Porter County (IN)
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Fire Station Numbering
- 500 & 600 - Chesterton
- 700 & 800 - Kouts
- 900 & 1000 - Porter
- 1100 & 1200 - Union Twp
- Boone Grove:
- 1300 & 1400 - Boone Grove Station
- 2300 & 2400 - Lake Eliza Station
- 1500 & 1600 - Ogden Dunes
- 1700 & 1800 - Hebron
- 1900 & 2000 - Liberty Twp.
- 2100 & 2200 - Pine Twp.
- 2500 & 2600 - Beverly Shores
- 2700 & 2800 - South Haven
- 2900 & 3000 - Washington Twp
- 3100 & 3200 - Morgan Twp
- 3300 & 3400 - Burns Harbor
- 3500 & 3600 - Lake of the 4 Seasons
- 3700, 3800, 3900, 4000, 4100 - Valparaiso **NOT USED AT THIS TIME**
- 4200, 4300, 4400, 4500, 4600 - Portage **NOT USED AT THIS TIME**
- 4700 - Porter County Fire Investigation Strike Team (F.I.S.T.)
- 4900 - Westville (from LaPorte County)
- 5300 - Mittal Steel
- 5600 - Indiana Dunes/National Lakeshore
- 6400 - Emergency Management
- 6900 - Tech Rescue Team
- 7100 - Incident Mgmt Support Team
- 8400 - Haz-Mat
Notes:
- Portage is on 154.2200 and uses Ladder 1; Engines 1, 2, 3, & 4; Tower 2, and Rescues 1, 2, and 3.
- Pine Twp and Beverly shores use each other extensively.
- There is a county-wide mutual aid agreement.
- PHM-EMS and fire units are dispatched on 2 frequencies simultaneously.
- The Porter County Fire Association web site is www.pcfa.net
Fire Unit Designations
- XX01 to XX09 - Officers
- XX10 to XX19 - Engines
- XX20 to XX29 - Aerials
- XX30 to XX39 - Rescues
- XX40 to XX49 - Tankers
- XX50 to XX59 - Specialty Rigs
- XX60 to XX69 - Medics/Ambulances
- XX70 to XX79 - Brush Trucks
- XX80 to XX99 - Individual Department Members
Fire Tone Out
Porter County
A Tones | B Tones | Description |
---|---|---|
330.5 | 349.0 | Beverly Shores |
1687.2 | 1881.0 | Boone Grove |
600.9 | 569.1 | Burns Harbor |
1881.0 | 1642.0 | Chesterton |
956* | 1642.0 | Chesterton Call Back |
339.6 | 496.8 | Four Seasons |
368.5 | 389.0 | Hebron |
1687.2 | 979.9 | Kouts |
1881.0 | 1063.2 | Liberty Twp |
810.2 | 688.3 | Mittal Steel |
979.9 | 1034.7 | Morgan Twp |
1251.4 | 1513.5 | National Lakeshore |
569.1 | 788.5 | Ogden Dunes |
349.0 | 389.0 | Pine Twp |
1153.4 | Porter | |
651.9 | 584.8 | South Haven |
953.7 | 1733.7 | Union Twp |
378.6 | 399.8 | Valparaiso |
676.0 | 744.0 | Valparaiso Call Back |
2401.0 | 1733.7 | Washington Twp |
1395.0 | 855.5 | Westville |
Portage Fire Department
584.8 |
617.4 |
Ambulance Tone |
584.8 |
726.8 |
Motor Vehicle Crashes. |
1st of 2 tones for working structure fires. | ||
1st of 2 tones for off duty call-back. | ||
688.6 |
652.2 |
Small Fires, fire alarms, investigations. |
Second of 2 tones for working structure fires. | ||
726.8 |
617.4 |
2nd of 2 tones for off duty call back |
Special Teams
358.6 |
1395.0 |
All Call |
510.5 |
483.5 |
EMA |
433.7 |
1395.0 |
Incident Mgmt Support Team |
524.6 |
1395.0 |
Tech Rescue Team |
2401.0 |
1830.5 |
Fire Investigation Strike Team |
470.5 |
1395.0 |
Dive Team |
810.2 |
1395.0 |
Hazmat |
410.8 |
349.0 |
EMS |
1285.8
|
PC EMS Diversion |
NOTE: Tones with '*' are approximate based on analysis of a recording of the tone.
Call Disposition Codes
- 1--Alarm / Verified Entry
- 2--Alarm / False - Human Error
- 3--Alarm / False - Mechanical
- 4--Alarm / False - No Fault
- A--Arrest(s), Adult
- C--Assignment Complete
- D--Message Delivered
- G--Gone On Arrival
- H--911 Hang Up Check
- J--Juvenile Arrest(s) - No Adults
- K--Parking Ticket Issued (Used By Valparaiso PD)
- L--Civil / No Report
- N--Nothing Found
- O--Assist Other Jurisdiction
- P--Vehicle Impound
- R--Report Taken
- S--School Hotline Tip
- T--UTT Issued (Uniform Traffic Ticket)
- U--Unfounded or Call Cancelled
- V--Verbal Warning (Traffic)
- W--Written Warning (Traffic)
- Z--Assist Citizen