The Dewey Fire Department is part of Dewey Fire Company No. 1, which is a volunteer based fire and rescue company serving the community of Hellertown, located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
The department is equipped with 3 Class A engines including one with CAFS and a Medium Duty Rescue .
The department is under command of 5 officers. They are:
Dewey Fire and EMS are dispatched by the Northampton County 9-1-1 center, which is also know as Northampton County Control. It is located in Nazareth currently. We are dispatched and operate on the following frequencies:
Channel Name |
VHF Radio Frequency |
UHF-T Radio Frequency |
| Ops 1 (Fire South)/Dispatch - Hellertown Tower |
154.3400 |
501.4375 |
| Ops 1 - Levis Road Tower |
154.3400 |
500.6375 |
| Ops 2 (County Fire North) |
154.0550 |
500.7125 |
| Ops 3 (EMS Operations primarily - Former County Med) |
155.2350 |
501.1875 |
| Tac 1 (Southern part of the county, including St. 13) |
None |
500.8875 |
| Tac 2 (Central part of the County) |
None |
500.8125 |
| Tac 3 (Easton Fire/Easton Area) |
153.9200 |
500.8375 |
| Tac 4 (Along the Delaware River) |
None |
501.2625 |
| Tac 5 (North Central part of county) |
None |
501.1375 |
| Tac 6 (Northwestern part of the county) |
None |
500.7375 |
| Tac 8 (Fire Ground South) (Paired with Tac 1 typically) |
154.3850 |
None |
| Tac 9 (Fire Ground North) |
154.1900 |
None |
| Tactical Channels - Mobile to Mobile Only |
None |
501.9625 |
| Northampton County Regional Medical |
155.3400 |
501.4125 |
| A-4 (Lower Saucon Channel 2) |
154.7450 |
None |
| Northampton County Local Government |
155.0550 |
None |
For Mutual Aid calls and for the really big fires, we either assist or are assisted by the fire departments of Lower Saucon Township. To Learn a little more about them, Follow this link.
If you're a person who listens to the scanner and wonder who the dispatchers are sending out, click on the following link to find out! Northampton and Lehigh County Stations
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