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=='''Maine State Police'''==
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<font size="+2" ><b>Maine State Agencies</b></font>
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*''Most'' Maine state agencies have transitioned to the new '''[[MSCOMMNET_Maine_State_Communications_Network|MSCommNet P25 digital VHF trunked system]]'''.
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<font size="+2" ><b>Maine State Police</b></font>
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*Most Maine state agencies are dispatched by the three Regional Communications Centers (RCC) listed below.
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*Continued use of the analog, conventional channels listed here, beyond those that are part of the '''[[Maine_EMA#CONOPS_Interoperability_Channels_.28All_Agencies.29|CONOPS Plan]]''', is undetermined.
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'''Zone 1 Gray Dispatch (156.150R MHz)'''
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{{TOC}}
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*Troop A - York, Cumberland, Oxford, & Androscoggin Counties
 
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*Troop B - Maine Turnpike (also dispatched by Pike HQ in Portland)
 
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'''Zone 2 Augusta Dispatch (154.650R MHz)'''
 
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*Troop C - Somerset,  Franklin & Northern Kennebec Counties
 
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*Troop D - Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, Waldo, & Southern Kennebec Counties
 
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'''Zone 3 Orono Dispatch (154.905R MHz)'''
 
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*Troop E - Penobscot & Piscataquis Counties
 
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*Troop J - Hancock & Washington Counties
 
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'''Zone 4 Houlton Dispatch (154.665R MHz)'''
 
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*Troop F - Aroostook County
 
  
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=='''Other Information'''==
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=='''Maine State Police (Dept. of Public Safety) Troop/Zones'''==
  
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*State Police also dispatch Marine Patrol (1800 #'s) & Warden Service (2100 #'s) units.
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*Maine State Police field troops have undergone reorganization in 2023.
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* EMA, DEP, federal units (1700 #'s), & and some local PD's also have access to the system.
 
