Reading - 911 - 483.4125R - 2 stations
Sta 1 - Centre - E1 L1 R1
Sta 2 - West - E2
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Dispatch - Combined police/fire dispatch center - no boxes beeped - no paging - telegraphic bell system and landlines are used to alert stations of calls - no radio tests.
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Response Levels -
Box Alarm - 2E + 1L + R1
Ambulance Call - 1E + R1
Serious Ambulance Call - 1E + R1 + NSP ALS
I95 + I93 Incidents - 1E + R1 + ?NPS ALS + ?L1 + Woburn or Stoneham or Wilmington or Wakefield units
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Staffing - probably 3 people each on E2 and E1 - probably 2 or 3 on L1 - 2 on R1
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High Hazard Locations - I95 and I93 superhighways
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Working Fire - 25 October 2000 - at Municipal Light System garage - callsigns heard were "Command" "Rescue 101" "Sector" "C1" "C2" "200" "Engine 1 to Mike Ward, open the hydrant" "received" "line is charged" "you are coming in all broken up" "received" (apparently most of the units were operating simplex on 483.4125 - HTs honk on keyup
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Last Updated - 4/24/99 - 10/22/99 - 07Nov00 - working fire
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Radio System -
483.4125R - 944-3132 - 757 Main - 11/95FCC - Beacon St Xmit site - 100W/180ERP - mobiles at 40W/72ERP
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