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== '''PRCC Countywide Frequency Information''' ==
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*'''PRCC = Penobscot Regional Communications Center'''
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*'''Bangor does not use PRCC for dispatching'''
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**  COM 2 for towns North and East of Rt 15
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**  Carmel, Etna, Hermon, Levant, Newburgh and Stetson are now dispatched on COM 3 for towns South and West of Rt 15
  
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Most of the departments use a two digit town/city code plus a 1 or 2 digit unit code.<BR>Apparatus is assigned numbers as follows:
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    1=Engine          7=Utility
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    2=Engine          8=Rescue/Ambulance 
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    3=Engine          9=Ambulance
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    4=Tanker        10=
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    5=Ladder/Aerial  11=
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    6=Brush          12=
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''As an example, 301 is a Brewer Engine. 364 is a Tanker from Orrington. 309 is a Brewer Ambulance.''
  
Most of the FD's in Penobscot County are dispatched by
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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.<BR>
PRCC on 158.775 (xmit) using multiple towers and PL's.<BR>
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Some identify as town/city name plus a within town/city ID, for example Mattawamkeag 12.
'''153.740 (rec) is commonly called COMM 2.'''
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<br> Larger cities
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and towns have their own dispatch frequency but are
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still dispatched by PRCC.<br><font color="red">'''Bangor and Lincoln do not use PRCC for dispatching.'''</font>
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*PRCC=Penobscot Regional Communications Center
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|153.7400||R||CSQ/107.2||Charleston Repeater (COM 2)||2021.10.02 HigginsComm
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|153.7400||R||136.5||Dexter Repeater (COM 2)||
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|- align="center"
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|153.7400||R||100.0||Dixmont Repeater (COM 2)||2016.06.09 ME343
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|- align="center"
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|153.7400||R||114.8||Eddington Repeater (COM 2)||2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
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|- align="center"
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|153.7400||R||94.8||Lincoln Repeater (COM 2)||2020.07.01 HornSmoke
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|- align="center"
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|153.7400||R||77.0||Patten Repeater (COM 2)||2024.03.15 schwab
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|- align="center"
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|153.7400||R||192.8||Picard Repeater (COM2)||
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|- align="center"
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|153.7400||R||167.9||Unk Repeater (COM2)||2017.08.01 lte4nfd
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|- align="center"
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|153.7400||R||82.5||Unk Repeater||2025.06.17 LTE4NFD
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|- align="center"
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|153.7400||S||???||Tac||
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|- align="center"
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|151.4075||R||100.0||Repeaters (COM 3) Fire/EMS Dispatch||2025.06.17 LTE4NFD
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|154.2950||S||CSQ||County Fire||2019.01.05 FFHam
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|460.5250||F||D172||downlink from 153.7400||2019.01.05 FFHam
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*Statewide Fire=154.310
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== '''Department Frequency Information''' ==
 
{{Prettytable}}
 
{{Prettytable}}
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||<font color="red">'''Department'''||<font color="red">'''Frequency'''||<font color="red">'''Tone'''||<font color="red">'''Notes'''
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!'''Department'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Unit ID's'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
 
