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<font size="+2">'''Massachusetts Emergency Management'''</font><br><br>
 
<font size="+2">'''Massachusetts Emergency Management'''</font><br><br>
  
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The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is the state agency responsible for coordinating federal, state, local, voluntary and private resources during emergencies and disasters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  MEMA provides leadership to: develop plans for effective response to all hazards, disasters or threats; train emergency personnel to protect the public; provide information to the citizenry; and assist individuals, families, businesses and communities to mitigate against, prepare for, and respond to and recover from emergencies, both natural and man made.
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The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)  
  
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On June 30, 2012, MEMA assumed the responsibility for some of the Department of Conservation & Recreation communications/ dispatch functions. State Control at MEMA will now serve as primary dispatch for the DCR Bureau of Fire Control and State Parks in the West, Central, North, and South Regions. This transfer of responsibility for dispatch comes after several years of planning between DCR and MEMA. This change will result in cost savings but most importantly it will bring 24-hour dispatching capability, 365 days per year for DCR. It also features advanced technology and a more efficient communications system which will provide enhanced interoperability and a more reliable radio network tool for DCR field staff. MEMA has also begun handling dispatch for [https://www.mass.gov/dep Mass DEP]
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*For details about MEMA, please see the [[Talk:MEMA|MEMA Discussion Page]]
  
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In addition to DCR, MEMA also handles Dispatch services for: Department of Fire Services (DFS): Special Operations and Code Compliance, Department of Public Safety (DPS), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Department of Public Health (DPH): Emergency Response and Nuclear Incident Advisory Team (NIAT), Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC): Seismic activity notifications for New England
 
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*[https://mass.gov/mema MEMA Web Site]
 
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*[https://www.mass.gov/doc/mema-vhf-radio-system-map/download MEMA VHF Radio System MAP]
 
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On the First Monday of the Month (1900 Hours), various local (City/Town) EOCs test at the same time as the Amateur Radio NETs test with
 
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MEMA HQ as well as the Regions.
 
 
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|MEMA-E||38928||MEMA East (Patched VHF High & UHF)||2025.01.10 ecps92
 
|MEMA-E||38928||MEMA East (Patched VHF High & UHF)||2025.01.10 ecps92
 
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|MEMA-S||38960||MEMA South (Patched VHF High & UHF)||2024.01.05 ecps92
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|MEMA-S||38960||MEMA South (Patched VHF High & UHF)||2025.03.01 ecps92
 
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|MEMA-W||39024||MEMA West (Patched VHF High & UHF)||2024.02.15 ecps92
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|MEMA-W||39024||MEMA West (Patched VHF High & UHF)||2025.03.01 ecps92
 
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|MEMA '''Wide'''||39056||Statewide Talkgroup||2025.01.10 ecps92
 
|MEMA '''Wide'''||39056||Statewide Talkgroup||2025.01.10 ecps92
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!'''Channel'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation'''
 
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|Amesbury||151.2575||R||D411|| ||2024.02.07 LTE4NFD
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|Amesbury||151.2575||R||D411|| ||2025.08.21 MASSBUSMARK
 
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|Amesbury||151.2575||R||N411|| ||
 
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|Boston||153.9650||R||203.5|| ||2023.08.18 ecps92
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|Boston||153.9650||R||203.5|| ||2025.11.30 W1KNE
 
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|Boston||153.9650||R||N203|| ||2014.02.04 ecps92
 
|Boston||153.9650||R||N203|| ||2014.02.04 ecps92
 
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|Framingham||155.7450||R||100.0|| ||2020.03.29 W1KNE
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|Framingham||155.7450||R||100.0|| ||2025.12.02 W1KNE
 
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|Tewksbury||155.4375||R||D532|| ||2022.02.09 BFrederi
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|Tewksbury||155.4375||R||D532|| ||2025.08.10 MASSBUSMARK
 
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|Boston UHF/UASI||471.6875||R||D606|| ||2022.02.09 BFrederi
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|Boston UHF/UASI||471.6875||R||D606|| ||2025.12.02 W1KNE
 
