Frequencies Monitored: 

Soon to add: Greensburg Department of Public Works 

Local Information: 

Units may be patched, encrypted, or offset due to normal county operations. The GFD runs all operations off of KGB939 (154.2500 VHF) to have a separate channel from ICORRS in case the ICORRS system goes down. Surrounding agencies use the ICORRS system, including Mutual Aid EMS, Dist 3 Police (Greensburg PD), and surrounding townships and boroughs. The only Hempfield Township agency still uses "Township Fire" (154.35500) WAS Carbon Fire Department. However, as of 1/5/2021, they have switched to 800 MHz. The Hempfield Fire Department will keep Hempfield fire for patches, storm mode operations, and HEMA. Unity Township uses the old Mutual Aid EMS VHF channel as a backup for large storms or events where the center runs out of channels. In May 2022, Greensburg added a second repeater channel in case the main should go down. This frequency is the old Gbg Police channel. 

More about us:

We use a VHF/UHF scanner plugged into a laptop to provide optimal sound and service to our listeners. Listeners may hear a fuzzy sound, which is caused by patches (from 800 P2 into VHF), radio not hitting the repeater, alternate type radios (EFJohnson, Kenwood, Baofeng, etc.), or (usually) due to people not talking correctly into the radio. Greensburg generally runs Motorola HT-750, some have HT-1000 or HT-1250, chief officers and county DPS employees, and some company officers have APX-8000s. As of April 2023, all apparatus have 6 APX 900 VHF portables in their apparatus. Companies that run other brands of radios consist of:

Company 1- Motorola APX Series (Officers)

Company 2- Kenwood Viking Series (Officers)

Company 3 - Motorola HT Series (Officers) 

Company 6- Motorola APX Series (Officers)

Company 7- Varies based on the person (Motorola, Kenwood, Baofeng, TYT, etc.)

Company 8- Motorola APX Series (Line Officers)

Things to know:

• At 12:00 pm every day (noon), the tones will activate on the radio. County will announce "KGB939 City of Greensburg Fire Department time 12 noon"  Use this as a reference (so you will recognize tones). 
• There may be no audio at times due to no alarms/activity. There is no need to report to us about there being no audio. 
• The Greensburg Fire Department is a small command overlay department with six stations in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. 

The GFD is NOT responsible for any accident that occurs by listeners coming to the scene. Be sure to spectate from a safe distance, and respect all emergency scene laws. RECOMMENDATION: If it is your first time checking out a scene, stay about 150 feet away from the closest firefighter or fire apparatus-- Keep in mind: If there's one, more are coming. 

There are pages on Facebook to see what's going on as far as Westmoreland Incidents. Use www.Facebook.com/WC911Alerts

More Info on Companies:

Station 1: Engine, Rescue, Utility

Station 2: Truck, Air, Foam, Utility

Station 3: Engine, Rescue, Utility

Station 6: Engine, Utility

Station 7: Engine, Rescue, Utility

Station 8: Engine, Salvage, Utility, 2 Water Salvage Trailers

Other: 1 Special Ops Truck, 8 inflatable swift-water boats, 1 sonar boat, 2 Jet Skis, 1 Band Truck, 1 command post, 2 Chief's Buggys

Total 23 Apparatus

Additional Companies that may respond to the city include, but are not limited to:

Station 29 (Hempfield 2): Engine, Rescue, Service, Command

Station 23 (Carbon): Engine, Engine, Truck, Salvage

Station 24 (Southwest Greensburg): Engine, Truck, Squad

Station 32 (South Greensburg): Engine, Rescue (RIT Certified), Service, Boat

Station 65 (North Hempfield): Engine, Rescue, Brush, Utility

Station 84 (Bovard): Quint, Engine, Squad

Station 21 (Grapeville): Engine, Foam

Station 104 (Fort Allen): Engine, Rescue (RIT Certified), Service, IRP, Boat

Station 34 (Crabtree): Engine, Rescue (RIT Certified), Utility

Station 114 (Lloydsville): Engine, Rescue (RIT Certified), Service, Boat

Station 12 (North Irwin): Engine, Rescue, Air

Station 112 (Jeannette): Engine, Rescue, Tower Ladder, Vent

Station 87 (Harrison City): Engine, Rescue, Ladder

Station 91 (Dryridge): Engine, Tanker, Rescue, Ladder

Station 26 (Youngwood): Engine, Rescue, Tower Ladder, Squad

Beginning October 2023, the first business day of the month will be off and on feed due to PC updates and optimzation. Please be patient as we work through the first business day updates. 

Recent Feed Updates:

- Computer was updated 10/16/2020

- Computer was restarted 10/21/2020 

- Computer was updated 12/4/2020

- Computer was updated 12/28/2020

- Computer was updated 2/25/2021

- Computer was updated 5/10/2021

- Computer was updated 8/15/2021

- Computer was updated 9/25/2021

- Computer was updated 11/4/2021 

- Computer was updated 12/17/2021 and the antenna was repaired. 

- Computer was updated 4/6/2022 

- Computer and Scanner experienced a power surge from a local incident. Restored 4/16/22.

- Provider with internet difficulties, did a restart of server. 5/1/2022 20:14

- New Frequency was added to radio unit 5/4/2022 

- Computer was updated 9/7/2022

- Computer updated 9/19/2022

- Computer updated 01/17/2023

- Computer updated 04/04/2023

- Computer offline with server errors 05/31/2023

- Computer updated 08/25/2023

- Computer updated 09/21/2023

- Computer Updated 11/02/2023

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