Litchfield County (CT)
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Contents
- 1 Litchfield County Dispatch (LCD)
- 2 Litchfield County Fire/EMS Pager Tones
- 3 County Agencies
- 3.1 Torrington
- 3.2 Bethlehem
- 3.3 Bridgewater
- 3.4 Colebrook
- 3.5 Cornwall
- 3.6 Goshen
- 3.7 Harwinton
- 3.8 Kent
- 3.9 Litchfield
- 3.10 Bantam
- 3.11 Morris
- 3.12 New Hartford
- 3.13 New Milford
- 3.14 Norfolk
- 3.15 North Canaan
- 3.16 Plymouth
- 3.17 Roxbury
- 3.18 Salisbury
- 3.19 Sharon
- 3.20 Thomaston
- 3.21 Warren
- 3.22 Washington
- 3.23 Watertown
- 3.24 Winchester
- 3.25 Woodbury
- 3.26 Sherman
- 3.27 Medic 4
- 3.28 Medic 6
Litchfield County Dispatch (LCD)
New EFD Protocol 77 used for all motor vehicle accidents. Here is a preliminary coding list.
77O - No injuries, No Hazards 77A1 - Minor Injuries (No priority complaints) 77A2 - No Injuries 77B1 - Injuries 77B2 - Unknown Status 77C1 - Hazards with injuries 77C2 - Hazards without injuries 77D2 - Rollover 77D4 - Pinned / Trapped Victim 77D9 - High Mechanism
Northfield fire calls between 0600 and 1800 7 days a week adds East Litchfield Fire with the exception of service calls.
East Litchfield fire calls between 0600 and 1800 7 days a week adds Northfield Fire with the exception of service calls.
Litchfield fire calls between 0600 and 1800 7 days a week adds Bantam Fire with the exception of service calls.
Bantam fire calls between 0600 and 1800 7 days a week adds Litchfield Fire with the exception of service calls.
Nepaug fire calls (non-structure related) between 0600 and 1800 mon-fri adds New Hartford Fire except service calls.
Nepaug fire calls (structure related) between 0600 and 1800 mon-fri adds New Hartford Fire and Pine Meadow Fire except service calls.
New Hartford fire calls between 0600 and 1800 mon-fri adds Nepaug Fire with the assignment except service calls. Pleasant Valley Fire is added for any rescue-related calls.
Pleasant Valley calls between 0600-1800 7 days a week adds Barkhamsted East Fire and Riverton Fire except service calls and contained fires (ex. chimney). New Hartford Fire is added for any rescue calls.
Barkhamsted East fire calls between 0600-1800 mon-fri adds Pleasant Valley Fire and East Hartland Fire except service calls. Pleasant Valley Fire responds 24/7 for rescue calls.
Riverton fire calls between 0600-1800 mon-fri adds Pleasant Valley Fire, Barkhamsted East Fire, Colebrook Fire, West Hartland Fire except service calls.
Colebrook fire calls between 0600-1800 mon-fri adds Riverton Fire, Pleasant Valley Fire, West Hartland Fire except service calls. Colebrook 1st responders are dispatched on all fire calls.
West Hartland fire calls 24/7 adds East Hartland Fire except service calls. Colebrook, Riverton and Pleasant Valley are added Mon-Fri between 0600-1800 for active structure calls.
East Hartland fire calls 24/7 adds West Hartland Fire except service calls. Barkhamsted East Fire is added mon-fri 0600-1800.
Falls Village Ambulance is dispatched to all Falls Village fire calls.
Warren Ambulance is dispatched to all Warren fire calls.
Bantam Ambulance is dispatched to all Bantam fire calls.
All Litchfield Ambulance calls in Northfield's district adds Northfield 1st responders.
All structure fires in Litchfield have the Torrington RIT team dispatched.
All structure fires in Norfolk and North Canaan have the Norfolk RIT team dispatched.
North Canaan Medic gets dispatched to all ambulance calls in North Canaan no matter the response level.
When any ambulance is out of service or is on a 1st call where there isn't another unit in that agency's fleet, ambulance first responders get toned out along with mutual aid ambulance.