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|Alton||||||
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|Alton||153.7400||R||||60||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Bangor||154.280<BR>154.220 TAC<BR>149.550 ||D023<BR>?<BR>?||<BR><BR>Bangor International Airport
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Bradford||||||
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|Bangor||154.2800||R||D023||11/12, 14-16||Primary||2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
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|- align="center"
|Bradley||153.740||||
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|Bangor||154.2200|| ||203.5||||Tactical||
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|- align="center"
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|Bangor||151.2875||R||203.5||||Tactical 2 / Events||2012.08.24
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|Bangor Int'l Airport||149.5500|| ||N293||13||Ops check & radio check usually 0745-0815||
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|- align="center"
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|Bradford||153.7400||R||107.2||7||||2017.08.01 lte4nfd
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Brewer  (30)||154.415R<br>154.265<br>155.145 ||186.2<br>?<br>? ||Dispatched by PRCC<BR>Fireground 1<BR>Fireground 2
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|Bradley||153.7400||R||||73||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Burlington||||||
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Carmel||||||
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|Brewer||154.4150||R||186.2||30 || ||2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
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|- align="center"
|Charleston||||||
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|Brewer||154.2650|| || ||30-31||Fireground 1||
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|- align="center"
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|Brewer||155.1450|| || ||30-31||Fireground 2||
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|- align="center"
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|Burlington|| || || ||18||||
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|- align="center"  
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|Carmel||153.7400||R||||||||
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|- align="center"
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|Charleston||153.7400||R||107.2||63||||2017.08.01 lte4nfd
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Chester||||||
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|Chester||||||||||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Clifton||154.415R||186.2||Eddington covers
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Corinna||||||
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|Clifton||154.4150||R||186.2||||Eddington covers||2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Corinth||||||
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Dexter||||||
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|Corinna||||||||35||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Dixmont||||||
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|East Millinocket||||||
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|Corinth||153.7400||R|| ||20||Dispatch||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Eddington  (32)||154.415R<BR>154.265<BR>155.145||186.2<BR>?<BR>?||Dispatched by PRCC<BR>Fireground 1<BR>Fireground 2
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
|Edinburg||||||
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|Corinth||154.0850||R|| ||20||Fireground 1||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Enfield||||||
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
|Etna||||||
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|Corinth||154.3100|| || ||20||Fireground 2||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
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|- align="Center"
|Exeter||||||
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|Dexter||||||||47||||
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|- align="center"  
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|Dixmont||153.7400||R||||48||||
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|- align="center"
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|Dover-Foxcrft||154.2950||R|| || ||||
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|- align="center"
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|East Millinocket||155.7750|| || ||57||FD/EMS Dispatch/Primary(Self Dispatch)||
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|- align="center"
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|East Millinocket||153.7400||R|| ||58||EMS Dispatch/Secondary||
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|- align="center"
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|Eddington||154.4150||R||186.2||32|| ||2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
|Garland||||||
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|Eddington||154.2650|| ||?||32||Fireground 1||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Glenburn||||||
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
|Greenbush||||||
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|Eddington||155.1450|| ||?||32||Fireground 2||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Greenfield||||||
 
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
|Hampden||155.880||114.8||Dispatched by PRCC<br>Freq. shared with PD
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|Edinburg||||||||||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Hermon||154.130 ||100.0 ||
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Holden  (39)||154.415R<BR>154.265<BR>155.145||186.2<BR>?<BR>?||Dispatched by PRCC<BR>Fireground 1<BR>Fireground 2
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|Enfield||||||||||||
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|- align="center"
|Howland||||||
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|Etna||||||||52||||
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Hudson||||||
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|Exeter||||||||||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
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|- align="center"
|Indian Island||153.875||||Penobscot Nation Fire Dept.
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|Garland||||||||68||||
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Kenduskeag||||||
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|Glenburn||153.7400||R|114.8||||22/23||||2025.05.11 LTE4NFD
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|- align="center"
|Lagrange||||||
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|Greenbush|| || || ||33||||
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Lakeville||||||
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|Greenfield||||||||||||
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|- align="center"
|Lee||||||
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|Hampden||155.8800||?||114.8||27-28||Freq. shared with PD||2025.05.11 LTE4NFD
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Levant||153.740||||
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|Hermon||154.1300|| ||100.0||40-41||||2017.08.01 lte4nfd
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Lincoln||153.800 ||114.8 ||
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Lowell||||||
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|Holden||154.4150||R||186.2||39|| ||2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
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|Mattawamkeag||||||
 