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|Boston UHF/UASI P25||471.6875||R||N606|| ||2019.08.04 ScanBoston
 
|Boston UHF/UASI P25||471.6875||R||N606|| ||2019.08.04 ScanBoston
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|Ch3/4||854.8125||R/S||203.5||West Newbury/Salisbury||2015.05.07
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|Ch5/6||856.2875||R/S||203.5||ACP/TCP, Mass State Police||2024.02.07 LTE4NFD
 
|Ch5/6||856.2875||R/S||203.5||ACP/TCP, Mass State Police||2024.02.07 LTE4NFD
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|Pelham Repeater||155.0850||R||D025|| DOA?||
 
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|Princeton Repeater||151.4525||R||229.1||Formerly located in Westboro||2025.01.24 MrSvenSven
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|Princeton Repeater||151.4525||R||229.1||Formerly located in Westborough||2025.01.24 MrSvenSven
 
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|Princeton Repeater||151.4525||R||N229|| ||
 
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|A-Ch.16||MEMA TAC||154.8225||S||D226||On-Scene Tactical
 
|A-Ch.16||MEMA TAC||154.8225||S||D226||On-Scene Tactical
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|B-Ch.01||VCall10||155.7525||S||156.7||Call / Hailing / VCALL 10
 
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Latest revision as of 14:15, 4 December 2025

Massachusetts Emergency Management

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

Table of contents -

Statewide VHF

Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation
VHF High Ops / MEMA StateWide 155.9550 S 100.0
VHF Low Band Ch 1 45.3600 S D343 Limited/Back-up use only, Prim Ops on VHF High/800
VHF Low Band Ch 2 45.3200 S D343 Limited/Back-up use only, Prim Ops on VHF High/800
Statewide TAC 154.8225 S D226 On-Scene Tactical
Statewide TAC 154.8225 S N226 On-Scene Tactical

Statewide Talkgroups

Channel Talkgroup Notes Confirmation/Reconfirmation
MEMA-M 38896 MEMA Metro (Patched VHF High & UHF) 2025.01.05 ecps92
MEMA-E 38928 MEMA East (Patched VHF High & UHF) 2025.01.10 ecps92
MEMA-S 38960 MEMA South (Patched VHF High & UHF) 2025.03.01 ecps92
MEMA-W 39024 MEMA West (Patched VHF High & UHF) 2025.03.01 ecps92
MEMA Wide 39056 Statewide Talkgroup 2025.01.10 ecps92

Region 1

  • Region 1 HQ: Tewksbury, MA
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation
Amesbury 151.2575 R D411 2025.08.21 MASSBUSMARK
Amesbury 151.2575 R N411
Boston 153.9650 R 203.5 2025.11.30 W1KNE
Boston 153.9650 R N203 2014.02.04 ecps92
Framingham 155.7450 R 100.0 2025.12.02 W1KNE
Framingham 155.7450 R N100
Tewksbury 155.4375 R D532 2025.08.10 MASSBUSMARK
Tewksbury 155.4375 R N532
Region 1 Direct / Simplex 151.3475 S D226
Boston UHF/UASI 471.6875 R D606 2025.12.02 W1KNE
Boston UHF/UASI P25 471.6875 R N606 2019.08.04 ScanBoston

Region 1 Community systems

  • 1st channel is Repeater, 2nd is Direct/Simplex
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation
Ch1/2 854.1625 R/S 203.5 Newbury/Newburyport
Ch3/4 854.8125 R/S 203.5 West Newbury/Salisbury
Ch5/6 856.2875 R/S 203.5 ACP/TCP, Mass State Police 2024.02.07 LTE4NFD
Ch7/8 860.1875 R/S 203.5 Amesbury/Merrimac
Ch9/10 860.6875 R/S 203.5 Interfacility 2022.02.09 LTE4NFD

Region 2

  • Region 2 HQ: Franklin, MA
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation
Plymouth - Pine Hill 154.0850 R 210.7 2023.01.21 W1KNE
Plymouth - Pine Hill 154.0850 R N210 2016.10.28 ecps92
Bridgewater 154.7475 R D155 2022.01.30 W1KNE
Bridgewater 154.7475 R N155
Pilgrim RERP radio 151.3925 R 210.7 Pilgrim RERP 2020.02.18 jeffkett
Region 2 Direct / Simplex 154.7175 S D226

