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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

Dispatch System

The Dutchess County (DC) radio system has 16 channels, comprised of 9 UHF frequencies, that uses continuous tone coded squelch system (CTCSS) to eliminate outside interference and 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.

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

Firegrounds, which are used for multi-agency coordination and can be requested by a Fire Chief or a County Car (Supervisor). The fireground channels utilize a simplex (talkaround) which are commonly used at Structure Fire's, Auto Accident's and MCI's.

County Departments

This is a list of all the emergency services departments in Dutchess County. All emergency services agencies in Dutchess County are issued an Agency Number followed by the apparatus number. 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

Fire and EMS agencies use the 4 digit number system mentioned above, whereas Police use their agency name rather than a department or agency code. Dutchess County Sheriff would use an identifier of "DC69", the DC stands for Dutchess County, and the 69 represents the unit number.

Divisions

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

• Critical Incident Stress Management Team - Are a group of highly trained volunteers who are supplemented by the Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene’s Trauma Team. This team is available directly to fire districts, EMS agencies and Police departments in Dutchess County. The team is used for counseling and consoling First Responders who may be faced with horrific or extremely infrequent incidents. The team may respond directly to the scene, or the station where they hold a diffusing and debriefing session where first responders can make their thoughts known. When members call out responding they use the identifier CT-x
• EMS Division - Not necessarily a complete team, in contrast with the rest of the divisions, but as a county, if summoned, the Dispatch Center can mobilize every department in a single dispatch to relocate or respond to incidents that may happen around the state. For instance, on September 11, 2001 Dutchess County ambulances were relocated to New York City to help backfill for departments in the city, whose resources were spread thin. During the Blackout of 2003 ambulances were dispatched to New York City to provide services for residents.
• Fire Investigation Division - This team is a group of volunteer fire investigators which are dispatched to all vehicle or structure fires where arson or foul play is suspected. Their headquarters is at the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response Dispatch Center in Poughkeepsie. Their identifier, in which members use to call out is FID-x.
• Fire Police Response Team - A team which is available to fire districts that may have a shortage of Fire Police, or may be operating at a scene for a lengthy period of time. They provide scene safety, crowd control, traffic control and scene integrity. Fire Police are sworn Peace Officers in the State of New York. When dispatched members call out responding using RT-x
• Hazardous Materials Division - Dutchess County has a truck, manned by volunteer personnel which can be called to a Haz-Mat scene where fire department apparatus is not sufficient. A Chief places a call to county, requesting the truck and crew, and then are dispatched. The truck is housed at the Communications Center in Poughkeepsie. Members identifiers used for dispatching is HM-x

Departments

Department ID	Page	Description/Location
14	Dutchess County	Dutchess County Dispatch, County Car's, Supervisors & Mobile Command Posts
31	Amenia	row 2, cell 3
32	Arlington Fire District	Covers Town of Poughkeepsie
33	Beacon	Beacon, New York
34	Beekman	Covers Town of Beekman & Poughquag
35	Chelsea	Volunteer Covers area around Dutchess Stadium
36	Dover Plains	Volunteer Covers town of Dover & Dover Plains
37	Dutchess Junction	Volunteer Just south of the City of Beacon
38	East Clinton	Volunteer
39	East Fishkill	Volunteer One of the largest fire districts in Dutchess County.
41	Fairview	Career Paid fire department that covers a small section of the Town of Poughkeepsie.
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 Combo department operating out of three stations. Paid Paramedics & EMT's and Firefighters
48	Milan	Volunteer
49	Millbrook	Volunteer
51	Millerton	Volunteer Covers the Town of Millerton to the State Line.
52	New Hackensack	Volunteer
53	New Hamburg	Volunteer
54	Pawling	Volunteer Covers the town and village of Pawling.
55	Pine Plains	Volunteer
56	Pleasant Valley	Volunteer
57	City Of Poughkeepsie	Career Paid firefighters in the IAFF
58	Red Hook	Volunteer
59	Rhinebeck	Volunteer
61	Rhinecliff	Volunteer
62	Rombout	Volunteer
63	Roosevelt	Volunteer
64	Staatsburg	Volunteer
65	Stanford	Volunteer
66	Tivoli	Volunteer
67	Union Vale	Volunteer
68	Wappingers	Volunteer Fire department covers the Village of Wappingers.
69	Wassaic	Volunteer, Covers the hamlet of Wassaic. Well known for their Blue Fire trucks.
71	West Clinton	Volunteer,
81	Alamo EMS	Paid ALS & BLS Ambulance Provider that covers western and central Dutchess County, as well as Orange and Putnam County
82	Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps	Volunteer BLS ambulance provider that covers the City Of Beacon
83	Sloper-Willen Ambulance	Disbanded
84	Northern Dutchess Paramedics (NDP EMS)	Paid ALS provider for Eastern and Northern Dutchess County as well as Litchfield County.
85	Transcare	Paid Ambulance service for the Village Of Wappingers, Beekman, Pawling & Union Vale also has contracts in Newburgh
86	Mobile Life Support Services	Paid Ambulance service providing coverage in Dutchess, Ulster and Orange Counties
87	Hudson Valley Paramedics	Paid New EMS company as of 12/1/2008
91	Castle Point VA Hospital	Federal Fire department issued the responsibility of protecting the Castle Point VA Hospital
92	Dutchess County Airport	Career One truck, 92-11 staffed by firefighters and CFR's.
93	Green Haven Correctional Facility	Fire Brigade One main attack engine, 93-11. Staffed by Firefighters and CFR's.
94	Harlem Valley Psych Center	Disbanded Once served the HV Psych Center in Wingdale. Number is still reserved.
95	Hudson River Psych	Disbanded Once served the Hudson River Psych Center in Beacon. Number is still reserved.
96	IBM East Fishkill	Career Full Time fire protection service for the IBM East Fishkill plant.
97	IBM Poughkeepsie	Career Full Time fire protection service for the IBM Poughkeepsie plant.
98	Mattawan Correctional Facility	Disbanded MCF now uses the surrounding fire districts for fire protection services.
99	Wassaic Developmental Center	Disbanded The former "State School" off Route 22 in Wassaic, Near the Tenmile River train station

See Also

Police Fire Department Emergency Medical Services