Herkimer County (NY)

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1 Fire Departments, Apparatus and Unit IDs
2 Herkimer Co. Fire & Amb. Dept.'s
3 Fire & Amb. Unit List
4 Herkimer County (NY) Old Fire Band Plan
5 Law Enforcement Information & Unit IDs
6 Herkimer County Amateur Radio Repeaters
7 Herkimer County Fast Food Drive-Thru Frequencies
8 Herkimer County (NY) Canal Locks
9 Related Links

Fire Departments, Apparatus and Unit IDs

All Herkimer County Fire and EMS is dispatched on 154.2050 MHz (PL 203.5 South // PL 210.7 North-Webb&Inlet). The McCauley Mountain-Old Forge Repeater (North) is patched to JPJ EDACS Utica system which is used as a link to the 911 center in Herkimer.

Active fire ground frequencies are 154.2800 MHz & 154.2950 MHz (new PL for narrowband will be PL 162.2). 154.1600 MHz PL 186.2 is used as Fire/Law Inter-Agency in the county. Some fire departments have their own frequencies as well and use store-forward devices to repeat 911 dispatches.

Poland Fire Company is the largest fire district in New York State (432 sq. miles) and they have a repeater on 158.9400 MHz PL 146.2.

Barneveld FD, Prospect FD, Remsen FD, St. Johnsville FD, Richfield Springs FD lie in neighboring counties and have coverage area inside Herkimer County which has capability of direct dispatch (tone-out) of the agencies.

Herkimer County 911 can also tone Bridgewater FD & Ambulance and St Johnsville Ambulance which do not have territory inside Herkimer County but provide mutual aid EMS coverage.

Up north Herkimer County 911 contracts with the Inlet and Raquette Lake (Hamilton County) for dispatch of Fire & EMS as well as law enforcement.

Fire apparatus are identified by the name of the department, an apparatus type number and a 3-digit unit number. Chiefs use the name of their department with the number 1. 22-1 Fire Coordinator 22-2 through 22-7 Deputy Coordinators

APPARATUS TYPES

1## Pumper 2## none 3## Tanker 4## Aerial 5## Rescue 6## Ambulance 7## Off road ATV & Snowmobiles

