NW Bergen County Fire/EMS

[APX8000]

I'm trying to confirm information posted here as well as various other websites (eastcoastscanning.com, bergenscanner.com, etc.) The list that I've compiled so far is for Northern Bergen County. If anyone has corrections, additions, deletions, etc., please post accordingly. I'll submit corrections to the database when finished. I don't have alot of information for EMS, so if anyone knows what they are dispatched and respond on, also post accordingly. I'm told many EMS units call in service on the PD channels, so let me know.

NORCON
Fire Dispatch on 158.940 PL 123.0
Allendale (PL 77.0), Franklin Lakes (PL 131.8), Glen Rock (dispatched by Ridgewood), Ho Ho Kus, Midland Park (dispatched by Wyckoff), Ridgewood, Waldwick and Wyckoff.

Fire Dispatch on 154.025 PL 107.2
Ramsey

Fire Response on 154.175 PL 123.0
Allendale, Ho Ho Kus, Midland Park, Ramsey, Waldwick and Wyckoff

Fire Response on 154.250 PL 123.0
Frankin Lakes

Fire Response on 154.310 PL 123.0 (I'm also being told that dispatch is simulcasted on this channel as well)
Ridgewood and Glen Rock

Fire Reponse on 154.3475R PL 210.7, input 150.7825 PL 210.7 (Im also being told Midland Park responds on FIRE 1 154.175 PL 123.0)
Midland Park and Wyckoff

TRIBORO NORTH
Park Ridge, Montvale and Woodcliff Lake

TRIBORO FIRE 1/4 (Operations/Fireground) CH 1 Simplex/4 Repeater
154.220R PL 173.8, input 151.265 PL 173.8

TRIBORO FIRE 2 (Fire/EMS Dispatch)
155.820R PL 173.8, input 153.920 173.8

TRIBORO FIRE 3 (B/U Fireground)
153.890 PL 173.8

TRIBORO EMS 4 (EMS Response)
155.235 PL 173.8

PASCOM
PV FIRE 1 (Dispatch)
158.760R PL 100.0, input 159.165 PL 100.0 (also show input of 154.235)
Washington Twp (uses simplex and PL 107.2), Westwood, Hillsdale, Rivervale, Emerson and Old Tappan

PV FIRE 2
158.895 PL 100.0

PV FIRE 3 (Operations) (may be a repeater)
166.250 PL 100.0

PV Fire 4 (Fireground)
158.880 PL 100.0

 

[jaymatt1978]

You have it right but the EMS do use the police channels when responding to the scene. They use the EMS frequency for rig-to-rig communications. The o nly exception is Washington Township which uses 155.2650 for dispatch AND communications. I have personally confirm that EVERY Pascack Valley Ambulance has the following channels:
155.1300 PV Police 1/Ambulance Westwood and Hillsdale (ambulance DISPATCHES on 158.7600)
155.7900 Tri-boro Police 1/Ambulance(ambulance DISPATCHES on 155.8200)
155.2350 Tri-boro Ambulance 4
155.1900 RV/OT/Emerson Police 1 (ambulance DISPATCHES on 158.7600)
151.0925 Washington Twsp Police

Tri-boro AMBULANCE DOES NOT have any of the Pascack Valley FIRE CHANNELS. HOWEVER I am unable to confirm all ambulance have 155.2650 PL 71.9 to communicate with each other.
When they hav e a mass casualty Pascack Valley AMBULANCES use SPEN/JEMS 4 153.7850. Although every ambulance is required to have JEMS2(155.3400),JEMS3(155.2800) and JEMS 4. Usually channel 14 JEMS 3, channel 15 is JEMS 4 and 16 is JEMS 2

PV Fire 3 is a repeater and the input is 159.1650 you're right the input to PV Fire 1 is 154.2350, BUT PV Fire 5 is also 154.2350 WITH A PL OF 156.7. Note the different PLs. The don't use 158.8950 an y more because of the interference with Ridgewood ESU on the same frequency!

