Worcester County EMS
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A lot of Worcester County Towns use neighboring towns for Paramedics (eg Webster EMS providing medics for Dudley) *2181 Milford Hospital Paramedics will cease to exist around May 2008.*
| Department | Frequency | Tone | Use/Notes | Feeds Available |
| Ashburnham | Provided by Ashburnham Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Athol | Provided by Athol Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Auburn | 154.3850R | 82.5 | Handled by Auburn Fire (Paramedic Level) | |
| Barre | Handled by Barre Rescue Squad (Basic Level as of late 2006) | |||
| Berlin | Handled by Berlin Rescue Squad (Basic Level) | |||
| Blackstone | 159.3300 | D565 | Handled by Blackstone Fire (Paramedic Level) | |
| Bolton | 453.1250R | D054 | Handled by Bolton Volunteer Ambulance Squad (Basic Level) | |
| Boylston | 33.0600 | Handled by Boylston Fire (Basic Level/WB Fire for medics?) | ||
| Brookfield | Handled by Brookfield EMS (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Charlton | 33.5800 | 131.8 | Handled by Charlton Fire (Paramedic Level) | TeamSpeak |
| Clinton | 154.3100R | 82.5 | Handled by Clinton Fire (Basic Level) | |
| Devens Fire | 453.0250R | 118.8 | Handled by Devens Fire (Basic Level) | |
| Douglas | 33.9600 | 131.8 | Handled by Douglas Fire (Intermediate Level/Oxford EMS/Webster EMS/2181) | TeamSpeak |
| Dudley | 154.3400 | 127.3 | Handled by Dudley Fire (Intermediate Level,Oxford EMS/Webster EMS for medics) | TeamSpeak |
| East Brookfield | 33.8600 | 131.8 | Handled by East Brookfield Fire (Paramedic Level) | |
| Fitchburg | 470.5500 | D226 | Fitchburg Fire/Fitchburg EMS (A Division Of MEDSTAR) (Paramedic Level) Encryption Capable | |
| Gardner | 155.2950 | 192.8 | Woods Ambulance (Paramedic Level) | TeamSpeak WinAmp |
| Grafton | 45.1000 | 167.9 | Alert Ambulance (Paramedic Level) Dispatched by PD | |
| Hardwick | 39.1000 | 85.4 | Handled by Hardwick Rescue Squad (Basic Level) | |
| Harvard | 159.0900R | 107.2 | Handled by Harvard EMS (Basic Level) | |
| Holden | 159.7350 | D311 | AMR (Paramedic Level) | |
| Hopedale | 46.2200 | 123.0 | Handled by Hopedale Fire (Basic Level/2181) | |
| Hubbardston | 33.8200 | 110.9 | Handled by Hubbardston Fire (Paramedic Level) | TeamSpeak WinAmp |
| Lancaster | Handled by Lancaster Ambulance Service (Basic Level) | |||
| Leicester | 33.7200 | 131.8 | Handled by Leicester EMS (Paramedic Level) | |
| Leominster | Handled by Leominster Fire (Basic Level) | |||
| Lunenburg | 155.7600 | 100.0 | Handled by Lunenburg Fire (Intermediate Level) Townsend Fire-EMS(North of Mass Ave) MedStar (South of Mass Ave) | |
| Mendon | 33.9400 | 131.8 | Handled by Mendon Fire (Paramedic Level) | |
| Milford | Handled by AMR (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Millbury | 482.7875R | 114.8 | Alert (Paramedic Level) Dispatched by PD | |
| Millville | Handled by Millville Fire (Basic Level/2181) | |||
| New Braintree | Handled by North Brookfield EMS (Paramedic Level) | |||
| North Brookfield | 45.5200 | 91.5 | Handled by North Brookfield EMS (Paramedic Level) | |
| Northborough | Handled by Northborough Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Northbridge | 33.6800 | 127.3 | Handled by Northbridge Fire (Paramedic Level) | |
| Oakham | Handled by Oakham Fire (Basic Level) | |||
| Oxford | 154.0325R | 94.8 | Handled by Oxford Fire (Paramedic Level) | TeamSpeak |
| Paxton | Handled by Spencer Rescue Ambulance stationed in Paxton (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Petersham | Handled by Athol Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Phillipston | Handled by Phillipston EMS (?Level) | |||
| Princeton | Handled by Princeton Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Royalston | Handled by Royalston Fire (?Level) | |||
| Rutland | Handled by Rutland Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Shrewsbury | 155.7000R 462.9500R | 131.8 186.2 | Worcester (UMass) EMS P6 | |
