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=='''Maine State Police Info'''==
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<font size="+2" ><b>Maine State Agencies</b></font>
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'''Zone 1 Gray Dispatch (156.1500R MHz)'''
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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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*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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<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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'''Zone 2 Augusta Dispatch (154.6500R MHz)'''
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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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*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 (154.9050R 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 (154.6650R MHz)'''
 
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*Troop F - Aroostook County
 
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=='''Other Information'''==
 
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*State Police also dispatch Marine Patrol (1800 #'s) & Warden Service (2100 #'s) units.
 
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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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*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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*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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=='''Maine State Police (Dept. of Public Safety) Troop/Zones'''==
  
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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 State Police field troops have undergone reorganization in 2023.
  
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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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==='''Zone 1 Augusta RCC'''===
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* '''Gray RCC closed''' 2018.06
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=='''State Police Frequency Info'''==
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{{prettytable}}
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{{Prettytable}}
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!'''Troop'''||'''Location'''||'''Geographic Area'''
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|'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''
 
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|Ch 1 Statewide Emergency ||154.7100||CSQ||(Limited Use)
 
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|Ch 2 Statewide Car to Car||154.6950||CSQ||All police units in Maine
 
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|Ch 3 Zone 1 Gray Dispatch||156.1500R||CSQ||Troops A & B & G
 
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|Ch 4  Zone 2 Augusta Dispatch||154.6500R||CSQ||Troops C & D
 
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|Ch 5 Zone 3 Orono Dispatch||154.9050R||CSQ||Troops E & J
 
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|Ch 6 State Police Car To Car||154.9350||192.8||
 
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|Ch 7 Nationwide Car to Car||155.4750||192.8||
 
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|Ch 8 Turnpike/Radar ||156.0450||192.8||Troop B (Limited Use)
 
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|Ch ? Zone 3 Car to Car Repeater||155.4600R||82.5||Bald Mtn., Dedham
 
 
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|Ch ? Zone 4 Houlton Dispatch||154.6650R||CSQ||Troop F
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|Southern Field Troop||Alfred (Old Troop A)||York County
 
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|Ch ? Admin/Investigators||154.9200R||192.8||(Limited Use)
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|Southern Field Troop||Gray (Old Troop B)||Cumberland, Oxford, & Androscoggin Counties
 
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|Ch ? Admin/Investigators||158.7300R||192.8||(Limited Use)
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|Troop G||Portland||Maine Turnpike (I-95 from Kittery to Augusta)
 
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=='''Regional Net'''==
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==='''Zone 2 Augusta RCC'''===
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{{Prettytable}}
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{{prettytable}}
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|'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''
 
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|Region 1 Net||155.5800R||192.8|| York County
 
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|Region 2 Net||155.5350R||192.8?|| Cumberland County
 
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|Region 3 Net||156.0900R||192.8|| Knox, Lincoln, And Sagadahoc Counties
 
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|Region 4 Net||153.9050?|||| Waldo, Hancock Counties (Inactive?)
 
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| Region 5 Net||155.5500R||192.8|| Androscoggin, Oxford Counties
 
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| Region 6 Net||153.7550?|||| Penobscot, Piscataquis Counties (Inactive?)
 
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| Region 7 Net||155.4300R||192.8||Franklin, Somerset, Kennebec Counties (Confirmed active)
 
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| Region 8 Net||154.9950?||||Washington County (Inactive?)
 
 
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| Region 9 Net||155.4150R||||Aroostook County
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!'''Troop'''||'''Location'''||'''Geographic Area'''
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|Central Field Troop||Skowhegan (Old Troop C)||Somerset, Franklin & Kennebec Counties
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|Central Field Troop||Augusta (Old Troop D)||Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, & Waldo Counties
 
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=='''Maine Turnpike'''==
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==='''Zone 3 Bangor RCC'''===
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{{Prettytable}}
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{{prettytable}}
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|'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''
 
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|State Police/Admin/Tolls||151.0700R||107.2||State Police Troop B
 
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|York Relay||160.7700R||123.0||Relays 151.0700 in Kittery/York area
 
