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Bay County Fire/Rescue

• Sta. #1 - Thomas Drive V.F.D. Inc. (HQ) - 2913 Thomas Dr. between Daniel St. & N. Lagoon Dr.,Panama City Beach (Sta. sits back from the road)
• Sta. #2 - Thomas Drive V.F.D. Inc. - 2911 Allison Ave. between N. Lagoon Dr. & Polly Ave.,Panama City Beach
• Sta. #3 - Thomas Drive V.F.D. Inc. - 4024 Holiday Dr. @ Beach Dr.,Panama City Beach
• Sta. #4 - West End V.F.D. (Sta. #1 - HQ) -
  • Current Sta. - 20800 Panama City Beach Pkwy. (aka State Road 30A/US-98) across from Downing St.,Panama City Beach
  • Former Sta. - 20512 Panama City Beach Pkwy. (aka State Road 30A/US-98) between Oleander Dr. & Rose Ln.,Panama City Beach
• Sta. #5 - West End V.F.D. (Sta. #2) - 23104 Lakeview Dr. between Lake Powell Dr. & Dead End,Panama City Beach (Sta. sits at the Dead End)
• Sta. #6 - West Bay V.F.D. - 6224 Laird Park Rd. between School Dr. & Live Oak Rd.,Panama City Beach
• Sta. #7 - Northwest Side V.F.D. - 2311 Michigan Ave. between (W.) 23rd Ct. & (W.) 24th St.,Panama City
• Sta. #8 - Southport V.F.D. - 2115 County Road 2321 (aka State Road 77A) between State Road 77 & Ballpark Rd.,Southport
• Sta. #9 - Sand Hills V.F.D. - 13010 State Road 77 between Hatcher Dr. & Guana Rd.,Southport
• Sta. #10 - Green Hills/Fountain V.F.D. Inc. - 17823-17835 Park Pl. between Gardenia St. & Ivydell St.,Fountain (Front of the Sta. has an address of 17822 Center Dr. across from Hibiscus St.)
• Sta. #11 - Bear Creek/Youngstown V.F.D. - 11771 US-231 between Jadewood Cir. & Waller Rd.,Youngstown
• Sta. #12 - Bayou George V.F.D. - 9033 County Road 2301 @ Jammie Rd.,Youngstown
• Sta. #14 - Hiland Park V.F.D. - 2801 LaFayette Rd. between Hyde Ave. & Altha Ave.,Panama City
• Sta. #16 - Parker F.D. -
  • Current Sta. - 4534 E. Business US-98 between West St. & Ruby Pl.,Panama City
  • Former Sta. - 1003 W. Park St. @ E. 3rd St.,Panama City (Still the City Hall)
• Sta. #19 - Callaway F.D. -
  • Sta. #1 (HQ) - 252 Star Ave. (N.) (aka State Road 719) @ Harvey St.,Panama City
  • Sta. #2 Former sta - 11743 Bay Vista Rd, Panama City, FL 32404
• Sta. #28 - Springfield F.D. - 3726-3728 E. 3rd St. (aka State Road 22) between Harlem Ave. & Detroit Ave.,Panama City
• Sta. #30 - Panama City Beach Fire/Rescue - 160 (N.) Nautilus St. @ Colony Club Rd.,Panama City Beach (Sta. cannot be seen from the road & sits at the following coordinates: 30.213975/-85.850272)
• Sta. #31 - Panama City Beach Fire/Rescue -
  • Current Sta. - 17109-17121 Panama City Beach Pkwy. (aka State Road 30A/US-98) @ San Vincente St. & across from Cape Cir.,Panama City Beach
  • Former Sta. - 17110 Firenzo Ave. between S. Arnold Rd. & San Vincente St.,Panama City Beach (Formerly the Police Dept.,now torn down)
• Sta. #32 - Panama City Beach Fire/Rescue - 10015 Hutchison Blvd. (aka Middle Beach Rd./State Road 392A) between Miracle Strip Loop & Clarence St.,Panama City Beach
• Sta. #43 - Mexico Beach Fire/Rescue - 118 14th St. between US-98 (aka State Road 30) & Dead End,Mexico Beach

