Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response

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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.

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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 IDPageDescription/Location
14DCERCareer and Volunteer Members Dutchess County Dispatch, County Car's, Supervisors, FID, Haz-Mat Team & Mobile Command Post.
31AmeniaVolunteer
32 Arlington Fire District Career/Volunteer Covers largest portion of the Town of Poughkeepsie.
33City of BeaconCareer/Volunteer Beacon, New York
34 Beekman Volunteer
35ChelseaVolunteer Covers the southern portion of the Town of Wappinger and Town of Fishkill Just north of the city of Beacon, and Dutchess Stadium.
36DoverVolunteer Covers the town of Dover and a small portion of the town of Washington
37Dutchess JunctionVolunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Fishkill, just south of the City of Beacon.
38East ClintonVolunteer Covers the eastern portion of the Town of Clinton and a small portion of the town of Washington.
39 East Fishkill Volunteer Covers the Town of East Fishkill
41FairviewCareer/Volunteer Combination fire department that covers sections of the Town of Poughkeepsie and Town of Hyde Park.
42Fishkill (Village)Volunteer Covers the Village of Fishkill.
43GlenhamVolunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Fishkill.
44HillsideVolunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Rhinebeck.
45HughsonvilleVolunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Wappinger
46Hyde ParkVolunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Hyde Park.
47LaGrangeCareer/Volunteer Combination fire department.
48MilanVolunteer Covers the Town of Milan, and has a Fire Protection District in the town of Gallatin, New Yorkin Columbia County to the North.
49MillbrookVolunteer Covers the Village of Millbrook, and Town of Washington.
51 Millerton Volunteer Covers the Village of Millerton, and Town of North East.
52New HackensackVolunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Wappinger.
53 New Hamburg Volunteer Covers a portion of the Town of Poughkeepsie.
54PawlingVolunteer Covers the Town and Village of Pawling.
55Pine PlainsVolunteer Covers the Town of Pine Plains, and has a Fire Protection District in the town of Gallatin, New Yorkin Columbia County to the North.
56Pleasant ValleyCareer/Volunteer Combination fire department with Career Firefighter/EMTs during the daytime.
57 City of Poughkeepsie Career Career firefighters. Covers the City of Poughkeepsie. (Dispatched by Public Safety Dispatchers of the City of Poughkeepsie PSAP, which is also DC911's backup PSAP.
58Red HookVolunteer Covers the Village of Red Hook, and a large portion of the Town of Red Hook.
59RhinebeckVolunteer Covers the Village of Rhinebeck and a large portion of the Town of Rhinebeck.
61RhinecliffVolunteer Covers the hamlet of Rhinecliff, which is a portion of the Town of Rhinebeck.
62RomboutVolunteer Covers a large portion of the Town of Fishkill.
63RooseveltVolunteer Covers a large portion of the Town of Hyde Park.
64StaatsburgDefunct Absorbed/merged with the Roosevelt Fire District on July 2, 2018.
65StanfordVolunteer Covers the town of Stanford.
66TivoliVolunteer Covers the Village of Tivoli and a portion of the Town of Red Hook.
67Union ValeVolunteer Covers the town of Union Vale.
68Wappinger's FallsVolunteer Fire department covering the Village of Wappinger's Falls.
69WassaicVolunteer, Covers the hamlet of Wassaic in the Town of Amenia.
71West ClintonVolunteer Covers the western portion of the Town of Clinton and part of Hyde Park along North Quaker Lane.
81 Alamo EMS Disbanded Acquired by TransCare EMS in 2009.
82 Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps Combination Paid and Volunteer BLS ambulance provider that covers the City Of Beacon and parts of the Town of Fishkill, including the Glenham, Dutchess Junction, and Fishkill portion of the Chelsea Fire District.
83Sloper-Willen AmbulanceDisbanded Acquired by Alamo EMS in 2004.
84 NDP EMS Commercial Contracted ALS provider for towns of Dover, Amenia, Northeast and Washington, the villages of Millbrook and Millerton as well as Hyde Park and Roosevelt Fire Districts with ALS intercept services to Pine Plains, Milan, Stanford, East Clinton, West Clinton, Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff, Red Hook, Hillside, and Tivoli Fire Districts.
85 TransCare EMS Disbanded Declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2016 and liquidated, acquired by EMStar who was then bought by Empress EMS in 2021
86Mobile Life Support ServicesDisbanded Acquired by Empress EMS in 2022.
87Empress AmbulanceCommercial Contracted ALS provider for the entire ty of Southern Dutchess County.
91Castle Point VA HospitalFederal 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 New Hackensack 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 Dover FD.
95 Hudson River Psych Center Disbanded Purchased by a developer, this site remains abandoned buildings. Coverage is now provided by the Fairview FD.
96 GlobalFoundries Emergency Control - East FishkillCareer Full Time fire protection service for the GF East Fishkill plant
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.
99Wassaic Developmental CenterDisbanded The former "State School" off Route 22 in Wassaic, Near the Tenmile River Train Station. Coverage is now provided by the Wassaic FD

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References

  1. "Emergency Response".
  2. "County Executive".
  3. "Dutchess County, New York (NY) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference".
  4. "Emergency Response" (PDF).
  5. http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/ESproviders.htm
  6. http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/13899.htm
  7. http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/ESCalling911.htm#police