call for help - Lancaster County conventional frequencies

[HM1529]

If anyone local to the county who monitors regularly can advise on whether the old Low band, VHF hi, and UHF frequencies listed on the Lancaster page for the various municipalities and local police/fire/ems are still in use, I would like to get the page reformatted to meet the database guidelines. For the time being, I will start creating municipality subcategories and moving the old conventional stuff there. But, if there are areas that you know have decommissioned the legacy stuff in favor of the county system, please let us know. If you also know that a certain entity has kept their legacy gear as a back up to the county system, let us know that, too. With as robust a channel plan as the county system has, I would imagine some of the legacy frequencies are no longer in use.

Does anybody have any information on the remaining frequencies in the county law enforcement subcat: constables, airport, James St, etc. The old county VHF stuff is going to be deleted in the tidying.

 

[HM1529]

While I'm at it, does anyone have a breakdown of what departments use Fire A, Fire B, Fire C as their primary response channels?

 

[u2brent]

While I'm at it, does anyone have a breakdown of what departments use Fire A, Fire B, Fire C as their primary response channels?

Not Official by any means.. Just created on the fly.. Used to be in the wiki but somehow got lost.. Should be close. A few are on borderlines and can go either way depending on dispatch/incident location..

FIRE

• 5221nnn Hellam Fire Co (York Co)* A
• 5241nnn Wrightsville Fire Co (York Co)* A
• 5244nnn Craley Fire Co (York Co)* A
• 5255nnn Airville Fire Co (York Co)* C
• 5260nnn Lake Clarke River Rescue (York Co)* C
• 6202nnn Haz-Mat 2 A
• 6203nnn Martindale Fire Co B
• 6205nnn Strasburg Fire Co C
• 6207nnn Mountville Fire Co A
• 6210nnn Marietta Fire Co A
• 6211nnn Adamstown Fire Co B
• 6212nnn Akron Fire Co B
• 6213nnn Denver Fire Co B
• 6214nnn Durlach / Mt. Airy Fire Co B
• 6215nnn Ephrata Fire Co B
• 6216nnn Lincoln Fire Co B
• 6217nnn Reamstown / Smokestown / Stevens Fire Co B
• 6218nnn Reinholds Fire Co B
• 6219nnn Schoeneck Fire Co B
• 6220nnn Manheim Township Fire Rescue B
• 6221nnn Brickerville Fire Co B
• 6222nnn Brunnerville Fire Co B
• 6223nnn East Petersburg Fire Co B
• 6224nnn Rothsville Fire Co B
• 6225nnn Lititz Fire Co B
• 6226nnn Manheim Fire Co B
• 6227nnn Mastersonville Fire Co B
• 6228nnn Penryn Fire Co A
• 6229nnn West Earl Fire Co B
• 6230nnn Weaverland Valley Fire Co B
• 6231nnn Bareville Fire Co B
• 6232nnn Fivepointville Fire Co B
• 6233nnn Bowmansville Fire Co B
• 6234nnn Caernarvon Fire Co B
• 9235nnn Farmersville Fire Co B
• 6239nnn Garden Spot Fire Rescue B
• 6240nnn UNID Series?
• 6241nnn Bird-in-Hand Fire Co B
• 6242nnn Gap Fire Co B
• 6243nnn Gordonville Fire Co B
• 6244nnn Intercourse Fire Co B
• 6245nnn Kinzer Fire Co B
• 6247nnn Paradise Fire Co B
• 6248nnn Ronks Fire Co B
• 6249nnn White Horse Fire Co B
• 6250nnn Willow Street Fire Co C
• 6251nnn Bart Township Fire Co C
• 6252nnn Christiana Fire Co C
• 6253nnn Conestoga Fire Co C
• 6254nnn Lampeter Fire Co C
• 6255nnn New Danville Fire Co C
• 6256nnn UNID Series?
• 6257nnn Quarryville Fire Co C
• 6258nnn Rawlinsville Fire Co C
• 6259nnn Refton Fire Co C
• 6260nnn West Willow Fire Co C
• 6261nnn Upper Leacock Fire Co B
• 6262nnn Witmer Fire Co B
• 6263nnn Lafayette Fire Co B
• 6264nnn Lancaster City Bureau of Fire C
• 6265nnn UNID Series?
• 6266nnn Lancaster Township Fire Dept C
• 6267nnn Rohrerstown Fire Co C
• 6268nnn UNID Series?
• 6269nnn Hempfield Fire Co A
• 6270nnn Rheems Fire Co A
• 6271nnn Bainbridge Fire Co A
• 6272nnn UNID Series?
• 6273nnn UNID Series?
• 6274nnn Elizabethtown Fire Co A
• 6275nnn Fire Dept Mount Joy A
• 6276nnn West Hempfield Fire/Rescue A
• 6279nnn Maytown/East Donegal Fire Co A
• 6280nnn Columbia Borough Fire Dept A
• 6281nnn UNID Series?
• 6287nnn UNID Series?
• 6289nnn Robert Fulton Fire Co C
• 6290nnn Blue Rock Fire/Rescue C
• 6292nnn Lancaster County Emergency Management Agency
• 6293nnn Mount Joy Township Forest Fire Crew A
• 6294nnn Middle Creek S.A.R. B
• 6295nnn PA Canine S.A.R./PA Forest Fire - District 17
• 6296nnn Keystone Wildfire Crew
• 6297nnn Lancaster Airport Crash Rescue B
• 6299nnn Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center
• 6708nnn Keystone Valley Fire Co (Parkesburg, Chester Co)* C
• 6721nnn Union Fire Co (Oxford, Chester Co)* C
• 6727nnn Cochranville Fire Co (Chester Co)* C
• 6733nnn Honey Brook Fire Co (Chester Co)* B
• 6735nnn Wagontown Fire Co (Chester Co)* B
• 6769nnn Twin Valley Fire Co (Morgantown, Chester Co)* B
• 6908nnn Community Fire Co Of Rising Sun [Station 8] (Cecil Co, MD)* C
• 6928nnn Community Fire Co Of Rising Sun [Station 28] (Cecil Co, MD)* C
• 7203nnn Lawn Fire Co (Lebanon Co)* B
• 8254nnn Londonderry Township Fire Co (Dauphin Co)* A
• 8259nnn Lower Swatara Township Fire Co (Dauphin Co)* A
• 8288nnn Middletown Fire Co (Dauphin Co)* A

