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*Daily tone tests conducted around 6pm, provided there isn't a call in the county
 
*Daily tone tests conducted around 6pm, provided there isn't a call in the county
 
*Great Barrington tests pagers for GB/Housatonic Mondays at 5:45 PM
 
*Great Barrington tests pagers for GB/Housatonic Mondays at 5:45 PM
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*County Fire identifies as "470" and "Berkshire Sheriff's Control"
 
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*All county departments are dispatched from the county control, unless otherwise indicated as "local" below.
 
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*All county departments are dispatched on the county frequencies below unless otherwise noted
 
 
*All tones are on "Dispatch", all other radio traffic is on "Response"
 
*All tones are on "Dispatch", all other radio traffic is on "Response"
 
*No mobile or portable radios are heard on "Dispatch", with the exception of Otis, Sandisfield, and Tolland
 
*No mobile or portable radios are heard on "Dispatch", with the exception of Otis, Sandisfield, and Tolland
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== '''Department Frequency Information''' ==
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== '''Departments dispatched on above channels''' ==
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{{prettytable}}
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*'''The following towns are dispatched by Berkshire County Sheriffs or local dispatch on the above frequencies'''
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||'''Town Name'''||'''Alpha Tag'''||'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone/TG'''||'''Notes'''||'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
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!'''Town'''
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!'''Notes'''
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!'''Confirmation'''
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|Adams||||2017.09.20  MrSvenSven
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|Alford||||
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|Becket||||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
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|Cheshire||||2017.09.19 MrSvenSven
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|Clarksburg||DB: North Adams||2012.06.18 W1KNE
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|Egremont||||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
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|Florida||||2016.07.17 W1KNE
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|Great Barrington||DB: Gt. Barrington PD ("849")||2019.02.16 W1KNE
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|Hancock||||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
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|Lanesborough||||2012.08.03 W1KNE
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|Lee||||2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
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|Lenox||||2019.02.16 W1KNE
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|Monterey||||2017.09.18 MrSvenSven
 
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|ADAMS||ADAMS FD||||||||County Fire||2017.09.20  MrSvenSven
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|New Ashford||||
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|ADAMS||ADAMS FG||153.8900||S||107.2||Fireground||
 
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|ADAMS||ADAMS FOREST||155.8875||R||107.2||Forest Wardens||2016.08.13 Alarmroom
 
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|ALFORD||ALFORD FIRE||||||||County Fire||
 
 
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|ALFORD||ALFORD FIRE||159.4500||S||D023||"Alford Fire Channel". Local Non Incident Ops||2018.03.24 W1KNE
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|New Marlborough||||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
 
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|BECKET||BECKET FIRE||||||||County Fire||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
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|Otis||||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven
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|CHESHIRE||CHESHIRE FD||||||||County Fire||2017.09.19 MrSvenSven
 
 
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|CLARKSBURG||CLARKSBURG FD||||||||DB: North Adams on county channel||2012.06.18 W1KNE
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|Peru||||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
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|DALTON||DALTON FD||153.8150||R||107.2||Self Dispatched||2019.02.16 W1KNE
 
 
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|EGREMONT||EGREMONT FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
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|Richmond||||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
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|FLORIDA||FLORIDA FD||||||||County Fire||2016.07.17 W1KNE
 
 
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|GREAT BARRINGTON||GT BARRINGTON FD||||||||Self Dispatch on county channels, callsign "849"||2019.02.16 W1KNE
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|Sandisfield||||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
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|HANCOCK||HANCOCK FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
 
 
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|HINSDALE||HINSDALE FD||155.6400||R||107.2||DB:Dalton||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
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|Savoy||||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven
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|HINSDALE||HINSDALE FG||154.0700||S||107.2||Local Fireground||
 
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|HINSDALE||HINSDALE FD||159.6375||R||107.2||Berkshire County Repeater (Repeats 152.9825)(Unlicensed)||2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
 
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|LANESBOROUGH||LANESBOROUGH FD||||||||County Fire||2012.08.03 W1KNE
 
 
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|LANESBOROUGH||LANESBOROUGH FD UHF||453.5000||R||107.2||Fire UHF Crosspatch (188 Summer Street Location)||2012.08.03 W1KNE
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|Sheffield||||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
 
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|LANESBOROUGH||LANESBOROUGH FD UHF||453.9250||R||107.2||Fire UHF Crosspatch (655 Cheshire Road Location)||2012.08.03 W1KNE
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|Stockbridge||||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
 
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|LEE||LEE FIRE||||||||Local Dispatch on county channels. Callsign KCD927 or "Lee Dispatch"||2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
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|Tyringham||||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
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|LENOX||LENOX FD||||||||County Fire||2019.02.16 W1KNE
 
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|MONTEREY||MONTEREY FD||||||||County Fire||2017.09.18 MrSvenSven
 
