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.
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 |
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