Worcester Police and Fire Departments

The Logical Channel Numbering (LCN) is as follows

851.4625

851.9125

852.0375

852.3625

854.2125

855.4875

855.7125

855.7375

855.9625

855.9875

Worcester Police

I have listed some of the Worcester Police and Fire talk groups. The most commonly used police groups are the two dispatch groups. Most of the other groups seem to be used for unit to unit traffic. However, I don't live within listening distance of Worcester and am out there only infrequently.

USE	Decimal	AFS
Dispatch - East (F-1)	1057	08-041
Dispatch - West (F-2)	1058	08-042
CJIS/Record Checks (F-3)	1089	08-081
Car to Car (F-4)	1153	09-001
SWAT/Car to Car (F-5)	1121	08-121
TAC-1 (F-6)	1059	08-043
TAC-2 (F-7)	1132	08-134
Fire/EMS/Police Tie (F-8)	1123	08-123
Paid Details (F-11)	1061	08-045
Traffic Enforcement	1060	08-044
HRT	1062	08-046
PS Admin	1090	08-082
PD TOP	1091	08-083
Juvenile/SAU	1092	08-084
Academy	1093	08-085
PD Maint.	1122	08-122
PD Op.	1124	08-124
Detective/BCI	1125	08-125
Internal Affairs	1126	08-126
Arson	1127	08-127
Gang Unit	1133	08-135
Vice	1154	09-002
Auto Theft	1158	09-006
Gang Task Force	1159	09-007

Worcester Police Call signs

Charlie Captains

Delta Detectives

Gulf Gang unit

Impact Crime Task Force

Juno Juvenile

Lima Leiutenants

Oscar Operations cars. These are the "radio cars" numbered 1-20. Divides the city into 20 areas.

Sierra Sergeants

Worcester Police Route Map

Worcester Police Signals and Codes

02	Phone Extension	500	Verifications
03	Report To (location)	509	Stolen Bike
04	Cruiser Out Of Service	510	Stolen Auto
05	Cruiser In Service	511	Recovered Auto
09	Registration Listing	530	Missing Person
10	Stolen Record Check	531	Located Person
11	License Data (name-DOB)
17	Dinner Break	600	Medical Cases
20	Bomb Threat	601	Sick Person
		602	Injured Person
100	Route Assignments	603	Dead Person
124	Pick Up	604	Dead Animal
140	Snow Complaint
144	Found/Recovered	700	Investigations
150	Notification	705	Malicious Mischief
160	Assist Citizen	710	Homicide
		720	Rape
200	Alarms	730	Assault
205	House Alarm	740	Armed Robbery
206	Commercial Alarm	750	Unarmed Robbery
207	Car Alarm	760	Larceny
210	Adt/Silent Alarm	761	Larceny From A.M.V.
211	Holdup Alarm	762	Attempted Larceny From A.M.V.
230	Fire Alarm	770	B & E Dwelling
240	Bon Fires	780	B & E Commercial
250	Auto Fire
		800	Traffic Incidents
300	Disturbances	811	Auto Acc. PD
320	Disorderly Person	812	Auto Acc. PI
321	Disorderly Gang	813	Auto Acc. HR
322	Fight	814	Auto Obstructing
324	Disorderly Drunks	830	Cars Racing
330	Suspicious Person	840	Abandoned Car
331	Suspicious Car	850	Parking Violation
332	Prowler
341	Discharging Firearms	900	Crime In Progress
345	Loud Party	920	Rape
346	Loud Radio	930	Assault
351	Animal Complaints	935	Assault W/Dangerous Weapon
361	Neighbor Dispute	940	Armed Robbery
		950	Unarmed Robbery
400	Non-Criminal Investigation	960	Larceny
450	Open Door	961	Larceny From A.M.V.
451	Open Window	963	Larceny Of A M.V.
480	Defective Sts./Walks/Wires	970	B & E Dwelling
		980	B & E Commercial

Worcester Fire Department

Channel	Use	Decimal	AFS
F1	Single Company Resp.	549	04-045
F2	North End Alarms	545	04-041
F3	South End Alarms	546	04-042
F4	Overflow	547	04-043
F5	Dispatch	548	04-044
F6	Fire Prevention	577	04-081
F7	Training	578	04-082
F11	Hazards	580	04-084
F12	Open	550	04-046
F15	Mutual Aid	582	04-086
F16	Mutual Aid	581	04-085
	Phone	551	04-047
	Chiefs	579	04-083
	EMS Tac 9 Tie		04-092
	Officer	583	04-087

These are for activating the alerting devices and lights in each individual station.