 
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|Maintenance Repeaters||151.1300R||||Various Repeater Sites
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!'''Troop'''||'''Location'''||'''Geographic Area'''
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|Northern Field Troop||Bangor (Old Troop E)||Penobscot & Piscataquis Counties
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|Northern Field Troop||Ellsworth (Old Troop J)||Hancock & Washington Counties
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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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=='''Marine Patrol'''==
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==='''Zone 4 Houlton RCC'''===
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{{Prettytable}}
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{{prettytable}}
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|'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''
 
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|Car to Car||155.5950||192.8||
 
 
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|National Marine Fisheries Service||163.2250R||100.0||Blackstrap Hill, Falmouth & Other Areas
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!'''Troop'''||'''Location'''||'''Geographic Area'''
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|Troop F||Houlton||Aroostook County
 
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=='''Warden Service'''==
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=='''Statewide (All Dispatch Zones)'''==
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{{Prettytable}}
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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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|'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''
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{{prettytable}}
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!'''Channel '''||'''Usage'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
 
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|Southern Repeaters||155.9700R||CSQ||  
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|Ch 1||Statewide SP & Speed Enforcement (SWSP) ||154.7100||S||CSQ / 192.8||||2016.06.28
 
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|Northern Repeaters||154.7250R||||  
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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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|Greenville Repeater||155.6550R||||(Licensed as Repeater - may be used as input)
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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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|Southern Car to Car||155.7300||192.8||(Limited Use)
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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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|Northern Car to Car||154.8150||192.8||
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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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=='''Forest Service'''==
 
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{{Prettytable}}
 
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|'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''
 
 
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|Priestly Mountain T10/R13||159.2400R||131.8||
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|Ch ?||Zone 3 - TAC Repeater||155.4600|| R||82.5||Bald Mtn., Dedham||2012.04.24
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|Ch ?||Zone 4 Houlton RCC Dispatch||154.6650|| R||CSQ|| Troop F ||2011.11.11
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|Ch 6||State Police Car To Car (SPCC)||154.9350||S||192.8|| ||2014.05.29
 
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|Cooper Mountain Cooper||159.2550R||100.0||
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|Ch 7||Turnpike Car to Car||156.0450||S||192.8|| ||'''INACTIVE'''
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|Ch ?||Nationwide Car to Car (NWCC)||155.4750||S||192.8|| ||2011.11.11
 
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|Mt. Blue Avon||159.2550R||118.8||
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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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|Tunk Mountain T10/SD||159.2700R||100.0||
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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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|Ossipee Mountain Waterboro||159.3000R||141.3||
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|Ch ?||MDEA/Admin/Investigators||154.9200|| R||192.8||||'''INACTIVE'''
 
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|Big Spencer Mtn. T02/R13||159.3150R||114.8||
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|Ch ?||MDEA/Admin/Investigators||158.7300|| R||192.8||||'''INACTIVE'''
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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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|Deboulie Mountain T15/R9||159.3450R||123.0||
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
 
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|Big Moose Mtn. Big Moose Township||159.3750R||114.8||
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|Region 1 Net||155.5800||R||192.8|| York County|| '''INACTIVE'''
 
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|Number Nine Mtn. Bridgewater||159.3900R||123.0||
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|Region 2 Net||155.5350||R||192.8|| Cumberland County  || '''INACTIVE'''
 
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|Pleasant Mountain Denmark||159.3900R||141.3||
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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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|Hatchet Mountain Hope||159.4050R||141.3||
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|Region 4 Net||153.9050|| |||| Waldo, Hancock Counties||'''INACTIVE'''
 
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|- align="center"  
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|Passadumkeag Mtn. Grand Falls Plt. ||159.4350R||100.0||
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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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|West Kennebago Mountain T04/R04||159.4350R||114.8||
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| Region 6 Net||153.7550|| |||| Penobscot, Piscataquis Counties || '''INACTIVE'''
 
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|Norway Bluff T9/R9||159.4650R||118.8||
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| Region 7 Net||155.4300||R||192.8||Franklin, Somerset, Kennebec Counties (Confirmed active) Eaton||
 
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|State Fire||154.3100||CSQ||Statewide fire mutual aid
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| Region 8 Net||154.9950||R ||107.2||Washington County ||2014.08.23 LTE4NFD
 
