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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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*County Dispatch is done by the County Sheriff's Dispatch Center which is located in Pittsfield
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*ALS Intercepts are done by other communities and backed up by [[AMR_Ambulance|AMR Ambulance}} and County Ambulance Co. (in the Pittsfield area)
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*AMR will be closing their Pittsfield, MA location on 12/31/2007
  
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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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|C-MED Channel 1||155.340<BR> ||107.2 ||Primary<BR> ||
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|Fire District 12 Ch. 1||154.3100||PL 107.2||Dispatch
 
 
 
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|C-MED Channel 2||155.385<BR> ||107.2 ||Secondary<BR> ||
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|C-MED Channel 1||155.3400||PL 107.2||Primary (EMS to Area Hospitals}
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|C-MED Channel 2||155.3850||PL 107.2||Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control)
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* 155.340 is used for communications between EMS and area hospitals (BMC) for incoming trip reports and med control.
 
* While 155.385 is used primarily for communications between area ambulances or as a backup for hospital communications.
 
* 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.
 
*AMR will be closing their Pittsfield, MA location on 12/31/2007. It is NOT currently closed as previously reported.
 
 
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*Berkshire County consists of Fire District 12<br>
 
•Countywide Fire Dispatch/Mutual Aid is on 154.310 PL 107.2<br>
 
•Countywide Fireground is on 154.16 PL 107.2<br>
 
•Countywide Fireground channels also include 155.805 & 158.805 PL 107.2
 
  
•County Dispatch is done by the County Sheriff's Dispatch Center which is located in Pittsfield
 
 
•ALS Intercepts are done by other communities and backed up by AMR and County Ambulance Co. (in the Pittsfield area)
 
  
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== '''EMS Provider Information''' ==
 
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||<font color="#cc6600">'''Community'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''EMS Provider'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Frequency'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Tone'''||<font color="#cc6600">'''Notes'''
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|ADAMS EMS (Paramedic)||155.220||107.2||Dispatched by Adams
 
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|ALFORD (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
 
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|BECKET EMS (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
 
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|CHESHIRE (ADAMS EMS)(Paramedic)||155.220||107.2||Dispatched by Adams
 
 
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|CLARKSBURG (NORTH ADAMS EMS) (Paramedic)||155.8425||151.4||Dispatched by North Adams
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|Adams||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||155.2200||107.2||DB: Adams
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|DALTON FIRE (Intermediate)||153.8150||107.2||Dispatched by Town
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|Alford||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|EGREMONT (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Becket||BLS & INT: Becket EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
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|Cheshire||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||155.2200||107.2||DB: Adams
 
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|FLORIDA (NORTH ADAMS EMS) (Paramedic)||155.8425||151.4||Dispatched by North Adams
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|Clarksburg||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||151.4||DB: North Adams
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|Dalton||BLS & INT: Dalton Fire||153.8150||107.2||DB: Dalton
 
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|GREAT BARRINGTON (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Egremont||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS)||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
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|Hancock (Village EMS) (Paramedic)||154.310<br>155.220||107.2<br>?||Dispatched by County<br>Village EMS
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|Florida||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||151.4||DB: North Adams
 
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|HINSDALE EMS (Basic)||154.3100<br>154.0700||107.2<br>107.2||Dispatched by Dalton<br>Fireground
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|Great Barrington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS)||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
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|LANESBOROUGH FIRE (Basic)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Hancock||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||154.3100<br>155.2200||107.2<br>?||DB: Berkshire County<br>Village EMS Ops
 
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|LEE EMS (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County?
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|Hinsdale||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Dalton
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|LENOX EMS (Intermediate)||154.3100<br>154.1900||107.2<br>107.2||Dispatched by County<br>Fireground
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|Lanesborough||BLS: Lanesborough Fire||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|MONTEREY (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Lee||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
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|MOUNT WASHINGTON (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||No Municipal FD covered by Egremont/NY
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|Lenox||BLS & INT: Lenox EMS ||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|NEW ASHFORD (Village EMS) (Paramedic)||154.310<br>155.220||107.2<br>?||Dispatched by County<br>Village EMS
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|Monterey||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
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|Mouth Washington||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|NEW MARLBOROUGH EMS (Basic)||154.3100<br>155.9400||107.2<br>107.2||Dispatched by County<br>Fireground
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|New Ashford||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||154.3100<br>155.2200||107.2<br>?||DB: Berkshire County<br>Village EMS Ops
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|New Marlborough||BLS: New Marlborough EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|NORTH ADAMS EMS (Paramedic)||155.8425||151.4||Dispatched by Town
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|North Adams||BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS||155.8425||151.4||DB: North Adams
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|OTIS EMS (Basic)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Otis||BLS: Otis EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|PERU (Hinsdale Fire) (Basic)||154.3100<br>154.1300||107.2<br>107.2||Dispatched by Dalton<br>Fireground
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|Peru||BLS: Hinsdale Fire||154.3100||107.2||DB: Dalton
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|PITTSFIELD (County Ambulance, privately o/o) (Paramedic)||154.3400<br>154.2200<br>154.1600<br>153.8300||107.2<br>107.2<br>107.2<br>107.2||Dispatched by City<br> Fire 2<br>Fireground<br>Fireground
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|Pittsfield||BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o)||154.3400||107.2||DB: Pittsfield
 
