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*[[EMT_Levels_in_Massachusetts|INT]] = Intermediate Level Support
 
*[[EMT_Levels_in_Massachusetts|INT]] = Intermediate Level Support
 
*[[EMT_Levels_in_Massachusetts|ALS]] = Advanced Life Support (Paramedics)
 
*[[EMT_Levels_in_Massachusetts|ALS]] = Advanced Life Support (Paramedics)
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*County Dispatch is done by the County Sheriff's Dispatch Center which is located in Pittsfield
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*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)<br>
 
*ALS Intercepts are done by other communities and backed up by County Ambulance Co. (in the Pittsfield area)<br>
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*Lifestar communicates to Berkshire County on the fireground frequency (154.1600 PL 107.2)
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*Lifestar communicates to Berkshire County on the fireground frequency
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*Unless otherwise noted, EMS is dispatched on [[Berkshire_County_Fire_Departments|Fire Department]] radio channels.
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== '''Countywide EMS frequencies''' ==
 
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*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
 
*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
 
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||'''Department'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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||'''Channel'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|Fire District 12 - Ch. 1||154.3100||107.2||Dispatch||2017.07.12 jeffkett
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|CMED Ch.01||155.3400||S||107.2||Primary (EMS to Area Hospitals)||2013.03.01 NI1V
 
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|CMED Ch.02||155.3850||S||107.2||Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control) ||
 
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== '''Emergency Medical Services of Berkshire County''' ==
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== '''Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad''' ==
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Florida, Great Barrington, Monterey, North Adams and Pittsfield Mass Area
 
 
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*Provides primary EMS to several towns in the extreme southern part of the county
 
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||'''Channel'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|||||||Dispatched by [[Berkshire_County_Police_Departments|Great Barrington Police]]||
 
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|CMED Ch.01||155.3400||S||107.2||Primary (EMS to Area Hospitals)||2013.03.01 NI1V
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|155.2800||S||107.2||Secondary Ops||
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== '''Action EMS''' ==
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||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|CMED Ch.02||155.3850||S||107.2||Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control) ||
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|152.3900||S||107.2||Pittsfield area operations||2017.05.24 MrSvenSven
 
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== '''Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad''' ==
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== '''County Ambulance''' ==
 
{{prettytable}}
 
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*County Ambulance (a private EMS provider not affiliated with the county) provides ALS intercepts to much of the county
 
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||'''Channel'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|Ch.01||155.3400||S||107.2||Primary Ops||
 
 
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|Ch.02||155.7750|| ||107.2||Police Interface||
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|155.2800||S||88.5||Operations||2017.05.24 MrSvenSven
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|Ch.03||154.3100|| ||107.2||Fire Interface||
 
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|Ch.04||155.2800||S||107.2||Secondary Ops||
 
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|Ch.05||155.3850||S||107.2||MCI Loading Officer to Hospitals||
 
 
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||<font color="#cc6600">'''Community'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''EMS Provider'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Frequency'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Type'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Tone'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Notes'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
||<font color="#cc6600">'''Community'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''EMS Provider'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Frequency'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Type'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Tone'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Notes'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|Adams||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||155.2200||R||107.2||DB: Adams||
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|Adams||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||||||||DB: County||2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
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|Adams||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||155.2200||R||107.2||Secondary||2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
 
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|Alford||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Alford||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|Becket||BLS & INT: Becket EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Becket||BLS & INT: Becket EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
 
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|Cheshire||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||155.2200||||107.2||DB: Adams||
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|Cheshire||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||||||||DB: Adams||
 
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|Clarksburg||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||DB: North Adams||
 
|Clarksburg||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||DB: North Adams||
 
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|Dalton||BLS & INT: Dalton Fire||153.8150||||107.2||DB: Dalton||
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|Dalton||BLS & INT: Dalton Fire||||||||DB: Dalton||
 
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|Egremont||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Egremont||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|Florida||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||DB: North Adams||
 
|Florida||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||DB: North Adams||
 
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|Great Barrington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Great Barrington PD along<br> w/ Berkshire County||
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|Great Barrington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||||||||DB: Great Barrington PD||
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|Great Barrington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||155.7750||||107.2|| ||
 
 
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|Hancock||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Hancock||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|Hancock||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||155.2200||||127.3||Village EMS Ops||
 
|Hancock||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||155.2200||||127.3||Village EMS Ops||
 
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|Hinsdale||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Dalton||
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|Hinsdale||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||||||||DB: Dalton on both County and Hinsdale FD Channels||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
 
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|Lanesborough||BLS: Lanesborough Fire||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Lanesborough||BLS: Lanesborough Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.12 MrSvenSven
 
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|Lee||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Lee Dispatch||
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|Lee||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||||||||DB: Lee Dispatch on Countywide FD Channels||
 
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|Lee||BLS & INR: Lee EMS||155.2950||||107.2|| ||  
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|Lee||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||155.2950||||107.2|| ||  
 
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|Lenox||BLS & INT: Lenox EMS ||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Lenox||BLS & INT: Lenox EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.13 MrSvenSven
 
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|Monterey||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Monterey||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|Mouth Washington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Mouth Washington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|Mouth Washington||BLS & INT: Copake Falls(NY) Rescue||46.5000||||110.9||Columbia County, NY||
 
|Mouth Washington||BLS & INT: Copake Falls(NY) Rescue||46.5000||||110.9||Columbia County, NY||
 