  
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* The present State Police system was constructed in 1974. A new statewide multi-agency digital VHF system has been discussed by the State Radio Advisory Board.
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==='''Zone 1 Augusta RCC'''===
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* '''Gray RCC closed''' 2018.06
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{{prettytable}}
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|- align="center"
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!'''Troop'''||'''Location'''||'''Geographic Area'''
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|- align="center"
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|Southern Field Troop||Alfred (Old Troop A)||York County
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|- align="center"
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|Southern Field Troop||Gray (Old Troop B)||Cumberland, Oxford, & Androscoggin Counties
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|- align="center"
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|Troop G||Portland||Maine Turnpike (I-95 from Kittery to Augusta)
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|}
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==='''Zone 2 Augusta RCC'''===
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{{prettytable}}
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|- align="center"
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!'''Troop'''||'''Location'''||'''Geographic Area'''
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|- align="center"
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|Central Field Troop||Skowhegan (Old Troop C)||Somerset, Franklin & Kennebec Counties
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|- align="center"
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|Central Field Troop||Augusta (Old Troop D)||Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, & Waldo Counties
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|}
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==='''Zone 3 Bangor RCC'''===
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{{prettytable}}
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|- align="center"
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!'''Troop'''||'''Location'''||'''Geographic Area'''
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|- align="center"
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|Northern Field Troop||Bangor (Old Troop E)||Penobscot & Piscataquis Counties
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|- align="center"
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|Northern Field Troop||Ellsworth (Old Troop J)||Hancock & Washington Counties
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|- align="center"
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|Troop I||Augusta||Falmouth Spur (I-495), I-395, I-295, and I-95 from Augusta to Sherman
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|}
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==='''Zone 4 Houlton RCC'''===
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{{prettytable}}
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|- align="center"
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!'''Troop'''||'''Location'''||'''Geographic Area'''
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|- align="center"
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|Troop F||Houlton||Aroostook County
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|}
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=='''Statewide (All Dispatch Zones)'''==
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*Troop K - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (Statewide)
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[https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/sites/maine.gov.dps.msp/files/inline-images/new%20troop%20map_4.png '''Maine State Police Troop Map''']
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{{prettytable}}
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|- align="center"
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!'''Channel '''||'''Usage'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|- align="center"
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|Ch 1||Statewide SP & Speed Enforcement (SWSP) ||154.7100||S||CSQ / 192.8||||2016.06.28
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|- align="center"
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|Ch 2||Statewide Car to Car (SWCC)||154.6950||S||CSQ||All police units in Maine||2012.12.29
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|- align="center"
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|Ch 3||Zone 1 - Gray RCC Dispatch||156.1500||R||CSQ||Troops A & B & G||2014.07.12 ecps92
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|- align="center"
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|Ch 4||Zone 2 - Augusta RCC Dispatch||154.6500|| R||CSQ||Troops C & D||2014.07.21 ME343
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|- align="center"
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|Ch 5||Zone 3 - Bangor RCC Dispatch||154.9050|| R||CSQ||Troops E & J||2012.12.12 ME343
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|- align="center"
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|Ch ?||Zone 3 - TAC Repeater||155.4600|| R||82.5||Bald Mtn., Dedham||2012.04.24
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|- align="center" 
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|Ch ?||Zone 4 Houlton RCC Dispatch||154.6650|| R||CSQ|| Troop F ||2011.11.11
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|- align="center"
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|Ch 6||State Police Car To Car (SPCC)||154.9350||S||192.8|| ||2014.05.29
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|- align="center"
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|Ch 7||Turnpike Car to Car||156.0450||S||192.8|| ||'''INACTIVE'''
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|- align="center"
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|Ch ?||Nationwide Car to Car (NWCC)||155.4750||S||192.8|| ||2011.11.11
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|- align="center"
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|Ch ?||Turnpike Ops ||151.0700||R||107.2||Troop G - Fire-EMS Interop on Pike||2022.07.08
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|- align="center"
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| ? ||[https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/specialty-units/executive-protection Executive Protection Unit]||155.4600||S||N293||EPU||2021.01.20 HornSmoke
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|- align="center"
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|Ch ?||MDEA/Admin/Investigators||154.9200|| R||192.8||||'''INACTIVE'''
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|- align="center"
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|Ch ?||MDEA/Admin/Investigators||158.7300|| R||192.8||||'''INACTIVE'''
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|}
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=='''State Police Region Nets'''==
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*This system will be replaced with 40 new MSCOMMNET "RegionNet" repeaters.
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*The Region 8 Net is now licensed to Washington County and will most likely continue in service.
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{{prettytable}}
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|- align="center"
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|- align="center"
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|Region 1 Net||155.5800||R||192.8|| York County|| '''INACTIVE'''
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|- align="center"
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|Region 2 Net||155.5350||R||192.8|| Cumberland County  || '''INACTIVE'''
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|- align="center"
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|Region 3 Net||156.0900||R||192.8|| Knox, Lincoln, And Sagadahoc Counties||2012.12.13 me343
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|- align="center"
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|Region 4 Net||153.9050|| |||| Waldo, Hancock Counties||'''INACTIVE'''
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|- align="center"
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| Region 5 Net||155.5500||R||192.8|| Androscoggin, Oxford Counties (Spruce Mtn, Woodstock)||2014.09.19 Maine45
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|- align="center"
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| Region 6 Net||153.7550|| |||| Penobscot, Piscataquis Counties || '''INACTIVE'''
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|- align="center"
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| Region 7 Net||155.4300||R||192.8||Franklin, Somerset, Kennebec Counties (Confirmed active) Eaton||
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|- align="center"
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| Region 8 Net||154.9950||R ||107.2||Washington County ||2014.08.23 LTE4NFD
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|- align="center"
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| Region 9 Net||155.4150||R||||Aroostook County (Mtn 9)||
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|}
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=='''Marine Patrol (Dept. of Marine Resources)'''==
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{{prettytable}}
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|- align="center"
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|- align="center"
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|Car to Car||155.5950||S||CSQ||Formerly w/192.8 PL; now all CSQ||2013.08.23
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|- align="center"
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|National Marine Fisheries Service||163.2250|| R||100.0||Blackstrap Hill & Blue Hill (Was used by Maine Marine Patrol)||'''INACTIVE'''
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|- align="center"
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|}
  
