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Erie County (OH)

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Erie County, Ohio
County Number 22
OSP District Bucyrus
OSP Post 22 (Sandusky)
ODOT District 3 (Ashland)
MARCS Zone 2
NWS Office Cleveland
FIPS Code 39043
Erie County Database
Erie County Live Audio
Ohio Forum
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Fire/EMS

Most fire units in Erie County are numbered under a cooperative 3-digit system where the 1st digit represents the department, the 2nd digit represents the type of apparatus, and the 3rd digit represents the home station of the unit. Obviously this breaks down when you have more than one kind of apparatus housed at a particular station. But things work out quite well for the most part.

Some of the communities to the extreme east of the county, namely Vermilion (City) FD & Florence Twp FD, seem more aligned with Lorain County for some reason, and do not participate in the Erie County system. Cedar Point FD, just like CP Security/PD, uses a unique internal radio numbering system that does not coincide with the Erie County system, as it is quite uncommon for CP units to communicate off their internal frequency. Also, not much info is available at this time to determine if Kelleys Island FD works into the Erie County system.

It is possible that Wakeman FD in extreme northeast Huron County may work into the Erie County system, but this has not been confirmed.

Department Dispatch Tone Commands Squads Engines Tankers Utilities Ladders Boats Trailers
Margaretta Twp 453.1250 151.4 100 111 112 121 122 124 131 141g 142 161 162 171 172
Perkins Twp 453.2250 94.8 211 212 213 222 223 224 240c 241g 242 243 251
Bay View 453.1250 151.4 311 312 321
Huron/Huron Twp 453.5750 110.9 400 409 411 412 421 422 431 441g 451 461
Berlin Twp 453.0250 94.8 (NCEMS) 522 523
Milan Twp 453.2875 131.8 (NCEMS) 627 642r 644g 651
Groton Twp 453.1250 151.4 (NCEMS) 721 722 731 741g 743r
Vermilion Twp 453.4250 D251 800 812 821 822 831 841r 842g
Sandusky 460.5750 192.8 900 911 913 917 921 922 923 927 941r 942 943 944 951 961
Florence Twp 154.3700 123.0 181 185 186 182 180r 183 184
Vermilion City 453.6250 D364 80 84 94 85 86 97 81 90
Kelleys Island 453.0750 156.7
Cedar Point* 464.5125 146.2 854 860 861 856 815 813 814

The Utilities group (second digit "4") above contains several different kinds of apparatus, some Chief's units ("c"), Rescues ("r"), Grass/Brush rigs ("g"), and other utility vehicles.

Cedar Point FD Units all have an initial digit of 8, and do not follow a strict pattern of assignment as of the 2022 season. For example, the Supervisor is 854, the Main First Aid station is 800, and the Fire Department's medic unit is 856. CPFD also has two utility trucks, 813 stationed at Castaway Bay resort and 814, which responds from the Fire Station on Point. Not much else is known about Cedar Point FD/EMS vehicles as they're generally only seen out or heard on the air when responding. When not responding they are parked in their station canopy by Steel Vengeance.

North Central EMS stations

  • Station 3 - Milan
  • Station 4 - Sandusky
  • Station 5 - Berlin Hts
  • Station 7 - Vermillion (Medic 5, 32, 37)

Law Enforcement

  • 300 - Castalia PD
  • 400 - Vermilion PD
  • 500 - Bay View PD
  • 800 - Berlin Heights PD
  • 900 - Kelleys Island PD
  • 1700 - Ohio Veteran's Home PD
  • 2200 - Erie County SO
  • 2400 - Perkins Township PD
  • 5900 - Milan PD

Huron & Sandusky PD's use strange callsign systems based on year-of-hire rather than numbering by department/division.

Cedar Point PD uses 3-digit numbers with the first digit based on shift assignment. Units are assigned systemically to specific zones within the park, numbered 1-4, but this assignment does not appear to be reflected in the unit number.

Cedar Point Police Unit Numbers

  • 1xx - Supervisors
  • 2xx - Uniformed Police Officers
  • 3xx - Not Used/Unknown
  • 4xx - First Shift Unit (Security)
  • 5xx - Second Shift Unit (Security)
  • 6xx - Third Shift Unit (Night Watch)
  • 7xx - Gate/Metal Screening Officers
  • 8xx - Reserved for Fire/EMS
  • 9xx - Communications/Dispatchers

After the disbanding of Cedar Point's Police Department in 2023, it is not yet known if the unit numbering system has changed, however when monitoring their channel nothing seems to be different aside from the absence of the "2xx" units.

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