York County Fire Departments

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York County Fire System

  • Sanford Regional Communications Center (RCC) has taken over the dispatching of the fire departments that use the York County UHF system (460.5500 MHz.) as of July 2009.
  • UHF fire primary channels 1, 2 and 3 are not simulcast and cover different areas. Most calls are toned out twice over different repeaters to ensure more complete coverage.
  • UHF fire tactical simplex channels 4 and 8 and usually assigned for fireground operations.
  • UHF fire tactical repeater channels 5, 6 and 7 are generally used more for administrative type traffic.
  • Although still licensed by several communities, there is no longer any use of low-band fire frequencies.
  • Agencies using 155.7450 (118.8) are dispatched by SP Augusta.

State Fire

  • State Fire, 154.3100 (CSQ) is the statewide mutual aid frequency.
  • 154.2800 and 154.2650 (CSQ) are licensed by the State Fire Chiefs Association and used by many VHF departments as tactical channels.
  • The Pike Ops channel 151.0700 (107.2 PL) is being used by fire departments responding (Interop) onto the Maine Turnpike to coordinate with Maine State Police.

Emergency Management

  • York County EMA channels 159.7800 MHz and 460.4500 are crossbanded to allow interoperable communications between departments on VHF and those on UHF during major incidents.
  • EMA channels are also used by the three fire towers in York County staffed by volunteers during times of high fire danger: Mt. Agamenticus (York), Mt. Hope (Sanford) and Ossipee Mtn. (Waterboro)
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County Frequencies

  • York Fire Primary (Sanford RCC)
    • CH 1 - Hosac Mountain (Cornish)
    • CH 2 - Fort Ridge (Shapleigh)
    • CH 3 - Blueberry Hill (Acton)
Department Frequency Type Tone Notes (Dispatch Center) Confirmation/Reconfirmation
York County Fire 460.5500 R 151.4 Ch 1-2-3 Primary 2025.01.03 W1KNE
York County Fire 465.5750 S 118.8 Ch 4 North Tac Direct (Sanford RCC) 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
York County Fire 460.6250 R 167.9 Ch 5 North Tac Repeater (Sanford RCC)
York County Fire 460.5750 R 110.9 Ch 6 Central Tac Repeater (Sanford RCC)
York County Fire 460.5750 R 110.9 Ch 7 South Tac Repeater (Sanford RCC)
York County Fire 465.6250 S 118.8 Ch 8 South Tac Direct (Sanford RCC) 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
York County Fire - North 155.7450 R 118.8 VHF Dispatch Hosac Mtn (SP Augusta) 2022.11.25 N1ZYY
York County EMA 159.7800 S 156.7 Crossbanded with 460.4500 (Sanford RCC)
York County EMA 460.4500 R 110.9 Crossbanded with 159.7800 (Sanford RCC) 2023.01.10 LTE4NFD

