Kane County (IL) Codes and Units

Codes and Unit Lists

• Police and Fire Unit IDs in Cook, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties
• Illinois Fire Apparatus Database

Kane County Public Safety Unit Numbers and IDs

Kane County Emergency Communications

• 100s: Kane County Sheriff's Office Units
• 200s: Courthouse Security
• 300s: Maintenance
• 400s: Corrections, Transport & Civil
• 500s: Dispatchers
• 600s: Sheriff's Patrol Sgts
• 800s: Sheriff's Lieutenants
• 900s: Sheriff Administration
• 1000s: Jail
• 3100s: Wayne PD
• 4100s: Hampshire PD
• 5100s: Maple Park PD
• 6100s: Gilberts PD
• 7100s: Fox Valley Park District Police
• 7300s: Fox Valley Park District Police
• 8000s: Forest Preserve Police
• 8100s: Forest Preserve Police
• 9100s: Kane County OEM Units
• Paul Units: Kane County Probation Officers
• Campton Hills Police Department: "Campton" and then badge # (Campton 1xx)
• Pingree Grove Police Department: "Pingree" and then badge # (Pingree 1xx)
• South Elgin Police Department: moved to Starcom TG11001 dispatched by Tri-Com as of 4/1/17

Kane County Signals

• 1 DEMONSTRATION OR TEST
• 2 PICK UP PRISONER AT
• 3 ACCIDENT (Very rarely used, if at all. "10-50" is used instead.)
• 3A ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES (Very rarely used, if at all. "10-50 PI" is used instead.)
• 4 INVESTIGATION
• 5 FIRE CALL
• 6 SUICIDE CALL
• 7 CALLING CAR TO STATION
• 8 WIRES/TREE DOWN
• 10 BOMB THREAT
• 11 EMRGNCY/ROBBERY/SHOOTNG
• 12 CALL OFFICE BY PHONE
• 13 DOG BITE: SHOOT DOG
• 14 O.K. LAST TRANSMISSION
• 15 PICK UP PAPERS AT ----
• 16 OUT OF CAR SERVING PAPERS
• 16W WARRANT SERVICE
• 17 OUT OF CAR AND MAN HOME
• 18 MEET TRAIN
• 19 MEET PARTY AT ----
• 25 STAY W/IN 5 MILES OF HQ
• 26 RESUME NORMAL PATROL
• 27 CUT AT POLICE LIGHT
• 28 ESCORT
• 29 DROWNING
• 30 CAUTION: SUBJECT ARMED
• 33 RADIO ALERT
• 35 ALARM (BANK, HOLDUP, PANEL, ETC)

Kane County Posts

• Post 1 - Sheriff's Office
• Post 2 - Jail
• Post 3 - Maintenance Garage
• Post 4 - Judicial Center (IL-38)
• Post 8 - Old county youth home on fabyan - now used for training for shfs office

Kane County Fire Departments

• 0-99s Batavia (dispatched by TriCom) - 158.235
• 100s St Charles (dispatched by TriCom) - 158.235
• 200s Geneva (dispatched by TriCom) - 158.235
• 300s Elburn (dispatched by TriCom) - 158.235
• 500s North Aurora (dispatched by TriCom on Fire South) - South 154.07
  • paged on 154.07, but other traffic on Aurora TRS
• 700s Fermilab
• 800s Aurora Township Fire Department (DB by KenComm on 155.5425)
• 900s Sugar Grove - South 154.07
• 1100s Maple Park - South 154.07
• 1200s Pingree Grove - North 154.385
• 1300s Burlington - North 154.385
• 1400s Hampshire - North 154.385
• 1500s Big Rock - South 154.07
• 1600s Kaneville - South 154.07
• 1800s Fox River & Countryside FPD - North 154.385

Tricom dispatches their fire units on 158.235 and DeKalb County dispatches their fire units on 153.485. Aurora Central tones out North Aurora on 154.070 but all their radio traffic is on the Aurora trunked system. They all have county's frequencies in their rigs for mutual aid responses.

