Monroe County (NY)

MONROE COUNTY FIREFIGHTING

Monroe County is divided into 5 firefighting battalions, plus an Industrial battalion (7). Battalion 9 unit numbers are used for EMS units. The exception is the Henrietta FD, which is actually in the 5th Battalion but uses 6th Battalion unit numbers. Departments use 3- or 4-digit numbers depending on number of stations and local preference. Some departments are still not in total compliance with the numbering system.

Some areas of Monroe County have prearranged multiple alarm responses. The First Battalion has predesignated extra alarm responses for each fire district. The Third Battalion has preplans for multiple alarms to specific hazards such as shopping malls and nursing homes.

The County is now using digital communications. Alarms are sent to fire stations and officers via digital alphanumberic pagers. Fire companies and ambulances are also being equipped with mobile data terminals.

Voice transmission of alarms will still be needed because the vast majority of firefighters in Monroe County are volunteers and they need to receive the alarm via analog voice pager.

NORMAL NUMBERING FOR 3-DIGIT UNITS

• 1st digit = Battalion
• 2nd digit = Department
• 3rd digit = Apparatus type (per table below)

NORMAL NUMBERING FOR 4-DIGIT UNITS

• 1st digit = Battalion
• 2nd digit = Department
• 3rd digit = Station (most often), unit number.
• 4th digit = Apparatus type (per table below)

Monroe County Fire Battalions and Department Tones

• 1st Battalion

• St. Paul Blvd VFD
  • 794.3/582.1
  • 788.5/810.2

• Sea Breeze VFD
  • 2575.0/834.0

• Point Pleasant VFD
  • Fire 707.3/339.6
  • Ambulance 707.3/349.0

• Ridge Culver VFD
  • 470.5/788.5

• Laurelton VFD
  • 383.0/470.5

• West Webster VFD
  • Fire 0/569.1
  • Ambulance 569.1/339.6
  • Officers 569.1/378.6

• Webster VFD
  • All Call 1472.9/669.9
  • Fire (1465)/(950)
  • Officers(1465)/(992)

• Union Hill VFD
  • Ambulance 1185.2/669.9

• Xerox
  • Fire Brigade 330.5/349.0

• 2nd Battalion

• Lake Shore VFD

• Morton VFD

• Barnard VFD
  • EMS 879.0/979.9

• Brockport VFD
  • 1530.0/834.0

• Hamlin VFD
  • (669.9)/(378.6)

• Ridge Road FD/Greece Ridge VFD
  • 1006.9/979.9

• Hilton VFD
  • 2575.0/950.0

• North Greece VFD
  • Fire 569.1/553.9
  • Officers 584.8/767.4

• Spencerport VFD
  • 879.0/524.8
  • 879.0/321.7

• Walker VFD

• 3rd Battalion

• Brighton VFD
  • All-Call 0/600.9
  • Fire East 746.8/707.3
  • Fire West 746.8/669.9
  • EMS 746.8/600.9

• Bushnell's Basin VFD
  • 1130.0/1036.0

• East Rochester VFD
  • 399.8/339.6
  • 645.7/794.3

• Egypt VFD
  • 688.3/726.8

• Fairport VFD
  • 422.1/832.5

• Fishers VFD
  • 834.0/1036.0

• Mendon VFD
  • 2260.0/701.0

• Penfield VFD
  • (707.3)/(879.0)
  • (707.3)/(634.5)

• Pittsford VFD
  • (422.1)/(358.6)

• 4th Battalion

• Churchville VFD
  • (2807.0)/(1180.0)

• Chili VFD
  • Ambulance 553.9/617.4
  • All Sirens 0/KP <----(?)

