Albany County (NY) Fire and Sheriff

ALBANY COUNTY FIRE APPARATUS

This is the official countywide numbering system.  
Different number systems are used by each dispatch 
center.  Each department's local dispatch center 
and number is in parentheses.  Departments with no 
center listed do their own dispatching.

APPARATUS TYPES

00-09  Officer/car
10-19  Pumper
20-29  Pumper-Tanker
30-39  Tanker
40-49  Rescue
50-59  Utility
60-69  Hazmat
70-79  Aerial
80-89  Ambulance
90-99  Officer/portable

DEPARTMENTS

 1  Albany
 2  Altamont (Guilderland 1)
 3  Berne (Hill Towns 3)
 4  Boght (Colonie 1)
 5  Coeymans (Coeymans 5)
 6  Coeymans Hollow (Coeymans 6)
 7  Cohoes
 8  Colonie Village (Colonie 2)
 9  Delmar (Bethlehem 2)
10  Elsmere (Bethlehem 3)
11  Fort Hunter (Guilderland 3)
12  Fuller Road (Colonie 3)
13  Green Island
14  Guilderland (Guilderland 2)
15  Guilderland Center (Guilderland 4)
16  Knox (Hill Towns 16)
17  Latham (Colonie 4)
18  Medusa (Hill Towns 18)
19  Maplewood (Colonie 5)
20  McKownville (Guilderland 5)
21  Menands (Colonie 6)
22  Midway (Colonie 7)
23  New Salem (Hill Towns 23)
24  North Bethlehem (Guilderland 6)
25  Onesquethaw (Hill Towns 25)
26  Ravena Hose (Coeymans 8)
27  Rensselaerville (Hill Towns 27)
28  Schuyler Heights (Colonie 8)
29  Selkirk (Bethlehem 4)
30  Shaker Road - Loudonville (Colonie 9)
31  Slingerlands (Bethlehem 1)
32  Stanford Heights (Colonie 10)
33  Tri Village (Hill Towns 33)
34  Verdoy (Colonie 11)
35  Voorheesville (Hill Towns 35)
36  Watervliet
37  Airport CFR (use Colonie trunk) and Albany County Sheriff Critical Incident Emergency Management
38  West Albany (Colonie 12)
39  Westerlo (Hill Towns 39)
40  Westmere (Guilderland 9)
41  Watervliet Arsenal
49  Albany County Sheriff Fire Coordinator's Office and Capital Region Hazardous Materials Group

AMBULANCES

50  Altamont
51  Delmar-Bethlehem EMS
52  Five Quad
53  Helderberg
54  Rensselaerville
55  Albany County Sheriff's Office EMS
56  Guilderland EMS
57  Western Turnpike
58  Ravena Rescue (also use 85#)
59  Westerlo
63  Empire

Albany County Sheriff Call Signs

Headquarters
100: Sheriff
112: Unknown
113: Autism awareness
211 through 214: Unknown
902: Undersheriff?
903: Chief Deputy of Field Command (K9)

Marine Patrol
241: Patrol boat
711: Patrol boat

Patrol
407: Supervisor
419 through 421: Supervisor
422 through 429: Patrol
440 through 442: School resource deputy
3140 through 3156: Patrol

Albany International Airport Patrol
229: K9
503: Deputy
508 and 509: Deputy
511 and 512: Deputy
516: Deputy
518 and 519: Deputy
521 through 524: Patrol car
530: Tactical unit? Utility van?
Sheriff's Office: Airport units

Emergency Response Team
706: Member transport van
718: Emergency Response Team van?
734: Medcat
911: Emergency Response Team van?

K-9
430: Sergeant
431: Supervisor
432: Sergeant
433: Supervisor
434 and 435: Deputy
436: Senior investigator
437: Deputy
439: K9 deputy?

STOP DWI
721: Awareness unit

Transportation and Court Security:
210: Inmate transport
215 through 217: Inmate transport
220 and 221: Inmate transport
223: Inmate transport

Emergency Medical Services
5501: EMS Coordinator?
5502 and 5503: Paramedic supervisor
5505: Paramedic supervisor
5580 through 5584: Ambulance
5591 through 5598: ALS flycar
County Medic 9: ALS flycar 5599?

Fire Coordinator's Office
4901/County Car 1: Fire Coordinator (K9)
4902/Car 2: Chief Deputy Fire Coordinator
4903/Car 3: Forensic Hazmat Team Chief/hazmat deputy fire coordinator
4904/County Car 4: Deputy fire coordinator
4905/County Car 5: Deputy fire coordinator
4906/County Car 6: Hazmat deputy fire coordinator
4907/County Car 7: Deputy fire coordinator
4908/County Car 8: J-Fire Deputy Fire Coordinator
4910/Car 10: Capital Region Hazmat Coordinator/hazmat deputy fire coordinator
4921: Reserve engine

Critical Incident Emergency Management
402 and 403: Unknown
702: Haz-Mat/Search and Rescue truck
3712: Technical/Search and Rescue truck
719: UTV
720: Tracked UTV
801: Unknown
4950: Recruitment and Retention car
4961/HazMat 1: Capital Region Hazardous Materials Group Hazmat Response Unit

Corrections
307 and 308: Unknown
309: Work Alternative van
310: Inmate transport
314: Unknown
315: Inmate transport
319: Unknown
Portable 1: Jail portable?
Transport 1 through 6: Inmate transport

SCUBA
240: Dive Unit boat

Special Operations
701: Special Operations Mobile Command Center
707: Special Operations command unit

General/utility units
409: Boat tow unit?
704: Mobile Education Center
709: Semi tractor
714: Semi tractor
725 through 728: HMMWV
740: Mobile Vaccination Squad
741: Community Support Center

Law Enforcement Training
EVOC-1 and EVOC-2: Emergency Vehicle Operator's Course car

Civil Office(?)
203 through 207: Civil process server?

Maintenance
401: Supervisor
M1 through M3: Maintenance

Criminal Investigation Units(?)
908: Investigator?
909: Investigator?

Unknown
225: Frequently called by M2 on maintenance channel
417: Supervisor?
418: Supervisor?
3601: Called by M2 on maintenance channel, seemingly an alternative to 225 and 3602
3602 Frequently called by M2 on maintenance channel
3605: Called by M2 on maintenance channel, seemingly an alternative to 225 and 3602

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