Emergency Health Services (EHS), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), some fire departments and all provincial government services operate on the Aliant trunked mobile radio system.
The following fire stations are dispatched by the Strait Area Mutual Aid Association (Canso Dispatch) on the frequency below: Antigonish, James River, Beech Hill, Gaspereaux, Heatherton, North Shore/Ballantynes, St. Andrews, Havre Boucher, Four Valleys/Maryvale, Tracadie, Aulds Cove, Pomquet.