Effective April 12, 2010 at 0800HRS New Radio Designator Format
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"MM-UU" MM – Organizational Identifier UU – Unit Identifier
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Organizational Identifier
| 02 Berks County District Attorney's Office Detectives
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| 03 Blue Marsh Rangers
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| 04 French Creek State Park
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| 05 Hopewell Park Ranger
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| 06 Berks County Park Ranger
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| 07 Berks County Youth Detention
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| 08 Berks Adult Probation
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| 09 Berks Coroner
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| 10 Berks Juvenile Probation
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| 11 DUI Center
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| 12 BCERT
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| 14 Berks County Jail
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| 15 Penn State Berks Police
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| 16 Kutztown University Police
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| 17 Berks County Sheriff
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| 23 Central Berks Regional
| 49 Womelsdorf Borough
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| 25 Exeter Township
| 53 Lower Heidelberg Township
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| 26 Amity Township
| 54 Bern Township
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| 27 Douglass Township
| 57 Bernville Borough
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| 29 Birdsboro Borough
| 61 Tilden Township
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| 31 Robeson Township
| 64 Bethel Township
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| 32 Caernarvon Township
| 65 Tulpehocken Township
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| 33 Brecknock Township
| 66 Muhlenberg Township
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| 34 Cumru Township
| 67 Laureldale Borough
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| 35 Mohnton Borough
| 72 Northern Berks Regional
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| 36 Shillington Borough
| 76 Hamburg Borough
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| 38 West Reading Borough
| 81 Kutztown Borough
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| 39 Wyomissing Borough
| 83 Fleetwood-Richmond
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| 43 Spring Township
| 85 Berks-Lehigh Regional
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| 44 Sinking Spring Borough
| 92 Oley Township
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| 45 South Heidelberg Township
| 94 Boyertown Borough
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| 46 Western Berks Regional
| 95 Colebrookdale Township
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| 48 Heidelberg Township
| 98 Bally Borough
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Unit Identifier
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1-29
| Patrol or Generic Type For Department
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30
| K9 Supervisor
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31-33
| K9 Patrol Only
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34-36
| K9 Narcotics
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37-39
| K9 Explosives
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40
| Traffic Supervisor
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41-44
| Trafficcenter
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45-49
| Traffic - Crash
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50
| Special Detail Supervisor
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51-59
| Special Detail / Undefined
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60-69
| Warrant
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70-76
| Transport
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77-79
| PFA
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90
| Police Chief
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91
| On Duty Ranking Supervisor
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92-99
| Supervisor
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901-910
| Investigative Supervisor
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912-999
| Investigator / Detective / Plain Clothes
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Unit Definitions:
Generic/Patrol - The unit type serving the primary function of the agency. For municipal police departments this is a patrol unit. For probation this would be a probation officer, etc.
Undefined/Special - To be used only when the primary function of the unit does not meet any other definition, including when the unit is on a special detail (Smooth Operator, athletic standby etc.)
Special Detail Supervisor - This unit will only be utilized when there is an individual designated as the OIC/Supervisor of a detail of other officers from the same organization operating on a special detail with 50 series unit numbers.
Detective/Investigator/PC & D/I Supervisor - A unit operating in a non-uniformed role. Three digit radio identifier calls attention to presence of a plain clothes unit for officer safety. Also used by Investigators/Deputys in the Berks County Coroner's Office.
Patrol OIC/Supervisor - A unit that is assigned the role of officer in charge. Or the senior supervisor on a shift. This is the unit that Berks DES will send any detail for an OIC to.
Special Notes
Additional Officers Assigned to the same unit use alpha characters following the identifier - MM-UUA
Unit identifiers must match assigned beat districts except when a shift overlap prevents this. (Eg. Unit 1 must be in Beat 1)
* In these cases, the outgoing officer will maintain their beat/unit number until going off duty. The oncoming officer will then assume that identifier.
* For departments that do not use beats, or for units on duty and not assigned to beats, any number in the appropriate unit type identifier sequence may be selected.
Chiefs must always use "90," even when serving in a "Patrol" role.
Constables will use plain language - "Constable XXX"
During inter-jurisdictional or inter-disciplinary incidents, all units will revert to PLAIN LANGUAGE identifiers.
* Inter-jurisdictional refers to incidents involving:
* Law enforcement units from outside Berks County operating on Berks communication channels.
