Berkshire County Fire Departments
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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 Fridays at 5:45 PM
- County Fire identifies as "470" and "Berkshire Sheriff's Control"
- All County Departments are dispatched from the County Control, unless otherwise indicated as "local" below.
- All County Departments have F1 and F2 in their radios.
- Berkshire Sheriff's Control can transmit on either F1 or F2, but only dispatches on F1.
- 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
- Berkshire County also dispatches Middlefield (Hampshire County) and Blandford (Hampden County)
| Channel | Frequency | Tone | Notes |
| 1 | 154.3100 | 107.2 | Operations |
| 2 | 154.1600 | 107.2 | Fireground |
| 3 or 4 | 155.8050 | 107.2 & CSQ | Fireground (Mobile & Portable only) Some radios are programmed with Ch.03 and Ch.04 Reversed in order |
| 4 or 3 | 158.8050 | 107.2 & CSQ | Fireground (Mobile & Portable only) Some radios are programmed with Ch.04 and Ch.03 Reversed in order |
Department Frequency Information
| Town Name | Alpha Tag | Frequency | Type | Tone/TG | Notes |
| ADAMS | ADAMS FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | Local Dispatch/Tie to County |
| ADAMS | ADAMS FD LCL | 153.8900 | S | 107.2 | Local Operations |
| ADAMS | ADAMS FOREST | 154.4450 | S | 107.2 | Forest Wardens |
| ALFORD | ALFORD FIRE | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| BECKET | BECKET FIRE | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| CHESHIRE | CHESHIRE FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| CLARKSBURG | CLARKSBURG FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| DALTON | DALTON FD | 153.8150 | S | 107.2 | Dalton Fire Operations |
| EGREMONT | EGREMONT FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire (Also Dispatched by GB) |
| FLORIDA | FLORIDA FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | GT BARRINGTON FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | Local Dispatch/Operations "849" |
| HANCOCK | HANCOCK FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| HINSDALE | HINSDALE FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| HINSDALE | HINSDALE FG | 154.0700 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground |
| LANESBOROUGH | LANESBOROUGH FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| LEE | LEE FIRE | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | Local Dispatch/Operations "Lee Dispatch" |
| LENOX | LENOX FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| LENOX | LENOX FG | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground |
| MONTEREY | MONTEREY FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire (Also dispatched by GB) |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | - | - | - | - | No Local FD. Covered by Egremont/Columbia Cty NY (46.5000 {110.9}). |
| NEW ASHFORD | NEW ASHFORD FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | NEW MARLBORO FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire (Also dispatched by GB) |
| NORTH ADAMS | NORTH ADAMS FD | 170.1500 | R | 107.2 | Local Dispatch/Operations |
| OTIS | OTIS FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| PERU | PERU FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| PERU | PERU FG | 154.1300 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground |
| PITTSFIELD | PITTSFIELD FD | 154.3400 | R | 107.2 | Local Dispatch/Operations (Medic Disp. too.) |
| PITTSFIELD | PITTSFIELD FG | 154.2200 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground Operations |
| RICHMOND | RICHMOND FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| SANDISFIELD | SANDISFIELD FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| SAVOY | SAVOY FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| SAVOY | SAVOY FG | 154.2050 | S | 107.2 | Local Fireground |
| SHEFFIELD | SHEFFIELD FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire (Also dispatched by GB) |
| STOCKBRIDGE | STOCKBRIDGE FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire (Tones can originate locally from a local alarm) |
| TYRINGHAM | TYRINGHAM FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| WASHINGTON | - | - | - | - | No Local FD. Covered by Becket & Pittsfield. |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | W STOCKBRIDGE FD | 154.3100 | S | 107.2 | County Fire |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | WILLIAMSTOWN FD | 154.1300 | S | 107.2 | Local Dispatch/Operations |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | WILLIAMSTOWN FG | 154.2350 | S | 107.2 | Fireground |
| WINDSOR | WINDSOR FD | 155.7150 | R | 192.8 | Local Dispatch/Operations (Shared with PD) |
