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Communications Overview

Chester County Trunked Radio System

The Chester County Department of Emergency Services maintains an 800 megahertz LTR Multi-Net trunked radio system built by E. F. Johnson. Nearly all public safety communications take place on this 14-channel system simulcast from 18 separate towers located throughout the county. The system can not be tracked by any commercially available scanners, however frequencies can be monitored in conventional mode. All police, fire, and EMS users of this system are dispatched by Chester County DES from it's dispatch center at the Government Services Building in West Goshen Township.

Conventional Public Safety Radio Systems

The Borough of West Chester maintains and operates a 4-channel conventional UHF radio system built by Motorola, with a primary transmit tower located in East Bradford Township, a back-up transmit tower located to the rear of the Municipal Building, and three recieve-only sites located on the West Chester University campus, the Embreeville complex in West Bradford Township, and the Chester County Prison complex in Pocopson Township. The system is exclusively used by the West Chester Police Department. In December 2006, the system began full-time operations in APCO P-25 digital mode.

West Goshen Township uses a 1 channel VHF-High Band radio system for dispatch and talk-around. This system is used exclusively by West Goshen Police Department. This system is used for dispatch operations during weekday hours (generally between 07:00 and 23:00 Monday through Friday), however when the department is self-dispatched, there are occasions when the county TRS is utilized. During all other times when the department is dispatched by the county, the county TRS is utilized.

Dispatch Centers

  • CHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
    • Most Municipal Police Departments
    • Chester County Park Rangers
    • All Fire Companies
    • All EMS Squads


  • WEST CHESTER BOROUGH
    • West Chester Police Department


  • WEST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP
    • West Goshen Police Department (part-time)