City of Boston Public Safety Agencies

Boston Police Department

The Boston Police Department provides police protection to the citizens of and visitors to the City of Boston.   A mixture of officers assigned to regular patrol, neighborhood services and special units such a Canine, Mounted Unit, and Harbor Patrol provide services. The BPD also maintains a fully staffed bomb squad.

The Operations Division, better known as the "turret" provides communications. Located at Boston Police Headquarters the “turret” contains 9-1-1 operations, all radio dispatch and the “teletype room” where wanted, license, and registration checks are performed.

All Boston cruisers also have MDTs and the BPD maintains it’s own system separate from the system maintained by the MSP.

Note: Channel 14 has been designated for public safety interagency communications. Command staff from BPD, BEMS, and BFD will have the frequency programmed into their radios to allow for direct communications at the scene of major incidents.

Designation	Frequency	PL	Use
Channel 01	460.350	D-315	Special Events, City Wide events
Channel 02	460.450	D-331	Alpha Gold units
Channel 03	460.225	D-343	Bravo Charlie Units
Channel 04	460.400	D-346	Echo, Jake, Lima Units
Channel 05	460.500	D-351	Delta Kilo Units
Channel 06	460.175	D-364	Fox, Harry Units
Channel 07	460.300	D-365	Car to Car, Car to Base
Channel 08	460.125	D-371	License, Stolen, Wanted
Channel 09	460.075	D-411	Unit to Unit
Channel 10	460.250	D-412	Detectives
Channel 11	460.375	DVP	Detectives
Channel 12	460.050	D-464	Mobile Operations
Channel 13	460.150	D-465	Detectives
Channel 14	460.275	D-466	Public Safety Interoperability Channel
Channel 15	460.475	DVP	Command
Channel 16	460.025	D-506	Communications Division
	460.200		New Frequency
	460.475		Citywide Broadcasts
	158.910	118.8	Paging?
	453.350	D-532	Housing Police
	453.200	118.8	BPD Services
	453.300	118.8
Area Wide 3	470.7875	131.8	Old BAPERN 3
Area Wide 4	470.5625	131.8	Old BAPERN 4
North Tactical	470.4875	131.8	Old BAPERN 2 NORTH
West Tactical	470.7375	131.8	Old BAPERN 2 WEST
South Tactical	470.9125	131.8	Old BAPERN 2 SOUTH
Central Tactical	470.9875	D-654	Old BAPERN 2 CENTRAL
Northeast Tactical	471.7625	118.8	Old BAPERN 2 NORTHEAST

In addition the Boston Police Operations Division "The Turret" can communicate on all of the BAPERN Channels and can cross patch to any of the operational channels if the need arises.

Boston Police Call sign ID's

Each unit is assigned it's own call sign. The first part of the call sign is a phonetic letter that designates the part of the city or specialized unit.

The city is broken down into five areas, within each area are two or three districts.

Call sign	District #	Location/Unit
Alpha	1/15	Downtown, Charlestown
Bravo	2	Roxbury
Charlie	3	Mattapan
Delta	4	South End, Back Bay
Echo	5	West Roxbury
Fox	6	South Boston
Gold	7	East Boston
Harry	11	Dorchester
Jake	13	Jamaica Plain
Kilo	14	Allston/Brighton
Lima	18	Hyde Park
Mike		Special Events
Nova Base		Channel 8
Romeo		Detail units on Central Artery project
Silver		Services (mechanics, tow trucks, etc
Tango		Special Operations
Victor		Detectives
Yankee		Administration

Academy xxx units are heard when there is an academy class in session.  These units operate on Channel 1 and transmit simulated radio traffic including fights, officer in trouble calls, crimes in progress calls, etc. The concept is to get recruits used to operating police radios.

The second character denotes the unit type

1                              Rapid Response (two man cars)

2                              Patrol Wagons

3                              Motorcycles

4                              Neighborhood Service Unit, including Community Service  Officers,

5                              Canine Units

6                              Foot Patrols

7                              Mounted

8                              Detectives assigned to district stations

8                              Specialized detective units like Homicide.

9                              Supervisors

A                             Lieutenants

B                             Captains

C                             Command

D                             Other

K                             Anti Crime units (Plain Clothes Officers)

The third and fourth digits denote the individual  unit identification.

