Grand Isle County Vermont is a string of islands on the northern edge of Lake Champlain at the New York and Canada border. A rural area of rolling hills, the county is 10 miles wide and 40 miles long.
Five towns make up Grand Isle County - they are Allburg, South Hero, North Hero, La Motte, and Grand Isle. Police service is provided by the County Sheriff Office and the Vermont State Police. Ambulance service is provided by the Allburg FD Rescue Squad (with 2 ambos)(which covers LaMotte via contract), the Grand Isle R Sqd (which covers Grand Isle plus N Hero), and the South Hero R Sqd. Fire service is provided by 1 FD in each town.
Present (1999) dispatch systems -
1..911 to PSAP at Williston State Police Barracks which then forwards the info to the appropriate agency
2..796-3391 and 372-5590 to Williston State Police Barracks for police service
3..372-4482 to Sheriff Office in North Hero (not always staffed)
4..372-4322 is the Red Phone for North Hero FD, Grand Isle FD + R, and South Hero FD + R - 10 lines - pagers on 154.19
5..796-3409 is the Red Phone for Allburg Fire and Rescue - 30 lines - no pagers
6..928-3100 for Isle La Motte FD Red Phone - 20 lines - no pagers
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Radio Systems -
460.225 - State Police and Sheriff
453.875 - Sheriff (new)
154.10 - Grand Isle Rescue (old freq)(moving to 154.19)
154.515 - South Hero Rescue (old freq)(moving to 154.19)
156.18 - South Hero DPW + Grand Isle DPW
153.995 - Allburg DPW + Ch2 for Allburg FD and R Sqd
154.19 - Ch1 - Countywide Primary Fire Channel
154.40M - Ch2 - truck to truck for N Hero, Grand Isle, and South Hero
154.34M - Ch3 - South Hero Officers
154.145 - Ch4 - not used (heavy interference from Hinesburg VT)
(154.19 gets heavy interference from other FDs)
(Allburg FD units have radios on the Clinton Co NY 800TRS and radios on the Clarenceville Quebec FD radio channel)
(26 members of the Allburg FD have radios - 20 of these are privately owned)
(3 of 5 FDs use CTCSS and pagers)(3/99 info)
Future Radio System - 800T - spring 1999 - due to the heavy usage of radio channels in the Burlington VT area and the Montreal area, it was proving impossible to augment the VHF high band radio channels for the fire units. Apparently there was also some faulty coordination of frequencies and some apparent recalcitrance on the part of the coordinating officials. Federal funds are being used to assist in the purchasing of the new $225,000 800T system.
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Here is some info for Grand Isle County's Fire / Rescue services
Alburg Fire and Rescue - 36 (also with Clinton County, N.Y.)
Grand Isle Fire - 34
Grand Isle Rescue - 32 (new)
Isle La Motte Fire - 37 (also with Clinton County, N.Y.)
North Hero Fire - 35
South Hero Fire - 33
South Hero Rescue - 31 (future use - currently not used)
County fire and rescue operations are currently on 154.190 MHz. Alburg and Isle La Motte Fireground is 153.995 MHz. (Alburg Town Highway Channel) North Hero, Grand Isle and South Hero Fireground (F-2) is 154.400 MHz. South Hero Rescue has it's own channel - 154.515 MHz.
Alburg and Isle La Motte are also members of the Clinton County, N.Y. Fire Mutual Aid Association. Apparatus can be monitored on Clinton County's 800 MHz. trunked radio system (Motorola Smartnet II) : 852.0125, 852.3625, 852.5625, 852.8125, 853.0125
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Apparatus in the county -
Alburg Fire and Rescue : Engine 361 (750 GPM/900 Gallons), Engine 362 (1500 GPM/2000 Gallons), Tanker 364 (750 GPM front mount/2300 Gallons), E.M.S. 365 (Rescue 1 - A.L.S.), E.M.S. 366 (Rescue 2 - A.L.S.)
Isle La Motte Fire : Engine 371, Tanker 375 (Tanker 374 to come back soon?)
North Hero Fire : Engine 35-E-1, Engine 35-E-2, Tanker 35-W-1, Tanker 35-W-2, Brush 35-B-1
Grand Isle Fire : Engine 34-E-1, Engine 34-E-2, Tanker 34-W-1, Tanker 34-W-2, Utility 34-U-1, Brush 34-B-1, Boat 34-Marine-1
Grand Isle Rescue : Rescue 32-A-1, Heavy Rescue 32-R-1
South Hero Fire : Engine 33-E-1, Engine 33-E-2, Tanker 33-W-1, Tanker 33-W-2, Utility 33-U-5
South Hero Rescue : Rescue Unit
April 1999 info
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Per the Vermont State 911E Website - per January 1999 info - there are no primary PSAPs in Grand Isle County - there is 1 limited 2ndary PSAP at the Isle La Motte VFD
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Last Update - 11/19/99 - added rigs - 11 Feb 2000 - changed the wording on a couple of items