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== '''Countywide Information''' ==
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*'''In Berkshire County, EMS is mainly handled by the local fire departments'''
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*BLS = Basic Life Support (Basic EMTs)
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*INT = Intermediate Level Support
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*ALS = Advanced Life Support (Paramedics)
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*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)
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*ALS Intercepts are done by other communities and backed up by County Ambulance Co. (in the Pittsfield area)<br>
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*Lifestar communicates to Berkshire County on the fireground frequency
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*Unless otherwise noted, EMS is dispatched on [[Berkshire_County_Fire_Departments|Fire Department]] radio channels.
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== '''Countywide EMS frequencies''' ==
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{{prettytable}}
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*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
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||'''Channel'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|CMED Ch.01||155.3400||S||107.2||Primary (EMS to Area Hospitals)||2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
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|CMED Ch.02||155.3850||S||107.2||Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control) ||2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
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== '''Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance Squad''' ==
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*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.
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||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|154.3100<sup>1</sup>||S<sup>2</sup>||107.2||Dispatched by Berkshire Sheriff's Control||2024.01.03 W1KNE
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|155.2800||S||D031||Secondary Ops||
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<sup>1</sup>See [[Berkshire_County_Fire_Departments|Berkshire County Fire]] for other frequencies used.<br>
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<sup>2</sup>Berkshire Fire is normally simplex, however various other repeaters exist in the county.
  
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== '''Northern Berkshire EMS''' ==
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*Provides primary EMS to several towns in the extreme northern part of the county and neighboring counties, based in North Adams and Williamstown.
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||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|155.8425||R||151.4||Dispatched by North Adams||2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
 
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|C-MED Channel 1||155.340<BR> ||107.2 ||Primary<BR> ||
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|155.1750||S||151.4||Tactical||2023.01.25 sawyer100
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== '''Action EMS''' ==
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|C-MED Channel 2||155.385<BR> ||107.2 ||Secondary<BR> ||
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||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|152.3900||S||77.0||Pittsfield area operations||See Private Ambulances page for confirmation.
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== '''County Ambulance''' ==
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*County Ambulance (a private EMS provider not affiliated with the county) provides ALS intercepts to much of the county
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||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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|155.2800||S/R||88.5||Operations||2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
 
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== '''EMS Provider Information''' ==
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* 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.
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*Berkshire County consists of Fire District 12<br>
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•Countywide Fire is on 154.31 PL 107.2<br>
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•Countywide Fireground is on 154.16 PL 107.2<br>
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•Countywide Fireground channels also include 155.805 & 158.805 PL 107.2
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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•ALS Intercepts done by other communities and backed up by AMR and County Ambulance Co. in the Pittsfield area)
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|Adams||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2023.12.12 sawyer100
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|Adams||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||155.2200||R||107.2||Secondary||2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
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|Alford||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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|Becket||BLS & INT: Becket EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
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|Cheshire||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.09.19 MrSvenSven
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|Clarksburg||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#Northern_Berkshire_EMS|NBEMS Above]] for Confirmation.
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|Dalton||BLS & INT: Dalton Fire||||||||DB: Dalton||
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|Egremont||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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|Florida||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#Northern_Berkshire_EMS|NBEMS Above]] for Confirmation.
 
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|ADAMS EMS (Paramedic)||154.3100||107.2||County
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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.
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|ALFORD (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
 
 
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|BECKET EMS (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|Hancock||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#Northern_Berkshire_EMS|NBEMS Above]] for Confirmation.
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|CHESHIRE (ADAMS EMS) (Paramedic)||154.3100<br>154.4150||107.2<br>107.2||County<br>Operations
 
 
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|CLARKSBURG (NORTH ADAMS EMS) (Paramedic)||155.8425||151.4||Operations
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|Hinsdale||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||||||||DB: Dalton on both County and Hinsdale FD Channels||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
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|DALTON FIRE (Intermediate)||153.8150<br>154.3100||107.2<br>107.2||Operations<br>County
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|Lanesborough||BLS: Lanesborough Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2024.01.12 sawyer100
 
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|EGREMONT (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|Lee||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.10.10 MrSvenSven
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|FLORIDA (NORTH ADAMS EMS) (Paramedic)||155.8425||151.4||Operations
 
 
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|GREAT BARRINGTON (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatch
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|Lee||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||155.2950||||107.2|| ||
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|HANCOCK (Village EMS) (Paramedic)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|Lenox||BLS & INT: Lenox EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
 
