Wednesday, February 11, 2026

falmouth mass fd - overview

Apparently, Falmouth FD is now operating 6 fire stations. Each station
has at least 1 ambulance and one engine, except Station 4, which does
not seem to have an ambulance.

medical calls are typically handled by 1 ambulance

fire calls are typically handled by 1 engine

it is possible that each of the 6 stations has a minimum staffing of 3
people - and they respond in either the engine or the ambulance based
on the call

there is also Medic 1 and Car 10 which seem to be shift commanders or
lead paramedics

Ambulance 7 and Engine 7 have been heard recently taking calls in
District 1 - maybe they are reserve vehicles

neither MassFireTrucks nor FireNews nor Fire Fandom have any of this
updated info - they have the old rig numbers in the 20s and 30s

329 pm - Amb 7 was just sent to an unconscious person in District 1 as
Engine 1 was calling off in quarters - Eng 1 was not sent to the call

FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn't running a sex trafficking ring
for powerful men, files show

from the AP

so lets get this straight - the guy had girls and VIPs together - and
it wasnt a sex ring

so what was it?

the joy luck club? he was just a rando pimpster? with billions of dollars

Re: price utah area has a stabbing

cancel classic medevac - patient is ambulatory - 206 pm et

price utah area has a stabbing

possibly self inflicted

helo just requested by amb (1Z554) as they went enroute

its coming over the new Navajo feed at Broadcastify

"Price" is the dispatcher

2pm et

moab helo is avail with 51 minute eta - maybe lz at clinic or scene

cortez helo not available

Re: medford mass fd got FG channel 458.4125

is that the input to the DPW channel?

daytimes - hearing digital traffic randomly on 458.4125 with very fast
pulsing - is that TDMA ?

not hearing any analog traffic on 458.4125 in the last couple of days

On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 11:20 AM Peteri Szerlagi <zerg90@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=5015050
>
> 458.4125 - 55 mobiles at 60 watts each - 11K2F3E - 20 km radius
>
> yup - looks like a new FG channel
>
> so they dont have to share a FG (fireground / firescene) channel with
> malden and everett and ?revere and ?saugus and ?melrose and whoever
> else

Re: medford mass - new fd radio license

maybe is fg channel fire ground channel fireground channel f/g channel
firescene channel fire scene channel

On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM Peteri Szerlagi <zerg90@gmail.com> wrote:
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> https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=5113959
>
> 460.2125 R - only 10 watts - only 10 km radius - 80 foot comm tower at
> fire hq - minus 15 feet HAAT
>
> that will not reach into the far side of west medford - no way - no how
>
> there is also 1 MO3 on the license - maybe the whole channel is
> dedicated to just the portable radio used by the onduty Deputy Fire
> Chief

2024 info about newton mass

https://www.newtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/119673/638512980241430000

bottom line - to the best of my understanding -

30 years ago they combined the police and fire dispatchers at the police station

here in this 2024 document they say that there are a minimum of 4
people in the dispatch center on day shifts - maybe that drops to 3 in
the middle of the night

they are proposing moving 2 of those dispatcher positions to the fire
hq / station 3 / eoc - the staffing would be temporary people or
detailed firefighters or retirees - something like that - they would
run 2 console and only dispatch fire and ems calls apparently

not sure if they ever moved forward on that plan

they would be taking a major step backwards because that is
essentially exactly what they were doing 30 years ago

note - 30 years ago the newton fire dispatchers also served as the
metrofire dispatchers