CITYFREQ.TXT VERSION 2 /UPDATED LISTINGS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFTY DEPARTMENTS OF FAIRFAX CITY,VA ******************************************************************** MONITERING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX ******************************************************************** BY KEN FOWLER LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORER POST 1805 CITY OF FAIRFAX POLICE DEPARTMENT ************************************ * POLICE DEPARTMENT FREQUENCIES* ************************************ * TABLE 1 FAIRFAX CITY POLICE DEPTARTMENT* ________________________________________ FREQ. CH. DESCRIPTION 453.975 MHZ. 1 DISPATCH- CAR TO CAR ( REPEATER) 458.975 MHZ. 2 CAR TO CAR- (NON REPEATER) 494.387 MHZ. 1 RPTR. FOR CHANNEL 1 497.387 MHZ UNKNOWN USE 458.550 MHZ. P-MARS MUTUAL AID CHANNEL (ALSO 453.550 MHZ.) 154.235 MHZ. RADIO PATCH WITH FIRE MARSHALLS 45.160 MHZ. RADIO PATCH WITH PUBLIC WORKS *460.375 MHZ 3 UNKNOWN /POSSIBLY NEW FREQ FOR MDT UNITS ??? ***** still being tested ***** *=NEW HELICOPTERS FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE FAIRFAX CITY FIRE MARSHALLS FAIRFAX 1 FM 1 FAIRFAX 2 FM 2 FAIRFAX 3 FM 3 *NOTE THE COUNTY'S THREE HELICOPTERS FAIRFAX 1,2,3 CAN TALK DIRECT CITY POLICE UNITS ON CITY CH.1. *THE CITY POLICE DISPATCHERS HAVE A TRI-DEPT. LINK WITH THE FIRE MARSHALLS ON 154.235 AND PUBLIC WORKS ON 45.160 MHZ. *THE CITY POLICE ARE NOW PLANNING TO PUT INTO USE AN 8 CHANNEL RADIO SYSTEM AND MDT UNITS IN EACH POLICE CRUISER .(MOBILE DISPATCH TERMINAL) *************************************** * CITY OF FAIRFAX FIRE AND RESCUE DEPT* *************************************** TABLE 3 CITY OF FAIRFAX FIRE AND RESCUE FREQUENCIES ______________________________________________________________ FREQ. CH. DESCRIPTION _______________________________________________________________ 460.575 1 DISPATCH- 460.600 2 FIREGROUND- MEDICAL AID -HELICOPTERS 460.625 3 FIREGROUND 465.575 4 ON THE SCENE -NON RPTR. 154.235 CITY OF FAIRFAX FIRE MARSHALLS 154.280 F-MARS METRO. MUTUAL AID *IN 1978 THE CITY HAD GAINED CONTROL OF ITS OWN FIRE AND RESCUE DEPT. ALTHOUGH THE VOL. FIRE DEPT. HAD BEEN ESTABLISHRD IN 1928. *THE CITY FIRE AND RESCUE IS DISPATCHED BY FAIRFAX COUNTY'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, LOCATED AT THE COUNTY'S PINE RIDGE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER ON THE COUNTY FIRE FREQUENCIES. *THE CITY HAS ITS OWN FIRE PREVENTION OFFICE WITH THREE FIRE MARSHALLS. (FM,1,2,3) *THE CITY FIRE AND RESCUE VECHICLES INCL. THE FIRE MARSHALLS USE THE COUNTY FIRE MDT(MOBILE DISPATCH TERMINALS) WHICH GREATLY DECREASES RADIO TRAFFIC. ***************************** * GOVERMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS* ***************************** *THE CITY GOVERNMENT USE ONE FREQUENCY FOR CITY OFFICALS AND ALL OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISIONS PUBLIC WORKS,SIGN AND SIGNAL, TRANSIT AND UTILITES; INCLUDING THE CITY'S CUE BUS TRANSIT SYSTEM. *THE CITY'S WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT GOOSE CREECK IN LOUDOUN COUNTY ALSO USES THIS FREQUENCY ************************************************ TABLE 4 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS FREQUENCIES ________________________________________________ FREQ. DESCRIPTION 45.160 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ************************************************ FOR MORE INFORMATION CONSULT THE POLICE CALL GUIDE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL RADIO SHACK.**************************************************************