City of Albany (NY) Fire and Police
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Albany Fire Department
Station Locations
Midtown - E1/R1 Arbor Hill - E2/T2/R2/RS/HM Pine Bush - E4 South End - E5/T1/BN7 (HQ) West End - E7 Delaware - E9/T4/R9 Brevator - PE10/T3/BN8 New Scotland - E11 Repair Shop - Erie St
Cars and Portables
Car 1: Chief of Department Car 2: Executive Deputy Chief Car 3: Deputy Chief Car 4: Deputy Chief Car 5: Deputy Chief Car 6: Chaplain Battalion 7: Battalion 1 (East) Chief Battalion 8: Battalion 2 (West) Chief Car 9: Medical Director Car 10: Quartermaster Car 20: Master Mechanic Car 21: Mechanic Car 22: Mechanic Car 30: Training and Safety - Captain Car 31: Training and Safety - Lieutenant/Paramedic Car 32: Training and Safety - Lieutenant Car 33: Training and Safety - Lieutenant Car 34: Spare (Special events) EMS Unit "Rescue 34" Car 35: Tactical EMS Response Unit Car 38: Spare (Special events) EMS Unit "Rescue 38" Car 39: Spare (Special events) EMS Unit "Rescue 39" Car 50: Fire Investigation Captain Car 51: Fire Investigation Lieutenant Car 52: Fire Investigation Car 53: Code Inspector Car 54: Fire Investigation Car 55: Fire Investigation Car 57: Unknown Car 58: Spare vehicle Car 59: Unknown Car 60: Car 30 take home? Car 61: Spare Car 62: Unknown
Portables
Portable 10# Engine Company Officer Portable 20# Ladder Company Officer Portable 30# Rescue Company Officer Portable 401 Rescue Squad Officer Portable 402-410 RS/Hazmat Team Portables
Radio Signals
- Signal 10 The end result of a fire calls where after the initial investigation, it is deemed fire department services are not required. Cancels all incoming units and returns units on scene to service.
- Signal 15 A condition found after the initial investigation by the company officer, where he/she believes there is no immediate or obvious danger allowing resources to be downgraded. a. When a Signal 15 is transmitted, the remaining companies will be downgraded to an “A” Alpha response, the 3rd Engine and the 2nd Truck can be cancelled. Signal 15 is only a temporary signal that will result in a Signal 10, 20 or 30 being transmitted.
- Signal 20 The end result of a fire calls where after the initial investigation, something is found that is not necessary to hold the full 1st Alarm assignment to control.
- Signal 30 Will employ the commitment of the full first alarm assignment. An all hands working fire, w/smoke or fire showing that will take the initial alarm or greater to control.
- Box Assignment (1st Alarm) - 3E, 2T, 1R, RS, 1BN
- 2nd Alarm - 2E, 1T, 1R
- 3rd Alarm - 2E, 1R
- Code 35 DOA
- Signal 600 ALS workup
Albany Police Department
Unit Numbers
90-Chief (possibly renumbered to C1) 91-95 Assistant/Deputy Chiefs (possibly renumbered to C2-C6) 1## - Center Division 101-110 - Center Patrol Units 111, 112 - Center Community Services Units 114-117 - Reserve patrol cars 118 - Community Services dog 12# - Center Detail Units 16# - IMPACT/DART Detail Units 17# - Center Sergeants 18# - Center Lieutenants 190 - Center Commander 2## - South Division 201-209 - South Patrol 210, 211 - South Community Services 214-218 - South reserve patrol cars 23# - Prisoner transport "wagon" 27# - South Sergeants 28# - South Lieutenants 290 - South Commander 3## - Special Operations Division 301-309 - Traffic Safety Division 310 - Officer transport van 314-319 - Motorcycles 326, 327 - Animal Control 33# - K9 Units 34# - PSO's (Parking Enforcement) 358, 359 - Mounted Unit pickups 358A, 359A - Mounted Unit trailers 37# - Traffic Safety Sergeants 377 - Mounted Sergent 38# - Traffic Lieutenants 4## - Detective Division 40#-42# - Criminal Investigation Unit Detectives 43#-44# - Community Response Unit Detectives 45# - Children/Family Services Unit Detectives 46# - Forensic Investigation Unit Detectives 47# - Detective Sergent's 48# - Detective Lieutenant's 490 - Detective Commander 5## - Neighborhood Engagement/Detail Units 50#-531 - NEU 532-56# - Special Details 57# - NEU/Detail Sergent's 58# - NEU/Detail Lieutenant's 590 - Special Operations Commander 6## - Administrative Services Bureau 600 - Mobile Station 601 - Raiseable tactical platform 605-609 - School Resource Officers 61#-63# - Administrative Services & Office of Professional Standards 626: Community Services van 64# - Computer & Technology Unit 655, 656 - Housing Authority Police 658, 659 - Training pickups 68# - ASB Lieutanant's 690 - ASB Commander 7## - Telecommunications Specialists (Dispatchers) 700 - Field Communications Unit 759 - Emergency Services Team armored vehicle 77# - Senior Dispatchers 78# - Dispatch Supervisors 8## - Parking Enforcement 9## - NYS Parole units TE31 - Traffic Engineering Sign Maintenance bucket truck TE32 - Traffic Engineering Sign Maintenance TE35 - Traffic Engineering pickup-based flatbed VMS02, VMS03, VMS05 - Traffic Engineering signboard trailer
Codes
Signal 1 Unable to locate / GOA Signal 2 Advised Signal 3 Assisted Signal 4 Car Tagged Signal 5 Summons issued Signal 6 Car towed Signal 7 Report Signal 8 DMV report Signal 9 No report required Signal 10 Building checked/secure Signal 11 Unfounded Signal 12 Referred Signal 13 Arrest Signal 14 Prisoner Transport Requested Signal 15 Supervisor Requested Signal 21 Juvenile Contact Card Signal 22 Domestic Report Signal 23 School District Advised Signal 24 School District Report Signal 33 Domestic Arrest Signal 44 Domestic Call type change Code 30/Signal 31 Wanted hit Code 35 DOA