Berkshire County Fire Departments
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Fire District 12
- Fire District 12 covers Berkshire County
- Daily tone tests conducted around 6pm, provided there isn't a call in the county
- Great Barrington tests pagers for GB/Housatonic Mondays at 5:45 PM
- All tones are on "Dispatch", all other radio traffic is on "Response"
- No mobile or portable radios are heard on "Dispatch", with the exception of Otis, Sandisfield, and Tolland
- There are several county transmitter locations:
- Lenox Mountain, Richmond Primary Site
- Mount Wilcox, Monterey
- DPW Garage, Blandford
- Cory Road Fire Tower, Savoy
- WUPE-FM Tower, North Adams
- 76 East Street, Pittsfield
- East Otis Road, Tolland (This is a repeater site. Units in Otis, Sandisfield & Tolland are repeated - 2023.09.26 still in use. W1KNE)
- Berkshire County also dispatches Middlefield (Hampshire County), and Tolland (Hampden County)
- Egremont now has the ability to communicate on frequencies used by Columbia County NY.
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/Reconfirmations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | Dispatch | 2025.01.01 W1KNE |
| 152.9825 | S | 131.8 | Response Channel | 2025.01.01 W1KNE |
| 159.7575 | S | D413 | Command | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
| 154.1600 | S | 107.2 | Fireground 1 (North County) | 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter) |
| 155.8050 | S | 107.2 | Fireground 2 (South County) | 2024.01.07 W1KNE |
| 153.8825 | S | D343 | Fireground 3 | 2019.08.10 W1KNE |
| 158.8050 | S | 107.2 | Interior Units (On Scene) | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
| 159.6375 | R | 107.2 | Berkshire County Repeater (Repeats 152.9825 - Unlicensed/Likely coming from Brodie Mtn.) | 2024.03.11 W1KNE |
Departments dispatched on above channels
- The following towns are dispatched by Berkshire County Sheriffs or local dispatch on the above frequencies
| Town | Notes | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 2023.03.20 W1KNE | |
| Alford | 2023.10.09 W1KNE | |
| Becket | 2020.08.16 JBolduc | |
| Cheshire | 2025.01.01 W1KNE | |
| Clarksburg | DB: North Adams | 2012.06.18 W1KNE |
| Egremont | 2025.01.01 W1KNEE | |
| Florida | 2016.07.17 W1KNE | |
| Great Barrington | DB: Gt. Barrington PD ("849") | 2024.01.07 W1KNE |
| Hancock | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |
| Lanesborough | 2024.01.02 W1KNE | |
| Lee | 2025.01.01 W1KNE | |
| Lenox | 2025.01.01 W1KNE | |
| Monterey | 2024.01.07 W1KNE | |
| New Ashford | ||
| New Marlborough | 2024.01.07 W1KNE | |
| Otis | 2024.01.07 W1KNE | |
| Peru | 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven | |
| Richmond | 2020.12.25 W1KNE | |
| Sandisfield | 2024.01.07 W1KNE | |
| Savoy | 2017.08.01 MrSvenSven | |
| Sheffield | 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven | |
| Stamford VT | DB: North Adams | 2021.12.21 MrSvenSven |
| Stockbridge | 2025.01.01 W1KNE | |
| Tyringham | 2024.01.07 W1KNE | |
| West Stockbridge | 2017.08.01 MrSvenSven | |
| Southern Berkshire Ambulance | 2024.01.07 W1KNE |
Departments dispatched on local channels, or with local channels
- The following towns use either the county frequency, their own to self dispatch, or other local frequencies
| Town Name | Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/Reconfirmations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams FG | 153.8900 | S | 107.2 | Fireground | |
| Adams Forest | 155.8875 | R | 107.2 | Forest Wardens | 2016.08.13 Alarmroom |
| Alford Fire | 159.4500 | S | D023 | "Alford Fire Channel". Local Non Incident Ops | 2018.03.24 W1KNE |
| Dalton FD | 153.8150 | R | 107.2 | Self Dispatched | 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter) |
| Hinsdale FD | 155.6400 | R | 107.2 | DB:Dalton | 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter) |
| Hinsdale FG | 154.0700 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground | |
| Lanesborough FD UHF | 453.5000 | R | 107.2 | Fire UHF Crosspatch (188 Summer Street Location) | 2024.03.11 W1KNE |
| Lanesborough FD UHF | 453.9250 | R | 107.2 | Fire UHF Crosspatch (655 Cheshire Road Location) | 2024.03.11 W1KNE |
| Lenox Fire | 154.1900 | S | 107.2 | Local Channel | 2021.12.28 W1KNE |
| North Adams FD | 170.1500 | R | 107.2 | Local Dispatch | 2025.01.01 W1KNE |
| Peru FG | 154.1300 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground | |
| Pittsfield FD | 154.3400 | R | 107.2 | Local Dispatch/Operations (Medic Disp. too.) | 2025.01.01 W1KNE |
| Pittsfield FG | 154.2200 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground Operations | |
| Savoy FG | 154.2050 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground | |
| Williamstown FD | 154.1300 | R | 107.2 | Local Dispatch | 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter) |
| Windsor FD | 155.7150 | R | 192.8 | DB:Dalton (Shared with PD) | See PD for confirmation. |
Towns without departments.
- The following towns have no local fire department, and are covered by nearby towns.
- Mount Washington. Covered by Egremont and Copake, (Columbia County) NY.
- Washington. (Covered by Becket, Dalton)