St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, Elburn PDs and FDs

PD's units consist of three parts. a City Number, a Unit Designator, and a Beat or Badge Number.

City Numbers: 1: St. Charles 2: Geneva 3: Batavia 4: Elburn 5: Sugar Grove

Unit Designator:

• A-Adam: Traffic Unit (Speeders, accident investigations...)
• C-Charlie: Commanders/Chiefs/Lieutenants
• D-David: Detectives
• E-Edward: Evidence Tech (Only in St. Charles, only one, very seldom heard)
• G-George: None
• H-Henry: Community Service (Parking Detail)
• I-Ida: Special Events units
• J-Jon: Juvenile Unit
• L-Lincoln: School Officers
• N-Nora: Tri-Com Dispatchers (Unknown if used anymore)
• P-Paul: Patrol Units
• R-Robert: Rover or Roaming Units (either 2 beats or the entire city)
• S-Sam: Supervisor/Sergeant (Either 1 or 2 on duty per shift)
• T-Tom: Two officers in one car and ends with a regular beat number
• V-Victor: Community Service (non parking detail)
• X-X-Ray: Off Duty or officers without a designator, followed by officer's badge number
• Z-Zebra: Unknown

Beat Numbers :

• 1 Northeast Patrol Unit

Eastside Sam Unit Eastside Robert Unit

• 2 Northwest Unit

Westside Sam Unit Westside Robert Unit

• 3 Southeast Unit
• 4 Southwest Unit (Geneva will use a R4 unit as a 2nd East unit)
• 5 Far Northwest side, St. Charles ONLY
• 6 Far Southwest side, St. Charles ONLY
• 10 Borders are usually Rte 31 and Rte 25, patrolling up and down the river (except for Sam Units, where 10 is used to indicate the east side, unless there is no Sam20 or Sam2, in which case, they are the center unit)
• 15 has only been heard with 1Adam15
• 20 Used only with Sam Units, designating the west side
• 55 Covers the entire city (Not with Paul or Sam Units)
• 65 2nd Citywide unit (like Robert 55)
• 75 2nd Citywide unit (only Robert units)

Now, put these three segments together and you get: 1S10 3R2 2P4 or any combination that works with the rules listed above.

Aurora Fire Department

• BC1
• BC2
• BC3
• Car 24
• E1
• E3
• E4
• E5
• E7
• E8
• E9
• E10
• M1
• M3
• M4
• M5
• M8
• M10
• S2 (squad)
• T2 (truck)
• T6
• T11
• T12

Aurora Township Fire Department

As of 6 am 9/10/13, ATFD will be dispatched by KenCom Public Safety Dispatch in Kendall County. ATFD will be switching to their repeater system and will no longer be using 154.0700.

Unit numbers will be changing as follows:

• Chiefs - 611 is now 801, 612 is now 802, 613 is now 803, 614 is now 804
• Engines - 603 is now 821, 604 is now 823, 605 is now 824, 606 is now 822
• Medics - 651 is now 841, 652 is no longer in service, 653 is now 842
• Squad - 608 is now 871

• 600 - Station Base
• 601 - 1975 Pierce Engine
• 602 - 1976 Darley Engine
• 603 - 2003 Alexis Sparten Engine/Tanker (BLS)
• 604 - 1982 Grummen Engine
• 605 - 1989 E-One Engine (BLS)
• 606 - 2000 E-One Engine
• 607 - Deputy Chief
• 608 - 1990 Ford Rescue Squad
  • Battalion 6 - 2003 GMC - Duty Chief Buggy
• 611 - Chief (C611)
• 612 - Assistant Chief
• 613 - Battalion Chief
• 614 - Fire Marshal
• 651 - 1988 Horton Ambulance (BLS)
• 652 - 1989 Horton Ambulance (BLS)
• 653 - 2003 Wheeled Coach Ambulance (BLS) (M653)