• Clifton VFD

• Gates VFD
  • All-Call 746.8/321.7
  • Co.1 746.8/339.6
  • Co.2 746.8/358.6
  • Co.3 746.8/378.6

• Scottsville VFD
  • 445.7/767.4
  • 879.0/1185.2
• Mumford VFD

• 5th Battalion

• West Brighton VFD
  • 832.5/746.8

• Honeoye Falls VFD

• Rush VFD
  • 524.8/582.1
  • 524.8/716.7

• Henrietta VFD
  • 716.7/794.3

• Miscellaneous
  • Cars 802 & 812 726.8/979.9
  • Car 820 584.8/339.6

NOTES:

• Tones in (parenthesis) are estimated.
• Above tones are dropped on 154.310/ County Fire Ch.5.
• Format = TONE A/TONE B

Monroe County Fire Dept.'s

• Barnard VFD - 3084 Dewey Ave.,Rochester KEC 597
• Bergen VFD - 10 Hunter St.,Bergen WPAP 470
• Brighton VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 3100 East Ave.,Rochester KEC 603/WPJK 568/WQBG 576
  • Sta. #2 - 2605 Elmwood Ave.,Rochester
  • Sta. #3 - 429 Clover St.,Rochester
• Brighton Ambulance - 1551 Winton Rd. South, Rochester WNHL 727
• Brockport VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 38 Market St.,Brockport KEC 977
  • Sta. #2 - 3645 Lake Rd.,Brockport KEC 977
  • Sta. #3 - 191 West Ave.,Brockport KEC 977
  • Sta. #4 - 237 S. Main St.,Brockport KEC 977
• Brockport Ambulance - 38 Market St.,Brockport KNEE 637/WQDI 290/WQDI 352
• Bushnell's Basin VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 683 Pittsford Victor Rd.,Pittsford KEH 802
  • Sta. #2 - 1070 Moseley Rd.,Fairport (Shares station w/Egypt VFD)
• Chili VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 3231 Chili Ave.,Rochester KNIW 207/WPQG 603
  • Sta. #2 - 3310 Union St.,Chili
  • Sta. #3 - 2856 Chili Ave.,Rochester
  • Sta. #4 - 15 Circle Dr.,Rochester
• Chili Ambulance - 3320 Chili Ave.,Rochester
• Churchville VFD - 25 E. Buffalo St.,Churchville KNCW 967
• Clifton VFD - 53 Wheatland Center Rd.,Clifton KEG 640
• East Rochester VFD - 415 Main St.,East Rochester KNCV 360
• East Rochester Ambulance - 254 W. Ivy St.,East Rochester KRO 478
• Egypt VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 7478 Pittsford Palmyra Rd.,Fairport KEG 469
  • Sta. #2 - 1070 Moseley Rd.,Fairport (Shares station w/Bushnell's Basin)
• Fairport VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 27 E. Church St.,Fairport KSQ 311
  • Sta. #2 - 1105 E. Whitney Rd.,Fairport KSQ 311
• Fishers VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 7548 Main St.,Fishers WPUA 645/WPWR 894
  • Sta. #2 - 374 High St.,Fishers WPUA 645/WPWR 894
• Gates VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 2355 Chili Ave.,Rochester KEC 992
  • Sta. #2 - 2215 Long Pond Rd.,Rochester
  • Sta. #3 - 20 Coldwater Rd.,Rochester
• Gates Ambulance - 1600 Buffalo Rd.,Rochester WNID 683/WPWK 478/WPYZ 355
• Greece Ridge VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 1299 Long Pond Rd.,Rochester KCI 518/KEC 614/KIG 883/WQJK 492
  • Sta. #2 - 200 Stone Ridge Dr.,Rochester WQJK 492
  • Sta. #3 - 2300 Ridgeway Ave.,Rochester WQJK 492
• Greece Ambulance - 867 Long Pond Rd.,Rochester KLS 588/WPLR 252
• Hamlin VFD - 1503 Lake Rd.,Hamlin KNBG 204
• Hamlin Ambulance - 1483 Lake Rd.,Hamlin WPEE 932/WQBK 440
• Henrietta VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 3199 E. Henrietta Rd.,Rochester KTE 351/WQCY 624
  • Sta. #2 - 774 Erie Station Rd.,Rochester KTE 351/WQCY 624
  • Sta. #3 - 9 Riverview Dr.,Rochester KTE 351/WQCY 624
  • Sta. #4 - 850 Bailey Rd.,Rochester KTE 351/WQCY 624
  • Sta. #5 - 230 Pinnacle Rd.,Rochester KTE 351/WQCY 624
  • Sta. #6 - 60 Erie Station Rd.,Rochester KTE 351/WQCY 624
