Essex County Fire Departments

Town Frequency PL Use

Fire Districts 5 & 15	154.0700R	131.8	Mutual Aid
Fire Districts 5 & 15	460.0375R	131.8	UHF Simulcast
Amesbury Fire	158.8725R	D-654	Dispatch
Andover Fire	483.5875	146.2	Dispatch
Andover Fire	484.425		New frequency
Beverly Fire	482.4375	131.8	Dispatch
Boxford Fire	153.845	CSQ	Dispatch
Boxford Fire	482.500	D-411	New Dispatch
Byfield Fire	154.145	D-365	Dispatch
Danvers Fire	483.3375	131.8	Dispatch
Essex Fire	155.82	114.8	Dispatch
Georgetown Fire	154.010	114.8	Dispatch
Georgetown Fire	155.040		Fire Ground
Gloucester Fire	154.160	91.5	Dispatch
Gloucester Fire	153.830	127.3
Groveland Fire	154.8675	82.5
Hamilton Fire	155.940R	127.3	Dispatch
Hamilton Fire	156.000	127.3	Fire Ground
Haverhill Fire	154.3625	D-071	Dispatch
Haverhill Fire	159.0100	167.9
Ipswich Fire	159.390R	91.5	Dispatch
Ipswich Fire	158.880	131.8
Lawrence Fire	154.445R	100.0	Dispatch
Lawrence Fire	153.830		Fire Ground
Lynn Fire *	154.415	74.4	Dispatch
Lynn Fire	153.830	74.4	Fire Ground
Lynn Fire	153.800	79.7	Dispatch
Lynn Fire	470.1750		WQHR347
Lynn Fire	482.1625		WQHR347
Lynn Fire	482.2125		WQHR347
Lynnfield Fire	46.06R	74.4	Dispatch
Lynnfield Fire	482.7000+	131.8	Dispatch
Manchester Fire	159.3375	156.7	Dispatch
Marblehead Fire	154.370	107.2	Dispatch
Merrimac Fire	158.955R	203.5	Dispatch
Merrimac Fire	154.145
Merrimac Fire	154.01		Fire Ground
Methuen Fire	154.01	192.8	Dispatch
Middleton Fire	460.575	131.8	Dispatch
Middleton Fire	460.6125		Fire Ground
Nahant Fire *	154.370	107.2	Fire Ground
Newbury Fire	153.8150R	94.4	Dispatch
Newburyport Fire	158.955	203.5	Dispatch
North Andover Fire	852.60000	D-226	New Dispatch
North Andover Fire	867.600	131.8	Dispatch
Peabody Fire	484.6625	203.5	Dispatch
Rockport Fire	154.145	127.3	Dispatch
Rowley Fire	154.295	94.8	Dispatch
Rowley Fire	154.430	94.8	Fire Ground
Salem Fire	483.4625	146.2	Dispatch
Salem Fire	483.3625	146.2	Fire Ground
Salisbury Fire	158.955R	203.5	Dispatch
Saugus Fire	159.645	97.4	Dispatch
Saugus Fire	154.370	131.8	Dispatch
Swampscott Fire*	154.415	131.8	Dispatch
Topsfield Fire	453.4625	107.2	New Frequency
Topsfield Fire	154.1	107.2	Dispatch
Wenham Fire	154.940R	127.3	Dispatch
West Newbury Fire	154.01	114,8	Dispatch

*Lynn primarily operates on Metro Fire for mutual aid. Lynn also dispatches for Swampscott

and Nahant

+ This frequency is simulcast with 46.06

Haverhill Fire Department 154.3625 DPL 071

Water Street Station Engine 3, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, Car 2, Ambulance 1(spare)

High Street Station Engine 1

16th Ave Station Engine 2

S. Main Street Station Engine 4

Trinity Ambulance provides ALS & BLS for the city (dispatched by Haverhill Fire)

Lawrence Fire Department

154.415 PL 100.0

The Lawrence Fire Department covers an area of 6.6 Square miles, serving a population of approximately 65,000 people, which includes a mixture of residential and commercial property. The fire department currently runs 5 engine companies, 2 ladder companies, and 1 rescue, - under the command of 1 deputy chief per shift. This reflects a total of 125 line and support personnel . Patriot Ambulance provides BLS transport, and paramedics from Lawrence General Hospital provide ALS. The following are some vital statistics and some radio codes to help understand the workings of the fire department better:

Fire house locations:

70 South Broadway (So Lawrence)	Engine 3, Ladder 4
65 Lowell Street (Downtown)	Engine 5, Ladder 5, Rescue, Deputy Chief
480 Howard Street (Prospect Hill)	Engine 6
290 Park Street (City)	Engine 7
329 Ames Street (Tower Hill)	Engine 8
161 Bailey Street (So Lawrence)	Engine 9

Unit ID #

Car 20 Chief of Dept

Car 21 Deputy Chief

Car 21a Covering Deputy

Car 22 Covering Deputy

Engine companies are designated as thirties. Example: Engine 7 is 37. Ladder companies are designated as forties. Example: Ladder 4 is 44

Rescue Company is designated as car 85.

Car 50 Fire alarm supt.

Car 51 Fire alarm electrician

Car 52 Fire alarm electrician

Car 54 Mechanical truck

Car 55 Fire prevention Captain

Car 56 Fire prevention Lt.

Car 57 Arson squad (PD)

Car 58 Arson squad (FD)

Radio Codes:

91 On the air

92 Off the air

93 Call-in by phone

97 Return to quarters

99 Acknowledged

88 Responding

Fire Codes:

Code 1 Nothing showing

Code 2 Light smoke showing

Code 3 Smoke with fire showing

Code 4 Heavy fire and smoke showing

Code 5 Heavy fire and smoke showing (working fire)

Code 10 False alarm

Lynn Fire Department

154.415 PL 74.4 Dispatch for Lynn, Swampscott, Nahant

153.800 PL 71.9 Fireground for Lynn

154.370 PL 107.2 Fireground for Swampscott and Nahant

472.800 PL 131.8 Future Dispatch?

73 Hollingsworth Street (Highlands)	Engine 1, Safety Officer
725 Western Avenue (The Big House)	Engine 3, Ladder 2
101 Fayette Street	Engine 5, Ladder 1, East Lynn Chief
109 Woodlawn Street (Pine Hill)	Engine 7, West Lynn Chief
450 Eastern Avenue	Medic 1
659 Boston Street (Tower Hill)	Engine 9, Squad 2
412 Broadway	Engine 10, Ladder 4
625 Lynnfield Street	Engine 11, Squad 3

Squads are BLS Ambulances

Fire Alarm and 9-1-1 is located in the communications center, 12 Baldwin Street. Lynn FD provides EMS for the city, with back up from Action Ambulance Service.

Peabody Fire Department 484.6625 PL 203.5

Headquarters	41 Lowell Street	Engine 1, Ladder 1, C2 (shift commander)
Prospect Street Station	5 Prospect Street	Engine 3, Ladder 2
Tremont Street Station	96 Tremont Street	Engine 4
South Peabody Station	27A Lynn Street	Engine 5
West Peabody Station	597 Lowell Street	Engine 7, Engine 6 (reserve)

North Shore Ambulance provides EMS.