The fifth digit, if used denotes shift. Generally you will only hear this at the beginning and end of a shift.

A -  Night Shift

D -  Day Shift

F -  Evening

The Boston Police Department does not use any dispatch codes. All calls are given out in clear language. They do however use service codes and Routine Miscellaneous Incident Reporting Codes (Miscel Codes). Service codes are used for Vehicle Maintenance, Lunch Breaks, Court, Etc.  Miscel Codes are used for clearing incidents for which no report is required. Finally, they use codes for Arriving, Clearing, and Logging on and off the air.

Boston Police Service Codes

Code	Meaning	Code	Meaning
1	Vehicle Maintenance	16	Moving Violation or Tagging
2	Radio Maintenance	17	Car Wash
3	Training	18	Range
4	Transport Female	19	Walk and Talk
5	Transport Prisoners	20	Gas
	Court Attendance	21	Travel to and From Post
7	Escort Duty	22	Emergency Shelter Coverage
8	School Crossing	23	Guarding Prisoners
9	Station Assignment	24	209A Service
10	Lunch	25	Community Service Meeting
11	Warrant Service	26	On Duty – Special Event
12	Warrant Unit for Pickup	35	Licensed Premises Inspection
13	Out of City Assignment
14	Towing
15	Traffic Enforcement

Miscellaneous Routine Incident Reporting Codes (Miscel Codes)

Number	Incident	Phonetic	Police Action
1	ADT or Burglar Alarm	A- Adam	Non Bona Fide Incident
2	Citizen Alarm	B- Boy	No Person can be found
3	Citizen Calling for Help	C-Charlie	No such address
4	Escort Duty	D-David	No police service necessary
5	Fire Alarm	E-Edward	Perpetrator gone on police arrival
6	Family trouble	F-Frank	Peace restored
7	Gathering causing annoyance	G-George	Advised Warrant
8	Investigation person routine	H-Henry	Advised to re-contact police if    repeated or returned
9	Investigation, premises routine	I-Ida	Taken to district station
10	Landlord – Tenant Disturbance	J-John	Field Interrogation report completed
11	Lock Out	K-King	Issued traffic citation
12	Noisy Party	L-Lincoln	Issued parking ticket
13	Prowler (no description)	M-Mary	Advised legal help
14	Police Services – Traffic, etc.	N-Nora	Accidental or defective alarm
15	Disturbances Drunk	O-Ocean	False – no prosecution
16	Disturbance inside	P-Paul	Service rendered
		X-Xray	Clear from Code 19

Status Codes

Adam Robert        Arriving on scene

Charlie Robert       Clearing assignment that does not require miscel code or report

Ocean Nora           Logging on the air

Ocean Frank          Logging off the air

Boston Emergency Medical Services

Channel	Frequency	PL	Use
TAC 4 TAC 6	458.0625 453.7750	D-343 D-244	Tactical Tactical
TAC 7	460.5250	D-131	Tactical
INTEROP	460.275	D-125	Public Safety Interoperations
TAC 9	462.950	151.4	Tactical
CW 10	462.975	151.4	Citywide Dispatch
11	458.1375	97.4	Simplex (portable only)
TAC 12	460.550	192.8	Tactical, special events
13	458.0625	210.7	Simplex (portable only)
BAMA 15	453.100	D-165	Boston Ambulance Mutual Aid (BAMA)
16	453.775	156.7	Communications Engineering

Channels 1-8 are MED 1-8, see Ambulance and EMS page for frequencies and PL information.

Channels 11 and 13 are receive only in mobile units.

Channel 12 will replace Channel 9 as the primary tactical channel in the future.

Channel 15 is used for communicating with private ambulance services that provide back up for 9-1-1 calls.

Communications Engineering uses channel 16

Boston EMS is the 9-1-1 ambulance service for the City of Boston. Operated by the Public Health Commission, Boston EMS is a third service system. All BLS units are staffed by two EMT-Ds, and two paramedics staff all ALS units. In addition to ALS and BLS units, Boston EMS also operates bicycle units  for special events. Also during the warm weather months EMTs are assigned to Boston Police Department Harbor Patrol boats. Boston EMS also has two Special Operations trucks that are equipped for use at Mass Casualty Incidents or incidents with potential for large numbers of patients.

