Chittenden County (VT)

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Chittenden County Fire Departments

1 - Hinesburg Fire Department - 10340 Rte 116, Hinesburg, VT 05461
2 - Williston Fire Department - 645 Talcott Rd, Williston, VT 05495
4 - Colchester Fire Department -
- Sta. #1 - 45 Main St, Colchester, VT 05446
- Sta. #2 - 844 Church Rd, Colchester, VT 05446
- Sta. #3 (Not in Use - Storage Only) - 227 Clay Point Rd, Colchester, VT 05446
5 - Charlotte Fire Department - 170 Ferry Rd, Charlotte, VT 05445
6 - South Burlington Fire Department -
- Sta. #1 - 575 Dorset St, South Burlington, VT 05403
- Sta. #2 - 3 Holmes Rd, South Burlington, VT 05403
7 - Westford Fire Department - 35 Cambridge Rd, Westford, VT 05494
8 - Essex Junction Fire Department - 3 Pearl St, Essex Junction, VT 05452
9 - Underhill-Jericho Fire Department - 3 Pearl St, Essex Junction, VT 05452
- Sta. #900 - 420 Vermont Route 15, Underhill, VT 05489
- Sta. #990 - 288 Browns Trace Road, Jericho, VT 05465, USA
11 - Shelburne Fire Department - 5380 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482
12 - St. Michael's Fire and Rescue - 220 College Pkwy, Colchester, VT 05446
14 - Burlington Fire Department -
- Sta. #1 - 136 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
- Sta. #2 - 132 North Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
- Sta. #3 - 20 Mansfield Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
- Sta. #4 - 1397 North Ave, Burlington, VT 05408
- Sta. #5 - 23 Ferguson Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
17 - GlobalFoundries Fire Department - 966 River St, Essex Junction, VT 05452
18 - Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) Fire Department - 108 Nco Dr, South Burlington, VT 05403
19 - Winooski Fire Department - 120 Main St, Winooski, VT 05404
20 - Richmond Fire Department - 357 E Main St, Richmond, VT 05477
21 - Huntington Fire Department - 4960 Main Rd, Huntington, VT 05462
22 - Bolton Fire Department - 3107 Theodore Roosevelt Hwy, Bolton, VT 05676
25 - Milton Fire Department - 47 Bombardier Rd, Milton, VT 05468

Dept. #'s are in ITALICS

No longer used on the radio for the most part.

Some agencies still identify base stations using these numbers (Ex: "800 Base" is the Essex Junction station radio).

Used by Burlington & South Burlington dispatch to differentiate units on the CAD system.

Burlington Fire Department

The Burlington Fire Department staffs 5 stations on a 48/96 schedule. The staffed apparatus are listed below:

Station 1 (Central)
- Battalion 1 (City OIC)
- Engine 1
- Tower 1
- Ambulance 1
- Rescue 1 (Cross-staffed for technical rescue incidents or by call-back staff on larger fire incidents)
- Admin Chief Vehicles
Station 2
- Ladder 2
- Ambulance 2
- UTV 2 (Cross-staffed for bike-path / limited access incidents)
- Fire Marshal Vehicles
Station 3
- Engine 3
Station 4
- Ladder 4
- Ambulance 4
Station 5
- Engine 5

In addition to the above apparatus, the BFD also occasionally staffs CRT 1 (Community Response Team) that will respond to overdose / welfare check type incidents throughout the city. There are also a number of reserve apparatus kept throughout the city:

Reserve Apparatus
- Ambulance 5
- Ambulance 6
- Ladder 6
- Engine 7

South Burlington Fire Department

The South Burlington Fire Department staffs 2 stations on a 24/48 schedule. The staffed apparatus are listed below:

Station 1
- Ladder 1
- Ambulance 1
- Car 3 (Staffed by the shift captain to act as command vehicle if staffing allows.)
- Rescue 343 (Cross-staffed for technical rescue incidents or by call-back staff on larger fire incidents)
- Boat Trailer (Cross-staffed for water-rescue incidents)
- Admin Chief & Fire Marshal Vehicles
Station 2
- Engine 2
- Ambulance 2