Herkimer Co. Fire & Amb. Dept.'s

American Medical Response (A.M.R.) -
- Sta. #4 - 219 W. Steele St. @ Dewey Ave.,Herkimer
Barneveld V.F.D. -
- Current Sta. - 8530 Old Poland Rd. (aka Park Ave./County Route 56) between State Route 12/State Route 28 & Vanderkemp Ave.,Barneveld (WQKX713) (Oneida Co.)
- Former Sta. - 101 Boon St. (aka State Route 365) between Mappa Ave. & Korber Rd. (aka County Route 47),Barneveld (Now Korber Glass) (Oneida Co.)
Beaver Flow V.F.D. - ***Private F.D.***
- Emergency Sta. - 150 Norridgewock Lake Rd. between Bullock Rd. & Grassy Point Rd.,Beaver River (The Emergency Sta. houses the Community Siren & is located in the area of the following coordinates: 43.903913/-74.909035)
- Fire Barn - 170 Norridgewock Lake Rd. @ Bullock Rd.,Beaver River (The Fire Barn houses the Utility Trailer w/a pump on it for firefighting & sits at the following coordinates: 43.905107/-74.908437)
Big Moose V.F.C. (Town of Webb Fire Dist. #1) - 1449 Big Moose Rd. (aka County Route 1) between Lakeview Rd. & Covey Rd.,Eagle Bay
Bridgewater V.F.C. - 9553 US-20 (aka State St.) between Main St. (aka State Route 8) & John St.,Bridgewater (WPVL819) (Oneida Co.)
Cedarville V.F.D. (aka Joseph Berberich Hose Co. Inc.) - 960 State Route 51 between State Route 51 & Elizabethtown Rd. (aka County Route 43),Ilion (WQPH501)
Dolgeville V.F.D. -
- Current Sta. - 20-22 S. Helmer Ave. between Fink St. & Baker St.,Dolgeville (WQOS479)
- Former Sta. - 72 S. Main St. (aka State Route 167) @ Slawson St.,Dolgeville (Home to the Alfred Dodge Hose Co. #1)
Eagle Bay Volunteer Hose Co. (Town of Webb Fire Dist. #1) - 5516 State Route 28 @ West Ave.,Eagle Bay
East Herkimer V.F.D. -
- Main Sta. - 193 Main Rd. @ Pallisade St.,Herkimer (KWH506)
- Sub Sta. - Palisade St. @ Carney Ave.,Herkimer
E.W. Corey Hose Co. - 41 N. Main St. (aka State Route 28) between Park Ave. & Huyck Ave.,Middleville (WQG758)
Frankfort V.F.D. - 158 S. Litchfield St. (aka State Route 171) between 1st Ave. & Pleasant Ave.,Frankfort
Frankfort Center V.F.D. - 799 Center Rd. (aka County Route 240) between Dutch Hill Rd. & Welshbush Rd. (aka County Route 13),Frankfort (KYQ400)
Frankfort Hill V.F.C. - 2235 Albany Rd. (aka County Route 104) @ Higby Rd. (aka County Route 186),Frankfort (WXT511)
Gray V.F.C. - ****DEPT. HAS DISBANDED AS OF 2003****
- New Sta. - 109 Gray Wilmurt Rd. (aka County Route 4) just north of Bull Hill Rd. (aka County Route 129),Gray (The New Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 43.265565/-74.947097)
- Old Sta. - 108 Bull Hill Rd. (aka County Route 129) just east of Gray Wilmurt Rd. (aka County Route 4),Gray (The Old Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 43.264950/-74.946105)
Henry Hiteman Engine & Hose Co. - 373 W. Main St. (aka US-20) between North St. (aka County Route 67) & Taylor Ave.,West Winfield (WNXA716/WQR568)
Herkimer F.D. - 121-123 N. Washington St. between E. Albany St. & Green St.,Herkimer (KNHT824)
Herkimer County Fire Control - 71 Reservoir Rd. across from Lou Ambers Dr.,Herkimer (WPYX513)
Ilion F.D. -
- Current Sta. - 1 Central Ave. (aka Otsego St./State Route 51) across from E. State St.,Ilion (KWH592)
- Former Sta. -
  - 85 Otsego St. (aka State Route 51) across from Second St.,Ilion
  - 154 Barringer Rd. @ Second St.,Ilion (West Hill Sta.)
Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Inc. (I.V.E.S.) - 1 Limekiln Lake Rd. @ State Route 28,Inlet (KNNP530) (Hamilton Co.)