All Boston EMS BLS ambulances and supervisor vehicles are equipped with Semi Automatic Defibrillators.  Boston and Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Departments act as first responders and are also equipped with SAEDs. In addition many private and public facilities in Boston have SAEDs of their own. The Boston EMS training division provides Training and Quality Control for all SAED users in the city.

All EMS response vehicles have mobile computers installed.  Most dispatch and response information is transmitted by Mobile Work Station (MWS), which significantly reduces the amount of voice traffic on the dispatch channels. Added future enhancements will include digital mapping, and eventually report writing software. Work Stations are commonly referred to as “MDTs” over the air.

Boston EMS Unit Call Signs

Call sign	Primary Response Area
Ambulance 1	Downtown Boston
Ambulance 2	Roxbury
Ambulance 3	Mattapan
Ambulance 4	South End/Back Bay
Ambulance 5	Hyde Park/West Roxbury
Ambulance 6	South Boston
Ambulance 7	East Boston
Ambulance 8	Downtown/East Boston
Ambulance 9	Allston/Brighton/Back Bay
Ambulance 10	Dorchester/South Boston
Ambulance 11	Dorchester
Ambulance 12	Roxbury/Dorchester
Ambulance 13	Jamaica Plain
Ambulance 14	Allston/Brighton
Ambulance 15	Charlestown
Ambulance 16	Back Bay/South End
Ambulance 17	Roslindale/West Roxbury
Ambulance 18	Hyde Park
Ambulance 19	Mattapan/Dorchester
Ambulance 20	South Impact Unit, staff permitting
Ambulance 21	North Impact Unit, staff permitting
Paramedic 1	Downtown/East Boston/South Boston
Paramedic 2	Roxbury/Dorchester
Paramedic 3	Mattapan/Dorchester
Paramedic 5	Hyde Park/West Roxbury/Jamaica Plain
Paramedic 16	Brighton/Back Bay/South End
Ambulance 20-25  Ambulance 30-39	Additional BLS units, when staffing permits BLS Special Event Units
Paramedic 40-49	Additional ALS units, when staffing permits
Ambulance 50-54	BLS Private Detail Ambulances
Paramedic 55-59	ALS special event units
Squad 70-79	BLS non transporting units
Ambulance 90-99	BLS training units
Paramedic 95-99	ALS training units
Division 1	North Side Supervisor
Division 2	South Side Supervisor
Division 3	Additional Supervisor, when staffing permits
EMTxxx	EMTs individual numbers
Medicxxx	Paramedics individual numbers
Sxx	Supply, Fleet Maintenance Personnel
Academy 101, ...	Personnel assigned to Training and Quality  Improvement Section
Xray xx	Bicycle Units, operational during warm months, and for special events
HU-2	Harbor Unit, EMTs assigned to Boston Police Harbor patrol boat during spring  and  summer months.
HU-x	Additional Harbor Units, for special  events.
C1 through C9	Command Staff
C10 through C19	Shift Commanders
TC411	Captain-Special Operations
Tango 1	Special Operations Truck North
Tango 2	Special Operations Truck South
Tango xxx	Special Operations Staff
C20 through C26	Captains
C30 through C75	Lieutenants
RS 1	Communications Engineer
RS 2	Communications Engineer

Boston Fire Department

New channel plan and new digital PL.

F1	483.1625	D-174	Operations
F2	483.1875	D-265	Fireground 1
F3	483.2125	D-612	Special ops/Fireground 2
F4	483.2375	D-712	Evacuations/Fireground 3
F5	453.650	131.8	Station Alerting
F6	483.150	D-073	West Roxbury Repeater
F7	483.175	D-054	Brighton Repeater
F8	483.200	D-032	South End Repeater
F9	483.225	D-023	East Boston Repeater
F10	483.250	D-754	Dorchester Repeater
F11	486.150	D-532	Tactical/Command
F12	486.175	D-351	Tactical/Command
F13	486.200	D-243	EMS – Fire Interop
F14	486.225	D-026	Tactical
F15	486.250	D-051	Tactical

In addition to tone alerting on 453.650, Boston Fire Alarm "taps out" boxes on Channel 1.  2 through 7 followed by a box number denote the alarm level .