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*Regional PD Nets were established to improve communications between local and county departments and the State Police. They presently see limited use and some are apparently inactive. Most inter-agency traffic is on Statewide Car to Car (154.695 MHz).
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=='''Warden Service (Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife)'''==
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'''Warden Service Regional Divisions'''
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*Division A Gray
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*Division B Sidney
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*Division C Bangor
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*Division D Greenville
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*Division E Ashland
  
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*Maine Forest Service Rangers are dispatched over the Forestry repeater system from three regional headquarters: Augusta, Old Town & Ashland. Rangers respond to all woods fires of significance.
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{{prettytable}}
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|- align="center"
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|Southern Repeaters||155.9700||R||CSQ|| Ossipee and Spruce Mountains.||2012.02.18 schwab
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|- align="center"
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|Northern Repeaters||154.7250||R||173.8||Unknown Repeater Site||2013.02.14
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|- align="center"
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|Northern Repeaters||154.7250|| R||CSQ||8 other sites in rest of the State ||
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|- align="center"
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|Warden Service Car to Car||155.7300||S||192.8||Alternate PLs may be in use||
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|- align="center"
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|Warden Service Car to Car||155.7300||S||233.6||Alternate PLs may be in use||2022.07.11 LTE4NFD
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|- align="center"
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|Warden Service Car to Car||155.7300||S||CSQ||Former southern C/C; now statewide use?||2013.02.14
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*CONOPS (Concept of Operations) Interoperability channels introduced in 2006 to meet federal requirements for large incident communications. May be assigned by State Police when needed. State has encouraged all local agencies to adopt their use, however it is unclear how many have done so beyond those already in service (State Fire; Statewide Car to Car).
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=='''Maine DEP (Dept. of Environmental Protection)'''==
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[https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/emergspillresp/index.html '''DEP Emergency Spill Response''']
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{{prettytable}}
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|Oil Spill Ops 1||159.4800|| R||103.5||Portable Repeaters/US Coast Guard||2010
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|- align="center"
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| Oil Spill Ops 2||159.4800||S||103.5||||2010
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|- align="center"
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| Oil Spill Ops 3||150.9800|| R||103.5||MSRC (Marine Spill Response Corp) Repeater Portland||2011.11.11
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|- align="center"
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| Oil Spill  Ops 4||150.9800||S||103.5||Used by MSRC vessel Maine Responder for deck ops||2011.11.11
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|- align="center"
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| NW Oil Spill Ops ||154.5850||S||||Licensed to ME DEP for Low Power Use||
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|- align="center"
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| NW Oil Spill Ops ||158.4450||S||||Licensed to ME DEP||
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|}
  
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*Only 126 of Maine's 492 communities have their own police departments, or other regular police coverage!
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=='''Maine EMS (Dept. of Public Safety)'''==
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*Each region has a private coordinating agency for training & testing, etc.
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*Regional Ambulance Call-in Frequencies do not uniformly follow the plan below
  
