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== '''Countywide Information''' == | == '''Countywide Information''' == | ||
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*Daily tone tests conducted around 6pm, provided there isn't a call in the county | *Daily tone tests conducted around 6pm, provided there isn't a call in the county | ||
*Great Barrington tests pagers for GB/Housatonic Mondays at 5:45 PM | *Great Barrington tests pagers for GB/Housatonic Mondays at 5:45 PM | ||
− | * | + | *All tones are on "Dispatch", all other radio traffic is on "Response" |
− | * | + | *No mobile or portable radios are heard on "Dispatch", with the exception of Otis, Sandisfield, and Tolland |
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*There are several county transmitter locations: | *There are several county transmitter locations: | ||
:Lenox Mountain, Richmond '''Primary Site''' | :Lenox Mountain, Richmond '''Primary Site''' | ||
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:DPW Garage, Blandford | :DPW Garage, Blandford | ||
:Cory Road Fire Tower, Savoy | :Cory Road Fire Tower, Savoy | ||
− | :WUPE-FM Tower, North Adams | + | :WUPE-FM Tower, North Adams |
:76 East Street, Pittsfield | :76 East Street, Pittsfield | ||
− | :East Otis Road, Tolland (This is a repeater site. Units in Sandisfield & Tolland are repeated) | + | :East Otis Road, Tolland (This is a repeater site. Units in Otis, Sandisfield & Tolland are repeated) |
− | *Berkshire County also dispatches Middlefield (Hampshire County) and Blandford (Hampden County) | + | *Berkshire County also dispatches Middlefield (Hampshire County), Tolland (Hampden County), and Blandford (Hampden County) |
+ | *Egremont now has the ability to communicate on frequencies used by Columbia County NY. | ||
{{prettytable}} | {{prettytable}} | ||
|-align="center" style="background:silver" | |-align="center" style="background:silver" | ||
− | + | !'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations''' | |
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− | + | |154.3100||S||107.2||Dispatch||2021.03.07 W1KNE | |
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− | | | + | |152.9825||S||131.8||Response Channel||2021.03.07 W1KNE |
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− | | | + | |159.7575||S||D413||Command||2021.03.07 W1KNE |
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|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |154.1600||S||107.2||Fireground 1 (North County)||2020.06.22 W1KNE |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | || | + | |155.8050||S||107.2||Fireground 2 (South County) ||2021.03.07 W1KNE |
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |153.8825||S||D343||Fireground 3||2019.08.10 W1KNE | ||
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |158.8050||S||107.2||Interior Units (On Scene)||2021.03.07 W1KNE |
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− | == ''' | + | == '''Departments dispatched on above channels''' == |
− | {{ | + | *'''The following towns are dispatched by Berkshire County Sheriffs or local dispatch on the above frequencies''' |
− | |-align="center" | + | {{mediumtable}} |
− | || | + | !'''Town''' |
+ | !'''Notes''' | ||
+ | !'''Confirmation''' | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Adams||||2020.12.25 W1KNE | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Alford|||| | ||
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+ | |Becket|||| 2020.08.16 JBolduc | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Cheshire||||2020.12.25 W1KNE | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Clarksburg||DB: North Adams||2012.06.18 W1KNE | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Egremont||||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Florida||||2016.07.17 W1KNE | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Great Barrington||DB: Gt. Barrington PD ("849")||2021.03.07 W1KNE | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Hancock||||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Lanesborough||||2020.12.25 W1KNE | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Lee||||2020.12.25 W1KNE | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Lenox|||| 2020.08.16 JBolduc | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Monterey|||| 2020.08.16 JBolduc | ||
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |New Ashford|||| | ||
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− | | | + | |New Marlborough||||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Otis||||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Peru||||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Richmond||||2020.12.25 W1KNE |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Sandisfield|||| 2020.08.16 JBolduc |
