DISPATCH AND
COMMUNICATIONS
The Pittsylvania County Department of
Emergency Management and Communications, better known as CECOM, dispatches
the Chatham Volunteer Fire Department. All
county fire departments, rescue squads, town police officers, and Sheriff’s
Deputies are dispatched through CECOM. Fire Departments and Rescue Squads are
alerted by a tone that is unique to each department or squad.
We have the ability to communicate on a wide range of radio frequencies. However, we are normally dispatched through one channel, then while on-scene at an incident we operate on one of several alternative frequencies. We do this in order to keep radio traffic on the primary frequencies to a minimum.
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY FREQUENCIES
§ CHANNEL 1 : Fire / Rescue Channel 156.135
§ CHANNEL 2 : Emergency Management 155.775
§ CHANNEL 3 : PCFRA Tac Channel 153.830
§ CHANNEL 4 : Statewide Mutual Aid 155.205
REGIONAL TACTICAL FREQUENCIES
§ Northern Pittsylvania County – Gretna RS Repeater 155.115
§ Central Pittsylvania County – Chatham RS Repeater 155.760
§ South West Pittsylvania Co. – Tunstall FD Repeater 154.070
§ South East Pittsylvania Co. – Ringgold FD Repeater 154.385
ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES
§ Chatham FD 154.310
§ Callands FD 154.160
§ Climax FD 154.430
§ Dry Fork FD 154.190
The Chatham Fire Department also issues pagers to all
members and
Motorola HT-1250 Portable Radios to all actively running
members of the department.
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Last Revised: January 1, 2003