Independent City F.D's

• Lynn Haven F.D. -
  • Sta. #1 (HQ) - 1412 Pennsylvania Ave. between E. 14th St. (aka State Road 390) & E. 15th St.,Lynn Haven
  • Sta. #2 - 1200 Mosley Dr. between N. Oak Ridge Ave. & County Road 389,Panama City
• Panama City F.D. -
  • Sta. #1 (HQ) -
    • Current Sta. - 600 E. Business US-98 (aka State Road 30) @ Hamilton Ave.,Panama City (Back of the Sta. is across from 5th Ct.)
    • Former Sta. - 19 (E.) 4th St. @ Luverne Ave.,Panama City (Bays faced Luverne Ave.)
  • Sta. #2 - 2001 Beck Ave. (aka State Road 390) between (W.) 19th St. & (W.) 21st St.,Panama City
  • Sta. #3 - 2103 (E.) 6th St. @ Maine Ave.,Panama City
  • Sta. #4 - 211 (W.) 19th St. between Jenks Ave. & State Ave.,Panama City
  • Sta. #5 - 629 Jackson Way between W. State Road 390 & Dead End,Panama City
• Tyndall Air Force Base F.D. - 1129 Florida Ave. between Louisiana Ave. & Goat Hill Loop,Tyndall A.F.B. (The Sta. sits at the following coordinates: 30.067013/-85.581828)

Bay County Emergency Medical Services

On October 1, 2013 the E.M.S. services for Bay County, Florida were transitioned from Bay Medical Center E.M.S. to Bay County E.M.S., a division of Bay County Emergency Services. Bay County E.M.S. stations seven 24-hour A.L.S. ambulances throughout the county, one 12-hour peak-time A.L.S. ambulance, one A.L.S. quick response vehicle (Q.R.V.), and two A.L.S. Q.R.V. supervisors.

• Sta. #1 - 518 N. MLK Jr. Blvd. (aka N. Cove Blvd./State Road 77) between (E.) 6th St. & E. Business US-98 (aka State Road 30),Panama City
  • Two A.L.S. Ambulances, One A.L.S. Supervisor Q.R.V. (EMS-2)
• Sta. #2 - 10005 Hutchison Blvd. (aka Middle Beach Rd./State Road 392A) across from Clarence St.,Panama City Beach
  • Two A.L.S. Ambulances, One A.L.S. Supervisor Q.R.V. (EMS-3)
• Sta. #3 -
  • Current Sta. - Lynn Haven F.D. - Sta. #1
  • Former Sta. - 817 Ohio Ave. (aka State Road 77) between (E.) 8th St. & (E.) 9th St.,Lynn Haven
  • One A.L.S. Ambulance
• Sta. #4 - Bear Creek/Youngstown V.F.D. - Sta. #11
  • One A.L.S. Quick Response Vehicle (Rescue-6)
• Sta. #7 - 489 N. Tyndall Pkwy. (aka State Road 30A/US-98) between McCall Dr. & Martin Ct.,Panama City
  • One A.L.S. Ambulance
• Sta. #8 - West End V.F.D. - Sta. #4
  • One A.L.S. Ambulance
• Sta. #14 - Hiland Park V.F.D. - Sta. #14
  • No ambulance is permanently stationed at this station, however the peak-time A.L.S. ambulance usually will post at this station.

Lifeguard Ambulance Service of Bay County

Lifeguard Ambulance Service of Bay County is a full-service Advanced Life Support E.M.S. service who performs non-emergency E.M.S. services within Bay County. Lifeguard Ambulance is dispatched through a centralized dispatch center through Nextel style cellular telephones, and so cannot be monitored. Communications between Lifeguard Ambulance Service and the local hospitals can be heard on MED-12 and MED-52.

• Sta. #1 - 1430 Harrison Ave. (aka US-231) between (E.) 14th St. & (E.) 15th St. (aka State Road 30A/US-98),Panama City

Bay County (FL) Fire/Rescue Apparatus List

• 1 - Thomas Drive V.F.D. Inc. -
  • Battalion 1
  • Engine 102
  • Ladder 1
  • Rescue 1
  • HazMat 1

• 2 - Thomas Drive V.F.D. Inc. -
  • Engine 202

• 3 - Thomas Drive V.F.D. Inc. -
  • Engine 301

• 4 - Bay County Fire rescue -
  • Engine 4
  • Tanker 405
  • Brush 4

• 5 - Bay County Fire Rescue -

• 6 - Bay County Fire Rescue (West Bay V.F.D.) -

• 7 - Northwest Side V.F.D. -

• 8 - Southport V.F.D. -

• 9 - Sand Hills V.F.D. -

• 10 - Green Hills/Fountain V.F.D. Inc. -

• 11 - Bear Creek/Youngstown V.F.D. -

• 12 - Bayou George V.F.D. -

• 14 - Hiland Park V.F.D. -

• 16 - Parker F.D. -
  • Engine 8
  • Engine 9
  • Rescue 16

• 19 - Callaway F.D. -
  • Sta. #1 -
    • Engine 1
    • Engine 2
    • Service 1
    • Chief officer 1

