Difference between revisions of "Starke County (IN)"

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About Starke County, IN

Starke County is located in Northwest Indiana along US-30 and US-35. Founded in 1850, the county seat and largest Town is Knox. Starke County Sheriff Office, Knox Police, North Judson Police, and Hamlet Police are all using the Project Hoosier SAFE-T radios along with EMT's by talking to one another. It is unclear on when the Fire Departments and EMS will fully switch over to the SAFE-T system.

Starke County Call Signs

Starke County Sheriff & Police Departments

    KSB416 (used for Point-to-Point and local all county dispatches)

Starke County Fire

    KNJR759 (used for county fire announcements)
    WPTG712 (used for county fire announcements)

IU Health: Starke Hospital

    KBJ324 (used for the IHERN)

Starke County Unit Numbers

Starke County Sheriff 75-XX

   Sheriff- William (Bill) Dulin 75-1
   Chief Deputy-  75-2

Knox Police 44-XX

   Chief of Police- Clint Norem 44-5

Hamlet Police 9-XX

    Chief of Police- Frank Lonigro 9-01

North Judson Police 8-XX

    Chief of Police- Douglas Vessely- 801

Conservation Officer X-7

    Officer Keith Wilderman

Coroner 75-79

    County Coroner Adam Gray

Starke County Fire Departments

Stations 1&2- Knox Center Township VFD

    Fire Chief- Ken Pfost

North Judson Wayne Township VFD

    Fire Chief- Bill Crase

Station 8- Hamlet VFD

    Fire Chief- Grover Goetz 8-11

Station 14- San Pierre VFD

    Fire Chief- Jerry Russell

Station 12- Washington Township VFD

    Fire Chief- Stewart Short

Station 7- Koontz Lake VFD

    Fire Chief- Randy Collins

Bass Lake California Township VFD

    Fire Chief- Unknown

Starke County EMS/ EMA

EMS Director: Paul Mathewson.
EMA Director: Ted Bombagetti.

This ambulance service is a ALS type ambulance. See bottom of page for EMS upgrade information.

Medic 3 & 4- Main Base (Knox)

     Based at Main Street and Culver Road. Protects the central part of the county.
     Future home of the Counties ALS ambulance (Medic 4) due to the close proxemity
     to IU Health: Starke Hospital.

Medic 1- North Judson Base

     Based on Collins Avenue. Protects the south side of the county

Medic 5- Grovertown Base

     Based at IN 23 and US 30. Protects the north side of the county.

EMS Upgrade Information (will be updated as needed)

Starke County has been Certified by IDHS as an ALS ambulance. This service should be up and running the start of Febuary 2012.

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 ==Starke County Unit Numbers==
 * Starke County Sheriff 75-XX
-     Sheriff- Oscar Cowen 75-1
+     Sheriff- William (Bill) Dulin 75-1
-     Chief Deputy- Bill Dulin 75-2
+     Chief Deputy-  75-2
 * Knox Police 44-XX
      Chief of Police- Clint Norem 44-5
 * Hamlet Police 9-XX
-      Chief of Police- Jeremiah Patrick 9-01
+      Chief of Police- Frank Lonigro 9-01
 * North Judson Police 8-XX
       Chief of Police- Douglas Vessely- 801
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       Officer Keith Wilderman
 * Coroner 75-79
-      County Coroner Kris Rannells
+      County Coroner Adam Gray
 ==Starke County Fire Departments==