Berkshire County EMS

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Countywide Information

  • In Berkshire County, EMS is mainly handled by the local fire departments
  • BLS = Basic Life Support (Basic EMTs)
  • INT = Intermediate Level Support
  • ALS = Advanced Life Support (Paramedics)
  • Countywide Dispatch is done by the County Sheriff's Dispatch Center which is located in Pittsfield (not to be confused with the private EMS provider County EMS)
  • ALS Intercepts are done by other communities and backed up by County Ambulance Co. (in the Pittsfield area)
  • Lifestar communicates to Berkshire County on the fireground frequency
  • Unless otherwise noted, EMS is dispatched on Fire Department radio channels.


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Countywide EMS frequencies

  • Berkshire County C-MED radio communications are all on VHF (on these 2 channels). They do not use any of the UHF C-MED channels
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
CMED Ch.01 155.3400 S 107.2 Primary (EMS to Area Hospitals) 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
CMED Ch.02 155.3850 S 107.2 Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control) 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)

Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad

  • Provides primary EMS to several towns in the extreme southern part of the county, based in Great Barrington next to Fairview Hospital on Lewis Ave.
Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
154.31001 S2 107.2 Dispatched by Berkshire Sheriff's Control 2024.01.03 W1KNE
155.2800 S D031 Secondary Ops

1See Berkshire County Fire for other frequencies used.
2Berkshire Fire is normally simplex, however various other repeaters exist in the county.

Northern Berkshire EMS

  • Provides primary EMS to several towns in the extreme northern part of the county and neighboring counties, based in North Adams and Williamstown.
Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
155.8425 R 151.4 Dispatched by North Adams 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
155.1750 S 151.4 Tactical 2023.01.25 sawyer100

Action EMS

Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
152.3900 S 77.0 Pittsfield area operations See Private Ambulances page for confirmation.

County Ambulance

  • County Ambulance (a private EMS provider not affiliated with the county) provides ALS intercepts to much of the county
Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
155.2800 S/R 88.5 Operations 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)

EMS Provider Information

Community EMS Provider Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
Adams BLS & ALS: Adams EMS DB: Berkshire County 2023.12.12 sawyer100
Adams BLS & ALS: Adams EMS 155.2200 R 107.2 Secondary 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
Alford BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels See SBVAS Above for Confirmation.
Becket BLS & INT: Becket EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
Cheshire BLS & ALS: Adams EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.09.19 MrSvenSven
Clarksburg BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
Dalton BLS & INT: Dalton Fire DB: Dalton
Egremont BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels See SBVAS Above for Confirmation.
Florida BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
Great Barrington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels See SBVAS Above for Confirmation.
Hancock BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
Hinsdale BLS: Hinsdale EMS DB: Dalton on both County and Hinsdale FD Channels 2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
Lanesborough BLS: Lanesborough Fire DB: Berkshire County 2024.01.12 sawyer100
Lee BLS & INT: Lee EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.10.10 MrSvenSven
Lee BLS & INT: Lee EMS 155.2950 107.2
Lenox BLS & INT: Lenox EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
Monterey BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels See SBVAS Above for Confirmation.
Mount Washington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels See SBVAS Above for Confirmation.
Mount Washington BLS & INT: Copake Falls(NY) Rescue 155.2950 S 173.8 Columbia County, NY Please see Nearby New York for confirmation.
New Ashford BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
New Marlborough BLS: New Marlborough EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
North Adams BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
Otis BLS: Otis EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
Peru BLS: Hinsdale Fire DB: County or Dalton on County and Hinsdale FD channels 2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
Pittsfield BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o) 155.2800 S/R 88.5 DB: Pittsfield PD See Above for Confirmation.
Richmond BLS: Richmond Fire DB: Berkshire County 2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
Sandisfield BLS: Sandisfield EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.10.13 MrSvenSven
Savoy BLS & ALS: Adams EMS DB: Berkshire County
Sheffield BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels See SBVAS Above for Confirmation.
Stockbridge Stockbridge EMS DB:County 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
Tyringham BLS & INT: Lee EMS DB: Lee Dispatch
Washington BLS: Hinsdale EMS DB: Dalton
West Stockbridge BLS: Richmond Fire DB: Berkshire County
Williamstown BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
Windsor BLS: Windsor Fire DB: Dalton on Windsor FD channel