All Stations Fleet		05-120
Station 1 Alert	737	05-121
Station 2 Alert	738	05-122
Station 3 Alert	739	05-123
Station 4 Alert	740	05-124
Station 5 Alert	741	05-125
Station 6 Alert	742	05-126
Station 7 Alert	743	05-127
Station 8 Alert	744	05-130
Station 9 Alert	745	05-131
Station 10 Alert	747	05-133
Station 11Alert	748	05-134
Station 12 Alert	751	05-137

All alarms are dispatched on F-5 and initially operate on F-1. Single company responses (including First Responder runs) stay on F-1. Box alarms and multi-company responses either go to F-2 (north end) or F-3

(south end), or F-4 if both F-2 & F-3 are in use.

Each radio has the E-911 talk group (included in all city radios) and two event channels (Event A and Event B)

which can be accessed by multiple city agencies. The mutual aid channel can be patched to 33.62/33.70 if requested. The simplex/talk around channel (859.4875) is programmed in all FD radios (F-16, I think).

Worcester Fire Station and Apparatus locations

Station 2 South Division	180 Southbridge Street	Engine 2, Engine 13, Aerial Scope 2, Forestry 2, Car 4 (South End Chief)
Station 3 Headquarters	141 Grove Street	Engine 3, Engine 16, Ladder 2, Car 1 (Chief of Department), Car 2 (Working Deputy), Car 3 (North End Chief). Also houses maintenance, training, fire prevention and administrative offices
Station 4 Park Avenue	424 Park Avenue	Engine 4, Aerial Scope 3, Forestry 1
Station 5 Webster Square	40 Webster Street	Engine 5, Ladder 4
Station 6 Plantation Station	267 Plantation Street	Engine 6
Station 7 Southeast Station	745 Grafton Street	Engine 7
Station 8 Burncoat Station	19 Burncoat Street	Engine 8
Station 9 Tatnuck	1067 Pleasant Street	Engine 9, Fire Investigations
Station 11 Greendale Station	438 West Boylston Street	Engine 11, Ladder 6
Station 12 Providence Station	100 Providence Street	Engine 12, Ladder 5
Station 15 McKeonRoad	80 McKeon Road	Engine 15, Rescue 1
Worcester Airport Station	Airport Drive	Airport Engine 1, Airport Engine 2, Airport Engine 11

1^ST ALARM 4 ENGINES, 2 LADDERS, RESCUE, DISTRICT CHIEF

2^ND ALARM 2 ENGINES, 1 LADDER, DEPUTY

3^RD ALARM

4^TH ALARM

5^TH ALARM

NOTES: Webster Square station knocked down this year to build a new station. Engine 5, Ladder 4, currently operating out of Engine 15’s house until the new station is completed. The new station will accommodate 4 trucks. There are a few spares pieces of apparatus that are kept at different stations from time to time, but not permanently assigned there. Engines 21,24,26. Also a spare tiller and an Aerial Scope.

Forestry trucks are just pickups with some hose placed in them, not usually used on brush fires.. They are primarily used on July 4^th staffed with overtime personnel.

EMS in Worcester is provided by University of Massachusetts/Memorial Medical Center, which also operates New England Life Flight. Ground Dispatch is on 462.950 with a tone of 186.2 EMS also has access to the Worcester City trunked system on Police East and West Dispatch, Fire Dispatch, Fire Operations A, B, C and the Interagency Talk Group. There are a total of 6 paramedic ambulances;

Paramedic 1 Southeast WFD Station 15

Paramedic 2 West/Southwest WFD Station 2

Paramedic 3 North/Northwest WFD Station 11
Paramedic 4 (20 Hours per day) Cover Sectors as needed Shrewsbury FD
Paramedic 5 (10 Hours per day) Cover Sectors as needed Shrewsbury FD
Paramedic 6 (Shrewsbury EMS) Town of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury FD

Worcester Fire Department Signals

1	Call Your Quarters	21	Return All Units Except At Scene
2	Return To Quarters	22	Return All Units
3	Call Dispatcher By Telephone	23	No Fire Showing (investigating)
4	Acknowledge	24	One Company Can Handle
5	Repeat Message	25	Brush Or Grass
6	Standby	26	Auto
7	Verify	27	Sprinkler Alarm
8	In Service By Radio	28	Defective Alarm System
9	Off The Air	29	Auto Accident
10	Ascertain The Location Of Unit	30	Elevator
11	Request Radio Test Count	31	Broken Water Or Sprinkler Pipe
12	Request District Chief	32	Possible D.O.A
13	Request Deputy Chief	33	Request Box Assignment
14	Request Chief Engineer	34	Special Signal Car 1 Open Door
15	Request Police Department	35	Special Signal Car 2 Open Door
16	Request Police Assistance	36	Request Fire Prevention Bureau
17	Request Ambulance	37	Request Arson Squad
18	Request Fire Marshall	39	Special Signal Car 3 Open Door
19	Apparatus Breakdown	40	Sound The Recall
20	Working Fire