All Chittenden County fire departments have capability on the county frequency of 154.3850
Not all of them use it regularly or at all
Some towns are toned out on this frequency, even if they operate on different frequencies
Williston, Essex Junction, and Essex have been toned out on this frequency, and Richmond ambulances use it as a simplex frequency to report that they are going to Fletcher Allen in Burlington
Burlington Fire sends three engines, one tower, one rescue, and usually also Car 12 to a master box alarm
For medical calls they send one engine and one rescue
For people trapped in elevators, one engine, one tower, and one rescue are sent
For potential air disasters at the airport, at least three engines, one tower, and one rescue are sent. More equipment is also sent
Burlington Fire (and perhaps other departments) use 72.18 MHz for their radio boxes. Rapid DTMF tones can be heard in quick succession many times throughout the day with variations in signal strength between them
They use the same reporting codes as Boston Fire. Reporting Codes