Zerg90 map of regional 911 dispatch centers in Massachusetts - updated May 27 2023
Massachusetts - police and fire dispatch centers - a listing that shows the scope of regionalization
Massachusetts - many communities have combined fire and police dispatch centers
"DB" = "dispatched by"
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[this listing is updated partially - 5/27/2023]
Barnstable County
- all communities dispatch themselves
- except that 9 FDs are DB "County Dispatch"
- except Cotuit FD DB COMM FD
Berkshire County
- all dispatched by county
- except Pittsfield, Lee, Adams, North Adams, Williamstown, and Great Barrington (who dispatch themselves)
- except maybe Hinsdale who is DB maybe by Dalton
- except Clarksburg FD DB N Adams
- except Windsor self dispatch
- except that maybe Great Barrington dispatches some other agencies sometimes
- except that maybe Lee dispatches someone)
Dukes County
- all dispatched by county dispatch office
Essex County
- all dispatch themselves
- (except Hamilton and Wenham share a dispatch center - disbanded 2013)
- (except that Byfield FPD self dispatches - (2023 - Byfield FD has merged into Newbury FD and is dispatched by Newbury PD))
- (except that Lynn FD dispatches Swampscott FD and Nahant FD)
- (except that a new county dispatch center is being built 5/2014 - dispatches for Middleton + Topsfield + Wenham + Amesbury + Essex + Manchester 5/2023)
Franklin County
- all are dispatched by Shelburne Falls State Police
- except that Greenfield and Montague dispatch themselves
- except that Orange PD dispatches themselves
- except that Turners Falls FD dispatches themselves
Hampden County
- all agencies dispatch themselves
- except Brimfield, Wales, and Holland is dispatched by New Braintree SP
- except that Blandford FD, Tolland PD and Tolland FD is dispatched by Berkshire County
- except Montgomery PD and Granville PD DB Northampton State Police (SP)
- except that Chicopee / Westcomm dispatches Chicopee + Longmeadow + Monson + Ware + East Longmeadow PD
Hampshire County
- all dispatched by State Police Northampton
- except Middlefield is DB Berkshire County
- except that Amherst, ?Belchertown, Easthampton, Granby, Hadley, Northampton, South Hadley, Southampton, and Wales are self dispatched
- except that Westhampton PD is DB Easthampton
Middlesex County
- all communities dispatch themselves
- (except Dunstable Police and EMTs are dispatched by Groton Police)
- (except Dunstable Fire is dispatched by Pepperell Fire - DB Groton in 2013 IIRC)
- except that Patriot 911 dispatches Pepperell + Townsend + Ashby
- except that Tewksbury dispatches Dracut
Nantucket County - self dispatched
Norfolk County
- all communitys dispatch themselves
- except that Canton FD + Sharon FD + Sherborn + Norwood is dispatched by Holbrook
- except that Wrentham area has new 911 center
- except that Foxboro area has new 911 center
Plymouth County
- all dispatch themselves
- ( except that Hingham dispatches Cohasset, Norwell, and Hull )
- ( except that Plympton and Rochester is dispatched by Duxbury - previous to 2014, DB Middleboro SP )
- ( except that Whitman FD and Abington FD is dispatched by Holbrook )
Suffolk County
- all communitys dispatch themselves
Worcester County
- all communitys self dispatch
- ( except that Templeton Control dispatches ??? )
- ( except that Rutland dispatches Hubbardston, Barre, and Oakham )
- ( except that Mendon dispatches Millville - old )
- ( except that New Braintree State Police dispatches Brookfield, East Brookfield, West Brookfield, North Brookfield, Petersham, New Braintree, and Hardwick )
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Updated April 2 2013 + May 4 2014 (Duxbury - Dunstable - Hamilton Wenham)
Updated May 27 2023 - multi edits