Coös (CO-OSS) County is located in the far northern part of New Hampshire. Most of the county lies north of the White Mountains. The terrain ranges from very mountainous in the South to rolling meadows and heavy forest in the North. The county has a population of approx. 34,000 and consists of nearly 1400 square miles. Major roads in the area include , U.S. route 3. Highest point in the county (and all New England) is Mt. Washington at 6,288 feet. There are dozen of antennas located on top of this mountain.

The Coös County Sheriff Department dispatches some towns on 155.595. The county is mostly covered by State Police units operating on 45.260, 155.910 and on a shared basis on 151.340 with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Berlin and Littleton have their own police dispatch.  

Littleton, Lancaster, Colebrook, and Berlin have hospitals that generally operate on 155.340 for incoming ambulances.

Fire stations in some of the small towns may consist of converted quaint old school houses or a garage next to the fire chief's home.

There are many towns not in the list in Coös county that are unincorporated and sparsely populated. Many of these are former logging communities, past havens for utopian societies, or in colonial times potential college sites. Long names such as Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant dot the county. One such place worthy of note is Dixville. It is here at 00:01 hours every election that the first presidential votes are cast.

 

Northern NewHampshire Fire Mutual Aid Association. The NNHFMAA is made up of11 Departments.

The towns include:

Dalton NH , Gilman VT, Groveton NH, Jefferson NH, Lancaster NH, Lunenburg VT, No.

Stratford NH, Randolph NH, Stark NH, Stratford Hollow NH, Twin Mt. NH, Whitefield NH