"*"Out of County Units, note pre-fix numerics.

EMS

• 1304nnn Lifelion Medevac* (1304001,1304002,1304003)
• 5313nnn Stat Medevac*
• 5341nnn Wrightsville EMS (York Co. PA)* A
• 5342nnn Canadochly (E Prospect) EMS (York Co. PA)* A
• 5395nnn Southern York Co EMS (York Co. PA)* C
• 6301nnn Ephrata AMB B
• 6302nnn UNID Series NE
• 6304nnn Ephrata Hospital ALS B
• 6305nnn UNID Series South
• 6306nnn Lancaster EMS C
• 6308nnn Columbia QRS A
• 6309nnn Reinholds AMB B
• 6310nnn Marietta QRS A
• 6316nnn UNID Series NE
• 6317nnn Reamstown AMB B
• 6321nnn Brickerville AMB B
• 6324nnn Rothsville AMB B
• 6327nnn Mastersonville QRS B
• 6336nnn Fivepointville AMB B
• 6337nnn New Holland AMB B
• 6338nnn Leola AMB B
• 6340nnn UNID Series NE?
• 6343nnn Gordonville AMB B
• 6346nnn Christiana AMB C
• 6349nnn White Horse AMB B
• 6351nnn Bart Township QRS C
• 6353nnn UNID Series NE
• 6373nnn Franklin & Marshall College QRS C
• 6377nnn Susquehanna Valley EMS A
• 6382nnn Manheim Township AMB B
• 6383nnn UNID Series?
• 6384nnn UNID Series NE?
• 6385nnn Warwick AMB A
• 6386nnn Northwest EMS A
• 6388nnn Wakefield AMB C
• 6390nnn Blue Rock QRS C
• 6789nnn Elverson EMS (Chester County)* B
• 7160nnn Schaefferstown EMS (Lebanon County)* B
• 8304nnn Lifelion Medevac* (8304194)

"*"Out of County Units, note pre-fix numerics.

I probably didn't get every one correct..

 

[u2brent]

I can confirm that these Are Still In Use.. But not limited to..
Others will have to post their observations.. Or See them disappear..

FIRE/EMS
Ops B (NE) 33.56 CSQ KGC755/WPVC803
House Siren Activations 33.60 CSQ KGC755/WPVC803/WPYW324/WPYV611 (Just an Open Carrier?, Apparently)
Ops A (NW) 33.64 CSQ KGC755/WPYW324/WPYV611/WQCE726
Ops C (City & South) 33.72 CSQ KGC755/WPVC803/WPYW324/WPYV611
Lancaster City Fire Dispatch 33.82 CSQ KGC755
Dispatch 33.90 CSQ KGC755/WPRR644/WPVC803/WPYW324/WPYV611
Dispatch 72.58 D025 WPUU748
Lancaster EMS 155.34 C192.8 WNFC381
Lancaster EMS Association 155.4075 D025 WPQK401
Crossband Rptr 462.775 C114.8 (33.56/64/68/72/90) WNGI686?

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Constables 154.055 C71.9 KNEJ770
James Street Improvement District (Lancaster City) 452.2375 D464 WPYJ465

MUNICIPAL
These are not in DB.. Was getting around to submitting one of these days.
East Drumore Twp 154.04 C71.9 KSJ283
Drumore Twp 156.24 D413 KNAL298
Little Britain Twp 156.24 D743 KNAS769
Fulton Twp 156.24 CSQ KNAK735

Bart is now on the P25,
Bart/Colerain/Sadsbury Twp Co-Op 155.955 203.5 WNWK593/WQK333/KNFL986 is no more...

