Knox County (TN)
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Contents
- 1 Knox (P25) TACN Radio ID Ranges
- 2 Knox County Sheriff (KCSO)
- 3 Knoxville Police Department (KPD)
- 4 The University of TN Police Department (UTPD)
- 5 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER (UTMC) SECURITY DEPARTMENT
- 6 Pellissippi State Community College Police (PSPD)
- 7 Knox County Fire Bureau
- 8 KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENTAL (KFD)
- 9 AMR/RURAL METRO
- 10 Knox County Rescue (formerly KVERS)
- 11 Karns Fire Department
- 12 Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD)
- 13 Knox County School Security Division (KCSD)
- 14 Public Building Authority (PBA) Safety and Security
- 15 West Town Mall
- 16 Rural/Metro Fire Tones
- 17 EMS and Fire Station Response Areas
- 18 Radio Codes
Knox (P25) TACN Radio ID Ranges
Knox County Radios are limited to affiliating with the Knox Simulcast TACN radio site for the most part. The only other Knox County talkgroup that Knox Radios will affiliate with is “KX-EM KNOX NET”. Radios operating on Karns Fire Talkgroups will affiliate with Windrock and Knox Simulcast radio sites.
- 2130000-2131999 = KNOX COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT (KCECD)/”KX-KC” RADIO ID
- 2132000-2132149 = KNOXVILLE - KNOX COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (KEMA)/”KX-EM” RADIO ID
- 2132150-2134149 = KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT (KPD)/(KX-PD) RADIO IDS
- 2134150-2137149 = KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (KCSO)/(KX-SO) RADIO IDS
- 2137150-2137299 = UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT (UTPD)/(KX-UT) RADIO IDS
- 2137300-2137649 = KNOX COUNTY SCHOOLS SECURITY DIVISION (KCSD)/(KX-ED) RADIO IDS
- 2137650-2138649 = KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT (KFD)/(KX-FD) RADIO IDS
- 2138650-2138899 = RURAL/METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT (RMFD)/(KX-RM) RADIO IDS
- 2131021-2131120 = SEYMOUR VOL. FIRE DEPARTMENT (SVFD)/(KX-SE) RADIO IDS
- 2138900-2139050 = KARNS VOL. FIRE DEPARTMENT (KVFD)/(KX-KA) RADIO IDS
- 2139051-2139200 = KNOXVILLE EMERGENCY VOL. RESCUE SQUAD (KVERS)/(KX-RS) RADIO IDS
- 2139201-2139450 = AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE (AMR)/(KX-AM) RADIO IDS
- 2139451-2139475 = KNOXVILLE CITY SERVICES (KX-CI) RADIO IDS
- 2139476-2139500 = TOWN OF FARRAGUT (TOF)/(KX-TF) RADIO IDS
- 2139501-2139625 = KNOX COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT (KCHD)/(KX-KC) RADIO IDS
- 2139626-2139775 = KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE (CAC)/(KX-CA) RADIO IDS
- 2139776-2139999 = KNOXVILLE AREA TRANSIT (KAT)/(KX-KT) RADIO IDS
Knox County Sheriff (KCSO)
Unit IDs
- UNIT 1 = SHERIFF
- UNIT X = ADMINISTRATION
- 3X AND 4X = CRIMINAL WARRANTS UNITS
- 5X, 6X, AND 7X = CIVIL WARRANTS
- 8X = SPECIAL SERVICES UNITS
- EARLY 1XX= SPECIAL UNITS (FLEET,COMMUNICATIONS, PRECINCT CAPTAINS, AND ETC.)
