Hello All!
First off this is my first time ever visiting the State of Pennsylvania. It is a nice place to visit, with the exception of everybody laughing at me when I order sweet tea when eating.
I have noticed a lot of volunteer firefighters around here displying Fire-Police Id tags and blue lights on there vehicles. I do know that from the past that every volunteer from Pennsylvania north runs blue lights on private vehicles, just like West Virginia south runs red lights. I knew about the blue lights, because we had a boy from Pennsylvania move to my county and join my rescue squad. He was stopped just about everytime he would drive, because of his blue lights. Finally he got tried of being harrased he changed the lenses to red and has not had any problems since.
My main question is what do Fire-Police? Obvisiously they fight fire, but are they allowed to carry firearms and have police powers of arrest?
I know that it may sound stupid to some of you, but were I am from (North Carolina) Fire does its thing and Police does its thing. There is no combining the duties.
Also, I have noticed that every county that I have visited uses the very low band channels. I am just wanting to know if the reception is that good so that pagers will alert. Again were I am from we have trouble with both Vhf and Uhf frequencies alerting pagers. I know our Highway Patrol is on 42 MHz and I have to worst time trying to hear them on my MT-1000 Portable.
Please don't laugh, because like I said this is the first time I have been North as far as Washington D.C.
Thanks for your time!
David
KI4gbj
North Carolina
First off this is my first time ever visiting the State of Pennsylvania. It is a nice place to visit, with the exception of everybody laughing at me when I order sweet tea when eating.
I have noticed a lot of volunteer firefighters around here displying Fire-Police Id tags and blue lights on there vehicles. I do know that from the past that every volunteer from Pennsylvania north runs blue lights on private vehicles, just like West Virginia south runs red lights. I knew about the blue lights, because we had a boy from Pennsylvania move to my county and join my rescue squad. He was stopped just about everytime he would drive, because of his blue lights. Finally he got tried of being harrased he changed the lenses to red and has not had any problems since.
My main question is what do Fire-Police? Obvisiously they fight fire, but are they allowed to carry firearms and have police powers of arrest?
I know that it may sound stupid to some of you, but were I am from (North Carolina) Fire does its thing and Police does its thing. There is no combining the duties.
Also, I have noticed that every county that I have visited uses the very low band channels. I am just wanting to know if the reception is that good so that pagers will alert. Again were I am from we have trouble with both Vhf and Uhf frequencies alerting pagers. I know our Highway Patrol is on 42 MHz and I have to worst time trying to hear them on my MT-1000 Portable.
Please don't laugh, because like I said this is the first time I have been North as far as Washington D.C.
Thanks for your time!
David
KI4gbj
North Carolina