There are also a number of reserve apparatus kept throughout the city:

Reserve Apparatus
- Engine 1
- Engine 3
- Ambulance 3

Vermont Air National Guard Fire Department

The Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) Fire Department is staffed by civilian state employees on a 24/48 schedule and by members of the Air National Guard during quarterly drill. VTANG Fire serves the Air National Guard Base and the Burlington International Airport in addition to the north district of the city of South Burlington. VTANG also responds mutual aid to other jurisdictions in Chittenden County for structural firefighting incidents, vehicle extrication, "tanker task force" callouts, technical rescue incidents, and any incident involving a downed aircraft. The staffed apparatus are listed below:

Station 1
- Chief 2 (Airfield Commander)
- Foam 3
- Foam 4
- Foam 5
- Rescue 6 (Cross-staffed for technical rescue incidents or by call-back staff on larger fire incidents)
- Engine 7
- Water 8 (Cross-staffed for "tanker task force" incidents or by call-back staff on larger fire incidents)

See Burlington International Airport (BTV) Chittenden County (VT) for additional information regarding aircraft incidents.

Williston Fire Department

The Williston Fire Department is staffed by full-time firefighters on a 24/48 schedule and by part-time call-staff members when needed (large/multiple incidents or to cover full-timer leave). The staffed apparatus are listed below:

Station 1
- Engine 1
- Rescue 1
- Engine 3 (Cross-staffed for "tanker task force" incidents or by call-back staff on larger fire incidents)
- Ladder 4 (Cross-staffed for mutual aid aerial requests or by call-back staff on larger fire incidents)
- Chief Vehicles
- UTV 2 (Cross-staffed for limited access incidents)

There are also a number of reserve apparatus kept at the station that may also be used by the aforementioned call-staff to respond to large scale incidents:

Reserve Apparatus
- Engine 2
- Rescue 2
- Rescue 3

Chittenden County EMS

Burlington Fire Department -
- Sta. #1 - 136 S Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
- Sta. #2 - 132 North Ave, Burlington, VT 05401
- Sta. #4 - 1397 North Ave, Burlington, VT 05408
Charlotte Fire Department - 170 Ferry Rd, Charlotte, VT 05445
Colchester Rescue Squad - 687 Blakely Rd, Colchester, VT 05446
Essex Rescue Inc. - 1 Educational Dr, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Milton Rescue Service - 43 Bombardier Rd, Milton, VT 05468
Richmond Rescue - 216 Railroad St, Richmond, VT 05477
St. Michael's Fire and Rescue - 220 College Pkwy, Colchester, VT 05446
South Burlington Fire Department -
- Sta. #1 - 575 Dorset St, South Burlington, VT 05403
- Sta. #2 - 3 Holmes Rd, South Burlington, VT 05403
Shelburne Rescue - 154 Turtle Ln, Shelburne, VT 05482
UVM Rescue - 290 East Ave, Burlington, VT 05405
Williston Fire Department - 645 Talcott Rd, Williston, VT 05495

Additional EMS Service Areas

The following agencies cover areas in addition to their municipality / school:

Essex Rescue Inc.
- Jericho
- Underhill
Richmond Rescue
- Bolton
- Buels Gore
- Hinesburg
- Huntington
- St. George
St. Michael's Fire and Rescue
- Colchester South End
- Vermont Air National Guard Base
- Winooski

Chittenden County Police

Municipal Police Departments

Most municipal police departments in Chittenden County are P25 encrypted and cannot be heard. These are the exceptions:

Hinesburg Police Department
- Occasionally can be heard on the VSP Williston channel (M20xx units). Most traffic is done over the Shelburne PD channel, which is encrypted.
Richmond Police Department
- M514 operates on the VSP Williston channel during business hours. Coverage outside those times is provided by Hinesburg PD or VSP Williston.

University of Vermont Police

The University of Vermont PD operates on a P25 encrypted channel, like other county departments. This includes sworn officers and non-sworn service officers. All other campus operations, including parking enforcement, are done on the UVM MotoTRBO system.

