Penobscot County Fire Departments

Countywide Information

• PRCC = Penobscot Regional Communications Center
• Bangor does not use PRCC for dispatching
• 153.7400 (Various PL) PRCC "COMM 2" Primary Fire Dispatch
• 155.4900 (114.8) County Sheriff Primary
• 155.4900 (107.2) County Sheriff Channel 2
• 154.4150 (186.2) Fire Dispatch for Brewer, Eddington, Holden and Orrington
• 155.7750 (136.5) Fire Dispatch for Orono & Old Town

Department Frequency Information

Department	Frequency	Type	Tone	Unit ID's	Notes	Confirmation/Re-Confirmations
Alton	153.7400			60
Bangor	154.2800		D023	11/12, 14-16	Primary	2012.08.24
Bangor	154.2200		203.5		Tactical
Bangor	151.2875	R	203.5		Tactical 2 / Events	2012.08.24
Bangor Int'l Airport	149.5500		NAC 293	13	Ops check & radio check usually 0745-0815
Bradford				7
Bradley	153.7400			73
Brewer	154.4150	R	186.2	30
Brewer	154.2650			30-31	Fireground 1
Brewer	155.1450			30-31	Fireground 2
Burlington				18
Carmel	153.7400
Charleston				63
Chester
Clifton	154.4150	R	186.2		Eddington covers
Corinna				35
Corinth	153.7400			20	Dispatch
Corinth	154.0850			20	Fireground 1
Corinth	154.3100			20	Fireground 2
Dexter				47
Dixmont	153.7400			48
East Millinocket	155.7750			57	FD/EMS Dispatch/Primary(Self Dispatch)
East Millinocket	153.7400			58	EMS Dispatch/Secondary
Eddington	154.4150	R	186.2	32
Eddington	154.2650		?	32	Fireground 1
Eddington	155.1450		?	32	Fireground 2
Edinburg
Enfield
Etna				52
Exeter
Garland				68
Glenburn				22/23
Greenbush				33
Greenfield
Hampden	155.8800		114.8	27-28	Freq. shared with PD
Hermon	154.1300		100.0	40-41
Holden	154.4150	R	186.2	39
Holden	154.2650		?	39	Fireground 1
Holden	155.1450		?	39	Fireground 2
Howland	154.1150		90
Hudson				50
Indian Island	153.8750			43	Penobscot Nation Fire Dept.
Kenduskeag				66
Lagrange	153.7400			34
Lakeville
Lee				70
Levant	153.7400			44-45
Lincoln	153.8000		114.8	53
Lincoln	153.7400		94.8		Dispatch
Lowell				75
Mattawamkeag	153.7400			67
Mattawamkeag	153.8150			67
Mattawamkeaq	154.8300			67
Maxfield
Medway	153.9350			88
Medway	153.7400		167.9	88	Dispatch
Milford				80
Millinocket	460.5250			78-79
Mount Chase				64
Newburgh				46/49
Newport				69
Old Town	155.7750		136.5	37-38
Orono	155.7750		136.5	24-26
Orrington	154.4150	R	186.2	36
Passadumkeag				62
Patten	154.9950		192.8	72
Plymouth	154.1750			65	local Ops
Springfield				87
Stacyville				83
Stetson	154.2500			71	Local Ops
Veazie	153.7400			19
Winn
Woodville

Most of the departments use a two digit town/city code plus a 1 or 2 digit unit code.
Apparatus is assigned numbers as follows:

    1=Engine          7=Utility
    2=Engine          8=Rescue/Ambulance  
    3=Engine          9=Ambulance
    4=Tanker         10=
    5=Ladder/Aerial  11=
    6=Brush          12= 

As an example, 301 is a Brewer Engine. 364 is a Tanker from Orrington. 309 is a Brewer Ambulance.

Officers/members are identified in two ways. Most use a four digit code that is their town/city ID plus a two digit within town/city ID, such as 2401, 2404, etc.
Some identify as town/city name plus a within town/city ID, for example Mattawamkeag 12.

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