Batavia Fire Department

Numbered using Station Numbers:

• Brush 1
• Engine 1
• Medic 51
• Squad 1
• Truck 1
• Engine 2
• Medic 52
• Squad 2
• Utility 2
• Ambulance 55 (BLS Ambulance at Station 2)
• Engine/Tanker 4(Station 2)
• Parade 33 (antique fire engine)
• TRT Trailer (Station 2)
• EDITH House (Station 2)
• Boat (Station 2)
• Car 9 - Station car
• Car 10 - Station car
• Car 11 - Chief
• Car 12 - Deputy Chief
• Car 13 - Assistant Chief
• Car 14 - Fire Prevention Bureau Lieutenant
• Batt 1 - Battalion Chief 1
• Batt 2 - Battalion Chief 2 (Only goes in service when Batt 1 will be out of service for extended periods of time or Batt 1 is out of town)

Big Rock Fire Department

• 1500 Station Base
• E1502 Engine
• 1510
• 1511
• A1551 Ambulance

Carpentersville Fire Department

• 90 Chief
• 9 Battalion
• 91 Ambulance
• 92 Ambulance
• 93 Ambulance
• 91 Engine
• 92 Engine
• 93 Engine
• 91 Truck
• 91 Boat
• 93 Boat
• 91 Utility
• 93 Utility

Elgin Fire Department

• A1 Ambulance
• A2 Ambulance
• A3 Ambulance
• A4 Ambulance
• A5 Ambulance
• A7 Ambulance
• A51 Ambulance (Reserve)
• A52 Ambulance (Reserve)

• Boat 2
• Boat 5
• Boat 7
• Res-q-raft

Command

• 100 Fire Chief Explorer
• 101 Asst. Chief Explorer
• 102 Asst. Chief Explorer
• BC1 Battalion 1 Expedition
• BC2 Battalion 2 (Backup) Explorer
• 402 Fire Prevention Officer Explorer
• 403 Fire Inspector Blazer
• 404 Fire Inspector Taurus
• 31 Car (Reserve)
• 32 Car (Reserve)

Engines

• E1
• E2
• E3
• E4
• E5
• E6
• E7
• E41 (Reserve)
• E42 (Reserve)
• E43 (Reserve)

Trucks

• T1
• T2

Specialized Vehicles

• BT7 Brush Truck
• D5 Dive 5
• FIU Fire Investigation Unit
• MABAS Div 2 TRT Squad
• EMS 6 wheeler

East Dundee Fire Department

• 40 Chief
• 401 Deputy Chief
• BAT4 Battalion Chief
• E41 Engine
• A41 Ambulance
• TND41 Tender
• RA41 Reserve Ambulance
• U41 Utility

West Dundee Fire Department

• E31 Engine
• A31 Ambulance
• T3 Truck
• Brush31 Brush Truck
• Boats31 Boat
• BAT3 Battalion
• E32 Engine
• A32 Ambulance
• T3 Truck
• 30 Fire Chief
• U32 Utility

Rutland-Dundee Townships Fire Protection District

• E51 Engine
• A51 Ambulance
• S51 Squad
• 501 Deputy Chief
• 502 Deputy Chief
• 50 Chief
• BAT5 Battalion Chief
• U51 Utility
• E52 Engine
• A52 Ambulance
• TND52 Tender
• Brush-52 Brush Truck
• RA52 Reserve Ambulance
• U52 Utility

Elburn Fire Department - 300s

• Battalion 300 - formerly: Car 300
• Squad 301
• Engine 302
• Brush 303
• Engine 304
• Engine 305
• Engine 306
• Tanker 307
• Brush 308
• Tanker 309
• Car 310
• Car 311 - Chief
• Car 312 - Chief
• U314 - (Utility - formerly: Car 314)
• Medic 351
• Medic 352
• Medic 353

