Just out of curiosity, and I hope I don't get penalized for asking about this by the MODS but as a active Nebraska Firefighter(couple hours from Scottsbluff) and as someone who runs an operates my own radio programming/installation company, was there ever a reason for the FD wanting to be encrypted? Like I get why depts are doing it especially PD's but every fire chief I have spoken to doesn't understand the reasoning behind it, mostly because all of our fire agencies here assist in a mutual aid capacity on larger fires there. I do have to add all the V-TAC 30's to dept radios since they are used up there but I guess with mutual aid being such a huge part of western Nebraska fire depts just was always curious why they choose to go E for fire stuff. We have a lot of split VHF/UHF in my area and we have to run two radios for everything to have proper communications with everyone including surrounding counties. Any how not trying to create issues just seek more information as its always discussed amongst departments in my area.