Sheriff's Office

The Chittenden County Sheriff's Office primarily serves as court security, traffic enforcement, and evictions for the county. They have recently begun providing contracted security details for some buildings, such as the City Market parking garage in Burlington and Hannafords supermarkets, where they also perform faux-loss prevention duties as well. Most traffic is P25 encrypted, although some units (primarily traffic enforcement) transmit on the clear analog channel. The Sheriff's office is staffed during business hours and handles "dispatching" during that time. Outside of business hours, Winooski PD "dispatches" sheriff units on the P25E channel.

Vermont State Police

The Vermont State Police Williston barracks provides primary law enforcement coverage to Interstates 89 and 189 as well as the towns of Bolton, Buels Gore, Charlotte, Huntington, Jericho, St. George, Underhill, and Westford in Chittenden County. Troopers are on "on-call" status from their residences between 2:00AM and 6:00AM each morning. VSP Williston will assist local agencies as needed, especially with special investigations/operations. The state-wide law enforcement interop channel is "State 2".

Chittenden County Dispatch Centers

Some agencies contract dispatch services to other county agencies. A list of dispatch centers that service multiple agencies are listed below:

Shelburne Dispatch (Callsign "Shelburne"; located at Shelburne PD)
- Bolton Fire
- Charlotte Fire & Rescue
- Hinesburg Fire
- Hinesburg Police
- Huntington Fire
- Richmond Fire
- Shelburne Fire & Rescue
- Shelburne Police
- Underhill-Jericho Fire
- Williston Fire & Rescue
- + all Grand Isle County, VT agencies
- + many Addison County, VT agencies
Essex Dispatch (Callsign "Essex PD" or "Essex Dispatch"; located at Essex PD)
- Essex Junction Fire
- Essex Town Fire
- Essex Rescue
- Westford Fire
- Williston Police
Saint Albans Central (Callsign "Central"; located at Saint Albans PD)
- Milton Fire
- Milton Police
- Milton Rescue
- + many Franklin County, VT agencies

Other Agencies in Chittenden County

Colchester Technical Rescue

Colchester Technical Rescue provides water, ice, and technical rescue services (high/low angle rope rescue, trail carry-outs, etc.) to the Chittenden County area. Colchester Tech is primarily dispatched via cell phone notification and use the operations channel of the agency they are assisting, but do have a VHF operations channel that can be used on scene (158.8200, 114.8PL). The garage located at 687 Blakely Rd, Colchester, VT 05446, houses the following vehicles:

Station 1
- Rescue 3
- Rescue 4
- Rescue 5
- Boat Trailer
- Snowmobile Trailer
- ATV Trailer

Vermont Hazardous Materials Response Team

The Vermont Hazardous Materials Response Team responds to medium and large scale hazardous materials incidents across the state to assist local agencies with hazard mitigation and cleanup. VTHMRT apparatus will sign on responding with the nearest VSP barracks. Individual members may also sign on using their callsigns, with the chief being "2200" and others following behind. All scene operations are done using the operations channel of the agency they are assisting. VTHMRT stages apparatus and trailers across the state, with the majority being at the VTRANS complex located at 189 Troy Ave, Colchester, VT 05446:

Station 1
- HazMat Truck 1
- Decon Trailer
- LP Response Trailer
- Large Spill Response Trailer
- Support Unit
- HazMat Car 1 (Take-home vehicle used by the HazMat chief)

Vermont Urban Search and Rescue

The Vermont Urban Search and Rescue (USAR VT-TF1) team provides advanced technical search and rescue capabilities to victims trapped or entombed in structurally damaged buildings. VT-TF1 is a Type IV USAR asset capable of deploying an Incident Management Team immediately with technical rescue expertise and specialized equipment to meet the IC needs. With the capability of deploying within two hours of request with a 35 person Type IV USAR team capable of operating in 12 hour operational periods for up to 72 hours. VT-TF1 will deploy throughout the nation to assist with large scale disasters. VT-TF1 stages its equipment with VTHMRT at the VTRANS complex in Colchester, which includes numerous vehicles, equipment trailers, and boats.

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