When Sharon Ambulance is unavailable, ambulance 1st responders along with Sharon Fire Rescue 1 responds.
When Norfolk Ambulance is unavailable, ambulance 1st responders along with Norfolk Fire Utility 50 responds.
All fire and medical calls on the Route 7 corridor in Sharon are handled by Cornwall.
Northern Dutchess Medics are backup paramedic providers for Kent, Warren and North Canaan.
All LCD channels are simplex. LCD broadcast and receives from 6 transmitter sites located throughout the county interconnected by the State Police microwave system. Because of this you can hear the dispatchers clearly throughout the county, but can rarely hear units more than a town or 2 away.
As of 2010 LCD no longer uses radio codes and is strictly "plain English".
Channels
Dispatch 1
- Dispatching
- Quick Call 2 Tone Activations
- DTMF Knox Box Activations
- Unit responding to station or scene
- First unit on scene
- Apparatus on the air
- Apparatus responding
- Apparatus on scene
Command 2
Not currently in use. Intended to be a repeater version of Command 3.
Command 3
- Ambulance enroute to hospital
- Ambulance at hospital
- Clear of incident
- Incident closed
- Other messages to LCD
Scene 4-12
Scene 4 - Barkhamsted, Kent, Lakeville
Scene 5 - New Hartford, North Canaan
Scene 6 - Falls Village, Harwinton
Scene 7 - Litchfield, Norfolk
Scene 8 - Colebrook, Warren
Scene 9 - Hartland, Washington
Scene 10- Cornwall, Sherman
Scene 11- Goshen, Morris
Scene 12- Bridgewater, Sharon
Traffic 13
Fire Police
Airtac 14
Helicopter (Life Star) coordination
Interops 15
Interagency Channel
Admin
LCD staff members
Intra County
Used only during emergencies when Dispatch 1 is not working.
CMED 4
- Medic 4
- Ambulances communicating with New Milford Hospital (incoming patients and medical control)
- Ambulances communicating with Medic 4 for line of sight intercepts
Litchfield County Fire/EMS Pager Tones
Litchfield Countywide Tone 1472.9 (long tone) Alert Tone 1006.9 (long tone)
Bantam Fire 1472.9 - 304.7
Bantam Siren 2271.7 - 953.7
Barkhamsted East Fire 1472.9 - 313.0
Barkhamsted Townwide Fire 1433.4 - 399.8
Barkhamsted Townwide Siren 445.7 - 1122.5
Bridgewater Fire 1472.9 - 321.7
Bridgewater Siren 553.9 - 1006.9
Burrville Fire 1989.0 - 879.0
Colebrook Fire 445.7 - 810.2
Colebrook Siren 457.9 - 1092.4
Colebrook First Resp 445.7 - 1598.0
Cornwall Fire 600.9 - 1092.4
Cornwall Siren 2271.7 - 1830.5
Drakeville Fire 1989.0 - 1687.2
East Hartland Fire 634.5 - 1153.4
East Hartland Siren 368.5 - 1472.9
East Hartland First Resp 617.4 - 1122.5
East Litchfield Fire 651.9 - 1185.2
East Litchfield Siren 399.8 - 339.6
Falls Village Fire 1472.9 - 389.0
Falls Village Siren 1989.0 - 1395.0
Goshen Fire 1472.9 - 399.8
Goshen Siren 928.1 - 707.3
Goshen Dive Team 767.4 - 1321.2
Harwinton Ambulance 788.5 - 410.8
Harwinton Fire 1472.9 - 433.7
Harwinton Siren 399.8 - 422.1
Kent Fire 1472.9 - 445.7
Kent Siren 2468.2 - 767.4
Lakeville Fire 1472.9 - 457.9
Lakeville Siren 903.2 - 1598.0
Litchfield Ambulance 928.1 - 1642.0
Litchfield Fire 1472.9 - 483.5
Litchfield Siren 399.8 - 321.7
Morris Fire 1472.9 - 524.6
Morris Siren 617.4 - 746.8