 
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|- align="center"
|Maxfield||||||
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|Holden||154.2650|| ||?||39||Fireground 1||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
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|- align="center"
|Medway||465.525||||
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|Holden||155.1450||||?||39||Fireground 2||
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|- align="center"
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|Howland||154.1150|||||||90|||||
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Milford||||||
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|Hudson||||||||50||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Millinocket||||||
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Mount Chase||||||
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|Indian Island||153.8750|| || ||43||Penobscot Nation Fire Dept.||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Newburgh||||||
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Newport||||||
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|Kenduskeag||||||||66||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Old Town||155.775||136.5||Dispatched by PRCC
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Orono||155.775||136.5||Dispatched by PRCC
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|Lagrange||153.7400||R|| ||34||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
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|- align="center"
|Orrington  (36)||154.415R||186.2||Dispatched by PRCC
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|Lagrange||154.3400||R|| ||||||
 
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|- align="center"  
|Passadumkeag||||||
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|Lakeville||||||||||||
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|- align="center"  
|Patten||||||
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|Lee||153.7400||R||82.5|||70||||2025.06.17 LTE4NFD
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|Levant||153.7400||R||||44-45||||
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|- align="center"
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|Lincoln||153.8000|| ||114.8||53||||
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
|Plymouth||||||
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|Lincoln||153.7400||R||94.8||||Dispatch||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Springfield||||||
 
 
|- align="center"  
 
|- align="center"  
|Stacyville||||||
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|Lowell||||||||75||||
|- align="center" style="background:silver"
 
|Stetson||||||
 
 
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|- align="center"  
|Veazie||||||
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|Mattawamkeag||153.7400||R||||67||||
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|Winn||||||
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|Mattawamkeag||153.8150|| ||||67||||
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|Mattawamkeaq||154.8300|| ||||67||||
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|Maxfield|| || ||||||||
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|- align="center"
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|Medway||153.9350|| || ||88||||
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|- align="center"
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|Medway||153.7400||R||167.9||88||Dispatch||
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|Milford||||||||80||||
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|Millinocket||460.5250||||||78-79||||
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|Mount Chase||||||||64||||
 
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|- align="center"  
|Woodville||||||
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|Newburgh||||||||46/49||||
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|Newport||151.4075||R||100.0||69||||2024.07.24 LTE4NFD
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|Newport||153.7400||R||100.0||69||||2013.09.29 W1KNE
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|Old Town||153.7400||R||114.8||||||2025.05.11 LTE4NFD
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|Old Town||155.7750||R||136.5||37-38||||2014.08.20 LTE4NFD
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|- align="center"
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|Orono||153.7400||R||114.8||24-25||||2025.07.24 LTE4NFD
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|- align="center"
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|Orono||155.7750||R||136.5||24-26||||2014.08.20 LTE4NFD
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|Orrington||154.4150||R||186.2||36||||2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
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|Passadumkeag||||||||62||||
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|Patten||154.9950|| ||192.8||72|| ||
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|Plymouth||154.1750||||||65||local Ops||
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|Springfield||||||||87||||
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|Stacyville||||||||83||||
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|- align="center"
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|Stetson||154.2500||||||71||Local Ops||
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|- align="center"
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|Veazie||153.7400||R||||19||||
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|- align="center"
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|Winn||153.7400||R||167.9||||||2017.08.01 lte4nfd
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|- align="center"
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|Woodville||||||||||||
 
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Latest revision as of 15:21, 4 August 2025

PRCC Countywide Frequency Information

  • PRCC = Penobscot Regional Communications Center
  • Bangor does not use PRCC for dispatching
    • COM 2 for towns North and East of Rt 15
    • Carmel, Etna, Hermon, Levant, Newburgh and Stetson are now dispatched on COM 3 for towns South and West of Rt 15

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.

