Pickens County (SC)

Public Safety Radio Information

Fire, EMS, and Rescue Units are dispatched by the Pickens County 911 answering point located at the Law Enforcement Center.

EMS - 155.1750 Mhz
     Medic 1 (Pickens)
     Medic 2 (Easley West side station)
     Medic 3 (Liberty Station)
     Medic 4 (Central Station)
     Medic 5 (Dacusville Station)
     Medic 6 (Holly Springs Station)
     Medic 7 (Six Mile Station)
     Medic 8 (Easley East side station)
     G1 - Coroner
     G4 - Coroner's transport unit (rescue personnel staffed)

This radio channel was originally a remote base when the frequency was shared by Greenville County EMS only 15 miles away. Greenville County eventually moved to UHF, and when FCC regulations allowed EMS VHF repeaters, the system was converted. It is referred to as channel 1.

County Units - 155.1150 Mhz
     100's - Administrator's Office
     200's - Public Works
     500's - Emergency Management
     Rescue 6 (Central squad members 61 to 625)
     Rescue 7 (Pickens squad members 71 to 725)
     Rescue 8 (Easley squad members 81 to 825)
     Rescue 9 (Liberty squad member 91 to 925)

This is referred to as the Admin channel or channel 3. For many years, this was the only Pickens County VHF repeater channel for local government/EMS/Rescue use. It was originally located on Woodall Mountain, but was moved to the present 911 site when the Woodall Forestry tower was taken down. The move improved coverage east and north of Pickens, but coverage to the Clemson/Central area is less than before. All county services make use of this system and it becomes congested during severe weather events. The four Pickens County Rescue Squads operate under the County Emergency Management office. Their trucks carry extrication equipment, first responder kits, AED's, and rope rescue equipment. The squad's missions include EMS backup, search and rescue, and vehicle extrication. Lifting assistance during daytime hours is also provided to the public. The units are sited near the towns in the county. The stations are staffed with volunteers.

Fire Departments - 151.3400 Mhz
     Dacusville VFD
     Pumpkintown VFD
     Holly Springs VFD
     Vinyards FD
     Keowee Springs FD
     Croswell FD
     

All but one of the rural fire departments are dispatched on this repeater system. It replaced the 154.0700 remote base system. It is channel 1 in rural fire department radios and channel 6 in EMS/Rescue Squad radios. It is located at the 911 repeater site.

Fire Departments - 154.0700 Mhz
     All rural FD's

This is the fireground and search command channel for rural fire departments in Pickens County. It is channel 2 in FD portable radios.

Fire Department - 155.9250 Mhz
     Liberty FD

Fire Departments - 158.8350 Mhz
     Pickens City FD
     Shady Grove FD

This is Pickens City Fire Department channel that was located on a water tank in the city itself. It is now located at the 911 site. Shady Grove FD is staffed by Pickens FD personnel.

Fire Department - 153.6950 Mhz
     Norris VFD

The Norris Fire Department is dispatched on the town's water system channel and thus it is not listed in the RR database.

Fire Department - 159.1125 Mhz
     Six Mile VFD

This was the first VHF narrowband system in Pickens County. About fifty percent of the Six Mile call area has low signal from the 911 site due to shadowing by Six Mile Mountain. The system is actually located on Six Mile Mtn. and covers their call area well.

Other Frequencies:

Rescue Squad - 155.7750 Mhz
      Easley Rescue 8

This narrowband repeater system located in Easley is used for operations to relieve congestion on the 155.115 channel. It is referred to as Channel 4 by squad members replacing the 155.2200 frequency.

Rescue Squad - 453.1000 Mhz
      Easley Rescue 8

This is the "100" radio frequency used as a Tac channel and for squad administrative functions. The repeater is located in the city of Easley.

Rescue Squad/EMS - 155.2200 Mhz
      EMS/Rescue Squads

In the past this frequency was channel 1 in all squad portable radios. Anderson County is the heavy user of this frequency and they dispatch their Rescue ambulances here. This frequency is seldom used by Pickens County although the licenses are renewed. Easley Rescue does not use this frequency. Other rescue squads have this as channel 4.

Rescue Squad/EMS - 155.2800

This frequency is used for on scene Tac and interop between EMS and Rescue squad personnel. It is low power use only and is channel 5 in Squad and EMS radios.

Fire Department - 155.8875
       Vineyards FD

This repeater is located in the Vineyards development near Keowee Lake. It is a narrowband system use for Tac operation within the district.

Sheriff/Police Departments
      Pickens County Sheriff Dispatch  Ch-1 - 460.4500
      *Channel 2 is car to car on Ch-1*Ch-2 - 460.4500
      Pickens County Sheriff/Liberty   Ch-3 - 460.1500
      Pickens County Sheriff/Central   Ch-4 - 460.3500
      Pickens County Sheriff/Regional  Ch-5 - 460.2500
      Pickens County Sheriff/Narcotics Ch-6 - 453.9750
      Pickens Police Dispatch               - 453.7000
      Liberty Police Dispatch               - 453.2125     
      Clemson Police Dispatch               - 453.9250
      Clemson U Police Dispatch             - 453.0500
      

Easley Police Dispatch - 460.2125

Fire Department - 154.1450 Mhz
      Easley FD

This is Easley Fire Department Dispatch Channel. They are Dispatched by Easley Police Department. Easley Fire Department has 3 stations. Station 1 is on South Pendleton Street. Station 2 is on Glenwood Rd. Station 3 is on Powdersville Rd.

Various Easley department's still use VHF frequencies. The police department can use the former 154.8450 dispatch repeater and the 154.6950 talkaround channel in their mobile radios. However, the officers only carry UHF portable radios on patrol. The fire department has used the former Combined Utility frequency 153.4850 when fighting more than one large fire. Sometimes, one can hear the tones being set on this channel perhaps for the volunteers using scanners?

Fire Tones

• QCII, Name Tone A Tone B
• Dacusville 879.0
• Pumpkintown 339.6 321.7
• Hollysprings 422.1 321.7
• Vineyards 1122.5 1395.0

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