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|MOUNT WASHINGTON|| - || - || - || - || No Local FD. Covered by Egremont/[[Nearby_New_York#Columbia_County|Columbia Cty NY]]||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
 
 
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|NEW ASHFORD||NEW ASHFORD FD||||||||County Fire||
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|West Stockbridge||||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven
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|NEW MARLBOROUGH||NEW MARLBORO FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
 
 
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|NORTH ADAMS||NORTH ADAMS FD||170.1500||R||107.2||Local Dispatch||2017.08.25 MrSvenSven
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|OTIS||OTIS FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven
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== '''Departments dispatched on local channels, or with local channels''' ==
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*'''The following towns use either the county frequency, their own to self dispatch, or other local frequencies'''
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{{prettytable}}
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!'''Town Name'''
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!'''Frequency'''
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!'''Type'''
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!'''Tone'''
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!'''Notes'''
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!'''Confirmation/ReConfirmations'''
 
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|PERU||PERU FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
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|Adams FG||153.8900||S||107.2||Fireground||
 
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|PERU||PERU FG||154.1300||S||107.2||Local Fireground||
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|Adams Forest||155.8875||R||107.2||Forest Wardens||2016.08.13 Alarmroom
 
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|PITTSFIELD||PITTSFIELD FD||154.3400||R||107.2||Local Dispatch/Operations (Medic Disp. too.)||2020.02.22 W1KNE
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|Alford Fire||159.4500||S||D023||"Alford Fire Channel". Local Non Incident Ops||2018.03.24 W1KNE
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|PITTSFIELD||PITTSFIELD FG||154.2200||S||107.2||Local Fireground Operations||
 
 
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|RICHMOND||RICHMOND FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
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|Dalton FD||153.8150||R||107.2||Self Dispatched||2019.02.16 W1KNE
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|SANDISFIELD||SANDISFIELD FD||||||||County Fire||2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
 
 
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|SAVOY||SAVOY FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven
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|Hinsdale FD||155.6400||R||107.2||DB:Dalton||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
 
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|SAVOY||SAVOY FG||154.2050||S||107.2||Local Fireground||
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|Hinsdale FG||154.0700||S||107.2||Local Fireground||
 
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|SHEFFIELD||SHEFFIELD FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
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|Hinsdale FD||159.6375||R||107.2||Berkshire County Repeater (Repeats 152.9825)(Unlicensed)||2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
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|- align="center"
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|Lanesborough FD UHF||453.5000||R||107.2||Fire UHF Crosspatch (188 Summer Street Location)||2012.08.03 W1KNE
 
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|STOCKBRIDGE||STOCKBRIDGE FD||||||||County Fire (Tones can originate locally from a local alarm)||2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
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|Lanesborough FD UHF||453.9250||R||107.2||Fire UHF Crosspatch (655 Cheshire Road Location)||2012.08.03 W1KNE
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|North Adams FD||170.1500||R||107.2||Local Dispatch||2017.08.25 MrSvenSven
 
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|TYRINGHAM||TYRINGHAM FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
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|Peru FG||154.1300||S||107.2||Local Fireground||
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|Pittsfield FD||154.3400||R||107.2||Local Dispatch/Operations (Medic Disp. too.)||2020.02.22 W1KNE
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|Pittsfield FG||154.2200||S||107.2||Local Fireground Operations||
 
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|WASHINGTON|| - || - || - || - || No Local FD. Covered by Becket & Pittsfield.||
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|Savoy FG||154.2050||S||107.2||Local Fireground||
 
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|WEST STOCKBRIDGE||W STOCKBRIDGE FD||||||||County Fire||2017.08.01 MrSvenSven
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|Williamstown FD||154.1300||R||107.2||Local Dispatch||2017.07.11 MrSvenSven
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|WILLIAMSTOWN||WILLIAMSTOWN FD||154.1300||R||107.2||Local Dispatch||2017.07.11 MrSvenSven
 
 
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|WILLIAMSTOWN||WILLIAMSTOWN FG||154.2350||S||107.2||Fireground||
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|Williamstown FG||154.2350||S||107.2||Fireground||
 
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|WINDSOR||WINDSOR FD||155.7150||R||192.8||DB:Dalton (Shared with PD)||2017.08.13 MrSvenSven
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|Windsor FD||155.7150||R||192.8||DB:Dalton (Shared with PD)||2017.08.13 MrSvenSven
 
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== '''Towns without departments.''' ==
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*'''The following towns have no local fire department, and are covered by nearby towns.
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**Mount Washington. Covered by Egremont and Copakem, [[Nearby_New_York#Columbia_County|(Columbia County) NY]].
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**Washington. (Covered by Becket, Dalton)
 
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Revision as of 07:12, 8 April 2020

