Radio Communication

The Bolton Fire Department is dispatched by the Tolland Dispatch Center on 33.80 MHz.

Operations are conducted on 33.90 MHz unless directed to another frequency by the Dispatch Center.

Communications with the dispatch center are in plain language. The old codes and signals are no longer officially used but may be heard occasionally.

Tolland County Mutual Aid Radio Signals

Code

Description

23

Emergency

24

Disaster

25

Weather Alert

49

Air Raid Alert

50

Alarm of Fire

51

Report to Your Station

52

Off the Air

53

On the Air

54

Fire Under Control

55

Send Police

56

Send Water Department

57

Send Mechanic

58

Send Power Company

59

Call Headquarters by Phone

60

Change Frequency (specify)

61

Apparatus Accident

62

Call Mutual Aid

63

Apparatus at the Scene

64

Non-Emergency Call

Code

Description

65

Telephone Alarm

66

Sound Box Alarm

67

Sound Second Alarm

68

Sound General Alarm

69

Special Call for Apparatus

70

Special Information

71

Returning to Station

72

Working Fire

73

Apparatus Available

74

Notify Fire Chief

75

Notify Fire Marshal

79

Give Your Location

80

All Clear on Signal 23 or 50

83

Proceed With Caution

85

Test (specify frequency)

86

Prepare Food

87

Report to Station

88

Check Message at Station

90

Radio Silence


Codes that apply after a Signal 23 or 50

Code

Description

1

D.O.A.

2

Bleeding

3

Fracture

4

Cardiac Distress

5

Cardiac Arrest

6

Respiratory Distress

7

Poison

8

Overdose

9

Unknown Problem

10

Vehicle Accident

11

Hospital Notified

12

Maternity

Code

Description

13

Critical Condition

14

Head Injury

15

Routine Transfer

16A

Alcoholic Problem

16B

Mental Disorder

17

Shooting

18

Stabbing

19

Rape

20

Terminally Ill

21

Attempted Suicide

22

Infectious Diseases

 

 

Tolland County Assigned Department Numbers

Station

Department

Town

7

Eagleville

Mansfield

8

South Coventry

Coventry

11

North Coventry

Coventry

13

Willington No. 1

Willington

513

Willington Ambulance

Willington

15

Andover

Andover

17

Mansfield

Mansfield

517

Mansfield Ambulance

Mansfield

20

Ashford

Ashford

34

Bolton

Bolton

38

Warehouse Point

East Windsor

5/6/838

East Windsor Paramedics

East Windsor

39

Broad Brook

East Windsor

40

Tolland

Tolland

5/640

Tolland Ambulance

Tolland

41

Vernon

Vernon

5/641

Vernon Ambulance

Vernon

42

Crystal Lake

Ellington

43

Ellington

Ellington

5/643

Ellington Ambulance

Ellington

44

West Stafford

Stafford

5/644

Stafford Ambulance

Stafford

45

Staffordville

Stafford

46

Somers

Somers

546

Somers Ambulance

Somers

48

Tri-County Fire Police

Windham, Tolland, and New London Counties

49

Willington Hill

Willington

72

Union

Union

 

Rockville Medic

AMR Medics from Rockville Hospital