Code A                  Apparatus in Accident

Code B                   Apparatus Broken Down

Code C                   Used by first arriving apparatus to signal that nothing is showing. Upon receiving Code C other apparatus are to slow but continue responding. If further investigation reveals a fire condition the Code C will be terminated and normal  response resumed.

Boston Fire Department Disposition Codes

1          Fire or Explosion

100          Other Fire                                                                                             

111          Building Fire                                                                                        

112          Other Structure Fire                                                                                            

113          Cooking Fire                                                                                        

114          Chimney Or Flue Fire, Confined To Chimney/Flue                                       

115          Incinerator Fire                                                                                    

116          Fuel Burner/Boiler Fire                                                                                       

117          Commercial Compactor Fire                                                                                               

118          Inside Rubbish Fire                                                                                            

120          Other Mobile Property Fire, Used As Fixed Structure 

121          Mobile Home Fire

122          Motor Home, Camper, Recreational Vehicle Fire

123          Portable Building Fire, Fixed Location

130          Other Mobile Property (Vehicle Fire

131          Passenger Vehicle Fire

132          Road Freight Or Transport Vehicle Fire

133          Rail Vehicle Fire

134          Water Vehicle Fire

135          Aircraft Fire

136          Self-Propelled Motor Home Or Recreational Vehicle Fire

137          Camper Or Recreational Vehicle Fire

138          Off-Road Vehicle Or Heavy Equipment Fire

140          Other Natural Vegetation Fire

141          Forest, Woods, Or Wildland Fire

142          Brush, Or Brush And Grass Mixture Fire 

143          Grass Fire

150          Other Outside Rubbish Fire

151          Outside Rubbish, Trash Or Waste Fire

152          Garbage Dump Or Sanitary Land Fill

153          Construction Or Demolition Landfill Fire

154          Dumpster Or Other outside Trash Receptacle Fire

155          Outside Stationary Compactor/Compacted Trash Fire

160          Other Special Outside Fire

161          Outside Storage Fire

162          Outside Equipment Fire

163          Outside Gas Or Vapor Combustion Explosion

164          Outside Mailbox Fire

170          Other Cultivated Vegetation, Crop Fire

171          Cultivated Grain Or Crop Fire

172          Cultivated Orchard Or Vineyard Fire

173          Cultivated Trees Or Nursery Stock Fire

2          Overpressure Rupture (No Combustion)

200          Other Overpressure/Rupture, Explosion, Overheat

211          Overpressure Rupture Of Steam Pipe Or Pipeline

212          Overpressure Rupture Steam Boiler

213          Overpressure Rupture Of Pressure Or Process Vessel

210          Other Overpressure Rupture From Steam 

220          Other Overpressure/Rupture From Air Or Gas

221          Overpressure Of Air Or Gas Pipe/Pipe Line

222          Overpressure Of Boiler From Air/Gas

223          Air Or Gas Overpressure/Rupture Of Pressure Or Process Vessel

231          Chemical Reaction Rupture Of Process Vessel

240          Other Explosion (No Fire)

241          Munitions Or Bomb Explosion (No Fire)

242          Blasting Agent Explosion (No Fire)

243          Fireworks Explosion (No Fire)

 251          Excessive Heat, Scorch Burns With No Ignition

3          Rescue EMS Calls

300          Other Rescue, Emergency Medical (EMS) Call

311          Medical Assist, Assist EMS Crew

321          EMS Call, Excluding Vehicle Accident With Injuries

321A       Cardiac Arrest CPR Performed

321B       Cardiac Arrest Defib Performed

322          Vehicle Accident With Injuries

323          Motor Vehicle/Pedestrian Incident

331          Lock-in (If Lock-Out Use Code 511)

340          Other Search 

341          Land Search For Person

342          Water Search For Person

343          Underground Search For Person

350          Other Extrication Rescue

351          Extrication Of Victim(s) From Building/Structure

352          Extrication Of Victim(s) From Vehicle

353          Removal Of Victim(s) From Stalled Elevator

354          Trench/Below Grade Rescue

355          Confined Space Rescue