Nepaug Fire 1472.9 - 553.9
Nepaug Siren 349.0 - 1092.4
New Hartford Ambulance 1092.4 - 569.1
New Hartford Fire 1472.9 - 584.8
New Hartford Siren 1472.9 - 1122.5
New Hartford Townwide Fire 1122.5 - 330.5
Norfolk Ambulance 2043.8 - 1217.8
Norfolk Fire 1472.9 - 617.4
Norfolk Siren 1472.9 - 1063.2
North Canaan Ambulance 1472.9 - 634.5
North Canaan Paramedic 1217.8 - 634.5
North Canaan Fire 1472.9 - 651.9
North Canaan Siren 879.0 - 1989.0
Northfield Fire 1472.9 - 1092.4
Northwest Rope Rescue 1472.9 - 349.0
Pine Meadow Fire 1472.9 - 810.2
Pleasant Valley Fire 1472.9 - 788.5
Riverton Fire 1472.9 - 855.5
Riverton Rope Rescue 1472.9 - 1185.2
Salisbury Ambulance 1472.9 - 928.1
Sharon Ambulance 2401.0 - 953.7
Sharon Fire 1472.9 - 979.9
Sharon Siren 304.7 - 979.9
Sherman Fire 1472.9 - 330.5
Torringford Fire 1989.0 - 1285.8
Warren Fire 483.5 - 1185.2
Warren Siren 1472.9 - 2271.7
West Hartland Fire 457.9 - 1034.7
West Hartland Siren 1642.0 - 1472.9
West Hartland First Resp 457.9 - 1642.0
Winsted EMS 788.5 - 832.5
Winsted EMS First Resp 928.1 - 832.5
Winsted Fire 746.8 - 688.3
Winchester Fire 688.3 - 767.4
Campion Ambulance Torrington 1357.6 - 496.8
Campion Medic 4 1513.5 - 688.3
Campion Medic 6 1513.5 - 979.9
Northern Dutchess Paramedics 1472.9 - 688.3
Noon Siren Tone 1 2271.7 - 1830.5 (Cornwall)
Noon Siren Tone 2 399.8 - 358.6 (East Litchfield)
Noon Siren Tone 3 788.5 - 879.0 (Bantam, Bridgewater, East Hartland, Goshen, Kent, Morris, New Hartford, Warren)
Noon Tone 4 483.5 - 1185.2 (Warren Fire Pager Tone)
NOTE: As a courtesy, noon activations are not done during live active calls, however, on quiet days, they are done "when felt like" by dispatch. They are dropped only and exactly between the 12:00:00 and 12:00:59 window.
County Agencies
Torrington
Current Apparatus
- Engine 1 - 2000 pumper with a 1500 GPM (gallons per minute) pump and a 1000 gallon water tank. Assigned to HQ. Torrington Engine 1
Engine 2 - 2005 American LaFrance 75" ladder
- Engine 3 - 2001 pumper with a 1500 GPM pump and a 1000 gallon water tank. Torrington Engine 3
Engine 4 - 2011 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer
- Ladder 2 - 1996 Simon Duplex/LTI with a 100' rear-mount ladder, a 250 gallon water tank and a 1500 GPM pump. Assigned to HQ. Torrington Ladder 2
Tac 9 - 2005 Freightliner / Pierce Contender (Prime Mover)
District 1 - 2010 Ford Expedition
Source of Information and Pictures: City of Torrington, CT - APPARATUS
Ladder 2 is out of service permanently. Current Ladder 2 designation is American LaFrance Engine 2. Current Engine 2 designation is the E-One Engine 1. New Ladder 2 will be coming which will be a Rosenbauer demo unit.
Burrville Fire
Engine 45 Brush 46 Engine 47 Fire Police 48
Torringford Fire
Rescue 16 Engine 17 Car 25 (Fire Police)
Drakeville Fire
Engine 35 Brush 36 Tanker 38
Emergency Services
The City of Torrington is assisted by Campion Ambulance services and Torrington Police Department, along with three (3) volunteer fire departments, which are: Torringford Volunteer Fire Department, Burrville Volunteer Fire Department and Drakeville Volunteer Fire Department.
