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Durham Region Information/Overview

Durham Region

The Regional Municipality of Durham, informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto, Ontario. It has an area of approximately 2,500 square kilometres. Durham Region is considered part of the Greater Toronto Area, with the communities of Oshawa, Whitby, and Clarington making up the Oshawa Census Metropolitan Area. The regional government is headquartered in Whitby.

The Region of Durham was established in 1974 as one of several new regional governments in the Province of Ontario, primarily in fast-growing urban and suburban areas. Durham Region encompasses areas that were previously part of Ontario County and the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham. It was the culmination of a series of studies into municipal governance in the "Oshawa-Centred Region" that had begun in the late 1960s.

Durham Region is located in the area generally referred to as South-Central Ontario. It is bordered by Toronto to the west, Northumberland County to the east, York Region to the north, and Lake Ontario to the south.

Durham Region consists of the following local municipalities:

The City of Pickering
The Town of Ajax
The Town of Whitby
The City of Oshawa
The Municipality of Clarington
The Township of Uxbridge
The Township of Scugog
The Township of Brock

Public Safety

Policing is done by the Durham Regional Police Services. They are dispatched from the 17 Division Headquarters in Oshawa. Radio communications are encrypted.

The Ontario Provincial Police is responsible for the patrolling of the 400 series highways and provincial controlled highways, like highway 7. They are dispatched from the Orillia Comm Centre on the Fleetnet System.

Fire services are provided by each municipality within the Durham Region. All communications are encrypted on the Durham NextGen Trunking System.

Ontario Provincial Police

The Ontario Provincial Police use the Bell FleetNet Ontario Provincial Government Zone 1 system for most of their communications. All communications on the operational talkgroups are APCO25. Interagency talkgroups are generally analog but are rarely used. The OPP also make use of analog mobile repeaters and wide area analog repeaters for portable coverage.

The Whitby detachment patrols the highways within Durham Region.

They are active on the following digital APCO25 talkgroups:

Description

The Whitby and Toronto talkgroups are always patched together, along with the Toronto and Oshawa MTO Enforcement talkgroups.

Special operations and events will be found on the Tactical talkgroups. Orillia Comm Centre is assigned 1TAC04 - 1TAC08.

Soft ID's for GTR/Durham Region

5Alpha - Orillia Region Headquarter Units
5Foxtrot - Toronto Units
5Kilo - Whitby Units

Most communications can be heard on the Whitby Site, while Pontypool Site is used on the eastern portion and Sunderland Site for the northern portion:

Site	Name	Freqs

Site	Name	Freqs

Site	Name	Freqs

If you do not have a digital scanner, it is sometimes possible to still listen to the OPP using one of their mobile analog repeaters (VR01, VR02 or VR03) or a wide area analog repeater (BEAT01, BEAT02 or URBAN).

The mobile and wide area analog repeater frequencies can be found on the Fleetnet Conventional Frequencies Page.

The mobile repeater channel VR01 is the main channel for all mobile repeaters in Durham Region.

VR01 is used by the Highway Safety Division units which patrol Highway 401.

VR03 is used for special events and for aircraft intercepts.

Ministry of Health (EMS Services)

Ambulance Service is provided throughout Durham Region by the Ministry of Health. Radio communications are currently trunked analog on the Bell Mobility Fleetnet Zone 1 system. The two primary talkgroups used for Durham Region are Oshawa North and Oshawa South.

Calls in Clarington, Oshawa, and Whitby are mostly handled on the "South Dispatch" talkgroup, while Ajax, Pickering, and the northern regions are on the "North Dispatch" talkgroup. The Oshawa Central Ambulance Communications Centres (CACC) talkgroups are:

Description

The Ministry of Health also utilizes several conventional frequencies:

Frequency	Input	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
150.10000		BM	CSQ	MOHPCOM	Provincial Common	FM	EMS Dispatch
149.44000		F	CSQ	MOH Paging	Provincial Paging	FM	EMS Dispatch
129.27500		BM	CSQ	MOH Air Amb	ORNGE Air Ambulance Fixed Wing	AM	EMS-Talk
413.68750	418.68750	RM	CSQ	ORNGE Base	ORNGE Air Ambulance Base	FMN	EMS-Talk

These include several vehicular repeater frequencies utilized when ambulance personnel are away from their vehicles, station paging, a common simplex channel and a backup tactical channel.

If an accident is serious enough, the Air Ambulance could be called in. In the southern part of Durham Region, listeners might be able to hear the output of the repeater located near Aurora in York Region. If not able to hear the output of the repeater, then listening to the input will allow the helicopter to be heard. Communications between Oshawa CACC, land ambulances and the Air Ambulance generally take place on Provincial Common, 150.1000.

Once enroute to the hospital, the crew will request a patch to the hospital. Generally Tac 1 and Tac 2 are used for patches to hospitals within Durham Region. Oshawa CACC will call alert the hospital and then patch the Tac channel assigned with the specific hospital talkgroup. Normally, it is only necessary to program in the Tac channels although sometimes, the hospital talkgroup is the talkgroup the patch is setup on.

