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	Barnstable County Control.......... KCB 781............The Mutual Aid Center for Cape Cod................ Located at the Barnstable Sheriff's Department Communications Center in Barnstable village.............. Also home of Police communications............ Barnstable CMED Emergency Medical Service communications.................. Southeastern Massachusetts District 1 Hazardous Materials Response Team dispatch..................911 PSAPS..................Fire Dispatch for Barnstable, Bourne, Mashpee, and West Barnstable................ and more..............

Barnstable County Control
MUTUAL AID CENTER

(Barnstable Sheriff's Department)

CONTENTS
Patch	Address Information	Telephone Information
Online Information	Department Profile	Community
Communications Info	Radio Frequencies	Personnel
Fire Stations	Apparatus	History
Incidents	What's New	In the News
Photos	Run Cards	More...

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Barnstable County
Sheriff's Dept.
Patch

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1 - Mailing Address

Mailing Address	Street Address	Village, State, Zip
Barnstable County Sheriff's Dept. Public Safety Communications	3165 Main Street	Barnstable, MA 02630
Barnstable Fire & Police Academy	155 Flint Rock Road	Barnstable, MA 02630

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2 - Telephone

To Reach....	Dial....	Notes....
Emergency (local)	911
Emergency (7 digit)	508-362-3131	Barnstable/W Barnstable Fire
Emergency (7 digit)	508-759-4411	Bourne Fire
Emergency (7 digit)	508-477-1234	Mashpee Fire
Emergency Medical (800)	800-352-7141	EMS Hotline
Non-Emergency (BSO)	508-375-6111	Communications Center MAIN LINE
Non-Emergency (Bourne)	508-	Bourne Fire
Non-Emergency (Mashpee)	508-	Mashpee Fire

Director of Technical Services	508-375-6100	Director Ralph Swenson
Director of Radio Operations	508-375-6102	Director Peter Thomas
Asst Director Radio Operations	508-375-6017	Asst Dir Crystal LaPine
Radio Techs	508-375-6108	County Radio Repairs
BCI	508-375-6125	County Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Dispatch Fire/Pol/Mut Aid	508-375-6106	Primary Dispatcher
Dispatch C-MED	508-375-6105	CMED Operator
Dispatch 911/Mashpee Fire	508-375-6104
Dispatch 911/Bourne Fire	508-375-6103
Dispatch Backup Console	508-375-6107
Dispatch FAX	508-362-5104


House of Corrections	508-375-6200	Control room

Fire Academy	508-771-5391

CIEMSS Office	508-771-4510

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3 - Official Websites

Website for....	Web Address	Notes

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4 - Department Profile

Profile Subject....	Information	Notes
Department Name	Barnstable County Sheriff's Dept
Town Served	All Cape & Islands area
County	Barnstable County
Region	Located in Mid Cape Cod
Area Served	All of Cape Cod area
Population Served	Approx 270,000 year-round	Estimated 1 million summer
Population Density
Town Established
Department Established	1940's
Service Provided	Police-Fire-EMS-HazMat-Other Radio
Type of Department	Law Enforcement Communications
Facilities	(1) Communications Center (2) Fire Police Academy	2 Separate Agencies
Apparatus
Personnel	25 Dispatchers	15 Fulltime - 10 Parttime
Civil Service	No
Affiliation
Annual Responses
Administrative Head	Director Peter Thomas	Communications Operations
Administrative Head	Director Lee Paraseau	Fire Training Academy

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5 - Community Profile

Profile Topic...	Information...	Notes...
Name	Barnstable County Sheriff's Department	Located in Barnstable Village
Region	Mid Cape Cod
County	Barnstable County
State	Massachusetts
Town Incorporated	County
Fire District Established
Borders North
Borders East
Borders South
Borders West
Villages	County Complex	Located in Barnstable Village
Major Highways
Airport
Rail
Shipping
Haz Mat
Schools

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6 - Communications

Profile Topic....	Information...	Notes...
Dispatch Agency	Barnstable County Sheriff's Dept
Dispatch Address	3165 Main Street (Rte 6A)	Barnstable, MA 02630
Dispatch By	25 BSO Dispatchers	15 Fulltime & 10 Parttime
Service Provided	Police-Fire-EMS-HazMat-911 PSAP-Other	Dispatch Only
911 PSAP	BSO for Chatham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Otis	Transfers calls to local police or fire departments
911 Secondary	BSO for Barnstable Fire, Bourne Fire, West Barnstable Fire.	Receives calls transfered from other agencies
911 Backup	Falmouth Police backup BSO PSAP
Personnel	15 Fulltime Dispatchers 10 Part-time Dispatchers	3 Dispatchers Mid shift 4 Dispatchers Day shift 4 Dispatchers Eve shift
Alarm System
Computer System	Windows NT
Other Information
Tone Test Time	County Fire Mutual Aid Roll 0915 Bourne Fire 1745 Barnstable/West Barnstable FD 1800 Mashpee Fire 1800	County Fire Department Mutual Aid Tones are tested on 1st Sunday of month at 0915.

