WALTHAM MASSACHUSETTS FIRE DEPARTMENT - 1999
Waltham - FD - 6 stations - 154.40 - 911
Sta 1 - Moody St - E1 E5 L2
E1
E5
L2
Sta 2 - Lexington St - E2 E6 L1
E2
E6
L1
Sta 3 - E3
E3
Sta 4 - Prospect St - E4
E4
Sta 7 - Lake St - E7
E7
Sta 8 - Trapelo Rd - E8
E8 - 1998 EmergOne 1250GPM / 750Gal Water Tank
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Response Levels
Building Fire - 3E + 1L + C2
Ambulance Call - 1E + private ambulance(s) + 1 police unit
Car Fire - 1E
Brush Fire - 1E
Lock In - 1E (child or elderly person accidentaly locked inside building or motor vehicle)
Motor Vehicle Accident with Injuries - 1E + E5 or E6 + private ambulance
Motor Vehicle Accident with Unknown Injuries - as of November 1999) - 1E + 1A
Motor Vehicle Accident with No Reported Injuries - no response
Alarms in Building - No Smoke or Fire Reported - 1E
Fernald State School - alarm systems - 1E
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Dispatch Operations
Fire and police dispatch was recently merged. See the FD website for a link to the Dispatch Center webpage. All boxes are beeped via radio. All calls are dispatched via radio, phone, or telegraph bell system. All calls are announced on the radio. The private ambulances operate on 154.40 and 153.875 (Channel 4) with the fire units. AMR was the private ambo in 1998 with Medic 1 and Ambulance 1. July 1, 1999 - possibly Armstrong Ambulance now provides the ambos and ?Paramedic 6
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Staffing Levels - Minimum of ?3 people per rig - always seems to be 8E + 2L + C2 on duty
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Radio Test - 0815AM
Mobiles - C2 Eng1, 2, 3, 4, Sqd5, Res6, Eng7, 8, 9 Ldr1, 2 Amb1, Medic1
Portables - C2port, C200(aide), Eng100, 200, 300, 400, Sqd500, Res600, Eng700, 800 Ldr100, 200 Amb100 Medic100 (Eng 9 is Aux FD - E5 and E6 are pumpers with Jaws)
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Waltham Fire Dept You can find your way to Waltham 911 on this site also.
John Galla's Profile of Waltham FD with Rig Photos - 6/99
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EMS
911 calls for EMS are answered by 1 fire unit + 1 police unit + private ambulance units. AMR supplies 1 ALS ambulance + 1 BLS ambulance for city service. Medic 1 is the ALS unit which is staffed by 2 paramedics and operates from Fire HQ. Ambulance 1 is the BLS unit that is operated by 2 EMTs from Fire HQ. (Or maybe they hang out at PD HQ next doors).
On EMS calls, the fire and EMS units operate on Channel 4 on the FD radio system which is 153.875. Some calls just get Rescue 1, some calls get Rescue 1 + Medic 1.
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Compiled - March 28, 1999
Last Update - April 30, 1999 - 6/22/99 - 7/20/99 - 10/22/99 - 11/16/99 - 21Sept00 - EMS