Durham EMS Apparatus Listing

3002 3300 3009 3006 3403 3412 3117 3123 3166 3127 3513 3102 3446 3164 3103 3467 3523 3116 3445 3101 3158 3100 3153 3151 3122 3193 3121 3112 3150 3515 3111 3125 3500 3167 3162 3517 3120 3154 3128 3152 3296 3118 3161 3163 3165 3514 3406 3124 3113 3407 3505 3516 3157 3409 3408 3405 3325 3389 3390 3388 3395 3349 3400

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Fire Services

In Durham Region, each municipality, city and township, provides their own fire services. All communications are encrypted on the Durham NextGen System.

Durham Region Fire Departments

A new numbering system was implemented for Durham Region in 2013. Station and unit numbers were given a single-digit prefix, with the number referring to the municipalities. The numbers started with Clarington in the east at 1, moving toward Pickering in the west at 5. Numbers 6, 7 and 8 are used in the northern rural townships.

1 - Clarington Emergency and Fire Services
- Sta. #1 - 2430 Durham Highway 2, between Clarington Blvd. and Martin Rd., Bowmanville
- Sta. #2 - 3333 King Avenue West, Newcastle
- Sta. #3 - 5708 Main St. between Taunton Rd. and Millson Hill Dr., Orono
- Sta. #4 - 2611 Trulls Rd. between Sandringham Dr. and Strathallan Dr., Courtice
- Sta. #5 - 2354 Concession 8 @ Durham Regional Road 57, Enniskillen

2 - Oshawa Fire Services
- Sta. #1 - 199 Adelaide Ave. West @ Arena St.
- Sta. #2 - 1111 Simcoe St. South @ Ritson Rd. South
- Sta. #3 - 50 Beatrice St. East @ Mary St. North
- Sta. #4 - 50 Harmony Rd. North across from Beaufort Ave.
- Sta. #5 - 1550 Harmony Rd. North @ Coldstream Dr.
- Sta. #6 - 2339 Simcoe Street North @ Britannia Ave.

3 - Whitby Fire and Emergency Services
- Sta. #31 - 6745 Baldwin St. (aka Highway 12) between Carnwith Dr. East and Columbus Rd. East, Brooklin
- Sta. #32 - 1600 Manning Rd. @ Thickson Rd.
- Sta. #33 - 1501 Brock St. South @ Victoria St.
- Sta. #34 - 734 Dundas St. West between Cochrane St. and Wellington St.
- Sta. #35 - 111 McKinney Dr. @ Taunton Rd.

City/Towns on Durham NextgGen System

Clarington
Oshawa
Whitby
Ajax
Pickering
Uxbridge
Brock Township
Scugog Township

The following list are the talkgroups used by the fire services:

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description
19200	4b00	T	AFES DISP	Ajax Fire & Emergency Service Dispatch
19201	4b01	T	OFS DISP	Oshawa Fire Service Dispatch
19202	4b02	T	PFS DISP	Pickering Fire Service Dispatch
19203	4b03	T	WFES DISP	Whitby Fire & Emergency Service Dispatch
19204	4b04	T	CEFS DISP	Clarington Fire & Emergency Service Dispatch
19213	4b0d	T	CEFS TAC 1	Clarington Fire & Emeregency Service TAC 1
19214	4b0e	T	OFS TAC 1	Oshawa Fire Service TAC 1
19215	4b0f	T	WFES TAC 1	Whitby Fire & Emergency Service TAC 1
19216	4b10	T	AFES TAC 1	Ajax Fire & Emergency Service TAC 1
19217	4b11	T	PFS TAC 1	Pickering Fire Service TAC 1
19218	4b12	D	SFES TAC 1	Scugog Fire & Emergency Service TAC 1
19219	4b13	D	UFD TAC 1	Uxbridge Fire Department TAC 1
19220	4b14	D	BFD TAC 1	Brock Fire Department TAC 1
19221	4b15	T	CEFS TAC 2	Clarington Fire & Emergency Service TAC 2
19222	4b16	T	OFS TAC 2	Oshawa Fire Service TAC 2
19223	4b17	T	WFES TAC 2	Whitby Fire & Emergency Service TAC 2
19224	4b18	T	AFES TAC 2	Ajax Fire & Emergency Service TAC 2
19225	4b19	T	PFS TAC 2	Pickering Fire Service TAC 2
19226	4b1a	D	SFES TAC 2	Scugog Fire & Emergency Service TAC 2
19227	4b1b	D	UFD TAC 2	Uxbridge Fire Department TAC 2
19228	4b1c	D	BFD TAC 2	Brock Fire Department TAC 2
19236	4b24	D	UFD Stn 71	Uxbridge Station 71 Page Out
19238	4b26	D	UFD Stn 71 C/O	Station 71 'C' Officers Page Out
19240	4b28	D	Sunderland Stn81	Sunderland Station 81 Page Out
19241	4b29	D	Cannington Stn82	Cannington Station 82 Page Out
19242	4b2a	D	Beaverton Stn83	Beaverton Station 83 Page Out
19244	4b2c	D	Port Perry Stn61	Port Perry Station 61 Page Out
19247	4b2f	D	Caesarea Stn62	Caesarea Station 62 Page Out