356          High Angle Rescue

357          Extrication Of Victim(s) From Machinery

360          Other Water & Ice Related Rescue

361          Swimming/Recreational Water Area Rescue

362          Ice Rescue

363          Swift Water Rescue

364          Surf Rescue

365          Watercraft Rescue

370          Other Electrical Rescue

371          Electrocution Or Potential Electrocution

372          Trapped By Power Lines

 381          Rescue Or EMS Standby

4          Hazardous Condition

400          Other Hazardous Condition

410          Other Flammable Gas Or Liquid Condition

411          Gasoline Or Other Flammable Liquid Spill

412          Gas Leak (Natural Gas Or LPG)

413          Oil Or Other Combustible Liquid Spill

420          Other Toxic Condition

421          Chemical Hazard (No Spill Or Leak)

422          Chemical Spill Or Leak

423          Refrigeration Leak

424          Carbon Monoxide Incident

430          Other Radioactive Condition

431          Radiation Leak, Radioactive Material

440          Other Electrical Wiring/Equipment Problem

441          Heat From Short Circuit (Wiring), Defective/Worn

442          Overheated Motor

443          Light Ballast Breakdown

444          Power Line Down

445          Arcing, Shorted Electrical Equipment

451          Biological Hazard, Confirmed Or Suspected

460          Other Accident, Potential Accident

461          Building Or Structure Weakened Or Collapsed

462          Aircraft Standby

463          Vehicle Accident, General Cleanup

471          Explosive, Bomb Removal (For Bomb Scare, Use 721)

480          Other Attempted Burning, Illegal Action

481          Attempt To Burn

482          Threat To Burn

5          Service Call

500          Other Service Call

510          Other Person In Distress

511          Lock Out (Not A Lock In 331)

512          Ring Or Jewelry Removal

520          Other Water Problem

521          Water Evacuation

522          Water Or Steam Leak

531          Smoke Or Odor Removal

540          Other Animal Problem

541          Animal Problem

542          Animal Rescue

550          Other Public Service Assistance

551          Assisted Police Or Other Government Agency

552          Police Matter

553          Public Service

554          Assist Invalid

555          Defective Elevator, No Occupants

561          Unauthorized Burning

571          Cover Assignment, Standby, Moveup

6          Good Intent Call

600          Other Good Intent Call

611          Dispatched And Canecled En Route

621          Wrong Location

631          Authorized Controlled Burning

632          Prescribed Fire

641          Vicinity Alarm (Incident In Other Location)

650          Other Other Steam, Other Gas Mistaken For Smoke

651          Smoke Scare, Odor Of Smoke

652          Steam, Vapor, Fog, Or Dust Thought To Be Smoke

653          Barbecue, Tar Kettle

661          EMS Call Call, Party Transported By Non-Fire Agency

671          Hazmat Release Investigation W/No Hazmat

672          Biological Hazard Investigation

7          False Alarm, False Call

700          Other False Alarm Or False Call

710          Other False Alarm

711          False Alarm - Box

712          False Alarm - Master Box

713          False Alarm - (Telephone)

714          False Alarm - Central Station

715          False Alarm - Local Alarm System

721          Bomb Scare-No Bomb

730          Other System Malfunction

731          Sprinkler Activation Due To Malfunction

732          Extinguishing System Activation Due To Malfunction

733          Smoke Detector Activation Due To Malfunction

734          Heat Detector Activation Due To Malfunction

735          Alarm System Sounded Activation Due To Malfunction

736          CO Detector Activation Activation Due To Malfunction

740          Other Unintentional Transmission Of Alarm

741          Sprinkler Activation, No Fire Unintentional

742          Extinguishing System Activation, No Fire-Unintentional

743          Smoke Detector Activation, No Fire-Unintentional

744          Heat Detector Activation, No Fire-Unintentional

745          Alarm System Sounded, No Fire-Unintentional

746          Carbon Monoxide Detector Activation, No CO

751          Biological Hazard, Malicious False Report

8          Natural Disasters

800          Other Severe Weather Or Natural Disaster

811          Earthquake Assessment

812          Flood Assessment

813          Wind Storm, Tornado/Hurricane, Assessment

814          Lightning Strike (No Fire)

815          Severe Weather Or Natural Disaster Standby

9          Other situation

900          Other Special Type Of Incident

900A       FIU Activty (Not Covered By Other Incident Types)

