[Scan-DC] Falls Church

[Watson, Chuck]

Falls Church is a political oddity because it is a "city" that exists in 2 Virginia counties (Arlington and Fairfax).  It is basically a "county" of a city.

Falls Church has an independent sheriff's department, police department, fire department and school system.

An example of the weirdness is in schools.  Falls Church High School is not a Falls Church city school, it is in fact a Fairfax County high school. George Mason High School is Falls Church City's high school. George Mason is on property which is in Fairfax County.

Chuck Watson
From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Schoenberger
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:47 PM
To: ScanDC
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Fall Church Talk Groups

Based on recent monitoring, Falls Church PD continues to be on the old analog Motorola system.  They have four talkgroups.  Unknown when/if they'll be switching to the P25 digital system.

Arlington Fire (of which the Falls Church VFD is a part) is on the P25 system.  They have a few talkgroups simulcasted on the analog system.

Dave
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Jared Ross <jared at levyross.com<mailto:jared at levyross.com>> wrote:
Mike,

I found this "Falls Church Police are on this[Arlington County Analog] trunked system. The fire station in Falls Church is actually part of Arlington County Fire, and is also on this trunked system."

I didn't realize they were part of the County Fire System, I wonder if they are actually still on the old system or if they switched with County Fire and RR is just out of date?

-Jared

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:36 PM, <ka3jjz at netscape.com<mailto:ka3jjz at netscape.com>> wrote:
But it appears Falls Church is still on the old analog system, according to RR. Unless something has changed?
73 Mike

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To: Jared Ross <jared at levyross.com<mailto:jared at levyross.com>>
Cc: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net<mailto:scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Fall Church Talk Groups
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:35:32 -0500

Yes Arlington county has started their P25 system.

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Jared Ross <jared at levyross.com<mailto:jared at levyross.com>> wrote:
> Does anyone have a list of Talk Groups for the Falls Church Trunked System,
> Radio Reference doesn't have any listed. I'm mostly interested in listening
> to Falls Church FD.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jared
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