Baldwin County (AL)

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Baldwin County WEB

Baldwin County Sheriff's Office WEB FB

Is responsible for the processing and dispatching of all emergency calls received by the Sheriff's Office from either the general public, Emergency 911 center or other Law Enforcement agencies. The Sheriff's Communications center consists of the Communications Director and many full time Communications Officers.

All calls for service processed through the Communications center are logged, tracked and archived in a computer aided dispatch system (CAD). The CAD system, which has been operational since 1999, incorporates a geographical street index, automatic wanted checks, call histories, unit tracking and statistical reporting for the purpose of assisting Deputy Sheriff's in responding to calls for service.

Uniformed/Patrol

The Uniform Services Command of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office currently consists of approximately 105 deputy sheriff positions. Approximately half of these are assigned to squads in the Patrol Division, where deputies provide law enforcement services throughout the county while assigned to one of four squads that work 12-hour rotating shifts and cover 8 zoned areas totaling 2,027 square miles. Each patrol squad is supervised by a sergeant and two corporals. Their primary mission is to answer calls for service from citizens and protect the public from criminal activity through pro-active patrol operations. They are also responsible for the service of criminal process such as arrest warrants and subpoenas, which are generated by the Baldwin County Court System. The Special Operations Unit and K-9 Unit are also assigned to the Enforcement Division of the Uniform Services Command. The Special Operations Unit consists of several deputies and task force members trained in highway interdiction. The K-9 Unit consists of several dual-purpose canine teams which augment patrol efforts, while also assisting other units and divisions with drug detection and fugitive tracking. Both units also frequently work enhanced traffic enforcement, large special events, and provide demonstrations for schools and the community.

Investigations Command WEB

Baldwin County Emergency Communication/911 WEB FB

Serves the 228,000+ residents and Millions of visitors per year. Baldwin County is about 1,596 square miles - one of the largest counties east of the Mississippi river and is located on the Gulf Coast of Alabama, east of Mobile Bay.
Began operations May 16, 1988. In addition to answering 9-1-1 calls and dispatching fire and emergency medical units, we are also responsible for creating and maintaining all addresses outside the various municipalities in the county.

Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency WEB

Emergency Operations Plan 2023 PDF
155.28 BM North Baldwin Search and Rescue WZJ574 Deprecated 5/23/24

North Baldwin Sheriff's Search and Rescue

Possibly using MURS radios/frequencies
A private, non-profit, volunteer organization which assists, as the name suggests, with search and rescue operations. Even though "Sheriff" is in their name, it is not an actual part of the Sheriff's Office. They are most often used in recovering boats, planes, and vehicles from the swampy rivers in the northwest part of Baldwin County but might also be found looking for lost hikers and hunters in the surrounding timberlands. 11/24, they have a couple AIRS radios and a new talkgroup, 20821.

EMS Agencies

Baptist LifeFlight (Mobile & Pensacola, FL) WEB

Medstar Ambulance WEB

Medstar Air Care 1 WEB

Lifeguard EMS WEB

Hospitals

North Baldwin Infirmary WEB

South Baldwin Regional Medical Center WEB

Thomas Hospital WEB

Municipalities and Districts

Barnwell

Barnwell VFD WEB

Bay Minette (City) WEB

Bay Minette Police WEB
Bay Minette Fire & EMS WEB

Belforest

Belforest VFD WEB

Bon Secour

Bon Secour VFD WEB

Crossroads

Crossroads VFD & EMS WEB

Dapne WEB

Daphne Police WEB
Daphne Fire & EMS WEB

Elberta (Town) WEB

Elberta Police WEB
Elberta VFD WEB

Elsanor

Elsanor VFD [Elsanor VFDWEB]

Fairhope WEB

Fairhope Police WEB
Fairhope VFD WEB

Foley

Foley Police WEB
Foley VFD WEB

Fort Morgan

Fort Morgan VFD & EMS WEB

Gatewood

Gateswood VFD & EMS WEB

Gulf Shores (City) WEB

Gulf Shores Police WEB
Gulf Shores Fire & EMS WEB

Josephine

Josephine VFD

Lillian

Lillian VFD & EMS FB

Little River

Little River VFD WEB

Lottie

Lottie VFD

Loxley

Loxley Police WEB

155.7375 154.6675 WQIC612 RM 503 DPL Police: Dispatch FMN Deprecated 7/25/24

Loxley VFD WEB

Magnolia Springs (Town) WEB

Magnolia Springs VFD WEB

Marlow

Marlow VFD FB

Orange Beach WEB

Orange Beach Police WEB
Orange Beach Fire & EMS WEB

Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay VFD WEB

Perdido Beach (Town) WEB

Perdido Beach VFD & EMS WEB

Pine Grove

Pine Grove VFD & EMS FB

Volunteer Fire is exclusively on Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)
460.05 BM CSQ PGVFD Sta 71 Fire Station 71 FMN Fire-Tac (Deprecated 11/23) WQNS228 Licensed for paging for Bay Minette