Martic Twp is on https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=9352 TG 0-03-135
Earl Twp is on https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=9369 TG 0-09-132

Still active
453.52500 BM Lanco Alpha Alpha Paging (POCSAG) FMN Data

 

[u2brent]

Monitoring the LCWC P25 from the South & NE Sites I've seen these PW active on the system..

Bart Twp PW1 4002
Lititz Boro PW1 4092
Salisbury Twp PW1 4172
Salisbury Twp PW2 4173
Adamstown Boro PW1 4222
Akron Boro PW1 4232
E Hempfield Twp PW1 4342
E Lampeter Twp PW1 4352
E Lampeter Twp PW2 4353
W Earl Twp PW1 4612

 

[Rishayan]

I can also confirm that the low band 33.90, 33.64, 33.56 and 33.72 are all still in use, as well as the 452.2375 city repeater. Also, I can confirm that East Earl Township still uses the Public Works repeater 155.10, at least for snow plows. Additionally, I recently submitted the new TRS rebroadcast repeater of the Northeast Fire zone (Ops B) on 154.37 from New Holland.

 

[BigLebowski]

What is the purpose of the JSID repeater? I monitor it off and on when I'm in the area but usually end up locking it out. Is it worth monitoring?

 

[u2brent]

What is the purpose of the JSID repeater? I monitor it off and on when I'm in the area but usually end up locking it out. Is it worth monitoring?

I think that local businesses are in participation with the Lancaster PD to improve and protect the business district.
These folks have radios, they use this frequency and are monitored by the PD. It's like a back door for communicating. That's my take anyway..

 

[BigLebowski]

I think that local businesses are in participation with the Lancaster PD to improve and protect the business district.
These folks have radios, they use this frequency and are monitored by the PD. It's like a back door for communicating. That's my take anyway..

Well if that is the case, that is a good idea! Too bad more agencies don't do that. Heaven forbid we communicate with the private sector.

I too have been wondering what, if anything, remains of the conventional law enforcement traffic on the various town channels. Good thread!

 

[E-542]

Well if that is the case, that is a good idea! Too bad more agencies don't do that. Heaven forbid we communicate with the private sector.

I too have been wondering what, if anything, remains of the conventional law enforcement traffic on the various town channels. Good thread!

Not to my knowledge since except for Constables, they made the bighard push to go Encrypted for all LEO activity, from what I was cited by Lancaster PD of Officer Safety.

 

[u2brent]

A quick google search of James Street Improvement District will reveal what the entity is.
Apparently it has little to no law enforcement relationship, Not sure why it was added to the DB under Lancaster County Police probably the original submission was correct and the relationship changed later on?? Or it was always wrong?? Maybe it should be moved to the business category now? Since no other existing category seems appropriate.. IDK

 

[HM1529]

I can confirm that these Are Still In Use.. But not limited to..
Others will have to post their observations.. Or See them disappear..


Crossband Rptr 462.775 C114.8 (33.56/64/68/72/90) WNGI686?

This crossband has puzzled me for years. Is it actually coming from the retirement community? Maybe some of the staff there are vollies and they set this up? Has anyone ever tried to track down the transmitter for this crossband?

 

[HM1529]

I've started the project. Reconfigurations of the database page like this are cumbersome and time consuming, so bear with me.

 

[u2brent]

This crossband has puzzled me for years. Is it actually coming from the retirement community? Maybe some of the staff there are vollies and they set this up? Has anyone ever tried to track down the transmitter for this crossband?

Actually not sure if the call is correct, just the closest match I could dig up for that..
Don't know for sure, but likely is from that general location. Never pinned it down for sure.
Nor it's origins... Just that it still repeats.. might have a cw id?

 

[HM1529]

Can anyone confirm Brecknock Twp?
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?fccCallsign=WPQA503

 

[E-542]

Another question on the UHF repeater. It says it is a 'Crossband Repeater for 33.56, 33.68, 33.72,and 33.64'
I know 33.64, 33.56, and 33.72 is a VHF Lo broadcast of DISP A, DISP B, and DISP C.
What the heck is 33.68?

 

[u2brent]

Used to be
City and Suburban Fireground
Guess that one won't be repeated anymore.

 

[E-542]

Oh yeah, don't think they use that one anymore either.

 

[HM1529]

This Lancaster Co stuff is a hot mess. All sorts of FCC licenses mismatched with local frequencies. This is a headache to work on.

Mt. Gretna Fire Co isn't even in Lancaster Co. It's in Lebanon.

 

[HM1529]

I can also confirm that the low band 33.90, 33.64, 33.56 and 33.72 are all still in use, as well as the 452.2375 city repeater. Also, I can confirm that East Earl Township still uses the Public Works repeater 155.10, at least for snow plows. Additionally, I recently submitted the new TRS rebroadcast repeater of the Northeast Fire zone (Ops B) on 154.37 from New Holland.

What is the 452.2375 that you mentioned? Is it town watch type comms or something else? This? https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?fccCallsign=WPYJ465