Countywide Information

Fire District 12

  • Fire District 12 covers Berkshire County
  • Daily tone tests conducted around 6pm, provided there isn't a call in the county
  • Great Barrington tests pagers for GB/Housatonic Mondays at 5:45 PM
  • All tones are on "Dispatch", all other radio traffic is on "Response"
  • No mobile or portable radios are heard on "Dispatch", with the exception of Otis, Sandisfield, and Tolland
  • There are several county transmitter locations:
Lenox Mountain, Richmond Primary Site
Mount Wilcox, Monterey
DPW Garage, Blandford
Cory Road Fire Tower, Savoy
WUPE-FM Tower, North Adams
76 East Street, Pittsfield
East Otis Road, Tolland (This is a repeater site. Units in Otis, Sandisfield & Tolland are repeated)
  • Berkshire County also dispatches Middlefield (Hampshire County), Tolland (Hampden County), and Blandford (Hampden County)
  • Egremont now has the ability to communicate on frequencies used by Columbia County NY.
Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
154.3100 S 107.2 Dispatch 2020.01.21 W1KNE
152.9825 S 131.8 Response Channel 2020.01.21 W1KNE
159.7575 S D413 Command 2014.11.04 W1KNE
154.1600 S 107.2 Fireground 1 (North County)
155.8050 S 107.2 Fireground 2 (South County) 2019.08.10 W1KNE
153.8825 S D343 Fireground 3 2019.08.10 W1KNE
158.8050 S 107.2 Interior Units (On Scene) 2018.01.30 W1KNE


Departments dispatched on above channels

  • The following towns are dispatched by Berkshire County Sheriffs or local dispatch on the above frequencies
Town Notes Confirmation
Adams 2017.09.20 MrSvenSven
Alford
Becket 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
Cheshire 2017.09.19 MrSvenSven
Clarksburg DB: North Adams 2012.06.18 W1KNE
Egremont 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
Florida 2016.07.17 W1KNE
Great Barrington DB: Gt. Barrington PD ("849") 2019.02.16 W1KNE
Hancock 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
Lanesborough 2012.08.03 W1KNE
Lee 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
Lenox 2019.02.16 W1KNE
Monterey 2017.09.18 MrSvenSven
New Ashford
New Marlborough 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
Otis 2017.08.01 MrSvenSven
Peru 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
Richmond 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
Sandisfield 2017.07.29 MrSvenSven
Savoy 2017.08.01 MrSvenSven
Sheffield 2017.08.11 MrSvenSven
Stockbridge 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
Tyringham 2017.08.26 MrSvenSven
West Stockbridge 2017.08.01 MrSvenSven

Departments dispatched on local channels, or with local channels

  • The following towns use either the county frequency, their own to self dispatch, or other local frequencies
Town Name Frequency Type Tone Notes Confirmation/ReConfirmations
Adams FG 153.8900 S 107.2 Fireground
Adams Forest 155.8875 R 107.2 Forest Wardens 2016.08.13 Alarmroom
Alford Fire 159.4500 S D023 "Alford Fire Channel". Local Non Incident Ops 2018.03.24 W1KNE
Dalton FD 153.8150 R 107.2 Self Dispatched 2019.02.16 W1KNE
Hinsdale FD 155.6400 R 107.2 DB:Dalton 2017.08.27 MrSvenSven
Hinsdale FG 154.0700 S 107.2 Local Fireground
Hinsdale FD 159.6375 R 107.2 Berkshire County Repeater (Repeats 152.9825)(Unlicensed) 2017.07.30 MrSvenSven
Lanesborough FD UHF 453.5000 R 107.2 Fire UHF Crosspatch (188 Summer Street Location) 2012.08.03 W1KNE
Lanesborough FD UHF 453.9250 R 107.2 Fire UHF Crosspatch (655 Cheshire Road Location) 2012.08.03 W1KNE
North Adams FD 170.1500 R 107.2 Local Dispatch 2017.08.25 MrSvenSven
Peru FG 154.1300 S 107.2 Local Fireground
Pittsfield FD 154.3400 R 107.2 Local Dispatch/Operations (Medic Disp. too.) 2020.02.22 W1KNE
Pittsfield FG 154.2200 S 107.2 Local Fireground Operations
Savoy FG 154.2050 S 107.2 Local Fireground
Williamstown FD 154.1300 R 107.2 Local Dispatch 2017.07.11 MrSvenSven
Williamstown FG 154.2350 S 107.2 Fireground
Windsor FD 155.7150 R 192.8 DB:Dalton (Shared with PD) 2017.08.13 MrSvenSven


Towns without departments.

  • The following towns have no local fire department, and are covered by nearby towns.
    • Mount Washington. Covered by Egremont and Copakem, (Columbia County) NY.
    • Washington. (Covered by Becket, Dalton)

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