Berkshire County EMS

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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)
  • County Dispatch is done by the County Sheriff's Dispatch Center which is located in Pittsfield
  • 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 (154.160 PL 107.2)
  • 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
Department Frequency Tone Notes
Fire District 12 - Ch. 1 154.3100 107.2 Dispatch
C-MED Channel 1 155.3400 107.2 Primary (EMS to Area Hospitals}
C-MED Channel 2 155.3850 107.2 Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control)


Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad

Channel Frequency Tone Notes
Ch.01 155.3400 107.2 Primary Ops
Ch.02 155.7750 107.2 Police Interface
Ch.03 154.3100 107.2 Fire Interface
Ch.04 155.2800 107.2 Secondary Ops
Ch.05 155.3850 107.2 MCI Loading Officer to Hospitals


EMS Provider Information

Community EMS Provider Frequency Tone Notes
Adams BLS & ALS: Adams EMS 155.2200 107.2 DB: Adams
Alford BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Becket BLS & INT: Becket EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Cheshire BLS & ALS: Adams EMS 155.2200 107.2 DB: Adams
Clarksburg BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 DB: North Adams
Dalton BLS & INT: Dalton Fire 153.8150 107.2 DB: Dalton
Egremont BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS) 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Florida BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 DB: North Adams
Great Barrington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS) 154.3100
155.775
107.2
107.2
DB: Great Barrington PD along
w/ Berkshire County
Hancock BLS & ALS: Village EMS 154.3100
155.2200
107.2
?
DB: Berkshire County
Village EMS Ops
Hinsdale BLS: Hinsdale EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Dalton
Lanesborough BLS: Lanesborough Fire 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Lee BLS & INT: Lee EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Lee Dispatch
Lenox BLS & INT: Lenox EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Monterey BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Mouth Washington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS
Copake Falls(NY) Rescue
154.3100
46.5
107.2
110.9
DB: Berkshire County
Columbia County, NY
New Ashford BLS & ALS: Village EMS 154.3100
155.2200
107.2
?
DB: Berkshire County
Village EMS Ops
New Marlborough BLS: New Marlborough EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
North Adams BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 DB: North Adams
Otis BLS: Otis EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Peru BLS: Hinsdale Fire 154.3100 107.2 DB: Dalton
Pittsfield BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o) 154.3400 107.2 DB: Pittsfield
Richmond BLS: Richmond Fire 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Sandisfield BLS: Sandisfield EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Savoy BLS & ALS: Adams EMS 155.2200 107.2 DB: Adams
Sheffield BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Stockbridge BLS & INT: Lee EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Lee Dispatch
Tyringham BLS & INT: Lee EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Lee Dispatch
Washington BLS: Hinsdale EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Dalton
West Stockbridge BLS: Richmond Fire 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Williamstown BLS & ALS: Village EMS 154.3100
155.2200
107.2
?
DB: Berkshire County
Village EMS Ops
Windsor BLS: Windsor Fire 155.7150R
154.3100
192.8
107.2
DB: Williamstown
Berkshire County