Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response

The Dutchess County Department Of Emergency Response has the responsibility of governing Emergency operations in Dutchess County, New York. This encompasses Police, Fire and EMS.

Dispatch System

The Dutchess County (DC) Fire and EMS radio system has 16 channels, comprising 9 UHF frequencies, that uses continuous tone coded squelch system (CTCSS) to eliminate outside interference, and Radio repeater base stations to enhance and extend the mobile communications. The 16 channels are divided into five main categories; Dispatch, Response, Command, Firegrounds & Field Operations. Individual agencies and departments can request their own frequency utilizing the UHF band.[1]

Dispatch, Response, Command and Field Operations have repeater sites at Clove Tower (Union Vale), Illinois Mountain Tower (Highland), Silver Mountain Tower (Town of North East), Hosner Mountain Tower (East Fishkill), Depot Hill Tower (Beekman/Poughquag) and Woody Row Tower (formerly Milan Tower in Milan). Beginning on December 1, 2008; Dutchess 911 began simulcasting their Fire/EMS Dispatch channel on all towers allowing a call that's dispatched to be heard equally in all areas of the county, without any audio loss.[2]

Firegrounds, which are used for multi-agency coordination and can be requested by a Fire Chief or a County Deputy Fire Coordinator (County Car). The Fireground channels utilize a combination of paired repeater, and simplex (talkaround) channels, which are commonly used at Structure Fire's, Auto Accident's and MCI's.[3]

Unit Identifiers

All Fire Departments in Dutchess County are issued an Agency Number (based on department name alphabetically), followed by the apparatus number. For the second set of numbers, different number ranges signify different types of apparatus. For instance, 11-19 is a Fire Engine. 21-29 is also a Fire Engine. 31-39 are Tankers (aka water tenders). There are other apparatus types with numbers ranging up to 99, however not all are listed here in this article.[4]

Example, agency code number 32, would mean that it is Arlington, and then 45 means the apparatus is a Ladder. The final product looks like this: 32-45

EMS providers formerly utilized a similar numerical designation system as mentioned above for Fire Departments, but the number of ALS and BLS units present in the county exceeded the limits set forth in the numbering system, and transitioned into an Agency Name (i.e. NDP, TransCare, etc.), Unit Type (ALS Ambulance {Medic Unit}, BLS Ambulance, ALS Flycar), and Unit Number. As an example, Mobile Life Support Services uses numbers in the 200 range, and would call out as "Mobile Life Medic 2xx". TransCare uses a similar format, however they have a much greater range of numbers. Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps (BVAC) and NDP EMS are the only EMS Agencies in Dutchess County that are still officially assigned numbers such as those for the Fire Departments, such as Beacon Volunteer 82-72 (82 is the Agency ID and numbers in the 70's range signifies a BLS unit) or 82-89 (82 is the Agency ID and numbers in the 80's range signifies an ALS unit).

Fire and EMS agencies use the 4 digit number system mentioned above, whereas some Police use their agency name rather than a department or agency code. For example, Town of Hyde Park Police are referred to as "Hyde Park Car xx". The Dutchess County Sheriff would use an identifier of "DC69", the DC stands for Dutchess County, and the 69 represents the unit number.

The New York State Police use a variety of identifiers, such as 1Kxx, 2Kxx, 7Kxxx as well as others. The first number identifies which zone they are based out of. The 'K' represents that the unit's main reporting Troop.

Divisions

Dutchess County has numerous county-wide divisions which can respond to handle a wide array of instances;