Fermilab Fire Department

• E703
• E704
• S707 - Squad
• C711 - Chief
• A751 - BLS Ambulance

Geneva Fire Department (200s)

• Car 211 - Chief
• Battalion 200 (Station 1)
• Brush 203 (Station 2)
• Engine 204 (Reserve engine - Station 2)
• Engine 205 (Station 1)
• Truck 206 (Station 1)
• Squad 207 (Station 1)
• Engine 208 (ALS engine out of Station 2)
• Engine 209 (Station 1)
• Medic 251 (Station 1)
• Medic 252 (Reserve ambulance housed at Station 1)
• Squad 260 (Pickup truck housed at Station 1)
• Boat 1 (Station 1 - towed by Squad 260)
• Boat 2 (Station 2 - towed by Brush 203)
• TRT Trailer (Station 2)
• HazMat Trailer (Station 1)

Hampshire Fire Department

• A1451
• A1453
• B1437 Brush
• C1401 Command
• E1411
• S1432
• T1431 Tower
• MC1453 Medical Cart

Kaneville Fire Department

• 1600 - Station Base
• 1601
• 1602
• B1603 - Brush
• 1605
• 1610
• A1651 - Ambulance

Maple Park Fire Department

• 1100 - Station Base
• 1102
• 1109
• 1111 - Chief
• 1112 - Chief
• 1113
• M1151 - Medic

North Aurora Fire Department

• BC5 - Battalion 5
• E501 Reserve
• E502 (Frontline Station 2)
• Quint 503 (Frontline Station 1)
• E504 reserve/show engine
• E505
• 510 Utility
• 512 SUV
• 540 Tactical Rescue Trailer
• 541 Boat
• 544 EMS Golf Cart
• 548 Light Tower
• M551 - Medic
• M552 - Medic

Pingree Grove Fire Department

• 1200 - Station Base
• 1201 - Chief
• 1202 Deputy Chief
• 1203 Utility (Station 4)
• 1211 ALS Engine (Station 1)
• 1213 ALS Engine (Station 3)
• 1214 ALS Engine (Station 4)
• 1215 Engine (Station 4)
• 1221 Tender (Station 1)
• 1223 Tender (Station 3)
• 1230 Off Road V (Station 1)
• 1233 Brush (Station 4)
• 1234 Main Truck (Station 1)
• 1235 Utility (Station 2)
• 1236 S. Op Trailer (Station 3)
• 1237 Foam Trailer (Station 3)
• 1241 Boat
• 1251 ALS Ambulance (Station 1)
• 1252 ALS Ambulance (Station 3)
• 1253 ALS Ambulance (Station 3)
• 1254 ALS Ambulance (Station 4)

St. Charles Fire Department

100s, using station numbers

• Car 111 - Chief
• Battalion 100
• Brush 101
• Engine 101
• Squad 101
• Tanker 101
• Truck 101
• Brush 102
• Engine 102
• Squad 102
• Truck 102
• Brush 103
• Engine 103
• Tanker 103
• Engine 105
• Engine 106
• Engine 107
• Car 113
• Car 114
• Car 115
• Car 117
• Car 118
• Car 140
• Medic 151
• Medic 152
• Medic 153
• 161 EMS Cart (Mainly used for special events & festivals)
• 162 Fire Cart (Mainly used for special events & festivals)
• K102 Tanker
• Zodiac Boat
• Jon Boat
• Air Boat
• Dive Trailer
• HazMat Trailer
• Air Cascade Trailer
• Generator Trailer

Sugar Grove Township Fire Department

• 900 - Station Base
• BC9 - Battalion 9
• E901
• C911 - Chief
• C912 - Chief
• 942
• M951 - Medic
• 961 ARFF Truck
• 971
• 931

Sugar Grove Fire Protection District

• 901 Fire Engine
• 914 New Command Vehicle
• 921 New Arial Truck (No longer in Service)
• 941 New Brush Truck
• 962 ARFF
• 951 ALS Ambulance
• 952 ALS Ambulance