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|RICHMOND FIRE (Basic)||154.3100<br>154.1600||107.2<br>107.2||Dispatched by County<br>Fireground
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|Richmond||BLS: Richmond Fire||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
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|SANDISFIELD EMS (Basic)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Sandisfield||BLS: Sandisfield EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|SAVOY (Adams EMS) ((Paramedic)||155.220||107.2||Dispatched by Adams
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|Savoy||BLS & ALS: Adams EMS||155.2200||107.2||DB: Adams
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|SHEFFIELD (Southern Berkshire EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Sheffield||BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|STOCKBRIDGE (LEE EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Stockbridge||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
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|TYRINGHAM (LEE EMS) (Intermediate)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|Tyringham||BLS & INT: Lee EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|WASHINGTON (Hinsdale Fire) (Basic)||No Local Fire Department Covered by Becket, Pittsfield
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|Washington||BLS: Hinsdale EMS||154.3100||107.2||DB: Dalton
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|WEST STOCKBRIDGE (RICHMOND FIRE) (Basic)||154.3100||107.2||Dispatched by County
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|West Stockbridge||BLS: Richmond Fire||154.3100||107.2||DB: Berkshire County
 
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|WILLIAMSTOWN (Village EMS) (Paramedic)||154.1300<br>154.2350<br>154.3100<br>155.220||107.2<br>107.2<br>107.2<br>?||Dispatched by Town<br>Fireground<br>County<br>Village EMS
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|Williamstown||BLS & ALS: Village EMS||154.3100<br>155.2200||107.2<br>?||DB: Berkshire County<br>Village EMS Ops
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|WINDSOR FIRE (Basic)||155.715R<br>154.3100||192.8<br>107.2||Dispatched by Williamstown<br>County
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|Windsor||BLS: Windsor Fire||155.7150R<br>154.3100||192.8<br>107.2||DB: Williamstown<br>Berkshire County
 
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Revision as of 00:55, 21 February 2008


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)
  • County Dispatch is done by the County Sheriff's Dispatch Center which is located in Pittsfield
  • ALS Intercepts are done by other communities and backed up by [[AMR_Ambulance|AMR Ambulance}} and County Ambulance Co. (in the Pittsfield area)
  • AMR will be closing their Pittsfield, MA location on 12/31/2007
  • 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
Department Frequency Tone
Fire District 12 Ch. 1 154.3100 PL 107.2 Dispatch
C-MED Channel 1 155.3400 PL 107.2 Primary (EMS to Area Hospitals}
C-MED Channel 2 155.3850 PL 107.2 Secondary ((BMC) Incoming trip reports and med control)


EMS Provider Information

Community EMS Provider Frequency Tone Notes
Adams BLS & ALS: Adams EMS 155.2200 107.2 DB: Adams
Alford BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Becket BLS & INT: Becket EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Cheshire BLS & ALS: Adams EMS 155.2200 107.2 DB: Adams
Clarksburg BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 DB: North Adams
Dalton BLS & INT: Dalton Fire 153.8150 107.2 DB: Dalton
Egremont BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS) 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Florida BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 DB: North Adams
Great Barrington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS) 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Hancock BLS & ALS: Village EMS 154.3100
155.2200
107.2
?
DB: Berkshire County
Village EMS Ops
Hinsdale BLS: Hinsdale EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Dalton
Lanesborough BLS: Lanesborough Fire 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Lee BLS & INT: Lee EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County?
Lenox BLS & INT: Lenox EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Monterey BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Mouth Washington BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
New Ashford BLS & ALS: Village EMS 154.3100
155.2200
107.2
?
DB: Berkshire County
Village EMS Ops
New Marlborough BLS: New Marlborough EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
North Adams BLS & ALS: North Adams EMS 155.8425 151.4 DB: North Adams
Otis BLS: Otis EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Peru BLS: Hinsdale Fire 154.3100 107.2 DB: Dalton
Pittsfield BLS & ALS: County Ambulance (Privately o/o) 154.3400 107.2 DB: Pittsfield
Richmond BLS: Richmond Fire 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Sandisfield BLS: Sandisfield EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Savoy BLS & ALS: Adams EMS 155.2200 107.2 DB: Adams
Sheffield BLS & INT: Southern Berkshire EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Stockbridge BLS & INT: Lee EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County?
Tyringham BLS & INT: Lee EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County?
Washington BLS: Hinsdale EMS 154.3100 107.2 DB: Dalton
West Stockbridge BLS: Richmond Fire 154.3100 107.2 DB: Berkshire County
Williamstown BLS & ALS: Village EMS 154.3100
155.2200
107.2
?
DB: Berkshire County
Village EMS Ops
Windsor BLS: Windsor Fire 155.7150R
154.3100
192.8
107.2
DB: Williamstown
Berkshire County