| Southborough | 471.7250R | D065 | Handled by Southborough Fire (Paramedic Level) | |
| Southbridge | 154.1450 | 123.0 | Handled by Southbridge Fire (Intermediate Level/Charlton for medics) | TeamSpeak |
| Spencer | 33.0800 | 131.8 | Handled by Spencer Rescue (Paramedic Level) | |
| Sterling | 155.2350 155.3850 453.6250 | ? ? ? | Handled by Sterling Fire (Paramedic Level) | |
| Sturbridge | 155.9400 | 74.4 | Handled by Sturbridge Fire (Intermediate Level/Charlton for medics) | |
| Sutton | 154.8075 | 123.0 | Alert (Paramedic Level) Dispatched by Police | |
| Templeton | Handled by Templeton Fire (Basic Level) | |||
| Upton | 153.9050 | 97.4 | Handled by Upton EMS (Basic Level/2181) | |
| Uxbridge | 33.8400 | 131.8 | Handled by Uxbridge Fire (Paramedic Level) | RR |
| Warren | Handled by Warren Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Webster | 155.4000R | 100.0 | Webster EMS (Paramedic Level) | TeamSpeak |
| West Boylston | 33.9200 460.6250 | 131.8 071 | Handled by WB Fire (Paramedic Level) | |
| West Brookfield | 153.7850 | 179.9 | Handled by West Brookfield Rescue Squad (Basic Level/Brookfields for Medics) | |
| Westborough | Handled by Westborough Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Westminster | Handled by Westminster Fire (Intermediate Level) | |||
| Winchendon | Handled by Winchendon Fire (Paramedic Level) | |||
| Worcester | Worcester TRS | Handled by UMass/Worcester EMS (Medic Level) |
County Wide Information
| Agency | Frequency or System | Tone or TGID | Use/Notes | Feeds Available |
| CMED-Med 1 | 463.0000R 468.0000 | 186.2 | Used for Mary Lane Hospital Used for Marlborough Hospital Amb-Hospital 4 | |
| CMED-Med 2 | 463.0250 468.0250 | 186.2 | Amb-Hospital 1 | |
| CMED-Med 3 | 463.0500 468.0500 | 186.2 | Athol Hospital Direct (Repeater) | |
| CMED-Med 4 | 463.0750R 468.0750 | 186.2 | Call in Frequency | |
| CMED-Med 5 | 463.1000 468.1000 | 186.2 | Amb-Hospital 2 | |
| CMED-Med 6 | 463.1250R 468.1250 | 186.2 | SE County General Mutual Aid Channel Henry Heywood (Gardner) Direct | |
| CMED-Med 7 | 463.1500R 468.1500 | 186.2 | Amb-Hospital 3 MCI Mutual Aid Channel | |
| CMED-Med 8 | 463.1750R 468.1750 | 186.2 | Worcester Area General Mutual Aid Channel Amb-Hospital 5 | |
| CMED-Med 9 | 462.9500R | 186.2 | Worcester EMS Dispatch | |
| CMED-Med 10 | 462.9750 | 186.2 | Statewide Med 10 Former Worcester EMS Tac-10 T/A | |
| HEAR | 155.3400 | CSQ | Was Used by Smaller Community Hospitals now being phased out | |
| UMass Lifeflight | 155.1600 | 118.8 | TeamSpeak | |
| AMR | 159.3750 | D311 | 911 and Back up to Several Areas | |
| EasCare | Ind.Comm Webster Ind.Comm Upton Ind.Comm Rutland | 00656 00560 01040 | Provides back up to Worcester | |
| Pathways (Now Alert) | Ind.Comm Webster Ind.Comm Upton Ind.Comm Rutland | 01776 00848 00080 | Provides 911 coverage to several towns. See above. | |
| K's Ambulance | Ind.Comm Webster Ind.Comm Rutland | 02896 00976 | Non Emergency out of Oxford | |
| Care | Ind.Comm Webster Ind.Comm Upton | 04816 02512 | Private out of Marlborough |
- Worcester County uses a General CMED setup with ambulances transmitting on 468 and hospitals transmitting on 463. Patch Channels are assigned in the following order: 2, 5, 1, 7, 3. This allows both Worcester and Boston CMED to have three patch channels available at any given time without interference. Med 2, 3, and 5 are "incomplete repeaters".
- 03 March 2007 - Worcester CMED channel assignment order is as follows: 2, 5, 7, 1, 8. Med 3 is a direct, repeated channel for Athol Memorial Hospital. Med 6 is a direct, repeated channel for Henry Heywood Hospital in Gardner. Ambulances do not need to contact Worcester CMED, they simply get on Med 3 or Med 6. Most towers have repeaters that can be activated for communications during intercepts. Not all towers have all channels available. As a rule, operators try not to leave the repeaters on, due to patient privacy concerns. -jknox7230
