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Alleghany County Information

Alleghany County as well as the city of Clifton Forge and Covington have switched over to a P25 Phase II radio system. All LE, Fire and EMS now operate on this system. None of the old analog frequencies are still used in any manner with the exception of Westvaco Rescue. They still use the analog frequencies as well as having talk groups on the new system. They rarely use the new system.

The City of Covington Public Works Dept. operates on this system.

Alleghany County Public schools operate on this system mostly although some in school comms are still on analog radio simplex.

Covington is still using their analog system for school buses.

ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN COVINGTON, CLIFTON FORGE AND ALLEGHANY COUNTY IS FULLY ENCRYPTED.

Fire/EMS with the exception of the Medical comm channel with ARH is in the clear as of 11/07/2021

So far there does not seem to be any mutual aid or other agency patches present on this system like there is in Rockbridge.

Sometimes traffic from Rockbridge is carried on this system as well as sometimes there is traffic from Alleghany carried on their system.

It is an areawide Simulcast system and so far it works well on a 996P2 mobile, and 536 base scanner.

Codes/Units/Station Lists

Alleghany County has fully transitioned to a P25 Phase II radio system and all fire communications including Dispatch, Operations channels and helicopter channels are on this system.

Covington Fire/EMS is also on this system. Medical comms with ARH are now fully encrypted and the Med 10 channel is no longer used by Alleghany Medics.

Westvaco has talk groups on this system but rarely uses them. They are still dispatching on the old analog channels for some reason.

Company 1 - Iron Gate

Company 1 also provides transport emergency medical services.

Wagon 1
Engine 1
Tanker 1
Truck 1
Ambulance 10
Ambulance 11

Company 2/Rescue 1 - Clifton Forge

Rescue 1 covers calls in Clifton Forge, Iron Gate, Selma, Sharon, and Valley Ridge area and all areas east of about the 17 MM on I-64. Company 2 is dispatched on all Rescue 1 calls in the Town of Clifton Forge.

Rescue 1

Clifton Forge Crash 14 Clifton Forge Rescue 15 Clifton Forge Rescue 16 Clifton Forge Rescue 17 Clifton Forge Support 1

Company 2

Clifton Forge Utility 20 Clifton Forge Utility 21 Clifton Forge Engine 2 Clifton Forge Engine 24 Clifton Forge Ladder 2 Clifton Forge Car 2

Station 3 - Covington

Covington has two fire stations. Company 3

Covington Brush 3 Covington Utility 3 Covington Engine 3 Covington Pumper 3 Covington Tanker 3 Covington Support 3 Covington Truck 3

Rescue 3

Covington Response 3 Covington Rescue 35 Covington Rescue 36 Covington Rescue 37 Covington Crash 39

Station 4 - WestRock

Station 4 primarily covers the WestRock paper mill, but also provides backup to Covington and the surrounding area.

Station 5 - Boiling Springs

Boiling Springs has two fire stations.

Station 6 - Dunlap

Dunlap has two fire stations.

Engine 6
Pumper 6
Squad 6
Brush 6
Utility 61
Ambulance 62
Brush 63
Tanker 64
Ambulance 65
Ambulance 67
Tanker 68

Station 7 - Falling Spring

Pumper 7
Tanker 7
Squad 7
Rescue 74

Company 8 - Sharon

Sharon has two fire stations. Company 8 provides non-transport emergency medical services.

Tanker 8
Engine 80
Attack 81
Engine 82
Brush 83
Engine 84
Utility 85
Rescue 87
Support 8

Company 9 - Selma

Company 9 provides non-transport emergency medical services.

Brush 9
Engine 90
Engine 91
Utility 92
Engine 93
HazMat 94

Alleghany County Sheriff Information

Alleghany County Sheriff, City of Covington and Town of Clifton Forge Police have now transitioned to a P25 Phase II system and all LE communications are fully encrypted.

The P25 Phase II system is fully operational and none of the analog frequencies are in use in any capacity.

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+==Alleghany County Information==
+Alleghany County as well as the city of Clifton Forge and Covington have switched over to a P25 Phase II radio system.
+All LE, Fire and EMS now operate on this system. None of the old analog frequencies are still used in any manner with the exception of Westvaco Rescue. They still use the analog frequencies as well as having talk groups on the new system. They rarely use the new system.
+The City of Covington Public Works Dept. operates on this system.
+Alleghany County Public schools operate on this system mostly although some in school comms are still on analog radio simplex.
+Covington is still using their analog system for school buses.
+ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN COVINGTON, CLIFTON FORGE AND ALLEGHANY COUNTY IS FULLY ENCRYPTED.
+Fire/EMS with the exception of the Medical comm channel with ARH is in the clear as of 11/07/2021
+So far there does not seem to be any mutual aid or other agency patches present on this system like there is in Rockbridge.
+Sometimes traffic from Rockbridge is carried on this system as well as sometimes there is traffic from Alleghany carried on their system.
+It is an areawide Simulcast system and so far it works well on a 996P2 mobile, and 536 base scanner.
 ==Codes/Units/Station Lists==
-== Alleghany County Fire & EMS Stations ==
+Alleghany County has fully transitioned to a P25 Phase II radio system and all fire communications including Dispatch, Operations channels and helicopter channels are on this system.
-*Alleghany County dispatches on 39.500 as well as 800 and uses multiple PL tones on 39.5 including 110.9, 114.8, 127.3, 141.3 and sometimes none. 110.9 covers the west end while 141.3 is used on the east end of the county. The others cover the rest. The 800 dispatch channels use 67.0.
-*Alleghany County Fire and Rescue Dept. units now use special communications channels for contact between their units and lifeflight helicopters. Channels are referred to as "Warm Springs Helicopter Channel" or "East Helicopter Channel." West is referred to as "Peter's Mountain Helicopter Channel" or "West Helicopter Channel"
-.725 is East and 461.825 is west, both use 100.0 for the PL.
+Covington Fire/EMS is also on this system. Medical comms with ARH are now fully encrypted and the Med 10 channel is no longer used by Alleghany Medics.
-*Fire and Rescue vehicles have 450 radios in their units although they still use the open 800 and 39.5 channels for Fire-EMS communications. This allows communication with Rockbridge and Botetourt Counties.
+Westvaco has talk groups on this system but rarely uses them. They are still dispatching on the old analog channels for some reason.
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 == Alleghany County Sheriff Information ==
-*Alleghany County Sheriff, City of Covington and Town of Clifton Forge have returned to the analog system and have dropped the digital Nexedge system. All communications in the county are analog as of August 2016.
+*Alleghany County Sheriff, City of Covington and Town of Clifton Forge Police have now transitioned to a P25 Phase II system and all LE communications are fully encrypted.
-*Alleghany County is planning to transition to a Project 25 Phase 2 communications system by over the next two years and has contracted with AECOM, a communications consulting firm, to assist with this process. An RFQ was released by AECOM and Alleghany County in December 2016 to find a firm to construct this new system. A firm will be selected by May 2017 with a target completion date of December 2018. The RFQ document can be found on the County's website.
+The P25 Phase II system is fully operational and none of the analog frequencies are in use in any capacity.
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