Rayburn

Rabun VFD & EMS WEB

Robertsdale WEB

Robertsdale Police WEB
Robertsdale VFD WEB

Rosinton

Rosinton VFD & EMS FB

Seminole

Seminole VFD & EMS

Silver Hill WEB

Silverhill Fire WEB
Silverhill VFD FB

Spanish Fort (City) WEB

Spanish Fort Police WEB
Spanish Fort Fire & EMS WEB

Stapleton

Stapleton VFD & EMS WEB

Stockton

Stockton VFD WEB

Styx River

Styx River VFD & EMS FB

Summerdale WEB

Summerdale Police WEB
Summerdale VFD WEB

Tensaw

Tensaw VFD

White House Forks

White House Forks VFD & EMS WEB

Baldwin County Public Schools WEB FB SCHOOLS

Approximately 31,000 students in the school system; largest employer in Baldwin County with over 4,000 employees
Full-time School Resource Officer in every school
BCBE has over 400 buses running over 400 routes each day (with bus shops located in Bay Minette and Summerdale)
BCBE buses travel more than 10,000 daily miles and 4 million miles annually, transporting more than 14,000 students daily (update below)
91% of bus fleet are 10 years old and newer.
Baldwin County buses transport more than 15,000 students on a daily basis. There are over 400 bus routes, which travel more than 21,000 miles every day while serving the students of Baldwin County. All buses are equipped with digital video recording systems, two-way radios, and live GPS tracking capabilities.

General Information

Baldwin County is the largest county in Alabama and is roughly the size of Rhode Island. It has a diverse geography extending from the beach on the Gulf of Mexico to coastal plain and farmland to timber country in the north. Much of the area is rural - serviced by volunteer fire departments, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, and small police departments. Notable exceptions are the popular vacation destinations of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Foley whose communities support well-funded, staffed, and equipped police and fire departments. The Eastern Shore cities of Spanish Fort, Daphne, and Fairhope also support robust police and fire departments. And, the county seat of Bay Minette has full-time police and fire departments. Emergency Medical Services are privately contracted through MedStar with the exception of Orange Beach which operates their own fire department EMS units.

Public Safety departments in Baldwin County operate on one or more of the following three radio systems:

Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)
Bay Minette, Daphne, Foley, Robertsdale (NXDN)
Baldwin County (conventional VHF radios)

The Radio Reference Database serves as the most up-to-date source of radio systems and frequency usage in Baldwin County and should be consulted regularly to ensure accuracy. The purpose of this page is to assist readers with a better understanding of what is being heard on their scanner.

All fire department and medical calls in Baldwin County are dispatched from the 911 Center in Robertsdale regardless of their radio system and there is a great deal of multicasting so it is common to hear calls across all three systems. Depending on the department and the nature of the call, dispatching may be heard on a single talkgroup, multiple talkgroups, or one or more of the five geographic VHF channels (North, East, South, West, or Central). Calls may include fire departments, emergency medical services, and lifeguards as well as coordination with medical helicopters.

A dispatched call will include the following:

Station (fire department or MedStar unit)
District (subsection of the fire department area if applicable)
Zone (fire department station where the response is needed)
Nature of the call
Address
Response level

The list below provides the fire department station identifiers.

Fire Department Station Identifiers

Station	Department
20	Gulf Shores
21	Orange Beach
22	Oyster Bay
24	Bon Secour
28	Fort Morgan
30	Foley
31	Elberta
33	Josephine
34	Magnolia Springs
35	Perdido Beach
37	Lillian
38	Barnwell
40	Summerdale
44	Fish River / Marlow
50	Robertsdale
52	Silverhill
53	Elsanor
57	Seminole
58	Fairhope
60	Loxley
63	Ronsinton
64	Belforest
65	Styx River
66	Daphne
67	Gateswood
68	Spanish Fort
70	Bay Minette
71	Pine Grove
72	Stapleton
74	Whitehouse Forks
78	Crossroads
80	Rabun
82	North Baldwin SAR
85	Perdido
88	Stockton
90	Tensaw
91	Lottie
97	Little River

Unit Calls Signs

County EMA personnel will be assigned the following radio call signs to be used with the EMA portable radios: • EMA 1 – Director • EMA 2 – Deputy Director • EMA 3 – Emergency Management Officer • EMA 4 – Logistics Division Manager • EMA 5 – Planning & Grants Division Manager • EMA 6-9 – Emergency Management Specialist • EMA 10 – Public Information Officer • EMA 11 – Emergency Management Specialist

Codes and Signals

In keeping with the national trend away from radio codes and signals (see National Incident Management System), fire department and medical dispatching has largely migrated to plain language with the exception of the designation of the response level.

