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Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZ)

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Call Signs

  • Northern Highway Patrol Bureau (Phoenix Dispatch)
1## = District 1 - Kingman
2## = District 2 - Flagstaff
3## = District 3 - Holbrook
11## = District 11 - Globe
12## = District 12 - Prescott
  • Metro Highway Patrol Bureau (Phoenix Dispatch)
5## = District 5 - Metro Central
7## = District 7 - Metro Motors
13## = District 13 - Metro East
14## = District 14 - Metro West
18## = District 18 - Metro South
19## = District 19 - Night Watch Phoenix
  • Southern Highway Patrol Bureau (Tucson Dispatch)
4## = District 4 - Yuma
6## = District 6 - Casa Grande
8## = District 8 - Tucson
9## = District 9 - Sierra Vista
17## = District 17 - Tucson Night Watch
  • Special Enforcement Bureau
10## = District 10 - Capitol District
15## = District 15 - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement North
16## = District 16 - Commercial Vehicle Enforcement South


Prefix/Suffix

Air = DPS Pilots
Border = Border Strike Force
Charles = Capitol Law Enforcement
David = Narcotics Investigators
Frank = Field Training
Ida = Liquor Inspections
King = K-9
Mary = Motorcycle
Mary Edward = Medical Examiner
Ocean =
Photo = Evidence Documentation
Ranger ## = DPS Helicopters
-1 (Bell 429): Deer Valley (Phoenix) N911AZ
-2 (Bell 429): (Last seen Tucson area) N822AZ (new sighting 2023-01-06)
-42 (Bell 407): Flagstaff N42AZ (hasn't flown since 2017)
-52 (Bell 407): Tucson N52AZ
-54 (Bell 407): Flagstaff N54AZ
-56 (Bell 407): Sierra Vista N56AZ
-58 (Bell 407): Kingman N58AZ
(Helicopter locations are unconfirmed.)
Robert = Reserve Trooper
Sam = Special Detail (DUI, Roundups, etc.)
Service = Roadside Motorist Assistant (Service Patrol)
Tac = Special Operations Unit (SWAT)
Tom = Training / Travel Status
Uniform = Unavailable/Out of Uniform
Victor = Construction Detail
WSB = Wireless Services Bureau (Radio Techs)
Xray = 10th Trooper in a Squad
Young = Court Detail
Zebra = GIITEM Task Force

Codes

10-1 = Weak signal
10-2 = Good signal
10-4 = Affirmative (OK)
10-13 = Weather conditions
10-19 = Enroute
10-20 = Location
10-21 = Telephone
10-22 = Disregard
10-27 = Drivers license information
10-28 = Registration
10-29 = Records check/warrant information
10-38 =
10-38F = Felony warrant
10-38M = Misdemeanor Warrant
10-40 = Stolen vehicle
10-45 = Meet up
10-52 = Change channels
10-90 = Backup
10-97 = Arrived at scene
10-98 = Assignment complete
4 = Good status
7 = Meal break
20 = Status check
34 = Motorist assist
101 = Woman
101 = Beginning mileage
102 = Ending mileage
693 = Reckless driver
702 = Speeding vehicle
926 = Wrecker
961 = Accident - non-injury
962 = Accident - injury
963 = Accident - fatality
964 = Accident - unknown injuries
1381 = Impaired driver

External Links

District Map on DPS Website

District Map on ArcGIS Website (easier to read)



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