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|Great Barrington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||||||||Dispatched on [[Berkshire_County_Fire_Departments|Berkshire County Fire]] channels||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#Southern_Berkshire_Volunteer_Ambulance_Squad|SBVAS Above]] for Confirmation. | |Great Barrington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||||||||Dispatched on [[Berkshire_County_Fire_Departments|Berkshire County Fire]] channels||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#Southern_Berkshire_Volunteer_Ambulance_Squad|SBVAS Above]] for Confirmation. | ||
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| − | |Hancock||BLS & ALS: | + | |Hancock||BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS||155.8425||R||151.4||DB:Williamstown PD||2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
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|Hinsdale||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||||||||DB: Dalton on both County and Hinsdale FD Channels||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven | |Hinsdale||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||||||||DB: Dalton on both County and Hinsdale FD Channels||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven | ||
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|Mount Washington||BLS & INT: Copake Falls(NY) Rescue||155.2950||S||173.8||Columbia County, NY||Please see [[Nearby New York]] for confirmation. | |Mount Washington||BLS & INT: Copake Falls(NY) Rescue||155.2950||S||173.8||Columbia County, NY||Please see [[Nearby New York]] for confirmation. | ||
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| − | |New Ashford||BLS & ALS: | + | |New Ashford||BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS||154.8425||R||151.4||||2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
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|New Marlborough||BLS: New Marlborough EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |New Marlborough||BLS: New Marlborough EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | ||
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| − | |North Adams||BLS & ALS: | + | |North Adams||BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS||155.8425||R||151.4||DB: North Adams||2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
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| − | |North Adams||BLS & ALS: | + | |North Adams||BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS||155.1750||S||151.4||Tactical||2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
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|Otis||BLS: Otis EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |Otis||BLS: Otis EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | ||
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|Peru||BLS: Hinsdale Fire||||||||DB: County or Dalton on County and Hinsdale FD channels||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven | |Peru||BLS: Hinsdale Fire||||||||DB: County or Dalton on County and Hinsdale FD channels||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven | ||
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| − | |Pittsfield||BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o)||||||||DB: Pittsfield | + | |Pittsfield||BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o)||155.2800||S/R||88.5||DB: Pittsfield PD||2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
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|Richmond||BLS: Richmond Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.09.25 MrSvenSven | |Richmond||BLS: Richmond Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.09.25 MrSvenSven | ||
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|West Stockbridge||BLS: Richmond Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County|| | |West Stockbridge||BLS: Richmond Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County|| | ||
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| − | |Williamstown||BLS & ALS: | + | |Williamstown||BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS||154.8425||R||151.4||DB: Williamstown PD||2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
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|Windsor||BLS: Windsor Fire||||||||DB: Dalton on Windsor FD channel|| | |Windsor||BLS: Windsor Fire||||||||DB: Dalton on Windsor FD channel|| | ||
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Revision as of 20:35, 31 January 2023
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)
- Countywide Dispatch is done by the County Sheriff's Dispatch Center which is located in Pittsfield (not to be confused with the private EMS provider County EMS)
- 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
- Unless otherwise noted, EMS is dispatched on Fire Department radio channels.
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Countywide EMS frequencies
- 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
| Channel | Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| CMED Ch.01 | 155.3400 | S | 107.2 | Primary (EMS to Area Hospitals) | 2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
| CMED Ch.02 | 155.3850 | S | 107.2 | Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control) |
Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad
- Provides primary EMS to several towns in the extreme southern part of the county, based in Great Barrington next to Fairview Hospital on Lewis Ave.
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 154.31001 | S2 | 107.2 | Dispatched by Berkshire Sheriff's Control | 2019.11.16 W1KNE |
| 155.2800 | S | D031 | Secondary Ops |
1See Berkshire County Fire for other frequencies used.
2Berkshire Fire is normally simplex, however various other repeaters exist in the county.