* Law enforcement units from the City of Reading operating on Berks communication channels.
* Inter-disciplinary refers to incidents involving a mix of law enforcement, fire, or EMS units operating on a single channel or operating under a communication plan that patches two different channels together.
The following entities will utilize plain language at all times when operating on Berks County law enforcement radio channels:
* State and federal agencies not defined above (Eg. "PSP Reading Car 1" or "Game Commission 5")
* Radio vendors/contractors (Eg. RMI, Triangle)
Ex-Police Unit Numbers
Left for reference in case anyone needs them. (i.e. archive listening, etc.)
January 1, 2010 - April 12, 2010
The designators utilized the following format:
MN - Municipal Number
FN – Numeric Function Identifier
SN – Sequential Number of that Function Type in service / Beat Number
Municipal Number (2 digits), Function Number (2 digits),
Sequential Function Number (1 or 2 digits – from 1 to 99)
Using this format:
"MN FN SN"
Examples:
A Cumru Township Patrol Unit identified as 34-01-1.
This designator should be pronounced as "Thirty-four, one, one".
A Cumru Township PD Investigator identified as 34-03-2.
This designator should be pronounced as "Thirty-Four, three, two".
Municipal Numbers
23 Central Berks Regional
25 Exeter Township
26 Amity Township
27 Douglass Township
29 Birdsboro Borough
31 Robeson Township
32 Caernarvon Township
33 Brecknock Township
34 Cumru Township
35 Mohnton Borough
36 Shillington Borough
38 West Reading Borough
39 Wyomissing Borough
43 Spring Township
44 Sinking Spring Borough
45 South Heidelberg Township
46 Western Berks Regional
48 Heidelberg Township
49 Womelsdorf Borough
53 Lower Heidelberg Township
54 Bern Township
57 Bernville Borough
61 Tilden Township
64 Bethel Township
65 Tulpehocken Township
66 Muhlenberg Township
67 Laureldale Borough
72 Northern Berks Regional
76 Hamburg Borough
81 Kutztown Borough
83 Fleetwood-Richmond
85 Berks-Lehigh Regional
92 Oley Township
94 Boyertown Borough
95 Colebrookdale Township
98 Bally Borough
Reading-### Reading City
* # - Individual Unit Number
Non-Municipal Numbers
2 Berks County District Attorney's Office Detectives
3 Blue Marsh Ranger
4 French Creek State Park
5 Hopewell Park Ranger
6 County Parks
7 Youth Center
8 Adult Probation
9 Coroner's Office
10 Juvenile Probation
11 DUI Center
12 BCERT
13 Radio Maintenance
14 Berks County Prison
15 Penn State Berks Police
16 Kutztown University Police
17 Berks County Sheriff's Office
PSP-# Pennsylvania State Police
* # - Individual Unit Number
Numeric Function Identifier
0 - Plain Clothes Specialized or Patrol Unit
1 - Patrol Unit
2 - Supervisory Unit
3 - Investigator
4 - Traffic Unit
5 - Traffic Unit (Accident Investigation)
6 - Warrant Unit
7 - Transport Unit
8 - PFA Unit
9 - Canine Unit
10 - Forensics Unit
12 - Tactical Unit
Berks County Constables:
Constables used the following format:
The word "Constable" followed by the Municipality Number for the municipality where they are an elected official. Where there is more than one constable elected in a municipality, the constable used their precinct / ward number.
Example:
The constable for Kutztown Borough from Ward 1 used the radio designator of:
Constable 81-1 (pronounced "Eight-one, one").
PRE January 1, 2010:
1 PA State Police/Reading
2 PA State Police/Hamburg
19 Reading Police Department
23 Central Berks Regional Police
25 Exeter Twp. Police
26 Amity Twp. Police
27 Douglass Twp. Police
29 Birdsboro Police
31 Robeson Twp. Police
32 Caernarvon Twp. Police
33 Brecknock Twp. Police
34 Cumru Twp. Police
35 Mohnton Police
36 Shillington Police
38 West Reading Police
39 Wyomissing Police
43 Spring Twp. Police
44 Sinking Spring Police
45 South Heidelberg Twp. Police
46 Wernersville Police
47 Robesonia Police
48 Heidelberg Twp. Police
49 Womelsdorf Police
53 Lower Heidelberg Police
54 Bern Twp. Police
57 Bernville Police
61 Tilden Twp. Police
64 Bethel Twp. Police
65 Tulpehocken Twp. Police
66 Muhlenberg Twp. Police
67 Laureldale Police
72 Northern Berks Regional Police
76 Hamburg Police
81 Kutztown Police
83 Fleetwood Police
85 Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Dept.