Departments

Department ID Page Description/Location
14 DCER Career and Volunteer Members Dutchess County Dispatch, County Car's, Supervisors, FID, Haz-Mat Team & Mobile Command Post.
31 Amenia Volunteer
32 Arlington Fire District Career/Volunteer Covers largest portion of the Town of Poughkeepsie.
33 City of Beacon Career/Volunteer Beacon, New York
34 Beekman Volunteer
35 Chelsea Volunteer Covers area around Dutchess Stadium.
36 Dover Volunteer
37 Dutchess Junction Volunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Fishkill, just south of the City of Beacon.
38 East Clinton Volunteer Covers the eastern portion of the Town of Clinton.
39 East Fishkill Volunteer One of the largest fire districts in Dutchess County.
41 Fairview Career/Volunteer Combination fire department that covers sections of the Town of Poughkeepsie and Town of Hyde Park.
42 Fishkill (Village) Volunteer Covers the Village of Fishkill.
43 Glenham Volunteer
44 Hillside Volunteer
45 Hughsonville Volunteer
46 Hyde Park Volunteer
47 LaGrange Career/Volunteer Combination fire department.
48 Milan Volunteer Covers the Town of Milan, and has a Fire Protection District in the town of Gallatin, New Yorkin Columbia County to the North.
49 Millbrook Volunteer Covers the Village of Millbrook, and Town of Washington.
51 Millerton Volunteer Covers the Village of Millerton, and Town of North East.
52 New Hackensack Career/Volunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Wappinger.
53 New Hamburg Volunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Poughkeepsie.
54 Pawling Volunteer Covers the Town and Village of Pawling.
55 Pine Plains Volunteer Covers the Town of Pine Plains, and has a Fire Protection District in the town of Gallatin, New Yorkin Columbia County to the North.
56 Pleasant Valley Career/Volunteer Combination fire department with Career Firefighter/EMTs during the daytime.
57 City of Poughkeepsie Career Career firefighters. Covers the City of Poughkeepsie.
58 Red Hook Volunteer Covers the Village of Red Hook, and a large portion of the Town of Red Hook.
59 Rhinebeck Volunteer Covers the Village of Rhinebeck and a large portion of the Town of Rhinebeck.
61 Rhinecliff Volunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Rhinebeck.
62 Rombout Volunteer Covers a large portion of the Town of Fishkill.
63 Roosevelt Volunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Hyde Park.
64 Staatsburg Volunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Hyde Park.
65 Stanford Volunteer
66 Tivoli Volunteer Covers the Village of Tivoli and a portion of the Town of Red Hook.
67 Union Vale Volunteer
68 Wappingers Volunteer Fire department covering the Village of Wappingers Falls.
69 Wassaic Volunteer, Covers the hamlet of Wassaic in the Town of Amenia. Well known for their Blue Fire trucks.
71 West Clinton Volunteer Covers the western portion of the Town of Clinton.
81 Alamo EMS Disbanded Acquired by TransCare EMS in 2009.
82 Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps Combination Paid and Volunteer ALS ambulance provider that covers the City Of Beacon and parts of the Town of Fishkill
83 Sloper-Willen Ambulance Disbanded Acquired by Alamo EMS in 2004.
84 NDP EMS Commercial ALS provider for Eastern and Northern Dutchess County, and Columbia County in NY, as well as Litchfield County in Connecticut.
85 TransCare EMS Disbanded Declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2016 and liquidated.
86 Mobile Life Support Services Commercial Ambulance service providing ALS services to multiple agencies in Dutchess, Ulster, and Orange Counties. They are the contacted provider for the City of Poughkeepsie, Village and Town of Fishkill, Village of Wappingers, Town of Pleasant Valley, and The Roosevelt Fire District. They also provide ALS service to the East Fishkill and Fairview Fire Districts.
87 EMSTAR Ambulance Commercial Contracted provider for the Towns of Beekman, Pawling, Unionvale and Wappinger.
91 Castle Point VA Hospital Federal Fire Department issued the responsibility of protecting the Castle Point VA Hospital and grounds.
92 Dutchess County Airport Career One ARFF vehicle, 92-11. Manned by on-site staff trained in ARFF, as well as CFR's. Supplemented by the local FD.
93 Green Haven Correctional Facility Fire Brigade One main attack engine, 93-11. Manned by staff trained in firefighting, as well as CFR's.
94 Harlem Valley Psych Center Disbanded Purchased by a developer, this site remains abandoned buildings. Coverage is now provided by the local FD.
95 Hudson River Psych Center Disbanded Purchased by a developer, this site remains abandoned buildings. Coverage is now provided by the local FD.
96 IBM Emergency Control - East Fishkill Career Full Time fire protection service for the IBM East Fishkill plant. Formerly staffed by IBM employees, services are now contracted out to G4S Secure Solutions.
97 IBM Emergency Control - Poughkeepsie Career Full Time fire protection service for the IBM Poughkeepsie plant. Formerly staffed by IBM employees, services are now contracted out to G4S Secure Solutions.
98 Matteawan Correctional Facility Disbanded Today, as the Fishkill Correctional Facility, coverage is provided by local FD's.
99 Wassaic Developmental Center Disbanded The former "State School" off Route 22 in Wassaic, Near the Tenmile River Train Station. Coverage is now provided by the local FD

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