911          Citizen Complaint

BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION LOCATIONS

DIVISION 1

District 1

                                  Engine 5,  Car 1                                                   360 Saratoga Street, East Boston

                                  Engine 9, Tower Ladder 2, H4                          239 Sumner Street, East Boston

                                  Engine 56, Ladder 21                                         1 Ashley Street, East Boston

District 3 

                                  Engine 4, Ladder 24, Car 3                                200 Cambridge Street, Boston

                                  Engine 8, Ladder 1                                             392 Hanover, North End

                                  Engine 10, Tower Ladder 3, Rescue 1,

                                  C-6 (Division 1 Chief),

                                  Scuba Unit, Collapse Truck                              125 Purchase Street, Boston                             

                                  Engine 32, Ladder 9                                           525 Main Street, Charlestown

                                  Engine 50                                                             34 Winthrop Street, Charlestown

                                  Marine Unit                                                         Battery Wharf, Boston

District 4

                                  Engine 7, Tower Ladder 17, Car 4

                                  H5                                                                         200 Columbus Ave, South End

                                  Engine 3, H 2                                                       618 Harrison Ave, South End

                                  Engine 22, G25, H3                                             700 Tremont Street,  South End

                                  Engine 33, Ladder 15                                         941 Boylston Street, Back Bay

District 6 

                                  Engine 39. Ladder 18, Car 6                              272 D Street, South Boston

                                  Engine 2, Ladder 19                                           700 E. Fourth Street, South Boston

District 11

                                  Engine 29, Ladder 11, Car 11                            138 Chestnut Hill Ave, Brighton

                                  Engine 41, Ladder 14                                         460 Cambridge Street, Allston

                                  Engine 51                                                             425 Faneuil Street, Brighton

DIVISION 2

District 5

                                Engine 37, Ladder 26, Car 5                                560 Huntington Ave, Roxbury

                                Engine 14, Ladder 4                                             174 Dudley Street

District 7

                                Engine 17, Ladder 7, Car 7                                  1 Parish Street, Dorchester

                                Engine 21                                                               641 Columbia Road, Dorchester

                                Engine 24, Ladder 23                                           36 Washington Street, Dorchester

District 8

                                Engine 16, Car 8                                                    9 Gallivan Blvd, Dorchester

                                Engine 18, Ladder 6                                             1884 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester

                                Engine 20, H1                                                        301 Neponset Ave, Dorchester

                                Engine 54 (Fire Brigade)                                      Long Island Hospital, Dorchester

District 9

                                Engine 42, Rescue 2, Car 9                                  1870 Columbus Ave, Roxbury

                                Engine 28, Tower Ladder 10,

C7 (Division 2)                                                      46 Center Street, Jamaica Plain

District 10

Engine 55, Brush Fire 55, Car 10                        5115 Washington Street, West Roxbury

Engine 30, Ladder 25                                           1940 Center Street, West Roxbury

Engine 49                                                               209 Neponset Valley Pkwy, Readville

District 12

Engine 53, Ladder 16, Car 12                              945 Canterbury Street, Roslindale

Engine 48, Ladder 28, Brush Fire 48                  60 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park

Engine 52, Ladder 29                                           975 Blue Hill Ave, Dorchester

Special Notes:

                C1           Fire Commissioner

                G25         Rehab Unit

                H1           Safety Chief

                H2           Lighting Plant

H3           HAZMAT Truck

                H4/5        Tunnel Collapse Rescue Units

                K6           Arson Investigator

                K7           Department Photographer

The HAZMAT truck is housed at Engine 22 in the South End. This unit is no longer staffed by the Rescue Companies, but is staffed by Engine 22. Rescue company personnel are still available for back up.

City of Boston Trunked System

Most City of Boston departments use the city's 800 MHz trunk system. I am including the talk groups for the public safety related services only. The Boston Police have talk groups on the system, but use is very uncommon.  This is now a Motorola Type II system.