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|Northeast Fire Compact||159.2850||CSQ||
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| Region 9 Net||155.4150||R||||Aroostook County (Mtn 9)||
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|TAC 1 ||159.4500||CSQ||(Old South Zone)
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=='''Marine Patrol (Dept. of Marine Resources)'''==
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|TAC 2 ||159.3600||CSQ||(Old Eastern Zone)
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{{prettytable}}
 
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|- align="center"  
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|TAC 3 ||159.4200||CSQ||(Old Western Zone)
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
 
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|Forestry/Parks Statewide Common||159.3300||CSQ||
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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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|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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|National Marine Fisheries Service||163.2250|| R||100.0||Blackstrap Hill & Blue Hill (Was used by Maine Marine Patrol)||'''INACTIVE'''
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=='''State Parks'''==
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=='''Warden Service (Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife)'''==
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{{Prettytable}}
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'''Warden Service Regional Divisions'''
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*Division A Gray
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|'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''
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*Division B Sidney
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*Division C Bangor
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|Baxter State Park Repeater||159.3000R||||
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*Division D Greenville
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*Division E Ashland
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|Baxter State Park Car to Car ?||159.2250||||May be repeater
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{{prettytable}}  
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|Baxter State Park Car to Car ?||151.3100||||
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|Camden Hills State Park||159.2400||CSQ||
 
 
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|- align="center"  
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|Cobscook Bay State Park||159.2400||CSQ||
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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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|Damariscotta Lake State Park||159.2400||CSQ||
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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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|Reid State Park||159.2400||CSQ||
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|Northern Repeaters||154.7250|| R||CSQ||8 other sites in rest of the State ||
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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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|Two Lights State Park||159.2400||CSQ||
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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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|Forestry/Parks Statewide Common||159.3300||CSQ||
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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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=='''Maine DEP'''==
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=='''Maine DEP (Dept. of Environmental Protection)'''==
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{{Prettytable}}
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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'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''
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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
 
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|- align="center"  
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|Oil Spill Ops 1||159.4800R||103.5||Portable Repeaters/US Coast Guard
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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||103.5||
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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||150.9800R||103.5||Clean Casco Bay Repeater S. Portland
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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||103.5||
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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
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
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|<font color="red">'''Maine EMA'''|| || ||
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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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|Statewide Repeater System||160.1400R||103.5||Communications w/County EMA's
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| NW Oil Spill Ops ||158.4450||S||||Licensed to ME DEP||
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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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!'''Channel '''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|- align="center" 
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|Statewide EMS Tactical||155.3850||S||CSQ||MCI/Disaster Interoperability/Required in all Ambulances||
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
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|LASER (Land Air Sea Rescue)||155.1600||192.8||Used by various agencies
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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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|- align="center"  
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|<font color="red">'''Maine EMS'''|| || ||
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|Region 1 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3250||S||Various||Southern Me EMS: York, Cumberland & Sagadahoc Counties ||
 
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|- align="center"  
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|Statewide EMS Tactical||155.3850||CSQ||MCI/Disaster Interoperability
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|Region 2 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3400||S||Various||Tri County EMS: Androscoggin, Franklin & Oxford Counties ||
 
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|- align="center"  
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|<font color="red">'''CONOPS<BR>Interoperability Channels'''|| || ||
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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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|- align="center"  
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|CONOPS 1||154.7100||CSQ||State Police Channel 1
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|Region 4 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3550||S||Various||Northeast EMS: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington, & Hancock Counties ||
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
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|CONOPS 2||155.4750||CSQ||Nationwide Car to Car
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|Region 5 Ambulance to Hospital ||155.3400||S||Various||Aroostook EMS: Aroostook County ||
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
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|CONOPS 3||155.1600||CSQ||LASER (Land Air Sea Rescue)
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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="center"
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|CONOPS 4||154.9350||CSQ||State Police Car to Car
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=='''Statewide Fire'''==
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*Common frequencies used statewide.
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{{prettytable}}
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!'''User'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
 
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|- align="center"  
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|CONOPS 5||154.3100||CSQ||State Fire
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|Maine State Fire Chiefs Tactical||154.2800||S||CSQ, also D023 noted||Statewide Fire Chiefs Tactical - Statewide||2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
 
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|- align="center"  
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|CONOPS 6||154.6950||CSQ||Statewide Car to Car
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|Statewide Fireground||154.3100||S||CSQ||Statewide Fireground||
 
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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.
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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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