maine fire and ems radio channels

fire and ems radio channels in maine

everyone uses vhf highband

except

portland and south portland - they use a 700T or 800T system

biddeford and saco - they use a 700 TRS

auburn and lewiston - they use a 700T system - maybe

there are approx 10 fire/ems agencies in york county that use uhf -
plus sanford fd

"There are 304 fire departments in Maine as of 2026. These departments
operate out of approximately 560 fire stations across the state"

There are approximately 269 to 283 licensed EMS agencies in Maine as
of 2025–2026. Of these, 166 are ground transporting agencies that
operate ambulances, while roughly 100 are non-transporting agencies
that provide initial medical response but do not transport patients to
the hospital.
Maine.gov +2

(maybe 70 of those ambulances are operated by FDs)

overall - maybe there are a total of 800 fire and/or ambulance stations in Maine

approx 166 police stations in maine

so - for apparox 1000 emergency response stations - only approx 40 are
not on vhf highband

ANYBODY SEE A PROBLEM HERE?????

thank you Motorola

99% of the feds are are vhf highband also - and the state police and
state forestry and game wardens are on vhf highband also