• 28 - Springfield F.D. -
  • Engine 1
  • Engine 2
  • Engine 3

• 30 - Panama City Beach F.D. -
  • Battalion 30
  • Engine 30
  • Engine 300 (Reserve)
  • Ladder 30
  • Rescue 30
  • Brush 30
  • Special operations Brush 31
  • Beach Safety 302

• 31 - Panama City Beach F.D. -
  • Ladder 31
  • Rescue 31

• 32 - Panama City Beach F.D. -
  • Engine 32

• 43 - Mexico Beach Fire/Rescue -

• Lynn Haven F.D. -
  • Sta. #1 -
  • Sta. #2 -

• Panama City F.D. -
  • Sta. #1 -
    • Engine 1
    • Ladder 1
    • Truck 1
  • Sta. #2 -
    • Engine 2
    • Ladder 2
    • Truck 2
    • Rescue 2
  • Sta. #3 -
    • Engine 3
  • Sta. #4 -
    • Engine 4
    • Rescue 4
  • Sta. #5 -
    • Engine 5

• Tyndall Air Force Base F.D. -

Bay County Schools Districts

As Summer of 2015 All County Schools and Buses are moving to DMR. Some schools are still on analog expect for 2-3 schools have gone to DMR Sometime in 2018/19 all schools be moved to DMR. The Buses and Maintenance has moved to DMR. Looks like the Schools repeater is stronger signal instead 2-3 miles radius. Appears they are using color code 1 & TalkGroup 1 according to the DSDPlus program. So far there is No Encryption being used. So far since DMR was released to the public All Schools and Buses use TalkGroup 1 Color 1. Some schools use slot 1 or 2. Buses uses Slot 1 for Channel 1 Slot 2 for Channel 2. Buses have 3 Freq's 453.375-In Town Ch 464.325-North Ch 464.000-West Ch patched together. Elementary & Middle Schools use Slot 1 High Schools use Slot 2.

Bay County Sheriff's Office ID Number Ranges

1-83     Supervisors
84-94    Criminal Investigations
100-107  Special Investigations
108-119  Administrative/Support Services
120-140  Community Services
200-250  Court Services (Bailiffs & Warrants)
251-349  Jail Deputies
350-399  Dispatch
400-549  Field Services Deputies (Patrol)
550-599  Reserve Deputies
600-640  Auxiliary Deputies
641-699  Civilian Employees
701-799  Parker Police Department
801-899  Cedar Grove Police Department (Dissolved 10/22/2008) 
901-999  Mexico Beach Police Department (Disbanded 11/01/2019)

Bay County Sheriff Zones

Zone 1   Unincorporated Panama City Beach (West End)
Zone 2   Unincorporated Panama City Beach (North of Grand Lagoon)
Zone 3   Unincorporated Panama City Beach (Thomas Drive)
Zone 4   Unincorporated Panama City & Lynn Haven
Zone 5   Southport
Zone 6   Youngstown/Fountain
Zone 7   Bayou George/Majette
Zone 8   East Side (Unincorporated Callaway/Parker/Springfield as well as Sandy Creek & Allenton)
Zone 9   Mexico Beach
Zone 10  Traffic Units
Zone 11  Administration
Zone 12  Investigations
Zone 13  Warrants
Zone 14  Supervisors
Zone 15  Callaway North
Zone 16  Callaway South
Zone 17  Callaway East
Zone 19  Cedar Grove North
Zone 20  City of Parker
Zone 21  Cedar Grove South
Zone 22  City of Panama City West
Zone 23  City of Springfield
Zone 24  City of Panama City Beach West
Zone 25  City of Lynn Haven
Zone 26  City of Panama City East
Zone 27  City of Panama City Beach East
Zone 99  Dispatch

Bay County Sheriff Patch Test

BCSO uses either Tac 1 (240) Tac 2 (272) Tac 3 (304) Radio System Test with different counties. Time 0100-0500 CST. So far I heard the following counties. *=Just added to the list.