Bethlehem
Bridgewater
Bridgewater Police
Dispatched by CSP. Bridgewater has a Resident State Trooper and at least 1 town officer.
Bridgewater Engine 11 (second due pumper to all calls)
Bridgewater Engine 12 (first due pumper to all calls)
Bridgewater Tanker 5 (first due tanker)
Bridgewater Tanker 10 (second due tanker)
Bridgewater Brush 1
Bridgewater Ambulance
Colebrook
Colebrook Engine 1 (Center)
Colebrook Squad 4 (Center)
Colebrook Utility 5 (Center)
Colebrook Tanker 31 (Center)
Colebrook Engine 2 (Forge)
Colebrook Brush 6 (Forge)
Colebrook Rescue 8 (Forge)
Colebrook Tanker 32 (Forge)
Cornwall
Cornwall Engine 2-0 (West Cornwall)
Cornwall Engine 3-0 (Cornwall Bridge)
Cornwall Utility 5 (West Cornwall)
Cornwall Truck 6 (Cornwall Bridge)
Cornwall Tanker (West Cornwall)
Cornwall Rescue 1 (West Cornwall)
Cornwall Ambulance (West Cornwall)
Goshen
Goshen Engine 1 (first due structure pumper)
Goshen Engine 2 (Tanker)
Goshen Engine 3 (first due rescue pumper, second due structure pumper)
Goshen Truck 4 (Utility)
Goshen Truck 5 (mini pumper)
Goshen Truck 6 (dive truck)
Goshen Ambulance 8 (reserve ambulance)
Goshen Ambulance 9 (primary ambulance)
Harwinton
Harwinton Engine 1 (first due rescue pumper, second due structure pumper)
Harwinton Engine 2 (first due structure pumper)
Harwinton Engine 3 (support pumper, used also for outside fires)
Harwinton Brush 4
Harwinton Tanker 5
Harwinton Ambulance 66-1
Harwinton Ambulance 66-2
Harwinton Westside Utility 6
Harwinton Westside Rescue 7
Harwinton Westside Utility 8
Harwinton Westside Tanker 10
Harwinton Westside Engine 12
Kent
Kent Volunteer Fire Dept
Dispatched by LCD. Apparatus:
Kent Engine 1 (Tanker)
Kent Engine 2 (first due pumper)
Kent Utility 3
Kent Brush 4
Kent Engine 5
Kent Engine 6
Kent Rescue 8
Kent Tower 1
Kent Ambulance 1
Kent Ambulance 2
Police
Kent participates in the Resident State Trooper Program.
Litchfield
Litchfield Ladder 1
Litchfield Engine 1
Litchfield Engine 2 (first due pumper)
Litchfield Engine 4 (tanker)
Litchfield Rescue 5
East Litchfield Engine 24 (first due to structure calls)
East Litchfield Engine 25 (brush truck, used for service calls)
East Litchfield Engine 26 (first due to general alarms, rescue calls)
Northfield Engine 1
Northfield Engine 2 (tanker)
Northfield Engine 3 (4x4 mini pumper)
Northfield Rescue 1
Bantam
Bantam Utility 32
Bantam Tanker 33
Bantam Engine 34
Bantam Engine 35 (second due pumper to all calls). Formerly first due to structure calls.
Bantam Engine 36 (first due pumper to all calls). Formerly first due to rescue calls.
Bantam Ambulance 37
Bantam Rescue 38
Bantam Ambulance 39
Morris
Morris Engine 1
Morris Engine 3 (Tanker)
Morris Brush 4
Morris Engine 5 (first due to all calls)
Morris Rescue 6
Morris 87-1 (ambulance)
New Hartford
New Hartford Brush 2 (st 1)
New Hartford Engine 5 (st 1)
New Hartford Rescue 6 (st 1)
New Hartford Engine 7 (st 2)
New Hartford Tanker 10 (st 2)
Nepaug Engine 1 (first due structure pumper)
Nepaug Tanker 2
Nepaug Rescue 3
Nepaug Engine 4 (first due rescue pumper)
Nepaug Brush 5
Nepaug Fire Police 6
Pine Meadow Engine 1
New Milford
Police
New Milford Fire
Dispatched by New Milford Police. New Milford has 4 volunteer Fire Departments:
- Northville
- Gaylordsville
- Water Witch
- Lanesville
New Milford Community Ambulance
Dispatched by New Milford Police. New Milford Community Ambulance has 2 ambulances and 1 fly car. As of late 2013/early 2014 New Milford was in the process of paying for a daytime paramedic.
