SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE DISTRICT FIRE MUTUAL AID
Keene,NH
Southwest (aka Keene Mutual Aid) is made up of communities in Cheshire County, Southern Sullivan, Western Hillsborough Counties in New Hampshire, Windham, Southern Windsor, Eastern Bennington Counties in Vermont and Winchendon, Massachusetts; Making it the larget dispatch center based in New Hampshire.  A total of 79 Fire departments & 18 Ambulance Services  The year round population of these areas is about 200,000 with summer tourism increases to nearly 350,000.

On the surface, Southwest runs a fragmented system. However, the system is very well organized and utilizes multiple frequencies for Dispatch and Fireground functions. The Dispatch is refered to by their callsign on that particular frequency. This helps distinguish between the various fire, EMS and police frequencies. Multiple Microwave and UHF links are also utilized to assist dispatch cover the large area they're responsible for. Dispatch is staffed by 10-Full Time and 7-Part Time Communications Specialists. The only area agency that does not utilize Southwest in any capacity is Keene Police which has it's own 24-Hour dispatch.

Check out the Southwestern Mutual Aid Website at
www.FireMutualAid.com.
RADIO OPERATIONS
154.4300 / 136.5 - "KCF415" Dispatch / Primary
154.3850 / 136.5 - Tac-1 Fireground
154.2800 / 136.5 - Tac-2 State Fireground
153.8300 / 136.5 - Tac-3 Fireground
154.0100 / 136.5 - Tac-4 Fireground
154.2950 / 179.9 - Tac-5 Fireground
159.4500 / 136.5 - Tac-6 Fireground

 
154.1450 / 179.9 - "KEF980" Tri-Mountain Mutual Aid (Vermont)
154.4450 / 179.9 - Input to KEF980
155.2200 / 136.5 - "KTG523" EMS Operations
155.2650 /   82.5 - "KDX768" Deerfield Valley Rescue
  33.7800 / 123.0 - "KCE579" Old Low-Band Dispatch
  33.5400 / 123.9 - Tri-State Mutual Aid

MAC-1 Mutual Aid Coord / MAR-1,2,3 Radio Techs
1  - Alstead
2  - Antrim
3  - Nelson
4  - Bennington
5  - Brattleboro (Dispatch 155.0325)
6  - Chesterfield (66 on Tri-State)
7  - West Chesterfield (77 on Tri-State) (Part of Chesterfield)
8  - Dublin
9  - Dummerston, Vt
10- Fitzwilliam
11- Meadowood County Fire Dept (Private FD in Fitzwillam offering Special Apparatus/Teams and Training Facility)
12- Gilsum
13- Greenfield
14- Hancock
15- Harrisville
16- Jaffrey
17- Langdon
18- Hinsdale
19- Keene (154.175/167.9-Local Ops)
20- Marlborough, NH
21- Marlow
22- New Ipswich
23- Newbrook, Vt (Newfane & Brookline, Vt)
24- Peterborough
25- Richmond
26- Rindge
27- East Swanzey (Part of Swanzey)
28- Center Swanzey (Part of Swanzey)
29- Spoffard Village  (Part of Chesterfield)
30- Surry
31- Stoddard
32- Sullivan
33- Townshend, Vt
34- Troy, NH
35- Walpole
36- Westmoreland
37- Francestown
38- Putney, Vt
39- Winchendon,Ma (Dispatch 33.78/153.83)
40- Winchester
41- Williamsville, Vt
42- Westminster, Vt
43- West Swanzey (Part of Swanzey)
44- Marlboro, Vt
45- North Walpole  (Part of Walpole)
46- Acworth
47- Jamaica, Vt (Dispatch 154.145 Tri-Mountain)
48- East Dover Village, Vt  (Part of Dover, Vt)
49- Wardsboro, Vt
50- Temple
51- Vernon, Vt
52- Bellows Falls, Vt (Primary 154.235/136.5)  (Part of Rockingham, Vt)
54- Charlestown
55- Chester, Vt
56- Claremont (Dispatch 154.205/136.5)
57- Roxbury (Primary Fire/EMS provided by Keene Fire Dept.)
58- Grafton, Vt
62- Saxtons River, Vt  (Part of Rockingham, Vt)
63- Springfield, Vt (Dispatch 155.400)
66- Rockingham, Vt
75- Unity
76- Lempster
77- Goshen
86- Washington (Dispatch 154.310)
90- Guilford, Vt
91- Halifax, Vt
92- Readsboro, Vt
93- West Dover, Vt  (Part of Dover, Vt)
94- Whitingham, Vt
95- Wilmington, Vt
120- Londonderry (Dispatch 154.145)
121- South Londonderry Village (Dispatch 154.145)  (Part of Londonderry)
122- Peru, Vt (Dispatch 154.145)
123- Weston, Vt (Dispatch 154.145)
124- Winhall, Vt (Dispatch 154.145)
125- Stratton Mountain, Vt (Dispatch 154.145)
126- Windham, Vt (Dispatch 154.145)
120-126 are Tri_Mountain Mutual
Aid Towns