Alachua*	Baker*	Bay	Bradford	Brevard*	Broward*	Calhoun	Charlotte	Citrus*	Clay*
Collier	Columbia	DeSoto	Dixie	Duval	Escambia*	Flagler*	Franklin	Gadsden	Gilchrist
Glades	Gulf	Hamilton	Hardee	Hendry	Hernando	Highlands	Hillsborough	Holmes	Indian River
Jackson	Jefferson	Lafayette	Lake	Lee	Leon	Levy	Liberty	Madison	Manatee
Marion	Martin	Miami-Dade	Monroe	Nassau	Okaloosa	Okeechobee	Orange*	Osceola	Palm Beach
Pasco	Pinellas	Polk*	Putnam*	St Johns	St Lucie	Santa Rosa*	Sarasota*	Seminole	Sumter
Suwannee	Taylor	Union	Volusia	Wakulla	Walton	Washington	Fl Hwy Patrol*

Bay County signal codes

Signal 0 Armed
Signal 1 Drunken driver
Signal 2 Drunken pedestrian
Signal 3 Hit and run
Signal 4 Accident
Signal 5 Murder
Signal 6 Escaped prisoner
Signal 7 Dead person
Signal 8 Missing person
Signal 9 Stolen tag
Signal 10 Stolen vehicle
Signal 11 Abandoned vehicle
Signal 12 Reckless driver
Signal 13 Suspicious person or vehicle
Signal 14 Information
Signal 15 Special detail
Signal 16 Highway obstruction
Signal 17 Contact message
Signal 18 Felony
Signal 19 Misdemeanor
Signal 20 Mentally ill person
Signal 21 Break and enter
Signal 22 Disturbance
Signal 23 Pedestrian hitcher
Signal 24 Robbery
Signal 25 Fire/arson
Signal 26 Drowning
Signal 27 Prowler
Signal 28 Riot
Signal 29 Personal aid
Signal 30 Bomb threat
Signal 31 Drug case
Signal 32 Theft
Signal 33 Assault/battery
Signal 34 Suicide
Signal 35 Shooting
Signal 36 Stabbing
Signal 37 Sex offense
Signal 38 Criminal mischief
Signal 39 Indecent exposure
Signal 40 Plane crash
Signal 41 Alarm
Signal 42 Trespass/unwanted guest
Signal 43 Civil
Signal 44 Juvenile
Signal 45 Animal
Signal 46 Sick and injured
Signal 47 Aid other agency
Signal 48 NCIC/FCIC/Local hit
Signal 49 Officer in trouble
Signal 50 Hostage/kidnapping
Signal 51 Obscene phone call
Signal 52 Discharge firearm
Signal 53 Checking building
Signal 54 Assist citizen
Signal 55 Back-up
Signal 56 Noise complaint
Signal 57 Fireworks
Signal 58 Other offense
Signal 59 Other agency case
Signal 60 Traffic stop
Signal 61 Recovered property
Signal 62 Lost property
Signal 63 Harassment/threats
Signal 65 Unverified 911 call
Signal 66 Stalking
Signal 67 Domestic violence
Signal 68 Forgery/fraud/PWC
Signal 69 Littering
Signal 70 Hazmat
Signal 71 Electric line down
Signal 72 Surf check
Signal 73 Gas leak
Signal 74 Helicopter traffic
Signal 75 Beach ordinance
Signal 76 Family Crisis Unit
Signal 77 Welfare check
Signal 80 Arrest activity/inmate
Signal 81 Arrest activity/felony
Signal 82 Arrest activity/misdemeanor
Signal 83 Arrest activity/other agency
Signal 90 Delayed action