Table of contents -
Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
153.7400 R CSQ/107.2 Charleston Repeater (COM 2) 2021.10.02 HigginsComm
153.7400 R 136.5 Dexter Repeater (COM 2)
153.7400 R 100.0 Dixmont Repeater (COM 2) 2016.06.09 ME343
153.7400 R 114.8 Eddington Repeater (COM 2) 2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
153.7400 R 94.8 Lincoln Repeater (COM 2) 2020.07.01 HornSmoke
153.7400 R 77.0 Patten Repeater (COM 2) 2024.03.15 schwab
153.7400 R 192.8 Picard Repeater (COM2)
153.7400 R 167.9 Unk Repeater (COM2) 2017.08.01 lte4nfd
153.7400 R 82.5 Unk Repeater 2025.06.17 LTE4NFD
153.7400 S ??? Tac
151.4075 R 100.0 Repeaters (COM 3) Fire/EMS Dispatch 2025.06.17 LTE4NFD
154.2950 S CSQ County Fire 2019.01.05 FFHam
460.5250 F D172 downlink from 153.7400 2019.01.05 FFHam

Department Frequency Information

Department Frequency Type Tone Unit ID's Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
Alton 153.7400 R 60
Bangor 154.2800 R D023 11/12, 14-16 Primary 2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
Bangor 154.2200 203.5 Tactical
Bangor 151.2875 R 203.5 Tactical 2 / Events 2012.08.24
Bangor Int'l Airport 149.5500 N293 13 Ops check & radio check usually 0745-0815
Bradford 153.7400 R 107.2 7 2017.08.01 lte4nfd
Bradley 153.7400 R 73
Brewer 154.4150 R 186.2 30 2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
Brewer 154.2650 30-31 Fireground 1
Brewer 155.1450 30-31 Fireground 2
Burlington 18
Carmel 153.7400 R
Charleston 153.7400 R 107.2 63 2017.08.01 lte4nfd
Chester
Clifton 154.4150 R 186.2 Eddington covers 2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
Corinna 35
Corinth 153.7400 R 20 Dispatch
Corinth 154.0850 R 20 Fireground 1
Corinth 154.3100 20 Fireground 2
Dexter 47
Dixmont 153.7400 R 48
Dover-Foxcrft 154.2950 R
East Millinocket 155.7750 57 FD/EMS Dispatch/Primary(Self Dispatch)
East Millinocket 153.7400 R 58 EMS Dispatch/Secondary
Eddington 154.4150 R 186.2 32 2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
Eddington 154.2650 ? 32 Fireground 1
Eddington 155.1450 ? 32 Fireground 2
Edinburg
Enfield
Etna 52
Exeter
Garland 68
Glenburn 153.7400 114.8 22/23 2025.05.11 LTE4NFD
Greenbush 33
Greenfield
Hampden 155.8800 ? 114.8 27-28 Freq. shared with PD 2025.05.11 LTE4NFD
Hermon 154.1300 100.0 40-41 2017.08.01 lte4nfd
Holden 154.4150 R 186.2 39 2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
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 R 34
Lagrange 154.3400 R
Lakeville
Lee 153.7400 R 82.5 70 2025.06.17 LTE4NFD
Levant 153.7400 R 44-45
Lincoln 153.8000 114.8 53
Lincoln 153.7400 R 94.8 Dispatch
Lowell 75
Mattawamkeag 153.7400 R 67
Mattawamkeag 153.8150 67
Mattawamkeaq 154.8300 67
Maxfield
Medway 153.9350 88
Medway 153.7400 R 167.9 88 Dispatch
Milford 80
Millinocket 460.5250 78-79
Mount Chase 64
Newburgh 46/49
Newport 151.4075 R 100.0 69 2024.07.24 LTE4NFD
Newport 153.7400 R 100.0 69 2013.09.29 W1KNE
Old Town 153.7400 R 114.8 2025.05.11 LTE4NFD
Old Town 155.7750 R 136.5 37-38 2014.08.20 LTE4NFD
Orono 153.7400 R 114.8 24-25 2025.07.24 LTE4NFD
Orono 155.7750 R 136.5 24-26 2014.08.20 LTE4NFD
Orrington 154.4150 R 186.2 36 2025.02.24 GraniteScanner
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 R 19
Winn 153.7400 R 167.9 2017.08.01 lte4nfd
Woodville