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Lowell Fire Alarm

Operator F.F. Roland Brooks
40 Years of Service (Retired September 25, 1998)

In Memorial
Roland Brooks passed away on July 13, 1999

Frequencies

KNDV-867 KNDV-866 ch.#1 KNDV-866 ch.#2
33.66 MHZ 154.205 MHZ 154.010 MHZ




The Lowell Fire Department operates radio stations KNDV-866 and KNDV-867 under license from the Federal Communication Commission. Operating facilities are located at the JFK Civic Center in the Lowell Fire Alarm Division. The Main Transmitter is a 100 watt General Electric 4 channel radio.The City has over 1200 Gamewell Boxes in service throughout the city. Lowell Fire has 28 mobile radio units and 45 portable radio units in service. Primary Channel is broadcast as Channel One at 154.205 MHz. with Channel Two designated as 154.010 MHz. and Mutual Aid broadcast at 33.66 MHz. low band.
More than 10,000 alarms pass through the Fire Alarm during a given year. We are in the process of putting our CAD System and Enhanced 911 on line.


On February 8, 1999 the Fire Alarm operations were turned over to the City's 911 Communication Center.