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7 - Radio

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Dispatch Barnstable Fire	"Barnstable Fire Alarm"	KCB 781
Dispatch Bourne Fire	"Bourne Fire Alarm"	KNAW 393
Dispatch Mashpee Fire`	"Mashpee Fire Alarm"	KCF 574"
Dispatch West Barnstable	"West Barnstable Fire Alarm"	KCB 781
County Fire Mutual Aid	"Barnstable County Control"	KCB 781

Barnstable Sheriff's Dept	"Barnstable Sheriff's Dept"	KCA 376

Barnstable CMED VHF	"Barnstable CMED"	KAG 389
Barnstable CMED UHF	"Barnstable CMED"	KAG 416

CCNS Channel	"Barnstable"	KCB 739
Mass Environmental	"Barnstable"	KDU 573
Colonial Gas	"Barnstable"	KCI 412
COM Electric	"Barnstable"	KLP 338
County Complex	"Radio"	KJF 772




Dispatch Freq Low	33.48 (PL 114.8)	Barnstable Fire
Dispatch Freq Low	33.48 (PL 114.8)	West Barnstable Fire
Dispatch Freq Low	33.64 (PL 114.8)	Bourne Fire
Dispatch Freq Low	33.68 (PL 114.8)	Mashpee Fire

County Freq Low	33.70 (PL 114.8)	Barnstable County Control
Other Freq Low


Dispatch Talkgroup 800 Barnbstable	37264	Barnstable Fire 800 simulcast on 33.48
Dispatch Talkgroup 800 Bourne	37296	Bourne Fire 800 simulcast on 33.64
Dispatch Talkgroup 800 Mashpee	37648	Mashpee Fire 800 simulcast on 33.68
Dispatch Talkgroup 800 W Barnstable	37840	West Barnstable Fire 800 (not yet in use 9/2000)


County M/A Talkgroup 800	38032	Mutual Aid Dispatch A-8
Admin Talkgroup 800	37936	Fire Administration A-10
Operations 1 Talkgroup 800	38064	Operations 1 C-4
Opertations 2 Talkgroup 800	37968	Operations 2 C-6
Operations 3 Talkgroup 800	38000	Operations 3 C-8
Cape Public Safety 800	36464	Police & Fire A-9


800 Trunked Radio System	15 Freqs in trunk

Direct Freq 800

Other Radio

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8 - Personnel

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Sheriff	James Cummings
Technical Services Director	Ralph Swenson
Director Radio Operations	Peter Thomas
Asst Director Radio Operations	Crystal LaPine
Operations Assistant	Alfred Crocker
Senior Dispatcher	James Fletcher





Total Personnel	25

Fulltime Personnel	15

Dispatchers	15

Dispatcher Affiliation
Union Charter

Work Week	40 hour	7 day week
Work Schedule	8 hour shifts	0000-0800...0800-1600...1600-2400
Shift Staffing	3 on Midnight shift 4 on Day shift 4 on Evening shift	May be a mix of fulltime and parttime dispatchers.
Shift Minimum	same



Parttime Personnel	10

Dispachers	10



Certified Personnel

Certified Paramedics
Certified Intermediates
Certified Basics
Certfied First Responders
Haz Mat Techs
Rescue Divers
Technical Rescuers

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9 - Facilities

Facilities...	Address...	Village, State, Zip
Communications Center	3165 Main Street, Route 6A	Barnstable, MA 02630
Barnstable Fire Academy	155 Flint Rock Road	Barnstable, MA 02630

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10 - Apparatus Roster

TOUR - Take a Full Tour of all of the following apparatus...
County	Radio	Station	Type	Description

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11 - Department History

Profile list.....	Information....	Notes.....
Department History
Apparatus History
Personnel History
Major Fires History
Major Haz Mat History
Major EMS History
Other History

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12 - Incident History

Year	Total Responses	Fire Incidents	Ems Incidents
1980
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

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13 - What's New

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Personnel
Stations
Apparatus

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14 - In The News

Profile Topic.....	Information	Notes
Major Fires
Major Haz Mats
Major MVA
Major Medical
Other

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15 - Photo Albums

Album Title	Topic	Notes
Fire Stations
Apparatus
Personnel
Hot Shots
Other

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16 - Mutual Aid Run Cards

District	Type of Incident	Area
Barnstable Fire	All Cards
Barnstable Municipal Airport	All Cards
Bourne Fire	All Cards
Brewster Fire	All Cards
Centerville (COMM) Fire	All Cards
Chatham Fire	All Cards
Cotuit Fire	All Cards
Dennis Fire	All Cards
Eastham Fire	All Cards
Falmouth Fire	All Cards
Harwich Fire	All Cards
Hyannis Fire	All Cards
Mashpee Fire	All Cards
Orleans Fire	All Cards
Otis Fire	All Cards
Provincetown Fire	All Cards
Sandwich Fire	All Cards
Truro Fire	All Cards
Wellfleet Fire	All Cards
West Barnstable Fire	All Cards
Yarmouth Fire	All Cards
State Mobilization Plan	All Cards
Martha's Vineyard Plan	All Cards
Nantucket Plan	All Cards

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