Dispatched by TriCom on Fire South

Aurora Police & Fire Unit ID's and Codes

Aurora Police Department

City divided into 3 Areas:

• Area 1 - West side and downtown
• Area 2 - East side
• Area 3 - Far east side (DuPage/Kendall/Will Co. portions)

Each area is divided into 4 districts:

• Districts 3,5,7,9 - Area 1
• Districts 2,4,6,8 - Area 2
• Districts 10,12,14,16 - Area 3

• 1. 1. 1. = Patrol units (e.g. 203, second shift car assigned to district 3).
        2. X = Patrol units (e.g. 110A, a backup car assigned to district 10, first shift).
• P## = Community Oriented Policing units (e.g. P28). Area 1 C.O.P. units are in the teens, Area 2 units are the twenties, Area 3 are the thirties.
• G## = Special Operations Group units (e.g. G11). These officers drive unmarked cars, wear plain clothes with bullet proof vests, and handle vice related crimes.
  1. F## = Downtown units (e.g. 1F12). These officers are most often on foot in the downtown area, doing casino patrol, handling calls, etc. The first number is the shift number, and the two numbers after the F can only be either 10,11,12,and 13 (the 10 and 12 have nothing to do with Area 3 districts).
  2. L9# = Prisoner transport vans (e.g. 2L93). Since patrol officers are often too busy to transport their arrestees to the jail, transport vans manned by normal patrol officers take care of this. The first number is the shift, and the two numbers after "Lincoln" are either 90,91,92,93,94,or 95. Do not confuse with the other "Lincoln" units (see below).
  3. L# = Special detail cars (e.g. 3L3). These are patrol officers who do not handle calls; instead they do special details in their Area.
• T# = Traffic investigators (e.g. T8). They handle serious accident investigations.
• Z# = Traffic detail cars (e.g. Z3). Normal patrol officers who enforce traffic laws for the day. The number after the "Zebra" most often indicates the Area the car is assigned to.
• H## = Animal control units (e.g. H28). They're not on the air all the time. I've only heard H27, 28, and 29.
• M# = Park district units working at the water park area (e.g. M1 or M2 only). They use this ID when they're on the Aurora's radio; they're normally dispatched by Kane Co.
• I## = Investigators (e.g. I38).
• J## = Juvenile officers/ School liaison officers (e.g. J8). A one or two digit number can follow the "John".
• O### = Off duty officers. The officer's three digit badge number follows the "Ocean".
  1. S## = Supervisors (e.g. 1S19). The first number is the shift, and the other two numbers indicate a lieutenant (in the teens) or a sergeant (twenties).
• C## = Commanders (e.g. C84). The guys on top. The chief is C99.
• X### = Officers working extra jobs. The officer's badge number follows the "x-ray".
• B# = Cadets (e.g. B5). Teenagers in the APD cadets program.
  1. D# = Desk officer (e.g. 2D1). A normal patrol officer assigned to take reports at the front desk.

10 CODES (NON-STANDARD)

• 10-3 = Affirmative
• 10-6 = Busy

OTHER CODES

• CODE 1 = Carrying a passenger (most often used with the transport vans).
• CODE 2 = Meal break
• CODE 4 = Warrant service
• CODE 8 = Meet
• CODE 9 = ?
• CODE 10 = Local/community patrol
• CODE 11 = Bathroom break
• CODE 23 = Sensitive info (same as 10-61)
• CODE 30 = Emergency traffic only (channel closed)

Aurora Fire Department

Engine Companies

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 7 (ALS)
• 8
• 9 (ALS)
• 10
• 12 (ALS)

Truck Companies

• 2 (Station 1 AKA Central Station) 95 ft. Arial Ladder
• 6 (Station 8 Fox Valley) 110 ft. Airal Ladder w/ bucket
• 11 (Station 10 Far West Side) 110 ft. Arial Ladder w/ bucket