92 Oley Twp. Police
94 Boyertown Police
95 Colebrookdale Twp. Police
98 Bally Police
800 Berks County Sheriff
??? Kutztown University Police
932 Penn State Berks Police
Fire Unit Numbers
1 Mt. Penn Fire Co
4 Lower Alsace Fire Co
5 Oley Fire Co
6 Monarch Fire Co
7 Birdsboro-Union Fire Dept
8 Alsace Manor Fire Co
10 Goodwill Fire Co Hyde Park
10 Goodwill Fire Co Riverview Park
11 Temple Fire Co
12 Blandon Fire Co
13 Central Fire Co Laureldale
14 Bally Goodwill Fire Co
15 Friendship Hook & Ladder Boyertown
16 Keystone Fire Co Boyertown
17 Liberty Fire Co New Berlinville
18-1 Western Berks Fire Department (Wernersville)
18-2 Western Berks Fire Department (Sinking Spring)
18-3 Western Berks Fire Department (South Heidelberg)
18-4 Western Berks Fire Department (Lower Heidelberg)
19 Earl Township Fire Co
20 Bechtelsville Fire Co
21 Topton Fire Co
22 Barto Fire Co
23 Gibraltar Fire Co
24 Geigertown Fire Co
25-2 Exeter Township Fire Department (West Station, Reiffton)
25-3 Exeter Township Fire Department (East Station, Stonersville)
26 Robesonia Fire Co
27 Rehrersburg Fire Co
28 Mt. Aetna Fire Co
29 Bernville Fire Co
30 Mt. Pleasant Fire Co
32 Walnuttown Fire Co
33 Virginville Fire Co
34 Ruscombmanor Fire Co
35 Lyons Fire Co
36 Shillington Fire Co
37 Leesport Fire Co
38 Central Berks Fire Co
39 Seisholtzville Fire Co
40 Shoemakersville Fire Co
41 Shartlesville Fire Co
42 Cedar Top Fire Co
44 Kempton Fire Co
45 Fleetwood Fire Co
46 Kutztown Fire Co
47 Womelsdorf Fire Co
48 Wernersville State Hospital Fire Co
49 Amity Fire Co
50 Strausstown Fire Co
52 Marion Fire Co
53 Frystown Fire Co
54 Bethel Fire Co
55 Greenfields Fire Co
56 Gouglersville Fire Co
57 Mohnton Fire Co
58 Hereford Fire Co
61 Hamburg Fire Co
62 Hamburg Center Fire Co
64 West Reading Fire Co
69 Kenhorst Fire Co
70 Grill Fire Co
72 Brecknock Twp Fire Co
74 Carpenter Fire Crew
76 Reading Airport Fire Brigade
77 Port Clinton Fire Co
79 Wyomissing Fire Dept
81 Berks Emergency Strike Team
85-1 Township of Spring Fire Dept (Spring Township)
85-2 Township of Spring Fire Dept (Vinemont)
Chester County Station 69 Twin Valley Fire Department
EMS Unit Numbers
505 Bally Ambulance
520 Blandon Ambulance
525 Boyertown Ambulance
535 Fleetwood Fire Co. Ambulance
545 Hamburg Ambulance
555 Lower Alsace Ambulance
560 Muhlenberg Ambulance
565 Oley Fire Co. Ambulance
575 Topton Ambulance
585 Bethel Ambulance Station 1 (Bethel)
585 Bethel Ambulance Station 2 (Bernville)
590 Kutztown Area Transport Service
600 Reading Fire & Rescue Services EMS
630 Exeter Ambulance
635 Kutztown University QRS
650 Western Berks Ambulance (Station 1, West Lawn)
650 Western Berks Ambulance (Station 2, West Reading)
650 Western Berks Ambulance (Station 3, Robesonia)
670 Schuylkill Valley Ambulance
680 Southern Berks Regional EMS (Station 1, Birdsboro)
680 Southern Berks Regional EMS (Station 2, Grill)
680 Southern Berks Regional EMS (Station 3, Amity Twp)
Chester County Station 89 Elverson Ambulance
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