Kuyahoora Valley Ambulance Corps (K.V.A.C.) - 39 Case St. @ Pullman Ave.,Poland (WYG225)
Little Falls F.D. - 659 E. Main St. (aka State Route 169) @ S. William St.,Little Falls (Bays face S. William St.)
Mohawk V.F.D. (aka German Flatts Fire Dist.) - 28 Columbia St. (aka State Route 28) @ S. Washington St.,Mohawk
Mohawk Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps (M.O.V.A.C.) - 15 State Route 5S just east of E. Main St. (aka State Route 28),Mohawk (WQV959)
Newport V.F.C. #4 -
- Current Sta. - 7370 State Route 28 (aka Main St.) just south of Mechanic St. (aka Woodchuck Hill Rd.),Newport (KNCS610)
- Former Sta. - 3105 School St. between Main St. (aka State Route 28) & East St.,Newport
Old Forge V.F.D. (Town of Webb Fire Dist. #1) - 116 Fulton St. @ Lamberton St.,Old Forge (WQOX277)
Poland V.F.C. -
- Sta. #1 -
- Current Sta. - 216 Main St. (aka Cold Brook St./State Route 8) between Buck Hill Rd. (aka County Route 218) & Rose Valley Rd. (aka County Route 224),Poland (WQAT492)
- Former Sta. - 11 Case St. between State Route 28 (aka N. Main St./State Route 8) & Haver Ln.,Poland
- Sta. #2 - 2853 State Route 8 between Smith Rd. & Figert Rd.,Cold Brook (WQAT492)
Prospect V.F.C. - ***(NOW DISBANDED)***
- Current Sta. - 915B Trenton Falls St. (aka Trenton Falls Rd.) @ Quarry Rd.,Prospect (WPUI944) (Oneida Co.) (Sta. faces Quarry Rd. & sits at the following coordinates: 43.300947/-75.150478)
- Former Sta. - 116 State St. across from Upper Summit St.,Prospect (Now the Prospect Municipal Center) (Oneida Co.)
Prospect Ambulance - 915 Trenton Falls St. (aka Trenton Falls Rd.) @ Quarry Rd.,Prospect (KBF957) (Oneida Co.) (Sta. faces Quarry Rd. & sits at the following coordinates: 43.300876/-75.151307)
Raquette Lake V.F.D. - 171 State Route 28 between Main St. & Poplar Point Rd.,Raquette Lake (Hamilton Co.)
Remsen V.F.C. - 9623 Main St. (aka Old State Route 12) across from Prospect St. (aka State Route 920V),Remsen (WRE369) (Oneida Co.)
Richfield Springs V.F.D. - 34 E. James St. @ Manley St.,Richfield Springs (KNAW751/WQIC794) (Otsego Co.)
St. Johnsville V.F.D. - (Montgomery Co.)
- Sta. #1 - 6 W. Main St. (aka State Route 5) between Center St. & Bridge St. (aka County Route 61),St. Johnsville
- Sta. #2 - 7690 State Route 5 (aka W. Main St.) between Failing Ave. & Mill Rd. (aka County Route 58),St. Johnsville (Sta. #2 sits at the following coordinates: 42.998636/-74.689035)
Salisbury V.F.D. -
- Sta. #1 - 2549 State Route 29 between State Route 29A & Plant Rd.,Salisbury Center (KNGW991) (Sta. #1 sits way back from the road)
- Sta. #2 - 2031 State Route 29 @ Military Rd. (aka County Route 36),Salisbury (Sta. technically sits on Helen Ave. & at the following coordinates: 43.134724/-74.824162)
Stratford & Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service (S&S) -
- Sta. #1 - 843 State Route 29A between Rice Rd. & Old State Rd.,Salisbury Center
- Sta. #2 - 75 N. Helmer Ave. (aka State Route 29) between Arnold St. & Cavalli St.,Dolgeville (Formerly Dogleville Area Volunteer Ambulance Corp. - D.A.V.A.C.)
Schuyler V.F.C. Inc. -
- Sta. #1 - 120 Newport Rd. between State Route 5 & Cosby Manor Rd. (aka County Route 243),Utica (WQX959)
- Sta. #2 - 3597 State Route 5 between Moss Rd. & Millers Grove Rd. (aka County Route 53),Frankfort (WQX959)
Van Hornesville Fire Dist. #1 -
- Sta. #1 - 2229 State Route 80 between Jordanville Rd. (aka County Route 18) & Cemetery Rd.,Jordanville
- Sta. #2 - 591 Wagner Hill Rd. just south of Elwood Rd. (aka County Route 74),Ft. Plain