• Henrietta Ambulance - 280 Calkins Rd.,Rochester KCY 628
• Hilton Parma VFD -
  • Old Sta. - 135 South Ave.,Rochester
  • New Sta. - 120 Old Hojack Lane,Hilton KEC 911/WNFL 650
• Honeoye Falls VFD - 7 Monroe St.,Honeoye Falls KEE 300
• Honeoye Falls Ambulance - 210 East Ave.,Honeoye Falls WPES 419
• Irondequoit Ambulance - 2330 Norton St.,Rochester WPQB 879
• Lake Shore VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 35 E. Manitou Rd.,Rochester KGV 325/KDL 925
  • Sta. #2 - 545 Ling Rd.,Rochester KDL 925
  • Sta. #3 - 1 Long Pond Rd.,Rochester KDL 925
• Laurelton VFD - 405 Empire Blvd.,Rochester KEC 991/KKD 450
• Mendon VFD - 101 Mendon Ionia Rd.,Mendon KEF 435
• Morton VFD - 1223 Monroe Orleans Countyline Rd.,Morton KYL 872
• Mumford VFD - 1013 Main St.,Rochester KEF 920
• North Greece VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 645 N. Greece Rd.,Rochester KEC 982
  • Sta. #2 - 1766 Latta Rd.,Rochester KEC 982/WQCE 497
  • Sta. #3 - 2030 English Rd.,Rochester KEC 982
• Penfield VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 1838 Penfield Rd.,Rochester KEC 761
  • Sta. #2 - 1760 Qualtrough Rd.,Rochester KEC 761
  • Sta. #3 - 1911 Harris Rd.,Rochester KEC 761 (old sta.)
  • Sta. #3 - 2514 Penfield Rd.,Rochester KEC 761 (new sta.)
• Penfield Ambulance - 1585 Jackson Rd.,Rochester KGL 580
• Perinton Ambulance - 1400 Turk Hill Rd.,Fairport KFZ 813/WQBQ 379
• Pittsford VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 8 Monroe Ave.,Rochester KNCL 863
  • Sta. #2 - 465 Pittsford Mendon Rd.,Rochester KTO 454
• Pittsford Ambulance - 40 Tobey Rd.,Rochester KTG 548
• Point Pleasant VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 55 Ewer Ave.,Rochester KEC 997/KU 2071
  • Sta. #2 - 257 Kings Highway North,Rochester KEC 997/KU 2071
• Ridge Culver VFD - 2960 Culver Rd.,Rochester KEC 814
• RIT Ambulance - 117 Lomb Memorial Dr.,Rochester WPIX 775
• Rush VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 1971 Rush Mendon Rd.,Rochester KEH 984/WNHQ 526
  • Sta. #2 - 2 Rush West Rush Rd.,Rochester KEU 906
• St. Paul Blvd VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 433 Cooper Rd.,Rochester KNEN 632/WNJB 888
  • Sta. #2 - 493 Washington Ave.,Rochester KNEN 632
• Scottsville VFD - 385 Scottsville Mumford Rd.,Scottsville KEI 609/WNLF 723/WQAT 524
• Sea Breeze VFD - 4657 Culver Rd.,Rochester WPSJ 239
• Spencerport VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 175 Lyell Ave.,Rochester KED 961
  • Sta. #2 - 5029 W. Ridge Rd.,Rochester WZU 238
  • Sta. #3 - 2588 Union St.,Rochester WZU 238
• Spencerport Ambulance - 116 Lyell Ave.,Rochester KGN 518/WQCZ 722
• Union Hill VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 70 Ridge Rd.,Ontario KEI 425
  • Sta. #2 - 155 County Line Rd.,Webster KEI 425
• Walker VFD - 1420 Walker Lake Ontario Rd.,Hilton KQR 445
• Webster VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 35 South Ave.,Webster KEC 812
  • Sta. #2 - 1391 Salt Rd.,Webster WPZJ 464
  • Sta. #3 - 566 Phillips Rd.,Webster
• West Brighton VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 41 Riverside Dr.,Rochester KEE 754
  • Sta. #2 - 2695 W. Henrietta Rd.,Rochester KEE 754
• West Webster VFD -
  • Sta. #1 - 1051 Gravel Rd.,Rochester KEC 978/WNFK 462
  • Sta. #2 - 437 Backus Rd.,Rochester KEC 978
  • Sta. #3 - 880 Plank Rd.,Rochester KEC 978
• Xerox FD - 800 Phillips Rd.,Webster WQGI 392

• FCC Call Signs are in BOLD

Rochester City Fire Dept.