Action EMS
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 152.3900 | S | 77.0 | Pittsfield area operations | See Private Ambulances page for confirmation. |
County Ambulance
- County Ambulance (a private EMS provider not affiliated with the county) provides ALS intercepts to much of the county
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
| 155.2800 | S/R | 88.5 | Operations | 2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
EMS Provider Information
| Community | EMS Provider | Frequency | Type | Tone | Notes | Confirmation/ReConfirmations |
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| Adams | BLS & ALS: Adams EMS | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.09.25 MrSvenSven | |||
| Adams | BLS & ALS: Adams EMS | 155.2200 | R | 107.2 | Secondary | 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven |
| Alford | BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS | Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels | See SBVAS Above for Confirmation. | |||
| Becket | BLS & INT: Becket EMS | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |||
| Cheshire | BLS & ALS: Adams EMS | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.09.19 MrSvenSven | |||
| Clarksburg | BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS | 155.8425 | 151.4 | DB: North Adams | ||
| Dalton | BLS & INT: Dalton Fire | DB: Dalton | ||||
| Egremont | BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS | Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels | See SBVAS Above for Confirmation. | |||
| Florida | BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS | 155.8425 | 151.4 | DB: North Adams | ||
| Great Barrington | BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS | Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels | See SBVAS Above for Confirmation. | |||
| Hancock | BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS | 155.8425 | R | 151.4 | DB:Williamstown PD | 2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
| Hinsdale | BLS: Hinsdale EMS | DB: Dalton on both County and Hinsdale FD Channels | 2017.07.29 MrSvenSven | |||
| Lanesborough | BLS: Lanesborough Fire | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven | |||
| Lee | BLS & INT: Lee EMS | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.10.10 MrSvenSven | |||
| Lee | BLS & INT: Lee EMS | 155.2950 | 107.2 | |||
| Lenox | BLS & INT: Lenox EMS | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.09.25 MrSvenSven | |||
| Monterey | BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS | Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels | See SBVAS Above for Confirmation. | |||
| Mount Washington | BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS | Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels | See SBVAS Above for Confirmation. | |||
| Mount Washington | BLS & INT: Copake Falls(NY) Rescue | 155.2950 | S | 173.8 | Columbia County, NY | Please see Nearby New York for confirmation. |
| New Ashford | BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS | 154.8425 | R | 151.4 | 2023.01.25 sawyer100 | |
| New Marlborough | BLS: New Marlborough EMS | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |||
| North Adams | BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS | 155.8425 | R | 151.4 | DB: North Adams | 2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
| North Adams | BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS | 155.1750 | S | 151.4 | Tactical | 2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
| Otis | BLS: Otis EMS | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven | |||
| Peru | BLS: Hinsdale Fire | DB: County or Dalton on County and Hinsdale FD channels | 2017.07.29 MrSvenSven | |||
| Pittsfield | BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o) | 155.2800 | S/R | 88.5 | DB: Pittsfield PD | 2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
| Richmond | BLS: Richmond Fire | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.09.25 MrSvenSven | |||
| Sandisfield | BLS: Sandisfield EMS | DB: Berkshire County | 2017.10.13 MrSvenSven | |||
| Savoy | BLS & ALS: Adams EMS | DB: Berkshire County | ||||
| Sheffield | BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS | Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels | See SBVAS Above for Confirmation. | |||
| Stockbridge | Stockbridge EMS | DB:County | 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven | |||
| Tyringham | BLS & INT: Lee EMS | DB: Lee Dispatch | ||||
| Washington | BLS: Hinsdale EMS | DB: Dalton | ||||
| West Stockbridge | BLS: Richmond Fire | DB: Berkshire County | ||||
| Williamstown | BLS & ALS: Northern Berkshire EMS | 154.8425 | R | 151.4 | DB: Williamstown PD | 2023.01.25 sawyer100 |
| Windsor | BLS: Windsor Fire | DB: Dalton on Windsor FD channel |