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{{Prettytable}}
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{{prettytable}}
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|<font color="red">'''Maine State Police '''||<font color="red">'''Freq.'''||<font color="red">'''Tone'''||<font color="red">'''Notes'''
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|Statewide EMS Tactical||155.3850||S||CSQ||MCI/Disaster Interoperability/Required in all Ambulances||
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|Ch 1 Statewide Emergency ||154.710||CSQ||(Limited Use)
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|- align="center"  
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
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|EMS/LASAR (Land Air Search & Rescue)||155.1600||S||192.8||(Also CONOPS-3) Used by various agencies & SAR Teams||
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|Ch 2 Statewide Car to Car||154.695||CSQ||All police units in Maine
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|- align="left"
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|Region 1 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3250||S||Various||Southern Me EMS: York, Cumberland & Sagadahoc Counties ||
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|Ch 3 Zone 1 Gray Dispatch||156.150R||CSQ||Troops A & B
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|- align="center"  
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
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|Region 2 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3400||S||Various||Tri County EMS: Androscoggin, Franklin & Oxford Counties ||
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|Ch 4  Zone 2 Augusta Dispatch||154.650R||CSQ||Troops C & D
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|Region 3 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.4000||S||Various||Kennebec Valley EMS: Kennebec, Somerset & Western Waldo Counties||
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|Ch 5 Zone 3 Orono Dispatch||154.905R||CSQ||Troops E & J
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
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|Region 4 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3550||S||Various||Northeast EMS: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington, & Hancock Counties ||
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|Ch 6 State Police Car To Car||154.935||192.8||
 
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|- align="left"
 
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|Ch 7 Nationwide Car to Car||155.475||192.8||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Ch 8 Turnpike/Radar ||156.045||192.8||Troop B (Limited Use)
 
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|- align="left"
 
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|Ch ? Zone 3 Car to Car Repeater||155.460R||82.5||Bald Mtn., Dedham
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Ch ? Zone 4 Houlton Dispatch||154.665R||CSQ||Troop F
 
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|- align="left"
 
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|Ch ? Admin/Investigators||154.920R||192.8||(Limited Use)
 
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|- align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Ch ? Admin/Investigators||158.730R||192.8||(Limited Use)
 
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|-align="center"
 
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|<font color="red">'''Regional Police Nets'''|| || ||
 
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|Region 1 Net||155.580R||192.8|| York County
 
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|- align="left"
 
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|Region 2 Net||155.535R||192.8?|| Cumberland County
 
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|- align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Region 3 Net||156.090R||192.8|| Knox, Lincoln, And Sagadahoc Counties
 
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|- align="left"
 
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|Region 4 Net||153.905?|||| Waldo, Hancock Counties (Inactive?)
 
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|- align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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| Region 5 Net||155.550R||192.8|| Androscoggin, Oxford Counties
 
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|- align="left"
 
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| Region 6 Net||153.755?|||| Penobscot, Piscataquis Counties (Inactive?)
 
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|- align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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| Region 7 Net||155.430R||192.8||Franklin, Somerset, Kennebec Counties (Confirmed active)
 
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|- align="left"
 
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| Region 8 Net||154.995?||||Washington County (Inactive?)
 
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|- align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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| Region 9 Net||155.415R||||Aroostook County
 
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|-align="center"
 
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|<font color="red">'''Maine Turnpike'''|| || ||
 
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|- align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|State Police/Admin/Tolls||151.070R||107.2||State Police Troop B
 
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|- align="left"
 
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|York Relay||160.770R||123.0||Relays 151.070 in Kittery/York area
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Maintenance Repeaters||151.130R||||Various Repeater Sites
 
 
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|- align="center"  
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|<font color="red">'''Marine Patrol'''|| || ||
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|Region 5 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3400||S||Various||Aroostook EMS: Aroostook County ||
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
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|- align="center"  
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|Car to Car||155.595||192.8||
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|Region 6 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3400||S||Various||Mid-Coast EMS: Knox, Lincoln & Eastern Waldo Counties ||
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|-align="left"
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|National Marine Fisheries Service||163.225R||100.0||Blackstrap Hill, Falmouth & Other Areas
 
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|- align="center" style="background:silver;"
 
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|<font color="red">'''Warden Service'''|| || ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Southern Repeaters||155.970R||CSQ||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Northern Repeaters||154.725R||||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Greenville Repeater||155.655R||||(Licensed as Repeater - may be used as input)
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Southern Car to Car||155.730||192.8||(Limited Use)
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Northern Car to Car||154.815||192.8||
 