• Engine #1/Batt. #3(formerly Quint 9/Midi 9) - 315 Monroe Ave.
• Engine #3 - 1051 Emerson Ave.
• Engine #5 - 450 Lyell Ave.
• Engine #7 - 873 Genesee St.
• Engine #8/Truck #3 -(formerly Quint 3/Midi 3) 1261 South Ave.
• Engine #10/Truck #2(formerly Quint 2/Midi 2) - 1477 Dewey Ave.
• Engine #12 - 160 Wisconsin St.
• Engine #13/Truck #10/Batt.(formerly Quint 8/Midi 8) - 272 Allen St.
• Engine #16/Batt. #1 - 704 Hudson Ave.
• Engine #17/Rescue #11 - 185 N. Chestnut St.
• Engine #19(formerly Quint 1/Midi 1) - 4090 Lake Ave.
• Truck #4(formerly Quint 4/Midi 4) - 977 University Ave.
• Truck #5(formerly Quint 5/Midi 5) - 57 Gardiner Ave.
• Quint #6/Midi #6 - 1207 N. Clinton Ave.
• Quint #7/Midi #7 - 740 N. Goodman St.
• Protectives - 415 Andrews St.
• Airport Fire/Rescue - 500 Patriot Way
• Rural Metro Ambulance - 177 University Ave.,Rochester
• Monroe Ambulance - 318 Smith St.,Rochester

Monroe County Ambulance Districts and Corps Tones

• NorthWest Quadrant

• Greece Amb.(Dispatched on County Fire Ch.5/154.310)
  • 634.5/496.8
• Hamlin Amb.
• Spencerport Amb.

• NorthEast Quadrant

• NEQ ALS Flycar(Dispatched on County Fire Ch.5/154.310)
  • 321.7/569.1
• Webster Amb.
• Irondequoit Amb.
  • 321.7/339.6
• Xerox(Dispatched on 158.280)
  • Ambulance 707.3/634.5
  • MERT 0/634.5

• SouthEast Quadrant

• East Rochester Amb.
• Penfield Amb.
  • 349.0/368.5
  • 879.7/672.0
• Perinton Amb.
  • All Call 746.8/569.1
  • Operations Officers 634.5/569.1
  • Station Alert 879.7/746.8
• Pittsford Amb.
  • 470.5/445.7
  • 879.9/378.6
• SEQ ALS Flycar
  • Medic 36 634.5/569.1
  • Medic 37 879.7/470.5

• SouthWest Quadrant

• Gates Amb.
  • 707.3/746.8
  • ALS 832.5/928.1
• Monroe Amb.
  • Medic 42 669.9/634.5

• South Central Quadrant

• Henrietta Amb.
  • 879.0/832.5
• Honeoye Falls Amb.
• Roch. Inst. of Tech(RIT)
  • 879.0/358.6
  • Announcements-200 Page 0/569.1 (Tones dropped on RIT Remote 1/151.715)
  • Emergency-980 Page 1034.7/569.1 (Tones dropped on RIT Remote 1/151.715)

MONROE COUNTY AMBULANCES

Ambulance numbering is based on the fire battalion numbering system. Ambulance corps' carry the numbers of the fire district where their base is located. All ambulances have 4-digit numbers and the third digit for independent corps' is 5 or higher. The commercial ambulance companies have their own number blocks outside the fire battalions. Per the countywide numbering system, the last digit of every ambulance unit number is 9.