Norfolk
Norfolk Engine 30
Norfolk Engine 40
Norfolk Utility 50
Norfolk ATV 70
Norfolk Brush 80
Norfolk Engine 90
Norfolk Tanker 100
North Canaan
North Canaan Ladder 1
North Canaan Rescue 1
North Canaan Tanker 3
North Canaan Truck 8
North Canaan Truck 9
North Canaan Engine 15 (second due pumper)
North Canaan Engine 16 (first due pumper)
Plymouth
Roxbury
Police
Roxbury has a Resident State Trooper and a paid constable.
Fire/EMS
Roxbury is dispatched via NW Public Safety.
Salisbury
Lakeville Utility 1
Lakeville Utility 2
Lakeville Rescue 400 (second due to rescue calls)
Lakeville Tanker 10
Lakeville Engine 20 (first due to all calls)
Lakeville Engine 30 (second due to structure calls)
Lakeville Utility 50
Lakeville Engine 60 (hose supply for structure fires)
Lakeville Tanker 70
Sharon
Sharon Ladder 1
Sharon Rescue 1 (first due to rescues)
Sharon Engine 3 (Tanker) (second due to structure calls)
Sharon Engine 4 (Ellsworth Station)
Sharon Engine 6 (first due pumper to all calls from Main Station)
Sharon Hazmat 1
Sharon Utility 1
Sharon Utility 2
Sharon Ambulance
Thomaston
Warren
Warren Engine 3 (first due to all calls)
Warren Truck 5
Warren Engine 6
Warren Engine 7 (Tanker) (second due to structure calls)
Warren Rescue 8 (first due to rescues)
Warren Ambulance
Washington
Washington Police
Dispatched by CSP. Washington has a Resident State Trooper and 2 police officers.
Washington Volunteer Fire Department
Dispatched by LCD on the 158.775 repeater. Washington units occasionally communicate with LCD over Dispatch 1/Command 3.
Watertown
Winchester
Woodbury
Sherman
Sherman is in Fairfield County however the town's Fire Department is dispatched by Litchfield County Dispatch.
Sherman Volunteer Fire Department
Apparatus
- Sherman Engine 1 (second due to rescue, 4x4 for weather emergencies)
- Sherman Engine 2 (first due for rescue, second due to structure calls)
- Sherman Engine 3 (third due to calls, aids in water supply)
- Sherman Brush 4
- Sherman Engine 5 (first due pumper to general alarms and fires)
- Sherman Utility 6
- Sherman Tanker
- Sherman Ambulance
- Sherman Marine
Channels
- Fireground - Repeater installed but almost always used as a simplex channel
- Tac 1 - Simplex, rarely used
- Fire Police - Simplex, Traffic control
- LCD Scene 10 - Rarely used, shared with Cornwall
Other Agencies
- Sherman Highway - Simplex
- River Oaks - 2 UHF channels
- Beatty Construction (33.160) - Licensed to Beatty but shared with some of the other construction companies in town
Medic 4
Medic 4 is based out of New Milford Hospital and responds to:
- Bridgewater
- Kent
- New Milford
- Roxbury
- Sherman
- Warren
- Washington
Medic 4 is dispatched by LCD on Dispatch 1 and acknowledges the call on Dispatch 1. Once in the fly car Medic 4 then receives directions to the scene from LCD on CMED 4 and all further communication with LCD takes place on CMED 4.
When responding to a call in New Milford Medic 4 usually checks in with New Milford Ambulance on the 159.3525 repeater.
Medic 6
Barkhamsted
Colebrook
New Hartford
Norfolk
West Hartland
Winchester