FCC Call Signs are in BOLD

Fire & Amb. Unit List

American Medical Response (A.M.R.) -

Beaver Flow V.F.D. -
- Engine 3

Big Moose V.F.C. -
- Engine 133
- Engine 155
- Tanker 324
- Rescue 530 (Hi-Rail)
- Ambulance 606

Cedarville V.F.D. -
- Engine 106
- Engine 138
- Engine 139
- Tanker 305
- Rescue 502
- Rescue 522

Dolgeville V.F.D. -
- Car 4
- Engine 145
- Engine 147
- Tanker 314
- Truck 405
- Rescue 500
- Salvage 508
- Rescue 530

Eagle Bay Volunteer Hose Co. -
- Engine 132
- Tanker 315
- Rescue 521

East Herkimer V.F.D. -
- Main Sta. -
  - Engine 134
  - Engine 136
  - Tanker 317
- Sub Sta. -
  - Rescue 505
  - Rescue 518

E.W. Corey Hose Co. -
- Engine 105
- Engine 120
- Tanker 318
- Rescue 520

Frankfort V.F.D. -
- Car 9
- Engine 149
- Tanker/Pumper 322
- Truck 404
- Rescue 501
- Rescue 504
- Rescue 524
- Ambulance 618

Frankfort Center V.F.D. -
- Car 5
- Engine 124 (Engine 2)
- Engine 127
- Engine 154 (Engine 1)
- Tanker 302
- Tanker 313
- Truck 406 (Truck 2)
- Truck 407 (Truck 1)
- Rescue 503

Frankfort Hill V.F.C. -
- Car 13
- Engine 113
- Tanker 301
- Tanker/Pumper 309
- Rescue 513

Gray V.F.C. - ***(Disbanded as of 2003)***
- Engine 141
- Engine 161
- Tanker 306
- Tanker 326

Henry Hiteman Engine & Hose Co. -
- Engine 110
- Engine 128
- Engine 129
- Tanker 319
- Tower Ladder 410
- Rescue 512
- Rescue 577
- Transport 578
- Ambulance 609

Herkimer F.D. -
- Car 1
- Engine 115
- Engine 116
- Aerial 401
- Rescue 537

Herkimer County Fire Control
- Car 221
- Command 22

Ilion F.D. -
- Car 10
- Engine 1
- Engine 2
- Tower Ladder 403
- Rescue 540
- Ambulance 602
- Ambulance 626

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services (I.V.E.S.) -
- Engine 22
- Tanker 23
- Engine 24
- Rescue/Engine 25
- Rescue 1
- Medic 1
- Medic 2
- Medic 3

Kuyahoora Valley Ambulance Corps (K.V.A.C.) -
- Ambulance 620
- Ambulance 630

Little Falls F.D. -
- Car 2
- Engine 111
- Engine 112
- Truck 400
- Ambulance 600
- Ambulance 601
- Ambulance 605

Mohawk V.F.D. -
- Engine 114
- Engine 117
- Engine 146
- Engine 2 (Antique)
- Tanker 320
- Rescue 506

Mohawk Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps (M.O.V.A.C.) -
- Rescue 516
- Ambulance 621
- Ambulance 622
- Ambulance 623
- Ambulance 624
- Ambulance 625

Newport V.F.C. #4 -
- Engine 100
- Engine 101
- Tanker 307
- Rescue 509
- Rescue 519

Old Forge V.F.D. -
- Car 1
- Engine 2 (325)
- Engine 3 (327)
- Engine 5 (153)
- Rescue 1 (517)
- Rescue 2 (532)
- Tower 1 (409)
- Transport 534
- Ambulance 607
- Ambulance 608

Poland V.F.C. -
- Sta. #1 -
  - Engine 102 (Engine 1)
  - Engine 103 (Engine 3)
  - Tanker 321 (Tanker 2)
  - Truck 408 (Truck 1)
  - Rescue 515 (Rescue 1)
- Sta. #2 -
  - Engine 131 (Engine 2)
  - Tanker 310 (Tanker 1)
  - Rescue 510 (Rescue 5)

Prospect V.F.C. - (NOW DISBANDED)
- Engine 1
- Engine 3
- Rescue 1
- Tanker 7

Prospect Ambulance
- Unit 1
- Unit 2

Raquette Lake V.F.D. -
- Engine 71
- Tanker 73
- Ambulance 2017

Remsen V.F.C. -
- Engine 1
- Engine 2
- Engine 3
- Rescue 1
- Rescue 3
- Tanker 1
- Tanker 2

Richfield Springs V.F.D. -
- Engine 42
- Engine 43 (Antique)
- Engine 44
- Ambulance 45
- Rescue 46
- Engine 123
- Truck 161
- Engine 1711
- Ambulance 1791

St. Johnsville V.F.D. -
- Engine 1
- Truck 1
- Brush 2
- Engine 3
- Engine 6
- Personal Water Craft 7
- Personal Water Craft 8
- Air Boat 9
- SCUBA Unit