 

[Alarmguy]

NORCON
The NORCON Standard Channel plan is:
154.1750 123.0 -FIRE 1
154.2800 123.0 -RESPONSE 1
154.1450 107.2 -OPERATIONS 1
154.2650 123.0 -RESPONSE 2
153.8300 123.0 -OPERATIONS 2
154.0700 123.0 -FAST TEAM
158.9400 123.0 (Or Towns PL)-MUNICIPAL (Tone outs)
154.2800 156.7- COUNTYWIDE FIRE

All NORCON towns have this in their radios some in that order and some not, but they are referenced by those designations.

When NORCON is activated the town hosting switches from their own frequency if they do not use FIRE 1. All responding mutual aid units are told to switch to RESPONSE 1 154.2800 123.0, and all on scene fireground ops are on 154.1450 107.2 . The other RESPONSE 2 and OPERATIONS 2 Channels are for if another incident is going on at the same time as the first one.

WYCKOFF FD
154.1750 123.0 -FIRE 1 this is what their units call in on (F-2 In their radios)
150.7825 210.7 Is WYCKOFF FD OPERATIONS (F-1 In their radios)
154.3475 (PL Needed) is WYCKOFF FD TAC (F-7 In their radios)

MIDLAND PARK
Midland Park Uses FIRE 1 154.1750 123.0 as their primary channel they do however have Wyckoff's Ops channel in their radios (F-8)

 

[APX8000]

Thanks for the clarifications and updates guys.

 

[APX8000]

Is Frankin Lakes FD Dispatch still CSQ or are they using a PL now?

 

[Alarmguy]

Is Frankin Lakes FD Dispatch still CSQ or are they using a PL now?

Good question.... I'll check on it when they test tomorrow night.

 

[kvg911]

Franklin Lakes moved to a repeater and their PL tone is 79.7 mhz on 154.2500

 

[jaymatt1978]

Woodcliff Lake now uses 154.2650 as a secondary fireground. They also have a few U(HF LOW POWERa repeater pairs................check my website for deatils

 

[NYRHKY94]

Great post! I was just about to start looking for this type of information for a live feed I plan on setting up over the Thanksgiving break later this month. I'll be using a digital scanner (based in Ramsey) to stream PD, FD & EMS in Northern Bergen and some of Rockland County. I used to live & work down there and miss monitoring the action. Fortunately, we still have family in the area who are willing to house my feed set-up for me. I'll remote control it from up in NH

I know this was a bit off topic, but just wanted to say thanks for the info!

 

[Alarmguy]

Great post! I was just about to start looking for this type of information for a live feed I plan on setting up over the Thanksgiving break later this month. I'll be using a digital scanner (based in Ramsey) to stream PD, FD & EMS in Northern Bergen and some of Rockland County. I used to live & work down there and miss monitoring the action. Fortunately, we still have family in the area who are willing to house my feed set-up for me. I'll remote control it from up in NH

I know this was a bit off topic, but just wanted to say thanks for the info!

Not totally. Let us know when you get it up and running, I'm sure Justin will plug it on bergenscanner.

 

[onsceno]

Franklin Lakes Fire/EMS is still dispatched on 158.94 **WITH** a PL of 131.8. Fireground ops are on the 154.25 channel...

 

[Alarmguy]

Franklin Lakes Fire/EMS is still dispatched on 158.94 **WITH** a PL of 131.8. Fireground ops are on the 154.25 channel...

They were initially running CSQ when the new desk was installed for the PD's new digital UHF freq. FD is also using 159.0900 as a talkaround, even though it is the input for 154.2500 79.7. I was told about the talkaround someone in the know. I am trying to find the PL they are using on 159.0900, the fire input/former PD freq.

 

[ScanXO]

and isnt the County PD/EMS ambulances equipted with most of the local ems channels? but what is the dispatch channel for them?

