Dedham - a town - 25,000 pop - 10 square miles
DEDHAM FD - 2 stations - 153.95 - 911
Sta 1 - E1 E4 L2 - Square - HQ
Sta 3 - East - E3
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Online Info
Dedhan FD basic info - 1/00 - added here 26 March 2000
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Response Levels
Building Fire - 2E + 1L + C
Ambulance Call - 1E + 1 private ambulance
Brush Fires - 1E + Squad (brush truck)
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Dispatch Operations
(???1 fire dispatcher staffs the fire dispatch center at the Fire Dept HQ.) The private ambulances which respond with Dedham fire units use the Dedham FD radio frequency.?PD + FD Dispatch merged in ?1998. Stations are dispatched via telegraphic bell system and landlines. All calls are announced via radio. No paging or box beeping is done on 153.95. Channel 3 is used for secret messages from the dispatcher to field units - possibly 155.58, 158.85, or 153.83.
Radio Test - 0845AM
Car 2 - C 2 (port) - Eng 2 - Eng 2 portable - Eng 3 - Eng 3 portable - Eng 4 - Eng 4 portable - Ladder 1 - Ladder 1 port - ?Ladder 1 roof - Paramedic 8 (private unit) - Westwood Fire Alarm - Norwood Fire Alarm
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High Hazard Locations Superhighway I95, Stop and Shop Food Stores Warehouse
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Compiled - April 15, 1999
Update - 4/29/99 - 3/26/00