Salisbury V.F.D. -
- Sta. #1 -
  - Engine 107
  - Engine 109
  - Tanker 300
  - Rescue 511
- Sta. #2 -
  - Engine 108
  - Rescue 531

Schuyler V.F.C. Inc. -
- Sta. #1 -
  - Car 6
  - Engine 150
  - Engine 175
  - Ambulance 616
- Sta. #2 -
  - Engine 170
  - Rescue 529

Stratford & Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service (S&S) -
- Ambulance 603
- Ambulance 612

Van Hornesville Fire Dist. #1 -
- Sta. #1 -
  - Engine 156
  - Rescue 507
- Sta. #2 -
  - Engine 135
  - Engine 157
  - Tanker 312
  - Rescue 526
  - Rescue 540

Herkimer County (NY) Old Fire Band Plan

46.360 MHz - Channel #1 - Dispatch (KED550)
46.220 MHz - Channel #2 - Unit-to-Unit (KED550)
45.880 MHz - Channel #3 - Inter/County (KED550)

Law Enforcement Information & Unit IDs

Herkimer County Law Enforcement is dispatched by the 911 center located in Village of Herkimer. Primary South Repeater is 155.6100 PL 162.2. North Repeater (Towns of Webb and Inlet) is 155.6100 PL 131.8. The North Repeater is also patched to the JPJ EDACS System which is used for a link between the McCauley Mountain - Old Forge Repeater and the 911 center in Herkimer.

Herkimer County Sheriff Department runs the jail and serves civil paperwork only. There is no Sheriff Road Patrol. All law enforcement outside the villages and town that have their own police departments is handled by the New York State Police. The 911 center answers all State Police administrative calls and dispatches SP cars on 155.6100. You will also frequently hear DEC/Encon Law Enforcement Units (7N671-7N673) and Forest Rangers on 155.6100.

There is a new Law Enforcement "TAC-Data" channel in the south area of the county - 154.4300 pl 162.2.

154.160 PL 203.5 is Fire/Law Inter-Agency inside Herkimer County. All Local Police and State Police Units have this frequency and can talk to any fire department on this channel. (It is rarely used).

Police cars MRD identifiers are 3 digit numbers. (Example - Ilion PD car 101). Police Chiefs are x20 (EX: Herkimer Police Chief is 220, County Sheriff is 820, etc). Captains, Sergeants, etc start at x21 to x29 (EX: Little Falls PD Sergeants are 525,526,527). Officers start at x30 and up)

10x Ilion Police (cars 101 to 105, 106 to 108 - bike or foot patrols)
20x Herkimer Police (cars 201,202,203,205,207,209 // 206, 208 bike or foot)
30x Mohawk Police (cars 301, 303)
40x Frankfort Town Police (cars 401,402,403,404,405)
50x Little Falls Police (cars 502,503,505 // 506, 508 bike or foot)
60x Dolgeville Police (cars 601, 603, 609 // 606, 608 bike or foot)
70x Frankfort Village Police (cars 701, 703, 707)
80x Herkimer County Sheriff (no road patrol) (cars 801 to 819)
7D14x Webb Town Police (cars 7D140,7D141,7D142,K-91) (7D143 to 7D145 snowmobiles&ATVs)
7B335-7B337 Inlet Town Police
Marine x Herkimer County Sheriff boat
9Sx Herkimer County Community College Public Safety

NY State Police Cars

East Herkimer Barracks: 1D20, 1D22, 1D23, 1D24, 1D26

Poland Sub-station (located at Poland FD Station 1): 1D25, 1D28

West Winfield Sub-station: 1D27

Herkimer County Amateur Radio Repeaters

145.1100/144.5100 - Ilion (N2ZWO #1) (PL 167.9) Herkimer County ARES/RACES Repeater
147.0450/147.6450 - Norway (N2ZWO #2) (PL 167.9)
147.0900/147.6900 - Mohawk (N2ZWO #3) Located at Herkimer 911 Center
Herkimer County (NY) Ham repeaters on Repeaterbook.com

Herkimer County Fast Food Drive-Thru Frequencies

Herkimer County (NY) Canal Locks

Herkimer County (NY) Canal Locks