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|-align="center" style="background:silver;"
 
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|<font color="red">'''Maine Forest Service'''|| || ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Priestly Mountain T10/R13||159.240R||131.8||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Cooper Mountain Cooper||159.255R||100.0||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Mt. Blue Avon||159.255R||118.8||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Tunk Mountain T10/SD||159.270R||100.0||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Ossipee Mountain Waterboro||159.300R||141.3||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Big Spencer Mtn. T02/R13||159.315R||114.8||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Deboulie Mountain T15/R9||159.345R||123.0||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Big Moose Mtn. Big Moose Township||159.375R||114.8||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Number Nine Mtn. Bridgewater||159.390R||123.0||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Pleasant Mountain Denmark||159.390R||141.3||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Hatchet Mountain Hope||159.405R||141.3||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Passadumkeag Mtn. Grand Falls Plt. ||159.435R||100.0||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|West Kennebago Mountain T04/R04||159.435R||114.8||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Norway Bluff T9/R9||159.465R||118.8||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|State Fire||154.310||CSQ||Statewide fire mutual aid
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Northeast Fire Compact||159.285||CSQ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|TAC 1 ||159.450||CSQ||(Old South Zone)
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|TAC 2 ||159.360||CSQ||(Old Eastern Zone)
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|TAC 3 ||159.420||CSQ||(Old Western Zone)
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Forestry/Parks Statewide Common||159.330||CSQ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|New License (Unknown use)||155.7525<BR>151.1375<BR>159.4725||156.7?<BR>156.7?<BR>192.8||Nationwide V-Call ?<BR>Nationwide V-Tac 1 ?<BR>Nationwide V-Tac 4 ?
 
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|-align="center" style="background:silver;"
 
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|<font color="red">'''State Parks'''|| || ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Baxter State Park Repeater||159.300R||||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Baxter State Park Car to Car ?||159.225||||May be repeater
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Baxter State Park Car to Car ?||151.310||||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Camden Hills State Park||159.240||CSQ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Cobscook Bay State Park||159.240||CSQ||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Damariscotta Lake State Park||159.240||CSQ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Reid State Park||159.240||CSQ||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Two Lights State Park||159.240||CSQ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Forestry/Parks Statewide Common||159.330||CSQ||
 
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|-align="center" style="background:silver;"
 
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|<font color="red">'''Maine DEP'''|| || ||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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|Oil Spill Ops 1||159.480R||103.5||Portable Repeaters/US Coast Guard
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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| Oil Spill Ops 2||159.480||103.5||
 
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|-align="left"
 
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| Oil Spill Ops 3||150.980R||103.5||Clean Casco Bay Repeater S. Portland
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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| Oil Spill  Ops 4||150.980||103.5||
 
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|-align="center"
 
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|<font color="red">'''Maine EMA'''|| || ||
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|Statewide Repeater System||160.140R||103.5||Communications w/County EMA's
 
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|-align="lrft"
 
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|LASER (Land Air Sea Rescue)||155.160||192.8||Used by various agencies
 
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|-align="center" style="background:silver;"
 
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|<font color="red">'''Maine EMS'''|| || ||
 
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|-align="lrft"
 
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|Statewide EMS Tactical||155.385||CSQ||MCI/Disaster Interoperability
 
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|-align="center" style="background:silver;"
 
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|<font color="red">'''CONOPS<BR>Interoperability Channels'''|| || ||
 
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|-align="lrft"
 
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|CONOPS 1||154.710||CSQ||State Police Channel 1
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|CONOPS 2||155.475||CSQ||Nationwide Car to Car
 
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|-align="lrft"
 
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|CONOPS 3||155.160||CSQ||LASER (Land Air Sea Rescue)
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|CONOPS 4||154.935||CSQ||State Police Car to Car
 
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|-align="lrft"
 
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|CONOPS 5||154.310||CSQ||State Fire
 