Frequencies

868.7000

867.9375

866.9375

860.9375 Control

860.7625

859.9375 Control

859.7625

858.9375 Control

858.7625

857.9375 Control

857.7625

856.9375

856.7625

852.1875

851.5375

	PUBLIC FACILITIES
53040	Ch 1 - Special Events
52816	Ch 2  Municipal Building Police Department Dispatch
52848	Ch 3 - MBPD Site Security (Boston Marine Industrial Park & Tow Lot)
52880	Ch 4 - MBPD Warrants
52912	Ch 5 - Administration
53072	Ch ? - City Hall Security
	SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF/HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS
51216	Transport Patched to 471.6875 PL 131.8
51248	Security?
51280	Administration
51312	Maintenance
51376	Tactical
51408	Penal
	INSPECTIONAL SERVICES
48016	Animal Control
48048	Building Inspectors
48080	Health Inspectors
48112	Electrical Inspectors
48144	Code Enforcement
48176	Administration
	PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION
47216	Ch 1 - Police - South Block (35 Northampton St)
47248	Ch 2 - Police - Long Island Hospital
47280	Ch 3 - Police - Common
55056	EMS 1
55088	EMS2/Hospital 2
55152	EMS 4
55184	Hospital 1
55248	Hospital 3
055312	Bio Hazard
	PARKS DEPARTMENT
049744	Park Rangers
049808	Ranger Car to Car
	CITYWIDE TALK GROUPS
041616	Citywide 1 Emergency
041648	Citywide 2 Events
041680	Citywide 3 (Interop)
041712	Citywide 4

Boston College and University Public Safety Departments

Most of the colleges and universities in the Boston area operate police departments on their campuses. The size and complexity of each department varies, with larger schools generally having larger and more active departments. The larger schools send their new officers to the same academy that municipal officers go to, while the smaller schools mostly send their officers to an academy for campus police officers run by the State Police.

I’ve listed the frequencies for some of the larger departments below, along with notes where applicable. Campus officers are sworn in as special police and as such have full police powers. Their area or jurisdiction is all property owned by the institution and often includes surrounding property.

Some information in this section was used courtesy of www.scancapecod.us

In addition to their own frequencies, most of the departments are equipped to operate on the BAPERN channels, and some can operate on the frequencies of their municipal department.

Boston College Police	472.1375	127.3
Boston Public School Police	461.275	206.5
Boston University Police	472.1625	APCO P25
Emmanual College Security	451.7875	D-125
Emerson College Police	463.875	103.5
Harvard University Police	484.0875	97.4
MIT Police	867.4375	146.2
Northeastern University	464.975	127.3
Tufts University	463.325	192.8
UMass-Boston	460.100	141.3
Wentworth Institute of Technology Police CH1	462.300	D-071
Wentworth Institute of Technology Police CH2	464.350	127.3

B.U.P.D. covers the school itself as well as the medical school, which is located on the grounds of the Boston Medical Center. They also cover the BMC property, supplementing the hospital security department. They have several marked and unmarked cruisers, and a prisoner wagon.

Harvard is in Cambridge, however Harvard Medical School is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston. Harvard also owns considerable amounts of property in Boston. H.U.P.D. covers the medical school and the university.

Tufts University is located in Medford, however Tufts Medical School is located in Boston next to the New England Medical Center. As with the Harvard and Boston University PDs, TUPD covers the medical school.

Hospitals

MA Department of Public Health Police	453.150	151.4	Shattuck State Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Police	463.700	127.3
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Police ?	483.9375
Boston Medical Center Police	452.0125	D-271
Brigham & Women's Security	464.325	88.5
Children’s Hospital Security	855.0875	141.3
Caritas Carney Hospital Security	463.325
Faulkner Hospital Police	464.625	D-423
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Security	461.375
MGH Police and Security (Main Campus)	484.7125	131.8
MGH Police and Security (Charlestown Campus)	452.075
St. Elizabeth's Hospital Police	854.7625	D-423
Spaulding Rehab Hospital Security	152.2925R
Shriner's Hospital Security	461.050?
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Police	453.2625	D-125
Tufts Medical Center Police	464.775	241.8
Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Police	162.2125R	APCO-25	West Roxbury
VAMC Jamacia Plain Police	163.2625R	APCO-25