Not sure who volunteered to put the Asheville Fire feed up, but thank you very much!!! Not living in area anymore, I miss out on the happenings in the Asheville area. Now I can keep up with what is going on. Thanks!
Thanks nate1992, sounds fine to me!
For those that are unfamilar with how the dispatching is done in Buncombe, here is a quick overview: Fire Paging (154.815) is strictly paging for the county VFD's and only the EOC and the base stations at the firehouses have the capability to talk on Fire Paging, no mobiles or portables I don't think can key up. FireComm (155.610) is for checking en-route and giving sizeup info, etc. Upon dispatch, each incident is assigned a fireground channel and can usually be monitored from most parts of the county due to most of the FGs going through a repeater. The only ones you probably won't hear unless you are close is Swannanoa (sta. 6), Woodfin (sta. 20), and Garren Creek (sta. 23) because these departments do not have their own repeater. Corrections welcome if I left something out.
Hi, gents.
I'm a scanner noob living in South Asheville. I'd like to purchase a scanner to monitor the Buncombe Co. Sheriff, Skyland Fire/EMS and NC State Police.
Do I need a trunking and/or digital scanner?
Also, any suggestions for a good handheld scanner in the $100 - $200 range??
Thanks!
Sig