Bay County 10 codes

10-1 Receiving poorly
10-2 Receiving well
10-3 Stop transmitting
10-4 OK
10-5 Relay to
10-6 Busy
10-7 Out of service
10-8 In service
10-9 Repeat message
10-10 Out of service/sub to call
10-11 Dispatch to rapidly
10-12 Visitor present
10-13 Weather/road conditions
10-14 Convoy or escort
10-15 Prisoner in custody
10-16 Pick up prisoner at 
10-17 Conduct investigation
10-18 Complete assignment fast
10-19 Return to station
10-20 Location
10-21 Call station by landline
10-22 Disregard
10-23 Standby
10-24 Trouble – send help
10-25 Make contact with 
10-26 Message received
10-27 No answer to number
10-28 Check registration
10-29 Check wants and warrants
10-30 Against rules and regulations
10-31 In pursuit
10-32 Is Breathalyzer available?
10-33 Emergency traffic
10-34 Break/trouble at jail
10-35 Confidential info
10-36 Correct time
10-37 Operator on duty
10-38 Block roads at
10-39 Message delivered
10-41 In possession of
10-42 Out of service/at home
10-43 Information
10-44 Pick up paper at 
10-45 Phone ____ at ____
10-46 Urgent
10-47 Need emergency radio repair
10-48 End of message receive
10-49 Serving warrants
10-50 Stopping vehicle
10-51 En route to ____
10-52 Estimated time of arrival
10-53 Coming to the station
10-54 Negative
10-55 Car calling to car
10-56 Meet ____ at ____
10-57 Deliver prisoner to jail
10-58 Vehicle service
10-60 Report writing
10-61 Briefing
10-62 Open gate, door or window
10-63 Miscellaneous officer traffic
10-65 Can you copy?
10-66 Cancel
10-67 Serving civil process
10-68 Need legal advice
10-70 Send wrecker
10-71 Send ambulance
10-72 Follow-up investigation
10-80 Everything under control
10-86 Starting duty
10-87 Ending duty
10-88 Where can be reached?
10-89 Meal break
10-90 Security check
10-91 Pick up subject
10-95 Subject present
10-97 Arrived at scene
10-98 Completed assignment
10-100 ALERT – Keep in touch
10-120 Visitor present end
10-200 Change deputy status

County and City websites

Bay County Sheriff's Office

Panama City Police Dept.

Panama City Fire Dept.

Panama City Beach Police Dept.

Panama City Beach Fire Dept.

City of Lynn Haven Police Dept.

City of Lynn Haven Fire Dept.

City of Springfield

City of Callaway

FHP Troop A CAD

Panama City Hall From Job postings to alerts and Bids

First Transit

1st Transit took over Bay Town Trolley on 7/1/2014

• Transit 1 Trolley Dispatch TG 5011
• Transit 2 Bay Area Transport (COA) TG 5012
• Transit 3 Maintenance TG 5013
• Transit 4 TG 5014

• Sometime in Jan 2022 routes will be changing

Code	Usage
10-1	Receiving Poorly
10-2	Receiving Well
10-3	Loading/Unloading Walker
10-6	Busy
10-7	Out of Service
10-8	In Service
10-9	Repeat Transmission
10-19	Heading back to the yard
10-20	Where's Your Location
10-51	Enroute
10-60	Loading/Unloading Wheel Chair
10-100	Stepping away from vehicle

**Note! If you hear TPO = Transportation Planning Organization.

Bay County / PC Beach / Lynn Haven / Panama City Fire Dept / MEDIC Tone Outs

Bay County FD Paging Freq 155.925 *CSQ

• NOTE! Medic Units are getting paged on VHF side.
• Panama City uses Quick Call 2 system
• PCB to BCFR & MEDIC Units are using Plectron

Stations	Tone A	Tone B
Beach Fire
Dist 1 Thomas Dr Sta#1 & Medic 101	834.0	701.0
Dist 2 Thomas Dr Sta#2
Dist 3 Thomas Dr Sta#3
Beach Station 30 * New Station open in June 2020	1743.0	2688.0
Beach Station 31	1743.0	1901.0
Beach Station 32	765.0	2260.0
Dist 4 West End Station #1 & Medic 401	1743.0	1403.0
Dist 5 West End Station #2
Dist 6 West Bay	834.0	1403.0
Dist 7 NW Side	2260.0	1403.0
Dist 8 Southport	2465.0	1403.0
Dist 9 Sand Hills	765.0	2688.0
Dist 10 Green Hills/Fountain	765.0	2465.0
Dist 11 Bear Creek/Youngstown & Medic 111	765.0	1180.0
Dist 12 Bayou George	910.0	1403.0
Dist 14 Hiland Park	1901.0	1403.0
16 Parker	765.0	1403.0
19 Callaway	992.0	1403.0
28 Springfield	2688.0	1403.0
43 Mexico Beach	834.0	1743.0
Lynn Haven Station 1	2073.0	1403.0
Lynn Haven Station 2	1743.0	2073.0
Panama City Station 1	368.5	349.0
Panama City Station 2	368.5	457.9
Panama City Station 3	368.5	389.0
Panama City Station 4	368.5	410.8
Panama City Station 5	368.5	433.7
Panama City Station(s) All	368.5	539.0
First2Aid	2073.0	701.0
Medic 151
Medic 171	1180.0	701.0
Medic 181	1743.0	701.0
Medic 211 & 212	1901.0	701.0
Medic 501	1082.0	701.0
Medic 701

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