 

[NYRHKY94]

Thanks Alarmguy. I'll be using Proscan software to stream & host the feed, using a Uniden BC796D digital scanner. I prefer Proscan for this application because it will give me complete remote control from NH and allow users to listen to the feed using the free Proscan client. Users will be able see the actual LCD of the BC796D and not have to guess which department is transmitting. I also like the fact that users can record what they are hearing as well. I'll send a post when it's up & running (Thanksgiving week).

P.S. For personal reasons, I'm interested in montoring multiple towns in Northern Bergen and part of Rockland (i.e. Clarkstown PD). I know some listeners might prefer a more focused feed, but not me ;-)

 

[APX8000]

Franklin Lakes Fire/EMS is still dispatched on 158.94 **WITH** a PL of 131.8. Fireground ops are on the 154.25 channel...

Thanks Chris.

I was listening to Franklin Lakes FD on their repeater today and FDNY Manhattan was stepping all over them. If they key their repeater when FDNY is talking, the interference is bad. They sould move the repeater output to the input frequenct (old PD) and get a new input licensed. I'm suprised they got coordinated.

 

[APX8000]

Woodcliff Lake now uses 154.2650 as a secondary fireground. They also have a few U(HF LOW POWERa repeater pairs................check my website for deatils

I check your site routinely Justin. You're even mentioned in my welcome page on www.eastcoastingscanning.com for Rockland and Orange Counties where I'm a moderator...

"I'd like to thank the following individuals for their tremendous contribution to the scanning community:

Jim Fordyce for the many years of the Long Island and Northeast Scanning Resources Index. I shed a tear when http://fordyce.org/scanboard/ was shut down; Lindsay Blanton III for www.radioreference.com famous for the entire U.S.; Charles Hargrove for www.n2nov.net famous for New York City scanning info; Justin Mattes for www.bergenscanner.com famous for Bergen County, NJ scanning info; David Stark for www.nf2g.com/scannist famous for Hudson Valley and Northern New York scanning info; John Burricelli for http://wc2em.net:8080/scanner/ famous for parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and lastly SCANdal, for his dedication and committment to providing the highest quality of information and help to others.

 

[APX8000]

151.0775 PL 123.0 is listed as Saddle River/USR Fire Operations. Saddle River has it licensed as an FB while USR has it licensed as an FB2 with no input frequency. Sounded strong today on 287 and I swear I heard a repeater tail. Anyone know if they put up a repeater? Input frequency ?

 

[hudcom10]

Ridgewood Fire uses 154.310 still, this is shared by Ridgewood EMS, Glen Rock Fire, Glen Rock EMS.

Ridgewood ESU has started using UHF. I rarely ever hear them on 158.895 anymore.
I believe it was 472.375. I dont the PL off hand.
I have heard also heard them 470.650

 

[Alarmguy]

151.0775 PL 123.0 is listed as Saddle River/USR Fire Operations. Saddle River has it licensed as an FB while USR has it licensed as an FB2 with no input frequency. Sounded strong today on 287 and I swear I heard a repeater tail. Anyone know if they put up a repeater? Input frequency ?

Yeah it is repeated. The Input is 155.2050 the old output frequency. They had some issues where it was broadcasting over both freqs, but that is fixed. They use 154.2050 and 154.0100 with 233.6 for simplex fireground comms. And Franklin Lakes is a mess on 154.2500 79.7 whenever they key the intermod for lack of better words is terrible, FDNY just about blows them off the air. How that got coordinated in simplex originally I will never know.

 

[Alarmguy]

Ridgewood Fire uses 154.310 still, this is shared by Ridgewood EMS, Glen Rock Fire, Glen Rock EMS.

Ridgewood ESU has started using UHF. I rarely ever hear them on 158.895 anymore.
I believe it was 472.375. I dont the PL off hand.
I have heard also heard them 470.650

The PL for 472.375 is 156.7 its almost always referred to as "OEM 1" . 470.6500 PL is 131.8, its also a crossband repeater in Car 38 for 154.3100. An in building repeater is installed at Valley Hospital on that frequency and is used when they are at Valley on a call.