Pittsburgh Police - ICS Frequencies

[KB3ZWI]

Good Evening Everyone,

I was listening to my radio to keep an ear out for conditions in Downtown Pittsburgh tonight and I heard Zone 3 ask for two officers to click over their ICS channel.

This is the second time I've heard ICS channels referenced. I was wondering if anybody knew what those channels are and the details about them.

Are they P25 digital? Are they encrypted? My assumption it is one of the two Allegheny County Incident Command frequencies. I believe there is an analog one and a digital one, both encrypted.

Any details would be awesome. The scanner I have is a Whistler TRX-1.

 

[PGHSCANNERWACKER1]

It’s encrypted..I did hear the non encrypted be used but that was when they first got them channels .so i know for all swat call out they use that and special events they use the encrypted channel.

 

[KB3ZWI]

Thank you, that's what I figured.

 

[mule1075]

I was listening to my radio to keep an ear out
Are they P25 digital? Are they encrypted? My assumption it is one of the two Allegheny County Incident Command frequencies. I believe there is an analog one and a digital one, both encrypted.

Go with what you assume. More than likely it is spot on. I am monitoring PD 1 thru 3 as well as operations and the administration channels. Quiet so far.

 

[PGHSCANNERWACKER1]

yeah ..on the scanner app Pittsburgh is number 1 with over 1,000 people listen

 

[mule1075]

yeah ..on the scanner app Pittsburgh is number 1 with over 1,000 people listen

No need for me to use it i am monitoring from Washington County on my own scanner.

 

[KB3ZWI]

I was very surprised to hear how quiet the standard PGH frequencies are.

For something like this I can understand the desire for keeping transmissions out of the clear.

 

[PGHSCANNERWACKER1]

yeah .. its going to get crazy... I just heard zone 5 units with something going on in that area ,,,

 

[hundeesport412]

what is the frequenct for ICS

 

[PGHSCANNERWACKER1]

[U]hundeesport412[/U] its a encrypted channel,

 

[hundeesport412]

afraid to share it?

 

[PGHSCANNERWACKER1]

not afraid at all I'm just saying its pointless to share because no scanner will pick it up ,,
453.41250WPLH761 RM203.5 PLAC IncCmdA AC Incident Command Analog FMN Emergency Ops
453.41250WPLH761 RMACE NACAC IncCmdD AC Incident Command Digital P25 Emergency Ops

 

[mule1075]

afraid to share it?

It is in the database. 453.4125 NAC ACE or PL 203.5 on analog.

 

[hundeesport412]

They are the County's , didn't know the City had access to them.

 

[PGHSCANNERWACKER1]

yes there is two channels one is encrypted and the other I haven't heard been use since they got there channels,,

 

[KB3ZWI]

Different agencies share some frequencies / channels as a part of NIMS/ICS for interoperability and resource coordination.

 

[mule1075]

They are the County's , didn't know the City had access to them.

Have been using them for quite awhile since they moved tac ops off off the operations channel. The city has access to all countywide channels and has for some time. Have heard motorcycle and other city officers quite frequently on countywide public safety for motorcades etc.

 

[PGHSCANNERWACKER1]

yeah that's why the city and basically county got new radios apx radios so they can have interoperability.

 

[hundeesport412]

cool!! thanks

 

[PGH_Explorer]

I wasn't aware the City had their own ICS channel. Does anyone have the freq for it?