cherokee E.M.S. Ambulances.
Note: (Old CC'EMS Services Shut Down)

Ambulances: Floyd Medical Center E.M.S: Medic + Number = Floyd E.M.S. Ambulances.
Note: (Current EMS Services)

RS: Cherokee County Rescue Squad: RS + Number = Rescue Squad Members.

Cherokee 10 / Cherokee 11 / Cherokee 12: Alabama State Forestry Commission (AFC).
Note: Using VHF: 159.3225 & 159.270 "Analog" For Dispatch & Local Comms.

F300 Units: Fxx/F3xx = (ALEA) Alabama Highway Patrol / Alabama State Troopers.
Note: Using VHF: 154.9275 "Analog" For Dispatch

?? Units - Alabama State Marine Police. Radio Id Numbers Not Confirmed Yet.

NPS Units: Little River Canyon National Park/Preserve: NPS + Number = Park Rangers/Law Enforcement.
Note: Using VHF: 172.450 "P25" For Dispatch & can also talk on the Cherokee 700/800 System.

220 & 221 Units: (GF) 22x = Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources: Game & Fish Warden: Conservation Law Enforcement.
Note: Using Southern Link or AT&T LTE? & Using VHF: 159.3225 & 159.465 "Analog" For Dispatch & Local Comms.

2200 Units: U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement (LEO): 22xx = USFS Game Warden/Law Enforcement.
Note: Using Southern Link or AT&T LTE?

Cherokee County, Alabama Fire Departments

Twelve Volunteer Fire Departments are Dispatched by Cherokee County Central Dispatch (E911).
All Fire Departments are named after the City/Town or Community they are in.
All Fire Fighters in these departments are called by the City/Town they serve and a number.
EXP. Cedar Bluff 1 = Cedar Bluff's Fire Chief.
All City/County Fire Fighters are Volunteers.
Attention.
Cherokee County is in desperate need of Volunteer Firefighters for All of it's Fire departments.
If interested in becoming a Firefighter please go by or contact one of your local Fire departments for more info or to apply.

Cherokee County FDs/VFDs: Fire Dept. Station Names: Alphabetical Order.
BROOMTOWN/RINEHART
CEDAR BLUFF
CENTRE
ELLISVILLE
GAYLESVILLE
LEESBURG
MCCORD'S CROSSROADS
MOUNT WEISNER
SAND ROCK
SPRING CREEK
SPRING GARDEN
TUCKER'S CHAPEL

Broomtown/Rinehart, Cedar Bluff, Centre, Ellisville, Gaylesville, Leesburg, McCord’s Crossroads,
Mount Weisner, Sand Rock, Spring Creek, Spring Garden, and Tucker's Chapel Fire Departments.

Cherokee County FDs/VFDs: Fire Dept. Station IDs: Numerical Order.
Station 01: Unk/Vacant?
Station 02: Broomtown/Rinehart
Station 03: Mount Weisner
Station 04: Tucker's Chapel
Station 05: McCord’s Crossroads
Station 06: Cedar Bluff
Station 07: Spring Creek
Station 08: Spring Garden
Station 09: Centre
Station 10: Unk/Vacant?
Station 11: Unk/Vacant?
Station 12: Unk/Vacant?
Station 13: Unk/Vacant?
Station 14: Gaylesville
Station 15: Sand Rock
Station 39: Ellisville
Station 57: Leesburg

Cherokee County, Alabama - Radio/Scanner Info

All Cherokee County Agencies are using Motorola (P25) 700/800 MHz Digital Trunking Radios.
This includes All Police/Law Enforcement, All Fire Departments, All EMS, & All City & County Agencies.
All City & County Agencies Main Dispatch Talk Groups are in the Clear but Tactical Talk Groups are All Encrypted.
All Agencies are using this Trunked Radio System. https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=10927.
As of Year 2024 the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department Dispatch Talk Group 11751 "Aka" (SO TAC) is Full Time Encrypted.
It "Can Not" be Monitored with any Scanner.
Unsure why they chose to Encrypt the Sheriff's Department Dispatch Talk Group.

For anyone monitoring the Weisner Mountain 700 MHz. Tower Site using a Scanner, SDR or other Decoding Software's.
Recent Maintenance was done early in Nov. 2024 on the Weisner Mtn. Tower Site and now there appears to be some issues
with the Tower Site not properly transmitting some Control Channel Info or Data that is needed to properly decode the Tower Site.
The Control Channel Frequency (773.95625) is also showing up as one of the Alternate Control Channels
and one of the Alternate Control Channel Frequencies is now missing.