Region 3

  • Region 3/4 HQ: Agawam, MA
  • Previously referred to as Region 3 West
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation
Adams 155.0850 R 225.7 2025.01.06 Sawyer100 (SNE Submitter)
Adams 155.0850 R N225
Amherst/Pelham 153.9050 R D532 2021.07.27 sawyer100
Amherst/Pelham 153.9050 R N532
Amherst 154.0850 R
Monterey Repeater 155.0850 R D023 DOA?
Pelham Repeater 155.0850 R D025 DOA?
VY RERP Radio 154.2575 R D411
Region 3 Direct / Simplex 156.1575 S D226

Region 4

  • Region 3/4 HQ: Agawam, MA
  • Previously referred to as Region 3 Central
Channel Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation
Princeton Repeater 151.4525 R 229.1 Formerly located in Westborough 2025.01.24 MrSvenSven
Princeton Repeater 151.4525 R N229
Region 4 Direct / Simplex 156.1575 S D226

Statewide Radio Plan

This plan from the portable/mobile radios continues to evolve and is for reference as to how the channel plan is layed out for the users, more accurate is the actual monitored information above

Channel Label/Name Frequency Type Tone Notes
A-Ch.01 Reg 1 Tewksbury 153.9650 R 203.5 Region 1 Central
A-Ch.02 Reg 1 Amesbury 151.2575 R D411 Region 1 North
A-Ch.03 Reg 1 Framingham 155.7450 R 100.0 Region 1 South/Boston
A-Ch.04 Reg 1 Direct 153.9650 S 203.5 Region 1 Simplex
A-Ch.05 Reg 2 Plymouth 154.0850 R 210.7 Region 2
A-Ch.06 Reg 2 Pilgim 151.3925 R 210.7 Region 2 Pilgrim
A-Ch.07 Reg 2 Direct 154.0850 S 210.7 Region 2 Simplex
A-Ch.08 Reg 3 Adams 155.0850 R 225.7 Region 3 North & West
A-Ch.09 Reg 3 Amherst 153.9050 R D532 Region 3 Central & South
A-Ch.10 Reg 3 Direct 155.0850 S 225.7 Region 3 Simplex
A-Ch.11 Reg 4 Westboro 151.4525 R 229.1 Region 4
A-Ch.12 Reg 4 Direct 151.4525 S 229.1 Region 4 Simplex
A-Ch.13 Future Future
A-Ch.14 Future Future
A-Ch.15 MEMA TAC 156.1575 S D343 On-Scene Tactical
A-Ch.16 MEMA TAC 154.8225 S D226 On-Scene Tactical
B-Ch.01 VCall10 155.7525 S 156.7 Call / Hailing / VCALL 10
B-Ch.02 VTAC11 151.1375 S 156.7 Interop TAC 1 / VTAC 11
B-Ch.03 VTAC12 154.4525 S 156.7 Interop TAC 2 / VTAC 12
B-Ch.04 VTAC13 158.7375 S 156.7 Interop TAC 3 / VTAC 13
B-Ch.05 VTAC14 159.4725 S 156.7 Interop TAC 4 / VTAC 14
B-Ch.06 SAR FM 155.1600 S 156.7 tx Only Interop Search & Rescue
B-Ch.07 VFIRE21 154.2800 S 156.7 tx Only Fire Mutual Aid
B-Ch.08 VMED28 155.2800 S 156.7 tx Only EMS Mutual Aid
B-Ch.09 VLAW31 155.4750 S 156.7 tx Only Law Enforcement Mutual Aid
B-Ch.10 NC-1 Call 169.5375 R 167.9 tx Only Federal Incident Calling
B-Ch.11 IR 1 170.0125 R 167.9 tx Only Federal Command/Control
B-Ch.12 IR 2 170.4125 R 167.9 tx Only Federal Operations
B-Ch.13 IR 3 170.6875 R 167.9 tx Only Federal Logistics
B-Ch.14 IR 4 173.0375 R 167.9 tx Only Federal Transport/Convoy
B-Ch.15 NWS WX-4 162.4750 CSQ RX Only
B-Ch.16 NWS WX-7 162.5500 CSQ RX Only
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