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== Alleghany County Fire & EMS Stations ==
 
== Alleghany County Fire & EMS Stations ==
*Alleghany County dispatches on 39.500 as well as 800 and uses multiple PL tones and sometimes none. The PL code listed of 110.9 is only one of several in use depending on location and units plus the situation in the field.
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*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.
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*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"
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461.725 is East and 461.825 is west, both use 100.0 for the PL.
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*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.  
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=== Company 1 - Iron Gate ===
 
=== Company 1 - Iron Gate ===
Company 1 provides a First Responder service.
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Company 1 also provides transport emergency medical services.
 
*Wagon 1
 
*Wagon 1
 
*Engine 1
 
*Engine 1
 
*Tanker 1
 
*Tanker 1
 
*Truck 1
 
*Truck 1
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*Ambulance 10
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*Ambulance 11
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=== Company 2/Rescue 1 - Clifton Forge ===
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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.
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Rescue 1
  
*Iron Gate now has their own Rescue Squad which covers East End including backing up Rescue 1's areas.
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Clifton Forge Crash 14
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Clifton Forge Rescue 15
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Clifton Forge Rescue 16
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Clifton Forge Rescue 17
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Clifton Forge Support 1
  
=== Company 2/Rescue 1 - Clifton Forge ===
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Company 2
Rescue 1 covers calls in Clifton Forge, Iron Gate, Selma, Sharon, and Valley Ridge area. Rescue 1 covers all areas east of about the 17 MM on I-64
 
*Ladder 2
 
*Truck 20
 
*Truck 21
 
*Engine 24
 
*Engine 25
 
  
*Crash 14
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Clifton Forge Utility 20
*Ambulance 15
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Clifton Forge Utility 21
*Ambulance 16
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Clifton Forge Engine 2
*Ambulance 17
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Clifton Forge Engine 24
*Support 1
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Clifton Forge Ladder 2
*Response 1
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Clifton Forge Car 2
  
 
=== Station 3 - Covington ===
 
=== Station 3 - Covington ===
 
Covington has two fire stations.
 
Covington has two fire stations.
*Utility 20
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Company 3
*Engine 21
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*Engine 22
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Covington Brush 3
*Engine 23
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Covington Utility 3
*Truck 24
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Covington Engine 3
*Engine 26
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Covington Pumper 3
*Command 1
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Covington Tanker 3
*Command 2
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Covington Support 3
*Command 3
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Covington Truck 3
*Car 34
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*Ambulance 35
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Rescue 3
*Ambulance 36
 
*Ambulance 37
 
*Crash 39
 
  
=== Station 4 - MeadWestvaco ===
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Covington Response 3
Station 4 primarily covers the MeadWestvaco paper mill, but also provides backup to Covington and the surrounding area.
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Covington Rescue 35
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Covington Rescue 36
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Covington Rescue 37
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Covington Crash 39
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=== Station 4 - WestRock ===
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Station 4 primarily covers the WestRock paper mill, but also provides backup to Covington and the surrounding area.
  
 
=== Station 5 - Boiling Springs ===
 
=== Station 5 - Boiling Springs ===
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Boiling Springs has two fire stations.
  
 
=== Station 6 - Dunlap ===
 
=== Station 6 - Dunlap ===
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=== Company 8 - Sharon ===
 
=== Company 8 - Sharon ===
Sharon has two fire stations. Company 8 provides a First Responder service.
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Sharon has two fire stations. Company 8 provides non-transport emergency medical services.
 
*Tanker 8
 
*Tanker 8
 
*Engine 80
 
*Engine 80
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=== Company 9 - Selma ===
 
=== Company 9 - Selma ===
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Company 9 provides non-transport emergency medical services.
 
*Brush 9
 
*Brush 9
 
*Engine 90
 
*Engine 90
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*Engine 93
 
*Engine 93
 
*HazMat 94
 
*HazMat 94
 
*Station 9 has added an EMS element to their station. Referred to as EMS 9. Unsure as to nature of or type of rescue equipment or personnel.
 
  
 
== Alleghany County Sheriff Information ==
 
== Alleghany County Sheriff Information ==
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*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 Clifton Forge have switched over to an advanced rolling code encryption on a Digital Nexedge system. They use their old analog frequencies for this system.
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*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.
 
 
*ALL AGENCIES ARE OFF DIGITAL SYSTEM INDEFINITELY. SEE BELOW.
 
 
 
*The full switchover occurred on November 15th 2011
 
  
*New radios have been provided to at least some VSP units that I would imagine would be those who work in the area regularly as well as at least some if not all fire/rescue units.
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==Related Links==
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* [[Travel Reference (VA)]]: {{TRVA|I-64}}, {{TRVA|US 60}}, {{TRVA|US 220}}
  
*As noted in original info on here where they turned on the digital system on 11/15 and it promptly crashed on 11/18 staying down until 11/28 it has continued to repeatedly crash. It is down more than it has been up and it currently is down again today on 1/11 and has been for over a week with the exception of 1630 yesterday to sometime before 1500 today when they went back to and are still on analog tonight.
 
  
*The system allows them to revert to analog at any time should they so desire or in case of a digital system failure as well as communications with other agencies who do not have the new radios. They can go back and forth as they like from analog to digital encryption.
 
  
*This system because of the Rolling Code Encryption is completely unmonitorable
 
  
*COVINGTON PD has completely dropped use of this digital system some time back and has no plans to return to it. They don't like it at all. They are back on their old analog frequencies.
 
  
*Alleghany County has not used the digital system in quite some time now and from everything I've heard has no plans in the near future to return to it either. Dispatch has repeatedly told any units who get on digital to return to analog and also have said numerous times that they would be staying on analog and not returning to digital.
 
  
*So its quite possible that digital is dead out here after all. That or they are waiting for funding to do a major overhaul to make it workable which supposedly due to terrain and not enough tower sites it is not possible to do.
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Codes/Units/Station Lists

Alleghany County Fire & EMS Stations

  • 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"

461.725 is East and 461.825 is west, both use 100.0 for the PL.

  • 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.

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 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 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.

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