Sullivan County (NH)

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Sullivan County Law Enforcement Agencies & Communications

Law enforcement in Sullivan County is primarily dispatched by three main agencies: Sullivan County Sheriff, Upper Valley Regional Communications Center, and Claremont Communications Center. There are a few towns that self-dispatched or are dispatched by another department or county including Sunapee and Charlestown.

Sullivan County Sheriff's Department

The following Law Enforcement agencies are dispatched on the County PD channel (156.15000MHz - N117/136.5PL):

• Sullivan County Sheriff (Covers the county and towns without a PD or part-time PD)
• Sullivan County House of Corrections (HOC## is their call-sign format)
• Lempster (Coverage provided by SCSD & NHSP)
• Unity (Coverage provided by SCSD & NHSP)

Upper Valley Regional Communications Center

UVRCC dispatches several Police, Fire/EMS, and Highway agencies in Grafton County NH, Sullivan County NH, and Orange County VT. The following Law Enforcement agencies are dispatched on the Police Simulcast channel in the Sullivan County area of NH:

• Grantham
• Plainfield
• Springfield

Claremont Communications Center

• Claremont
• Cornish (Sometimes heard on UVRCC's Police Simulcast when assisting Plainfield)

Newport Communications Center

• Newport
• Goshen

Self-Dispatching Towns

• Charlestown

Towns Covered By NH State Police

• Acworth
• Croydon
• Lempster
• Unity

Langdon is dispatched by Cheshire County. Sunapee is dispatched by New London. Washington is dispatched by Hillsborough.

Sullivan County Fire/EMS Agencies & Communications

Towns in Sullivan County are dispatched by two primary communications centers. They are Southwestern New Hampshire Fire Mutual Aid and Upper Valley Regional Communications Center. The City of Claremont self-dispatches on its own City Fire Alarm System. There are some other towns that self-dispatch as noted below.

Common Apparatus Identifiers

• Ambulance - A unit designed and licensed to transport patients.
• Boat/Marine - A watercraft operated by a member department.
• C - An officer or member, having command authority.
• Car - A vehicle used primarily for transporting personnel, communications equipment, or other equipment used to support fire ground operations.
• Engine - Firefighting apparatus equipped with a fire pump of at least 750 GPM capacity and carrying not less than 500 gallons of water.
• Forestry - A vehicle that is primarily used in grass, brush, or forest fire suppression.
• Ladder - Firefighting apparatus equipped with an aerial ladder, elevating platform, tower, or snorkel.
• Portable - A portable radio.
• Rescue - A vehicle used primarily to transport equipment and/or manpower for the purpose of removal or extrication of victims requiring fire department assistance.
• Tanker - Firefighting apparatus used primarily for hauling water, with or without a fixed fire pump, and carrying more than 1,000 gallons of water.
• Tower - Firefighting apparatus equipped with an elevating platform, tower, or snorkel.
• Utility - Firefighting apparatus not categorized by another letter designation used to provide support services.
• Warden - An individual designated by the state as a Warden, Deputy Warden, or Special Deputy Warden.

Southwestern New Hampshire Fire Mutual Aid

SWNHFMA has a large radio network that spans multiple counties in NH, VT, and MA. Agencies are toned out on the primary channel known as KCF415 or Southwest (154.4300MHz - 136.5PL). Below you will find the agencies dispatched by SWNHFMA in Sullivan County:

DEPARTMENT NUMBER	DEPARTMENT NAME	TYPE
46	ACWORTH	FIRE
54	CHARLESTOWN (MEMBER AGENCY BUT NOT DISPATCHED BY SWNHFMA)	FIRE/EMS
56	CLAREMONT (MEMBER AGENCY BUT NOT DISPATCHED BY SWNHFMA)	FIRE/EMS
77	GOSHEN	FIRE
17	LANGDON	FIRE
76	LEMPSTER	FIRE
75	UNITY	FIRE
86	WASHINGTON	FIRE/EMS

Upper Valley Regional Communications Center

The UVRCC dispatches several Police, Fire/EMS, and Highway agencies in Grafton County NH, Sullivan County NH, and Orange County VT. The primary dispatch channel is referred to as UVCOMM. Towns east of Lebanon are dispatched on the Repeater A channel and Cornish, NH in Sullivan County is dispatched on its own repeater, commonly known as the Cornish Repeater. UVRCC also serves as the backup communications center for the City of Lebanon and the Hartford Regional Communications Center in Hartford, VT. As of 2023 Croydon, NH Fire and F.A.S.T. Squad are now dispatched by UVRCC on UVCOMM. UVRCC has been making plans for the past few years to consolidate all of its repeater sites to UVCOMM only.

The table below shows the departments dispatched by UVRCC, as well as what dispatch channel they are toned out on. The towns in bold are located in Sullivan County.

CHANNEL	DEPARTMENT NAME	TYPE
UVCOMM	PIERMONT	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	ORFORD	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	LYME	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	HANOVER/ETNA	FIRE/EMS
UVCOMM	PLAINFIELD (INCLUDES MERIDEN)	FIRE
UVCOMM	CROYDON	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	TRI-VILLAGE (TOPSHAM)	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	CORINTH	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	BRADFORD	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	VERSHIRE	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	FAIRLEE/UPPER VALLEY AMBULANCE	FIRE/EMS
UVCOMM	WEST FAIRLEE	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	STRAFFORD	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	THETFORD	FIRE/FAST
UVCOMM	NORWICH	FIRE/FAST
RPTR-A	CANAAN (PARTIALLY COVERS DORCHESTER AND ORANGE)	FIRE/EMS
RPTR-A	ENFIELD	FIRE/EMS
RPTR-A	GRAFTON	FIRE/EMS
RPTR-A	GRANTHAM	FIRE/FAST
RPTR-A	SPRINGFIELD	FIRE/FAST
COR-RPTR	CORNISH	FIRE/RSQ

UVRCC does not have numbers assigned to the agencies they dispatch. Instead, they use the following format: Town Name-Apparatus-Number (Hanover Engine 3). UVRCC uses V-TAC-11 (151.1375 156.7) for Water Supply 1, and V-TAC-12 (154.4525 156.7) for Water Supply 2.

Self-Dispatching Towns

• Claremont (Includes Golden Cross AMB in Claremont) - Claremont Fire Alarm 154.2050MHz - 136.5PL
• Charlestown - 156.1800MHz - 074DPL
• Newport - 154.0700MHz - 136.5PL

Sunapee Fire Department is dispatched by New London on the Kearsarge Fire Compact channel. Washington Fire Department is dispatched by Capitol Area Fire Mutual Aid.

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