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− | | | + | |Savoy||||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven |
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− | | | + | |Sheffield||||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven |
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− | | | + | |Stockbridge||||2020.12.25 W1KNE |
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− | | | + | |Tyringham||||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |West Stockbridge||||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Southern Berkshire Ambulance||||2020.08.16 JBolduc |
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− | + | == '''Departments dispatched on local channels, or with local channels''' == | |
+ | *'''The following towns use either the county frequency, their own to self dispatch, or other local frequencies''' | ||
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+ | {{prettytable}} | ||
+ | |-align="center" style="background:silver;" | ||
+ | !'''Town Name''' | ||
+ | !'''Frequency''' | ||
+ | !'''Type''' | ||
+ | !'''Tone''' | ||
+ | !'''Notes''' | ||
+ | !'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations''' | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Adams FG||153.8900||S||107.2||Fireground|| |
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− | | | + | |Adams Forest||155.8875||R||107.2||Forest Wardens||2016.08.13 Alarmroom |
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Alford Fire||159.4500||S||D023||"Alford Fire Channel". Local Non Incident Ops||2018.03.24 W1KNE |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Dalton FD||153.8150||R||107.2||Self Dispatched||2019.02.16 W1KNE |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Hinsdale FD||155.6400||R||107.2||DB:Dalton||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Hinsdale FG||154.0700||S||107.2||Local Fireground|| |
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Hinsdale FD||159.6375||R||107.2||Berkshire County Repeater (Repeats 152.9825)(Unlicensed)||2017.07.30 MrSvenSven |
+ | |- align="center" | ||
+ | |Lanesborough FD UHF||453.5000||R||107.2||Fire UHF Crosspatch (188 Summer Street Location)||2012.08.03 W1KNE | ||
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+ | |Lanesborough FD UHF||453.9250||R||107.2||Fire UHF Crosspatch (655 Cheshire Road Location)||2012.08.03 W1KNE | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |North Adams FD||170.1500||R||107.2||Local Dispatch||2021.03.07 W1KNE |
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+ | |Peru FG||154.1300||S||107.2||Local Fireground|| | ||
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− | | | + | |Pittsfield FD||154.3400||R||107.2||Local Dispatch/Operations (Medic Disp. too.)||2021.03.07 W1KNE |
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Pittsfield FG||154.2200||S||107.2||Local Fireground Operations|| | ||
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− | | | + | |Savoy FG||154.2050||S||107.2||Local Fireground|| |
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− | | | + | |Williamstown FD||154.1300||R||107.2||Local Dispatch||2020.06.22 W1KNE |
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− | | | + | |Windsor FD||155.7150||R||192.8||DB:Dalton (Shared with PD)||2017.08.13 MrSvenSven |
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|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | <br> | ||
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+ | == '''Towns without departments.''' == | ||
+ | *'''The following towns have no local fire department, and are covered by nearby towns. | ||
+ | **Mount Washington. Covered by Egremont and Copake, [[Nearby_New_York#Columbia_County|(Columbia County) NY]]. | ||
+ | **Washington. (Covered by Becket, Dalton) | ||
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Revision as of 01:30, 8 March 2021
Countywide Information
Fire District 12
- Fire District 12 covers Berkshire County
- Daily tone tests conducted around 6pm, provided there isn't a call in the county
- Great Barrington tests pagers for GB/Housatonic Mondays at 5:45 PM
- All tones are on "Dispatch", all other radio traffic is on "Response"
- No mobile or portable radios are heard on "Dispatch", with the exception of Otis, Sandisfield, and Tolland
- There are several county transmitter locations:
- Lenox Mountain, Richmond Primary Site
- Mount Wilcox, Monterey
- DPW Garage, Blandford
- Cory Road Fire Tower, Savoy
- WUPE-FM Tower, North Adams
- 76 East Street, Pittsfield
- East Otis Road, Tolland (This is a repeater site. Units in Otis, Sandisfield & Tolland are repeated)
- Berkshire County also dispatches Middlefield (Hampshire County), Tolland (Hampden County), and Blandford (Hampden County)
- Egremont now has the ability to communicate on frequencies used by Columbia County NY.
Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
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154.3100 | S | 107.2 | Dispatch | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
152.9825 | S | 131.8 | Response Channel | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
159.7575 | S | D413 | Command | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
154.1600 | S | 107.2 | Fireground 1 (North County) | 2020.06.22 W1KNE |
155.8050 | S | 107.2 | Fireground 2 (South County) | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
153.8825 | S | D343 | Fireground 3 | 2019.08.10 W1KNE |
158.8050 | S | 107.2 | Interior Units (On Scene) | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
Departments dispatched on above channels
- The following towns are dispatched by Berkshire County Sheriffs or local dispatch on the above frequencies
Town | Notes | Confirmation |
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Adams | 2020.12.25 W1KNE | |
Alford | ||
Becket | 2020.08.16 JBolduc | |
Cheshire | 2020.12.25 W1KNE | |
Clarksburg | DB: North Adams | 2012.06.18 W1KNE |
Egremont | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |
Florida | 2016.07.17 W1KNE | |
Great Barrington | DB: Gt. Barrington PD ("849") | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
Hancock | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |
Lanesborough | 2020.12.25 W1KNE | |
Lee | 2020.12.25 W1KNE | |
Lenox | 2020.08.16 JBolduc | |
Monterey | 2020.08.16 JBolduc | |
New Ashford | ||
New Marlborough | 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven | |
Otis | 2017.08.01 MrSvenSven | |
Peru | 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven | |
Richmond | 2020.12.25 W1KNE | |
Sandisfield | 2020.08.16 JBolduc | |
Savoy | 2017.08.01 MrSvenSven | |
Sheffield | 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven | |
Stockbridge | 2020.12.25 W1KNE | |
Tyringham | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |
West Stockbridge | 2017.08.01 MrSvenSven | |
Southern Berkshire Ambulance | 2020.08.16 JBolduc |
Departments dispatched on local channels, or with local channels
- The following towns use either the county frequency, their own to self dispatch, or other local frequencies
Town Name | Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
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Adams FG | 153.8900 | S | 107.2 | Fireground | |
Adams Forest | 155.8875 | R | 107.2 | Forest Wardens | 2016.08.13 Alarmroom |
Alford Fire | 159.4500 | S | D023 | "Alford Fire Channel". Local Non Incident Ops | 2018.03.24 W1KNE |
Dalton FD | 153.8150 | R | 107.2 | Self Dispatched | 2019.02.16 W1KNE |
Hinsdale FD | 155.6400 | R | 107.2 | DB:Dalton | 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven |
Hinsdale FG | 154.0700 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground | |
Hinsdale FD | 159.6375 | R | 107.2 | Berkshire County Repeater (Repeats 152.9825)(Unlicensed) | 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven |
Lanesborough FD UHF | 453.5000 | R | 107.2 | Fire UHF Crosspatch (188 Summer Street Location) | 2012.08.03 W1KNE |
Lanesborough FD UHF | 453.9250 | R | 107.2 | Fire UHF Crosspatch (655 Cheshire Road Location) | 2012.08.03 W1KNE |
North Adams FD | 170.1500 | R | 107.2 | Local Dispatch | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
Peru FG | 154.1300 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground | |
Pittsfield FD | 154.3400 | R | 107.2 | Local Dispatch/Operations (Medic Disp. too.) | 2021.03.07 W1KNE |
Pittsfield FG | 154.2200 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground Operations | |
Savoy FG | 154.2050 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground | |
Williamstown FD | 154.1300 | R | 107.2 | Local Dispatch | 2020.06.22 W1KNE |
Windsor FD | 155.7150 | R | 192.8 | DB:Dalton (Shared with PD) | 2017.08.13 MrSvenSven |
Towns without departments.
- The following towns have no local fire department, and are covered by nearby towns.
- Mount Washington. Covered by Egremont and Copake, (Columbia County) NY.
- Washington. (Covered by Becket, Dalton)