Municipalities

Department Frequency Type Tone Notes (Dispatch Center) Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Acton 460.5500 R 151.4 Primary (Sanford RCC) 2025.01.11 LTE4NFD
Acton 460.0750 R 167.9 Local Ops (Shared with other Town Ops) 2020.01.04 schwab
Alfred 461.5875 R 162.2 Primary (Biddeford) 2024.06.14 W1KNE
Alfred 462.2250 R 97.4 Local Repeater 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Alfred 453.7750 R 110.9 Town Local 2014.11.11 LTE4NFD
Arundel 453.4250 R 100.0 Ch 1 Primary (Biddeford)/2 Direct 2024.06.14 W1KNE
Arundel 453.0750 R 114.8 Ch 3 Tactical / 4 Direct 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Berwick 155.5575 R 110.9 Repeats South Berwick FD (Sanford RCC) 2024.10.06 schwab
Berwick 460.4375 F 192.8 Downlink from 155.5575 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Biddeford Biddeford Municipal Trunk T See Biddeford Municipal Trunk for confirmations
Biddeford 158.7825 R D516 Simulcast of Dispatch From Trunk 2024.05.26 MASSBUSMARK
Buxton 154.2350 R 250.3 Primary 2025.01.27 LTE4NFD
Cornish 155.7450 R 118.8 Primary (SP Augusta) 2025.01.27 LTE4NFD
Cornish 150.9950 R 114.8 Cornish Local Ops
Eliot 156.0000 R 192.8 Primary (Kittery) 2025.01.11 LTE4NFD
Goodwin's Mills 151.4750 S 123.0 Dispatch/Operations, x-band w/UHF (Biddeford) 2025.01.27 LTE4NFD
Goodwin's Mills 453.5375 R 123.0 Dispatch/Operations, x-band w/VHF (Biddeford) 2022.07.09 MASSBUSMARK
Goodwin's Mills 453.3125 R 179.9 Patch to 453.5375 2024.07.10 W1KNE
Hollis 460.6000 R 110.9 Primary (Sanford RCC) 2025.01.27 LTE4NFD
Hollis 453.7250 S 110.9 Tac-1 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Hollis 458.7250 S 110.9 Tac-2 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Kennebunk 453.0250 R 107.2 Ch 1 Primary (Sanford RCC) 2024.01.26 LTE4NFD
Kennebunk 453.0250 S 107.2 Ch 2 Direct 2025.01.27 LTE4NFD
Kennebunk 453.4500 R 107.2 Ch 3 Tactical
Kennebunk 453.4500 S 107.2 Ch 4 Direct
Kennebunkport 153.8000 R 203.5 Fire and EMS Primary 2024.01.26 LTE4NFD
Kennebunkport 155.2650 S 203.5 Fire and EMS Tactical
Kezar Falls 155.7450 R 118.8 Primary for towns of Parsonsfield and Porter (SP Augusta) 2012.12.20
Kezar Falls 150.9950 R 210.7 Local Repeater
Kezar Falls 154.1900 S 203.5 Local Direct
Kittery 154.4300 R 192.8 2025.01.11 schwab
Kittery 154.4300 R N250
Lebanon 460.5500 R 151.4 Primary (Sanford RCC) 2024.10.08 LTE4NFD
Lebanon 461.3875 R 162.2 Town Local 2024.10.08 LTE4NFD
Lebanon 453.5750 S 156.7 Fireground 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Limerick 460.5500 R 151.4 Primary (Sanford RCC) 2025.01.11 LTE4NFD
Limerick 453.1250 R 118.8 Local
Limington 160.2000 R 110.9 Primary (SP Augusta) 2025.01.24 LTE4NFD
Maine State Fire 154.3100 S CSQ Statewide Mutual Aid
Maine State Fire Chiefs Tactical 154.2650 S CSQ Statewide Fire Chiefs Tactical - Southern Maine 2012.12.20
Newfield 460.5500 R 151.4 Primary (Sanford RCC) 2025.01.20 LTE4NFD
North Berwick 463.5375 R 107.2 Primary (Sanford RCC), Linked with 460.5500 2024.08.14 schwab
Ogunquit 453.8250 R 107.2 Primary (Wells) 2024.06.14 W1KNE
Old Orchard Beach 154.2500 R 110.9 Primary (Scarborough Dispatch) 2024.05.23 Dave2582
Old Orchard Beach 154.2650 S 123.0 Tactical
Parsonsfield 155.7450 R 118.8 Coverage by Kezar Falls FD 2023.01.10 LTE4NFD
Saco 158.7825 R D516 Biddeford/Saco Primary 2024.07.28 GraniteScanner (SNE Submitter)
Saco 151.2800 S 192.8 Saco Ops 1 2023.05.26 MASSBUSMARK
Saco 151.2800 R 192.8 Saco Ops Vehicle Repeater
Saco 154.1075 S 103.5 Biddeford/Saco Ops 3
Saco 155.6625 S 141.3 Biddeford/Saco Ops 4
Sanford 460.5250 R 146.2 Ch 1 Primary (Sanford RCC) 2024.06.14 W1KNE
Sanford 463.3625 R 103.5 Repeats Fire 1 (WPEP966) 2025.01.27 LTE4NFD
Sanford 453.1750 R 146.2 Ch 2 Tactical Repeater 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Sanford 453.1750 S 146.2 Ch 3 Tactical Direct 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Shapleigh 460.5500 R 151.4 Primary (Sanford RCC) 2025.01.11 LTE4NFD
Shapleigh 460.3000 R 110.9 Shapleigh Local 2025.01.20 LTE4NFD
South Berwick 156.2175 R 192.8 Repeats Berwick FD (Sanford RCC) 2025.01.11 LTE4NFD
South Berwick 460.4375 F 192.8 UHF Downlink 2025.01.11 schwab
South Berwick 151.8350 S D343 Fire Tactical Ch. 3 2020.09.28 schwab
Waterboro 461.5875 R 162.2 Primary (Biddeford) 2024.07.28 GraniteScanner (SNE Submitter)
Waterboro 462.2250 R 97.4 Local Repeater 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Waterboro 453.5625 R 127.3 Waterboro Local 2011.09.26
Wells 453.9500 R 100.0 Primary 2024.10.06 schwab
Wells 453.3375 R 156.7 Tactical 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
Wells 460.4125 R 151.4 Mobile Repeater 2024.10.06 graniteScanner
York 154.2650 R 97.4 1 Dispatch 2024.07.10 W1KNE
York 153.8375 S 173.8 2 Fire Ground 2024.07.10 W1KNE
York 154.0175 S 173.8 3 Apparatus Ops 2012.05.28 ME343
York 154.2425 S 173.8 4 Beach Tac 2
York 154.1675 S 173.8 5 Village Tac 2
York 158.8800 S 118.8 6 Direct
York 155.2350 S 103.5 Ambulance Tac 2014.03.29 schwab