Penobscot County Fire Departments
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Countywide Information
- PRCC = Penobscot Regional Communications Center
- Bangor does not use PRCC for dispatching
- 153.7400 (Various PL) PRCC "COMM 2" Primary Fire Dispatch
- 155.4900 (114.8) County Sheriff Primary
- 155.4900 (107.2) County Sheriff Channel 2
- 154.4150 (186.2) Fire Dispatch for Brewer, Eddington, Holden and Orrington
- 155.7750 (136.5) Fire Dispatch for Orono & Old Town
Department Frequency Information
| Department | Frequency | Tone | Unit ID's | Notes | Confirmation/Re-Confirmations |
| Alton | 153.7400 | ||||
| Bangor | 154.2800 154.2200 | D023 203.5 | Primary Tac | ||
| Bangor Int'l Airport | 149.5500 | 293 | Ops check & radio check usually 0745-0815 | ||
| Bradford | |||||
| Bradley | 153.7400 | ||||
| Brewer | 154.4150R 154.2650 155.1450 | 186.2 ? ? | 30 | Fireground 1 Fireground 2 | |
| Burlington | |||||
| Carmel | 153.7400 | ||||
| Charleston | 63 | ||||
| Chester | |||||
| Clifton | 154.4150R | 186.2 | Eddington covers | ||
| Corinna | 35 | ||||
| Corinth | 153.7400 154.0850 154.3100 | 20 | Dispatch Fireground 1 Fireground 2 | ||
| Dexter | |||||
| Dixmont | 153.7400 | ||||
| East Millinocket | 155.7750 153.7400 | FD/EMS Dispatch/Primary(Self Dispatch) FD/EMS Dispatch/Secondary | |||
| Eddington | 154.4150R 154.2650 155.1450 | 186.2 ? ? | 32 | Fireground 1 Fireground 2 | |
| Edinburg | |||||
| Enfield | |||||
| Etna | |||||
| Exeter | |||||
| Garland | 68 | ||||
| Glenburn | 22 | ||||
| Greenbush | |||||
| Greenfield | |||||
| Hampden | 155.8800 | 114.8 | Freq. shared with PD | ||
| Hermon | 154.1300 | 100.0 | |||
| Holden | 154.4150R 154.2650 155.1450 | 186.2 ? ? | 39 | Fireground 1 Fireground 2 | |
| Howland | 154.1150 | ||||
| Hudson | 50 | ||||
| Indian Island | 153.8750 | Penobscot Nation Fire Dept. | |||
| Kenduskeag | 66 | ||||
| Lagrange | 153.7400 | ||||
| Lakeville | |||||
| Lee | |||||
| Levant | 153.7400 | 44 | |||
| Lincoln | 153.8000 153.7400 | 114.8 94.8 | Dispatch | ||
| Lowell | |||||
| Mattawamkeag | 153.7400 153.8150 154.8300 | 67 | |||
| Maxfield | |||||
| Medway | 153.9350 153.7400 | 167.9 | Dispatch | ||
| Milford | |||||
| Millinocket | 460.5250 | ||||
| Mount Chase | |||||
| Newburgh | |||||
| Newport | |||||
| Old Town | 155.7750 | 136.5 | 37 | ||
| Orono | 155.7750 | 136.5 | 24 | ||
| Orrington | 154.4150R | 186.2 | 36 | ||
| Passadumkeag | |||||
| Patten | |||||
| Plymouth | 154.1750 | 20 | local Ops | ||
| Springfield | |||||
| Stacyville | |||||
| Stetson | 154.2500 | 27 | Local Ops | ||
| Veazie | 153.7400 | 19 | |||
| Winn | |||||
| Woodville |
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.
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