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|HINSDALE EMS (Basic)||154.3100<br>154.0700||107.2<br>107.2||Dispatch<br>Fireground
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|Monterey||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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|LANESBOROUGH FIRE (Basic)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|Mount Washington||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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|LEE EMS (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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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.
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|LENOX EMS (Intermediate)||154.3100<br>154.1900||107.2<br>107.2||County<br>Fireground
 
 
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|MONTEREY (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|New Ashford||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#Northern_Berkshire_EMS|NBEMS Above]] for Confirmation.
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|MOUNT WASHINGTON (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||No Municipal FD covered by Egremont/NY
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|New Marlborough||BLS: New Marlborough EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
 
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|NEW ASHFORD (Village EMS) (Paramedic)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|North Adams||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#Northern_Berkshire_EMS|NBEMS Above]] for Confirmation.
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|NEW MARLBOROUGH EMS (Basic)||154.3100<br>155.9400||107.2<br>107.2||Operations<br>Fireground
 
 
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|NORTH ADAMS EMS (Paramedic)||155.8425||151.4||Operations
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|Otis||BLS: Otis EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
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|OTIS EMS (Basic)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
 
 
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|PERU (Hinsdale Fire) (Basic)||154.3100<br>154.1300||107.2<br>107.2||Operations<br>Fireground
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|Peru||BLS: Hinsdale Fire||||||||DB: County or Dalton on County and Hinsdale FD channels||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
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|PITTSFIELD (AMR/County Ambulance) (Paramedic)||154.3400<br>154.2200<br>154.3100<br>154.1600<br>153.8300||107.2<br>107.2<br>107.2<br>107.2<br>107.2||Dispatch<br> Fire 2<br>County<br>Fireground<br>Fireground
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|Pittsfield||BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o)||155.2800||S/R||88.5||DB: Pittsfield PD||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#County_Ambulance|Above]] for Confirmation.
 
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|RICHMOND FIRE (Basic)||154.3100<br>154.1600||107.2<br>107.2||Dispatch<br>Fireground
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|Richmond||BLS: Richmond Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.09.25 MrSvenSven
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|SANDISFIELD EMS (Basic)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|Sandisfield||BLS: Sandisfield EMS||||||||DB: Berkshire County||2017.10.13 MrSvenSven
 
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|SAVOY (Adams EMS) (Paramedic)||154.3100<br>154.2050||107.2<br>107.2||Dispatch<br>Fireground
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|SHEFFIELD (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|Sheffield||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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|STOCKBRIDGE (LEE EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|Stockbridge||Stockbridge EMS||||||||DB:County||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
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|TYRINGHAM (LEE EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|WASHINGTON (Hinsdale EMS) (Basic)||No Local Fire Department Covered by Becket, Pittsfield
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|Washington||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||||||||DB: Dalton||
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|WEST STOCKBRIDGE (RICHMOND FIRE) (Basic)||154.3100||107.2||Operations
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|West Stockbridge||BLS: Richmond Fire||||||||DB: Berkshire County||
 
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|WILLIAMSTOWN (Village EMS) (Paramedic)||154.1300<br>154.2350<br>154.3100||107.2<br>107.2<br>107.2||Operations<br>Fireground<br>County
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|Williamstown||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||||151.4||||See [[Berkshire_County_EMS#Northern_Berkshire_EMS|NBEMS Above]] for Confirmation.
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|WINDSOR FIRE (Basic)||155.715R<br>154.3100||192.8<br>107.2||Operations<br>County
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|Windsor||BLS: Windsor Fire||||||||DB: Dalton on Windsor FD channel||
 
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Latest revision as of 10:47, 26 January 2025

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) 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
CMED Ch.02 155.3850 S 107.2 Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control) 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)

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 2024.01.03 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.

Northern Berkshire EMS

  • Provides primary EMS to several towns in the extreme northern part of the county and neighboring counties, based in North Adams and Williamstown.
Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
155.8425 R 151.4 Dispatched by North Adams 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
155.1750 S 151.4 Tactical 2023.01.25 sawyer100

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 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)

EMS Provider Information

Community EMS Provider Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
Adams BLS & ALS: Adams EMS DB: Berkshire County 2023.12.12 sawyer100
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 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
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 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
Great Barrington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS Dispatched on Berkshire County Fire channels See SBVAS Above for Confirmation.
Hancock BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
Hinsdale BLS: Hinsdale EMS DB: Dalton on both County and Hinsdale FD Channels 2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
Lanesborough BLS: Lanesborough Fire DB: Berkshire County 2024.01.12 sawyer100
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: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
New Marlborough BLS: New Marlborough EMS DB: Berkshire County 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
North Adams BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
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 See Above for Confirmation.
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: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 See NBEMS Above for Confirmation.
Windsor BLS: Windsor Fire DB: Dalton on Windsor FD channel



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