VOLUNTEER

• 1859,1869 Irondequoit
• 2739-2789 Greece
• 2959-2979 Spencerport
• 3059,3069 Brighton
• 3259,3269 East Rochester
• 3459-3479 Perinton
• 3759-3779 Penfield
• 3859,3869 Pittsford
• 4559-4579 Gates
• 6159-6179 Henrietta
• 6359 RIT

INDUSTRIAL

• 709,7019 Kodak
• 719,7119 Xerox (Webster)

COMMERCIAL

• 912-949 Rural/Metro
• 950-999 Monroe

OUT-OF-COUNTY

• 2359 Holley FD
• 4259 Bergen FD
• 4759,4769 Caledonia
• 5659 Lima FD
• 5859,5869 Avon FD

ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT UNITS

Commercial Sector Medic 1-9

• Medic 1-5 Rural/Metro
• Medic 6-9 Monroe
• Medic 10# Rural/Metro
• Medic 60# Monroe

Northeast Quadrant Medic 1#

• Medic 10,11 Webster
• Medic 17-19 Irondequoit (18 is flycar)

Northwest Quadrant Medic 2#

• Medic 20,21 Greece
• Medic 22 Greece (backup at HQ)
• Medic 23 unused
• Medic 24 Hamlin
• Medic 25 unused
• Medic 26 Greece (backup at Barnard)
• Medic 27 unused
• Medic 28,29 Spencerport

Southeast Quadrant Medic 3#

• Medic 30,31 SEQ - Brighton
• Medic 32,34 SEQ - Perinton
• Medic 35,36,37 SEQ - Penfield
• Medic 39 SEQ - Pittsford

Southwest Quadrant Medic 4#

• Medic 40,41 Gates (40 is flycar)
• Medic 42 Monroe - western suburbs

South Central Sector Medic 5#

• Medic 50-53 Henrietta (50 is spare)
• Medic 56,57 Honeoye Falls FD

Out-of-County ALS Medic 6#,7#,8#

• Medic 47 Genesee County (LVA)
• Medic 60,62 Ontario County (OCALS)
• Medic 70,75,77 Livingston County (R/M)
• Medic 80,81 Macedon FD
• Medic 82 Palmyra Ambulance
• Medic 88 Northeast Wayne ALS

Industrial ALS Medic 9#

• Medic 90,91 Xerox (Webster)
• Medic 95,96 Kodak (708 is flycar)

Radio Repair Medic 100

ALS COMMAND NUMBERS

Northeast Quadrant

• 1M5 Chief Tech

Northwest Quadrant

• 2M5 Chief Tech (GVA)
• 2M9 off-duty ALS Tech (GVA)

Southeast Quadrant

• 3M4 President
• 3M5 Chief Tech
• 3M6 Deputy Chief Tech
• 3M7 Captain
• 3M8 Lieutenant - Medic 32
• 3M9 Lieutenant - Medic 36

Southwest Quadrant

• 4M5 Chief Tech (Gates)

South Central Sector

• 5M5 Chief Tech (Henrietta)

• RITA (RIT Ambulance, Hentrietta)

• 6M13 Chief of Operations
• 6M23 Deputy Chief
• 6M33-53 Lieutenants
• 6M93 On Duty Medical Command Officer
• 6M## cleared members

Commercial Sector

• 9M2 Chief Tech (National)
• 9M5 Chief Tech (Monroe)
• 9M6 Monroe Patient Services

Special Events

• 8M10-8M20 Med-Event

HOSPITAL E.D. STATUS CODES

The hospitals in Monroe County participate in a color code system. The colors indicate how busy the hospitals' emergency departments are. Colors are collected by the duty hospital for the month every day at 00:30, 08:30 and 18:30. The duty hospital relays the colors by telephone to dispatchers at OEC, Rural/Metro and Monroe Ambulance.

Each hospital gives two colors, medical and surgical. During an MCI (see below) the OEC dispatcher makes a special poll for current color codes and availability of acute, non-acute and special care beds. Updates are requested periodically for the duration of the incident.

Hospitals that provide emergency psychiatric services list a third color code for their Psych ED status.

The colors used in Monroe County are:

• GREEN - No appreciable delay in treatment.
• PRE-RED - Moderate to lengthy delays in treatment are likely.
• RED - ED is unable to accommodate additional patients.