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|New Ashford||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|New Ashford||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|New Ashford||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||155.2200||||127.3||Village EMS Ops||
 
|New Ashford||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||155.2200||||127.3||Village EMS Ops||
 
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|New Marlborough||BLS: New Marlborough EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|New Marlborough||BLS: New Marlborough EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|North Adams||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||R||151.4||DB: North Adams||2015.06.27 W1KNE
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|North Adams||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||R||151.4||DB: North Adams||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
 
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|North Adams||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.1750||||151.4||Tactical||2014.11.11 ScottWebmaster
 
|North Adams||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.1750||||151.4||Tactical||2014.11.11 ScottWebmaster
 
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|Otis||BLS: Otis EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Otis||BLS: Otis EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
 
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|Peru||BLS: Hinsdale Fire||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Dalton||
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|Peru||BLS: Hinsdale Fire||||||||DB: County or Dalton on County and Hinsdale FD channels||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
 
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|Pittsfield||BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o)||154.3400||||107.2||DB: Pittsfield||
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|Pittsfield||BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o)||||||||DB: Pittsfield FD||
 
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|Pittsfield||Action Ambulance||152.3900||R||77.0||Transport Channel||
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|Richmond||BLS: Richmond Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Richmond||BLS: Richmond Fire||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
 
 
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|Sandisfield||BLS: Sandisfield EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Sandisfield||BLS: Sandisfield EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.13 MrSvenSven
 
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|Savoy||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||155.2200||||107.2||DB: Adams||
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|Savoy||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||||||||DB: Adams||
 
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|Sheffield||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Sheffield||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||||||||DB: Great Barrington PD||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
 
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|Stockbridge||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Lee Dispatch ||  
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|Stockbridge||Stockbridge EMS||||||||DB:County||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
 
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|Tyringham||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Lee Dispatch||
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|Tyringham||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||||||||DB: Lee Dispatch||
 
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|Washington||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Dalton||
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|Washington||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||||||||DB: Dalton||
 
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|West Stockbridge||BLS: Richmond Fire||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|West Stockbridge||BLS: Richmond Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|Williamstown||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||154.3100||||107.2||DB: Berkshire County||
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|Williamstown||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|Williamstown||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||155.2200||||127.3||Village EMS Ops||
 
|Williamstown||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||155.2200||||127.3||Village EMS Ops||
 
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|Windsor||BLS: Windsor Fire||155.7150||R||192.8||DB: Williamstown||
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|Windsor||BLS: Windsor Fire||||||||DB: Dalton on Windsor FD channel||
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|Windsor||BLS: Windsor Fire||154.3100||||107.2||Berkshire County||
 
 
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Revision as of 11:47, 22 August 2017

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) 2013.03.01 NI1V
CMED Ch.02 155.3850 S 107.2 Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control)

Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad

  • Provides primary EMS to several towns in the extreme southern part of the county
Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
Dispatched by Great Barrington Police
155.2800 S 107.2 Secondary Ops

Action EMS

Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
152.3900 S 107.2 Pittsfield area operations 2017.05.24 MrSvenSven

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 88.5 Operations 2017.05.24 MrSvenSven

EMS Provider Information

Community EMS Provider Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
Adams BLS & ALS: Adams EMS DB: County 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
Adams BLS & ALS: Adams EMS 155.2200 R 107.2 Secondary 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
Alford BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS DB: Berkshire County
Becket BLS & INT: Becket EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
Cheshire BLS & ALS: Adams EMS DB: Adams
Clarksburg BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 DB: North Adams
Dalton BLS & INT: Dalton Fire DB: Dalton
Egremont BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS DB: Berkshire County
Florida BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 DB: North Adams
Great Barrington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS DB: Great Barrington PD
Hancock BLS & ALS: Village EMS DB: Berkshire County
Hancock BLS & ALS: Village EMS 155.2200 127.3 Village EMS Ops
Hinsdale BLS: Hinsdale EMS DB: Dalton on both County and Hinsdale FD Channels 2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
Lanesborough BLS: Lanesborough Fire DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.12 MrSvenSven
Lee BLS & INT: Lee EMS DB: Lee Dispatch on Countywide FD Channels
Lee BLS & INT: Lee EMS 155.2950 107.2
Lenox BLS & INT: Lenox EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.13 MrSvenSven
Monterey BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS DB: Berkshire County
Mouth Washington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS DB: Berkshire County
Mouth Washington BLS & INT: Copake Falls(NY) Rescue 46.5000 110.9 Columbia County, NY
New Ashford BLS & ALS: Village EMS DB: Berkshire County
New Ashford BLS & ALS: Village EMS 155.2200 127.3 Village EMS Ops
New Marlborough BLS: New Marlborough EMS DB: Berkshire County
North Adams BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 R 151.4 DB: North Adams 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
North Adams BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.1750 151.4 Tactical 2014.11.11 ScottWebmaster
Otis BLS: Otis EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.11 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) DB: Pittsfield FD
Richmond BLS: Richmond Fire DB: Berkshire County
Sandisfield BLS: Sandisfield EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.13 MrSvenSven
Savoy BLS & ALS: Adams EMS DB: Adams
Sheffield BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS DB: Great Barrington PD 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
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: Village EMS DB: Berkshire County
Williamstown BLS & ALS: Village EMS 155.2200 127.3 Village EMS Ops
Windsor BLS: Windsor Fire DB: Dalton on Windsor FD channel



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