Response Level

Alpha -- Non-life threatening // Non-emergency response
Bravo -- Possibly life threatening // Emergency response
Charlie -- Life threatening // Emergency response
Delta -- Serious life threat // Emergency response
Echo -- Life status questionable // Emergency response
Omega -- Public assist // Non-emergency response

Similarly, law enforcement agencies have also adopted more plain language in their radio communications and this is especially prevalent in multi-department operations such as vehicle pursuits or manhunts. Within individual departments, however, radio codes may still be utilized and most follow the 10 Codes used by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency 10 Codes

10-00--Given as "double zero". Officer needs all possible assistance.
10-0--Use caution. Details not known.
10-1--Unable to copy-change location.
10-2--Signal good
10-3--Stop transmitting
10-4--Acknowledgement (OK)
10-5--Relay (J1-Personal; J2-Property; J3-Prisoner; J-4-Papers)
10-6--Busy-Unless urgent
10-7--Out of service. Not subject to call.
10-8--In service
10-9--Repeat
10-10--Out of service. Subject to call.
10-11--Remain in service
10-12--Stand by (Stop). Remain alert for further details.
10-13--Weather & road conditions.
10-14--Correct time
10-15--Have in possession (J1-Personal; J2-Property; J3-Prisoner; J4-Papers)
10-16--Pick up (J1-Personal; J2-Property; J3-Prisoner; J4-Papers)
10-17--Urgent-Rush present detail.
10-18--Any traffic for this unit or station?
10-19--No traffic for your unit or station.
10-20--Location?
10-21--Call . . . . by telephone.
10-22--Report in person to . . . .
10-23--Arrived at scene
10-24--Assignment completed
10-25--Disregard last info or assignment.
10-26--Detaining person or vehicle. (Expedite)
10-27--Drivers license information
10-28--Vehicle registration information
10-29--Check for wanted
10-30--Illegal use of radio
10-31--Hit & Run (J1-Personal; J2-Property)
10-32--Man with gun
10-33--EMERGENCY-Maximum priority (All units & stations not involved maintain radio silence.)
10-34--Tower lights
10-35--Major crime alert
10-36--Urgent-Use light & siren
10-37--Urgent-Silent run
10-38--Investigate suspicious vehicle. (J1-Occupied; J2-Unoccupied)
10-39--Stopping suspicious vehicle
10-40--Stolen vehicle
10-41--Beginning tour of duty
10-42--Ending tour of duty
10-43--Complete present assignment quickly
10-44--Permission to leave patrol area
10-45--Off day
10-46--Assist motorist
10-47--Emergency road repairs needed
10-48--Need assistance. (NOT 00 or 10-33)

10-49--Traffic light out
10-50--Accident. (F-Fatal; PI-Personal Injury; PD-Property Damage; S-State Vehicle)
10-51--Wrecker needed
10-52--Ambulance needed
10-53--Road blocked
10-54--Livestock on highway. (J1-Live stock; J2-Carcass)
10-55--Intoxicated driver
10-56--Intoxicated pedestrian
10-57--Crime in progress
10-58--Direct traffic
10-59--Convoy or escort
10-60--Attempt to contact
10-61--Return to . . . . .
10-62--Reply to message
10-63--Prepare to make written copy
10-64--Message for local delivery
10-65--Radio log number
10-66--Message, dispatch, or assignment cancellation
10-67--Prepare to submit activity report
10-68--Dispatch information
10-69--Car to car clearance
10-70--Fire alarm. (F-Forest; H-house; V-Vehicle)
10-71--Report progress on fire
10-72--Meet complainant
10-73--Supervisor needed
10-74--Intoximeter operator needed
10-75--Photographer needed
10-76--Investigator needed
10-77--Narcotics agent needed
10-78--Notify coroner
10-79--In contact with . . . . .
10-80--D.C.G. (Disaster Control Group)
10-81--Squad in vicinity
10-82--Reserve lodging
10-83--Cancel reservations
10-84--En route
10-85--Will be late
10-86--Missing person
10-87--E.T.A. (Estimated Time of Arrival)
10-88--Present telephone number of . . . . .
10-89--Dead person
10-90--Alarm
10-91--Unnecessary use of radio
10-92--Murder
10-93--Blockade (Road block)
10-94--Drag racing
10-95--Reckless driving
10-96--Mental person
10-97--Civil disturbance (A-Racial; B-Teenagers; C-Crowd Gathering; D-Fighting)
10-98--Prison or jail break
10-99--Records indicate wanted or stolen (A-Felony; B-Misdemeanor)
10-100--Hot pusuit
10-100A--Attempting to outrun patrol car

Radio Systems in Baldwin County

Public Safety

Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)

Listening to AIRS in Baldwin County

Bay Minette, Daphne, Foley, Robertsdale

Listening to the Bay Minette, Daphne, Foley, Robertsdale System

Business / Utility / Private

Gulf State Park (Gulf Shores)

For more info, see Alabama Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

159.360 155.3175 WQRK595 RM CC 1 TG 1 SL 2 Gulf St Park D (Former) Operations DMR Deprecated (Former Use/Testing)
159.360 155.3175 WQRK595 RM 431 DPL Gulf St Park Campground Security/Operations FMN Public Works (still in use 2024)

Federal / Military

United States Department of Defense (14C)

Live Audio Feeds

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