Medic Units

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 8
• 10

There is a rumor that Medic 7 will be put into service in 2008

Other Units

• Batallion 1
• Batallion 2
• Car 14 ( Chief)
• Car 15 (Deputy Chief)
• Car 16 ( Support Services Chief)
• Car 19 (Training)
• Car 24 (Shift Commander)
• Car 26 (Paramedic Coordinator)

• Squad 2 (Part time unit depending on available roaving staff, responds to Box alarms, extrications, Haz-mat, Water Rescue, and other "big" calls citywide)
• Rescue 1 (Tech. Rescue Team)
• Rescue 20 (Arson Investigations)
• Rescue 22 (Haz-Mat)
• Rescue 23 (Water Rescue / Divers)

Response Assignments

• Still Alarm: 1 Engine
• Activated Fire Alarm: 2 Engines, 1 Truck
• Full Activated Fire Alarm: 2 Engines, 1 Truck, Batallion Chief
• Box Alarm: 2 Engines, 1 Truck, 1 Medic, Batallion Chief Squad 2 (If available)
• Extrication: 1 Medic, 1 Engine, 1 Truck, Batallion Chief
• Ambulance Request: 1 Medic if call is in the primary area of a station w/ a medic unit. If not, an ALS Engine will be dispatched also. An Engine is also sent if the medic is responding from outside of its territory such as from the hospital
• Medical Box Alarm: 5 Medic Units, Car 26, Batallion Chief

Elgin Police Codes

M1   RESPOND W/LIGHTS AND SIREN      26   CHILD COMPLAINT
M2   RESPOND W/LIGHTS, NO SIREN      27   LOST CHILD
1    INVESTIGATE ROBBERY             28   SOLICITER COMPLAINT
1M1    ROBBERY IN PROGRESS           29   TREES OR WIRES DOWN
1M2    ROBBERY ALARM                 31   DEAD PERSON
2    INVESTIGATE BURGLARY            32   SICK PERSON
2M1    BURGLARY IN PROGRESS          33   INJURED PERSON
2M2    BURGLARY ALARM                34   DROWNING
3    INVES. SHOOTING/STABBING        35   SUICIDE
3M1    SHOOTING/STABBING OCCURING    36   INTOXICATED PERSON
4    FIGHT                           41   COLLISION/ACCIDENT
5    CIVIL DISTURBANCE               41M1   COLLISION/ACCIDENT W/INJURIES
6    SUBJECT WITH A WEAPON           42   DRUNK DRIVER
7    INTRUDER IN BUILDING            43   RECKLESS DRIVER
8    SHOPLIFTER                      44   PARKING COMPLAINT
8J     JUVENILE SHOPLIFTER           45   DIRECT TRAFFIC
11   PROWLER                         51   ESCORT
12   MORON COMPLAINT                 51M2   ESCORT WITH INJURED PERSON
13   SUSPICIOUS PERSON               52   SQUAD COME TO STATION
14   SUSPICIOUS CAR                  53   PICK UP OFFICER
20   GENERAL INVESTIGATION           54   SQUAD BRINGING PRISONER IN
21   FIRE                            55   BRING ARTICLE TO HEADQUARTERS
22   DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE            56   SQUAD PHONE HEADQUARTERS
23   ESCAPED PATIENT                 57   MEET OFFICER
24   ANIMAL COMPLAINT                58   NOTIFICATION
25   ANIMAL BITE                     61   SCRAMBLE
99   SUBJ. VEHICLE WANTED

DISPOSITION CODES

• 1 UNABLE TO LOCATE/GONE ON ARRIVAL
• 2 NO POLICE SERVICE NEEDED
• 3 SITUATION RESOLVED
• 4 REFER. OTHER AGENCY NO REPORT
• 5 CITATION ISSUED
• 6 REPORT WITH NO ARREST
• 7 REPORT WITH ARREST
• 8 OTHER