Starke County (IN)

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 is using the Project Hoosier SAFE-T radios along with EMT's by talking to one another.

Starke County Unit Numbers

• Starke County Sheriff 75-XX

   Sheriff- Oscar Cowen 75-1
   Chief Deputy- Robert Sims 75-2

• Knox Police 44-XX

   Chief of Police- Clint Norem 44-5

• Hamlet Police 9-XX

    Chief of Police- Jeremiah Patrick 9-01

• North Judson Police 8-XX

    Chief of Police- Douglas Vessely- 801

• Conservation Officers X-10

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- Unknown

• 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

Headed by Randy Abbey. This ambulance service is a BLS type ambulance. Considerations are being given to make ambulance service into a ALS type ambulance, but no desicion has been made at this time.

• Medic 3 & 4- Main Base (Knox)

     Based at Main Street and Culver Road. Protects the central part of the county

• Medic 1- North Judson Base

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

• Medic 5- Groverton Base

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