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Revision as of 17:53, 14 October 2011

Countywide Information

  • All Chittenden County fire departments have capability on the county frequency of 154.3850
  • Not all of them use it regularly or at all
  • Some towns are toned out on this frequency, even if they operate on different frequencies
  • Williston, Essex Junction, and Essex have been toned out on this frequency, and Richmond ambulances use it as a simplex frequency to report that they are going to Fletcher Allen in Burlington


Department Frequency Information

Department Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Re-Confirmations
Bolton
Buels Gore Probably does not have own fire department
Burlington 460.6250 R D134 More Information Below
Charlotte
Colchester 453.5250 R D243 Dispatch
Essex
Hinesburg
Huntington
Jericho In Jericho-Underhill Fire District
Milton
Richmond
Shelburne 154.3250 R 136.5 Dispatch/Ops
South Burlington 453.6750 R D612
St. George
St. Michaels College 453.2000 R 127.3 Fire/EMS
Underhill In Jericho-Underhill Fire District
Westford
Williston 154.35500 Disp by Essex
Williston 154.1750 Fire Ops
Winooski

Burlington Fire Department

  • Burlington Fire sends three engines, one tower, one rescue, and usually also Car 12 to a master box alarm
  • For medical calls they send one engine and one rescue
  • For people trapped in elevators, one engine, one tower, and one rescue are sent
  • For potential air disasters at the airport, at least three engines, one tower, and one rescue are sent. More equipment is also sent
  • Burlington Fire (and perhaps other departments) use 72.18 MHz for their radio boxes. Rapid DTMF tones can be heard in quick succession many times throughout the day with variations in signal strength between them
  • They use the same reporting codes as Boston Fire. Reporting Codes