Hospitals must meet certain criteria before going Code Red. These criteria include lack of inpatient beds for admissions, lack of monitored beds for cardiac patients, lack of available stretchers in ED and a certain number of admitted patients being "boarded" in the ED.

The boarding threshold depends on the size of the hospital. Code Red status must be re-examined and updated every two hours and requires the presence of a hospital administrator (or designee) in the ED for the duration of the Code Red condition.

Patients insisting on transport to a Code Red hospital must sign a special release form. This form explains that the patient's condition may become worse if they go to the Red hospital because they may not be able to receive appropriate treatment. The patient becomes legally responsible for the liability and cannot later sue the hospital or the ambulance service that provided transportation.

A hospital may temporarily invoke Code Red status during an internal emergency such as a power failure or a fire.

COMMON AMBULANCE CODES

• 5 Mental
• 500 Cardiac arrest
• 980 DOA

EMD SEVERITY CODES

• Alpha = barely an emergency, no lights/sirens, BLS
• Bravo = emergency call, BLS (sometimes "Baker")
• Charlie = emergency call, ALS
• Delta = emergency call, fire dep't first-responds, ALS
• Omega = referral to Poison Control (ambulance still dispatched

in Monroe County, but not in other counties)

EMS DISPATCH CODES

• Priority 1 = Delta
• Priority 2 = Charlie
• Priority 3 = Bravo
• Priority 4 = Alpha

Monroe County Amateur Radio Repeaters

• 53.630/52.630 - Rochester (WR2AHL) (PL 110.9)
• 53.330/52.330 - Henrietta (N2HJD) (PL 123.0)
• 145.290/144.690 - Rochester (KE2MK) Echolink #44856
• 146.790/146.190 - Rochester (WA2ROC) (PL 110.9)
• 146.880/146.280 - Rochester (K2RRA) (PL 110.9)
• 147.345/147.945 - Rochester (PL 110.9)
• 146.610/146.010 - Rochester (K2COP)
• 146.715/146.115 - Rush (W2KZD) (PL 110.9)
• 146.790/146.190 - Henrietta (WA2ROC) (PL 110.9)
• 146.925/146.325 - Mendon (N2HJD) (PL 110.9)
• 147.180/147.780 - Greece (W1YX) (PL 110.9)
• 147.390/147.990 - Brockport (N2HJD) (PL 110.9)
• 145.210/144.610 - Churchville (N2EPO) (PL 110.9)
• 147.135/147.735 - Fairport (WB2SSJ)
• 442.800/447.800 - Kodak Park (N2HJD) (PL 110.9)
• 443.700/448.700 - Rochester (WA2ROC) (PL 110.9)
• 444.250/449.250 - Rochester (WR2AHL) (PL 110.9)
• 444.400.449.400 - Rochester (WB2PSI) (PL 110.9)
• 444.450/449.450 - Rochester (PL 110.9)
• 444.550/449.550 - Rochester (WR2AHL) (PL 110.9)
• 444.750/449.750 - Rochester (WA2EGL) (PL 110.9)
• 444.825/449.825 - Rochester (KE2MK)
• 444.850/449.850 - Rochester (WB2KAO) (PL 110.9)
• 444.950/449.950 - Rochester (WB2HYP) (PL 110.9)
• 442.700/447.700 - Webster (K2RRA) (PL 110.9)
• 442.900/447.900 - Honeoye Falls (N2HJD) (PL 110.9)
• 443.100/448.100 - Churchville (KB2CHM) (PL 110.9)
• 443.800/448.800 - Ogden (K1NXG) (PL 110.9) Linked w/444.875
• 443.900/448.900 - Chili (KB2CHY) (PL 110.9)
• 444.700/449.700 - Mendon (N2HJD) (PL 110.9)
• 444.875/449.875 - Greece (N2ODK) (PL 110.9) Linked w/443.800
• 444.900/449.900 - Fairport (N2BZX) (PL 110.9)

Related Links

• Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) Monroe County (NY)
• Monroe County (NY) Amateur Radio repeaters on Repeaterbook.com