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|-align="left" style="background:silver;"
 
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|CONOPS 6||154.695||CSQ||Statewide Car to Car
 
  
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=='''Statewide Fire'''==
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*Common frequencies used statewide.
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Latest revision as of 10:36, 2 March 2025

Maine State Agencies


Maine State Police

  • Most Maine state agencies are dispatched by the three Regional Communications Centers (RCC) listed below.
  • Continued use of the analog, conventional channels listed here, beyond those that are part of the CONOPS Plan, is undetermined.
Table of contents -

Maine State Police (Dept. of Public Safety) Troop/Zones

  • Maine State Police field troops have undergone reorganization in 2023.

Zone 1 Augusta RCC

  • Gray RCC closed 2018.06
Troop Location Geographic Area
Southern Field Troop Alfred (Old Troop A) York County
Southern Field Troop Gray (Old Troop B) Cumberland, Oxford, & Androscoggin Counties
Troop G Portland Maine Turnpike (I-95 from Kittery to Augusta)

Zone 2 Augusta RCC

Troop Location Geographic Area
Central Field Troop Skowhegan (Old Troop C) Somerset, Franklin & Kennebec Counties
Central Field Troop Augusta (Old Troop D) Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, & Waldo Counties

Zone 3 Bangor RCC

Troop Location Geographic Area
Northern Field Troop Bangor (Old Troop E) Penobscot & Piscataquis Counties
Northern Field Troop Ellsworth (Old Troop J) Hancock & Washington Counties
Troop I Augusta Falmouth Spur (I-495), I-395, I-295, and I-95 from Augusta to Sherman

Zone 4 Houlton RCC

Troop Location Geographic Area
Troop F Houlton Aroostook County

Statewide (All Dispatch Zones)

  • Troop K - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (Statewide)

Maine State Police Troop Map

Channel Usage Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Ch 1 Statewide SP & Speed Enforcement (SWSP) 154.7100 S CSQ / 192.8 2016.06.28
Ch 2 Statewide Car to Car (SWCC) 154.6950 S CSQ All police units in Maine 2012.12.29
Ch 3 Zone 1 - Gray RCC Dispatch 156.1500 R CSQ Troops A & B & G 2014.07.12 ecps92
Ch 4 Zone 2 - Augusta RCC Dispatch 154.6500 R CSQ Troops C & D 2014.07.21 ME343
Ch 5 Zone 3 - Bangor RCC Dispatch 154.9050 R CSQ Troops E & J 2012.12.12 ME343
Ch ? Zone 3 - TAC Repeater 155.4600 R 82.5 Bald Mtn., Dedham 2012.04.24
Ch ? Zone 4 Houlton RCC Dispatch 154.6650 R CSQ Troop F 2011.11.11
Ch 6 State Police Car To Car (SPCC) 154.9350 S 192.8 2014.05.29
Ch 7 Turnpike Car to Car 156.0450 S 192.8 INACTIVE
Ch ? Nationwide Car to Car (NWCC) 155.4750 S 192.8 2011.11.11
Ch ? Turnpike Ops 151.0700 R 107.2 Troop G - Fire-EMS Interop on Pike 2022.07.08
? Executive Protection Unit 155.4600 S N293 EPU 2021.01.20 HornSmoke
Ch ? MDEA/Admin/Investigators 154.9200 R 192.8 INACTIVE
Ch ? MDEA/Admin/Investigators 158.7300 R 192.8 INACTIVE