Durham Fire Codes

List of Codes used by Durham Region Fire Departments

4 Open Door
5 Working Fire
6 Time of arrival
7 Assistance required
8 Arrived
9 Time of return
10 Lay a line
11 Medical call
17 ID of Incident commander
22 Hold all extra units
30 Possible Suicide
33 Arson 45 Fatality
50 Vehicle problems
53 Vehicle refuel
60 Contact by phone RED Chemical/Dangerous goods ORANGE Overdose -or- Use Caution Due to Intoxicated Person(s) at Scene

Townships on the Fleetnet System

Brock, Township
Scugog, Township
Uxbridge, Township

North Durham Region fire talkgroups are as follows:

Description

Municipal Agencies

City and township services are on the Durham NextGen System.

Oshawa

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description
19523	4c43	T	Oshawa City Hall	City Hall Security
19524	4c44	T	Oshawa Waste	Waste Ops
19526	4c46	D	Oshawa Service	Service Ops
19528	4c48	D	Oshawa Roads	Road Ops
19529	4c49	T	Oshawa ByLaw	By-Law Ops
19531	4c4b	T	Oshawa Waste	Waste Ops
19532	4c4c	D	Oshawa Animal	Animal Shelter

Whitby

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description
19500	4c2c	D	Whitby Works 1	Public Works 1
19501	4c2d	D	Whitby Works 2	Public Works 2
19502	4c2e	D	Whitby Works 3	Public Works 3
19503	4c2f	D	Whitby Parks	Parks and Recreation Division
19504	4c30	T	Whitby Waste 1	Waste Collection 1
19507	4c33	D	Whitby Waste 2	Waste Collection 2

Marine Rescue Agencies

Since the early 1970's, the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary units Comra Marine Rescue Association (COMRA) and the Pickering Auxiliary Rescue Association (PARU) have been dedicated Marine Search and Rescue teams, covering the waters of Lake Ontario in the Durham Region. Annually, the Auxiliary responds to approximately 25% of nearly 7000 marine SAR incidents. This translates into more than 200 lives saved each year.

Amateur Radio

Ham radio is for anyone who likes to communicate with others. It is also for anyone who enjoys experimentation. Licensed amateur radio operators communicate with each other in nearby places, across the country, around the world or even with astronauts in outer space!

Amateur radio is a worldwide group of people who communicate with each other over a wide frequency spectrum using many different types of wireless transmitting modes.

Today, there are approximately 66,500 amateur radio operators in Canada, and more than 2.5 million around the world. To find out how to get started and who to contact in your area, call or write the non-profit organization:

Radio Amateurs of Canada 720 Belfast Road Suite 217 Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5 E-mail: rachq (at) rac.ca

Repeater List

The following list are the VHF repeaters in Durham Region:

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
147.12000	147.72000	VE3OSH	RM	156.7 PL	VE3OSH	VE3OSH - Oshawa	FM	Ham
147.37500	147.97500	VE3SPA	RM	103.5 PL	VE3SPA	VE3SPA - Pickering	FM	Ham
147.15000	147.75000	VE3WOM	RM	103.5 PL	VE3WOM	VE3WOM - Whitby	FM	Ham
146.97000	146.37000	VA3SUP	RM	156.7 PL	VA3SUP	VA3SUP - Whitby	FM	Ham
147.06000	147.66000	VE3RPT	RM	103.5 PL	VE3RPT	VE3RPT - Uxbridge	FM	Ham

The following list are the UHF repeaters in Durham Region:

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
443.47500	448.47500	VE3WOM	RM	103.5 PL	VE3WOM	VE3WOM - Whitby	FM	Ham
444.37500	449.37500	VE3WOQ	RM	103.5 PL	VE3WOQ	VE3WOQ - Whitby	FM	Ham
444.60000	449.60000	VE3DAX	RM	103.5 PL	VE3DAX	VE3DAX - Pickering	FM	Ham
442.10000	447.10000	VE3RPT	RM	103.5 PL	VE3RPT	VE3RPT - Uxbridge	FM	Ham
443.00000	448.00000	VE3NAA	RM		VE3NAA	VE3NAA - Oshawa	YSF	Ham
444.52500	449.52500	VE3OBI	RM	103.5 PL	VE3OBI	VE3OBI - Courtice	FM	Ham
442.13750	447.13750	VE3OBI	RM		VE3OBI (DMR)	VE3OBI - Courtice (DMR)	DMR	Ham
443.98750	448.98750	VE3LBN	RM		VE3LBN (DMR)	VE3LBN - Oshawa	DMR	Ham
442.36250	447.36250	VE3SBX	RM		VE3SBX (DMR)	VE3SBX - Ajax	DMR	Ham
444.86250	449.86250	VA3PPI	RM		VA3PPI	VA3PPI - Port Perry	YSF	Ham

Club List

The following list are the available clubs in Durham Region:

North Shore Amateur Radio Club - Oshawa
South Pickering Amateur Radio Club - Pickering
Whitby Amateur Radio Club - Whitby