State Police Region Nets

  • This system will be replaced with 40 new MSCOMMNET "RegionNet" repeaters.
  • The Region 8 Net is now licensed to Washington County and will most likely continue in service.
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Region 1 Net 155.5800 R 192.8 York County INACTIVE
Region 2 Net 155.5350 R 192.8 Cumberland County INACTIVE
Region 3 Net 156.0900 R 192.8 Knox, Lincoln, And Sagadahoc Counties 2012.12.13 me343
Region 4 Net 153.9050 Waldo, Hancock Counties INACTIVE
Region 5 Net 155.5500 R 192.8 Androscoggin, Oxford Counties (Spruce Mtn, Woodstock) 2014.09.19 Maine45
Region 6 Net 153.7550 Penobscot, Piscataquis Counties INACTIVE
Region 7 Net 155.4300 R 192.8 Franklin, Somerset, Kennebec Counties (Confirmed active) Eaton
Region 8 Net 154.9950 R 107.2 Washington County 2014.08.23 LTE4NFD
Region 9 Net 155.4150 R Aroostook County (Mtn 9)

Marine Patrol (Dept. of Marine Resources)

Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Car to Car 155.5950 S CSQ Formerly w/192.8 PL; now all CSQ 2013.08.23
National Marine Fisheries Service 163.2250 R 100.0 Blackstrap Hill & Blue Hill (Was used by Maine Marine Patrol) INACTIVE

Warden Service (Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife)

Warden Service Regional Divisions

  • Division A Gray
  • Division B Sidney
  • Division C Bangor
  • Division D Greenville
  • Division E Ashland
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Southern Repeaters 155.9700 R CSQ Ossipee and Spruce Mountains. 2012.02.18 schwab
Northern Repeaters 154.7250 R 173.8 Unknown Repeater Site 2013.02.14
Northern Repeaters 154.7250 R CSQ 8 other sites in rest of the State
Warden Service Car to Car 155.7300 S 192.8 Alternate PLs may be in use
Warden Service Car to Car 155.7300 S 233.6 Alternate PLs may be in use 2022.07.11 LTE4NFD
Warden Service Car to Car 155.7300 S CSQ Former southern C/C; now statewide use? 2013.02.14

Maine DEP (Dept. of Environmental Protection)

DEP Emergency Spill Response

Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Oil Spill Ops 1 159.4800 R 103.5 Portable Repeaters/US Coast Guard 2010
Oil Spill Ops 2 159.4800 S 103.5 2010
Oil Spill Ops 3 150.9800 R 103.5 MSRC (Marine Spill Response Corp) Repeater Portland 2011.11.11
Oil Spill Ops 4 150.9800 S 103.5 Used by MSRC vessel Maine Responder for deck ops 2011.11.11
NW Oil Spill Ops 154.5850 S Licensed to ME DEP for Low Power Use
NW Oil Spill Ops 158.4450 S Licensed to ME DEP

Maine EMS (Dept. of Public Safety)

  • Each region has a private coordinating agency for training & testing, etc.
  • Regional Ambulance Call-in Frequencies do not uniformly follow the plan below
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Statewide EMS Tactical 155.3850 S CSQ MCI/Disaster Interoperability/Required in all Ambulances
EMS/LASAR (Land Air Search & Rescue) 155.1600 S 192.8 (Also CONOPS-3) Used by various agencies & SAR Teams
Region 1 Ambulance to Hospital 155.3250 S Various Southern Me EMS: York, Cumberland & Sagadahoc Counties
Region 2 Ambulance to Hospital 155.3400 S Various Tri County EMS: Androscoggin, Franklin & Oxford Counties
Region 3 Ambulance to Hospital 155.4000 S Various Kennebec Valley EMS: Kennebec, Somerset & Western Waldo Counties
Region 4 Ambulance to Hospital 155.3550 S Various Northeast EMS: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington, & Hancock Counties
Region 5 Ambulance to Hospital 155.3400 S Various Aroostook EMS: Aroostook County
Region 6 Ambulance to Hospital 155.3400 S Various Mid-Coast EMS: Knox, Lincoln & Eastern Waldo Counties

Statewide Fire

  • Common frequencies used statewide.
User Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Maine State Fire Chiefs Tactical 154.2800 S CSQ, also D023 noted Statewide Fire Chiefs Tactical - Statewide 2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
Statewide Fireground 154.3100 S CSQ Statewide Fireground



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