- 17X = PADDY WAGON TRANSPORTATION (PRISONER TRANSPORTATION)
- 18X = MENTAL HEALTH TRANSPORTATION(CAN BE USED AS PRISONER TRANSPORTATION)
- 19X = TRAINING UNITS
- 200-206 = ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME UNITS
- 300-306 =SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNITS
- 312 = ARSON INVESTIGATOR
- 330’S,340’S, and 350'S= NARCOTICS UNITS
- 400-405’S = DRUG INTERDICTION UNITS
- 42X = JUVENILE CRIMES
- 43X = AVIATION
- 5XX = GENERAL ASSIGNMENT DETECTIVES
- 6XX = MAJOR CRIMES DETECTIVES
- 700 = SCHOOL POLICE UNIT CAPTAIN (NOT SCHOOL SECURITY)
- 701-707’S = SCHOOL PATROL SUPERVISORS (NOT SCHOOL SECURITY)
- 707-730’S = SCHOOL PATROL UNIT OFFICERS (NOT SCHOOL SECURITY)
- 8XX = COURT SERVICES UNITS
- 98X AND 99X = CORRECTIONS TRANSPORTATION
- ADAM 1 = ADAM SHIFT LIEUTENANT
- ADAM 2-5 = ADAM SHIFT SERGEANTS
- BAKER 1 = BAKER SHIFT LIEUTENANT
- BAKER 2-5 = BAKER SHIFT SERGEANTS
- CHARLIE 1 = CHARLIE SHIFT LIEUTENANT
- CHARLIE 2-5 CHARLE SHIFT SERGEANTS
- DAVID 1 = DAVID SHIFT LIEUTENANT
- DAVID 2-5 = DAVID SHIFT SERGEANTS
- ECHO 1 = ECHO SHIFT LIEUTENANT
- ECHO 2-5 = ECHO SHIFT SERGEANTS
- ECHO = TRAINEE SHIFT
- FM XX = FIRE PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU (NOT KCSO DEPUTIES)
- WHISKY= DUI ENFORCEMENT (DISBANDED INTO PATROL SHIFTS)
- SCAN = SENIOR CARE AWARENESS NETWORK
- TANGO = TRAFFIC UNIT
- ROBERT= RESERVE OFFICER
- X-RAY= FORENSICS (COMPOSED OF NON-CERTIFIED AND CERTIFIED)
- AIRWATCH 1-4 = 0H-58 + HELICOPTERS
- RESCUE 5 OR AIRWATCH 5 = UH-1H (Huey)
Knoxville Police Department (KPD)
Unit IDs
- Patrol Units Callsign that ends with 9 is Canine (Example 79 Alpha or 169)
- 130'S = COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RESPONSE TEAM (CERT)
- 140’S AND 150’S = TRAFFIC SERVICES
- 160'S,170'S = CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PATROL (DOWNTOWN AREA)
- 180'S = PRISONER TRANSPORTATION WAGONS
- 200'S = CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION (CID)
- 270'S = FORENSICS
- 330'S AND 340’S= SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS (SROs)
- 500'S = ADMINISTRATION
- 800'S = KNOXVILLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (KCDC) SECURITY DETAIL
The University of TN Police Department (UTPD)
UTPD operates on the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) for primary communications for commissioned staff. UTPD radios are set to only affiliate with Knox Simulcast while on their TACN talk groups. Secondary communications for UTPD commissioned staff occur on UTPD Brick 1, a uhf channel. UTPD non commissioned staff known as Community Service Officers (CSO) and Campus Protection Specialist (CPS) operate on UTPD Brick 1 for Primary communications. This channel will sometimes be patched with UTPD and Knox EMA talkgroups during special events.
Unit IDs
- CALLSIGN OF “MOBILE” FOR COMMAND STAFF AND ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS OF NOVEMBER 2023*
- CHARLIE 1 = CHIEF
- CHARLIE 2 = DEPUTY CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION
- CHARLIE 3 = DEPUTY CHIEF OF OPERATIONS
- CHARLIE 4 = PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
- DELTA 1 = ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- 3XX = CAMPUS PROTECTION SPECIALISTS (CPS) - PART-TIME AND ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL EVENTS SECTION OF OPERATIONS DIVISION
- 7XX= UTPD SUPPORT STAFF AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS (CSO)
- SX= SERGEANTS
- LX= LIEUTENANTS
- 1XX= OFFICERS AND CORPORALS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER (UTMC) SECURITY DEPARTMENT
The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) employees its own security officers and UTMC is almost completely independent of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Security Department for the UTMC Campus is not affiliated with The University of Tennessee Police Department (UTPD). At one time, UTMC did operate its own police department but it was disbanded into a security department due to a change in the hospitals management structure. However, the UTMC Security Officers do possess the authority to detain, make arrests, carry firearms, and serve warrant as authorized by their status as Special Deputies appointed by the Knox County Sheriff. The Security Officers at UTMC also are POST Certified and attend a police academy. The Security Department employs 6 K9 Officers.
- SX = SERGEANTS
- 200’S = SECURITY OFFICERS
Pellissippi State Community College Police (PSPD)
Pellissippi State Community College employs POST Certified Law Enforcement Officers including 1 Chief of Police, 1 Deputy Chief of Police,3 Police Sergeants, 3 Police Corporals, 7 Full-Time Police Officers, and 1 Part-Time Police Officer. Pellissippi State also employs unarmed contract security officers. Pellissippi State Community College is comprised of five campuses and has a law enforcement and security presence at every campus the level of personnel at the location at the time depends on a variety of factors. PSPD operates on the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN) for primary communications for the law enforcement operations. Pellissippi State Contract Security operates on UHF repeaters and simplex.
Unit IDs
- STATION A = DISPATCH (LOCATED AT HARDIN VALLEY CAMPUS)
- 101 = CHIEF
- 102 = DEPUTY CHIEF
- 103 - 124 = SERGEANTS, CORPORALS, AND OFFICERS
- 130'S AND 140'S = CONTRACT SECURITY OFFICERS
- 200'S = FACILITIES SERVICES
Knox County Fire Bureau
The Knox County Fire Bureau missions include: life safety inspections of existing structures and new construction, developing proactive and diverse public education programs and maintaining an aggressive fire investigation program. Fire Bureau Units use various Knox County Channels using “FM XX” callsigns.
KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENTAL (KFD)
- CAR 22 = CHAPLAIN AND PUBLIC FIRE EDUCATION OFFICER - CAPTAIN
- CAR 4X = EMS BUREAU
- CAR 50 = CHIEF
- CAR 51 = DEPUTY CHIEF
- CAR 52 = DEPUTY CHIEF
- CAR 53 = ASSISTANT CHIEF
- CAR 54 = PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER - CAPTAIN
- CAR 55 = SAFETY AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER - FLEET LIASON - CAPTAIN
- CAR 58 = ASSISTANT CHIEF
- CAR 6X = TRAINING BUREAU
- CAR 7X = FIRE & EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION UNIT (CERTIFIED/SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT)
- CAR 1XX = FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU
- CAR 100 = ASSISTANT CHIEF OF FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU AND THE FIRE MARSHAL
AMR/RURAL METRO
Unit IDs
- EMS1XX = AMR ADMINISTRATION,LOCAL MANAGEMENT, AND SUPERVISORS
- CAR XX = AMR QUICK RESPONSE VEHICLES (QRVs)
- CHIEF 20 = RMFD FIRE CHIEF
- CHIEF 21 = ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF
- CHIEF 22 = ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF
- CHIEF 24 = TRAINING CHIEF
- BATTALION 21 = BATTALION CHIEF
- BATTALION 23 = BATTALION CHIEF
- MEDIC 2XX = RMFD FIRE-MEDIC
- MEDIC 227 = RMFD FIRE-MEDIC AMBULANCE STATIONED AT RMFD STATION 27
- MEDIC 230 = RMFD FIRE-MEDIC AMBULANCE STATIONED AT RMFD STATION 30
- MEDIC 234 = RMFD FIRE-MEDIC AMBULANCE STATIONED AT RMFD STATION 34
- MEDIC 241 = RMFD FIRE-MEDIC AMBULANCE STATIONED AT RMFD STATION 41
- 290 = RMFD PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
- EMS500 = AMR SHIFT SUPERVISOR IN RESPONSE VEHICLE
- MEDIC 700 AND MEDIC 701 = AMR ALS AMBULANCE WITH SUPERVISOR ON BOARD
- MEDIC 716 = AMR CRITICAL CARE AMBULANCE STATIONED AT THE AMBULANCE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC)
- MEDIC 746 = AMR CRITICAL CARE AMBULANCE STATIONED AT RMFD STATION 31
- MEDIC 747 = AMR CRITICAL CARE AMBULANCE
- MEDIC 748 = AMR CRITICAL CARE AMBULANCE STATIONED AT RMFD STATION 34
- MEDIC 749 = AMR CRITICAL CARE AMBULANCE - STATIONED AT RMFD STATION 16
- FORENSICS800 = AMR BODY RECOVERY TRANSPORT
- 9XX = AMR SPECIAL EVENT AMBULANCES
Knox County Rescue (formerly KVERS)
As of February 1, 2023 Knox County Rescue no longer responds to calls such as Motor Vehicle Accidents unless specifically requested. All Fire Department within Knox County now provide primary vehicle rescue services. All Emergency Vehicles belonging to KCR have been moved back to Rescue Headquarters and KCR Members no longer man fire stations throughout Knox County. They are also still available for: Motor Vehicle Accidents and Entrapments, Trench and Structural Collapse,Large Community Event Support, Water Rescue, Cave and Vertical Rescue, Heavy Rescue, Small Aircraft Accidents when dispatched and/or requested. Knox County Rescue primary radio communications now occur on their own set of talkgroups on the Tennessee Advanced Communications Network (TACN). They are also still paged out on VHF TAC 7 for Alerting and Dispatching Members to scenes.
Apparatus
Command Staff
- RESCUE 110 Response Vehicle, Chief
- RESCUE 111 Response Vehicle, Deputy Chief
- RESCUE 112 Response Vehicle, Assistant Chief
- RESCUE 171 Response Vehicle, Captain
- RESCUE 172 Response Vehicle, Captain
- RESCUE 173 Response Vehicle, Captain
First-Out Crash Trucks
- RESCUE 123 East Knox
- RESCUE 124 West Knox
- RESCUE 136 North Knox
Reserve Crash Truck Fleet
- RESCUE 121 Reserve Only
- RESCUE 122 Reserve Only
- RESCUE 126 Reserve Only
Specialty Team Vehicles
- RESCUE 125 Heavy/Confined Space
- RESCUE 133 Trench/Collapse
- RESCUE 134 Water/Dive Team West Knox
- RESCUE 135 Water/Dive Team East knox
Utility Vehicles / Personnel Carriers
- RESCUE 127 F550 Flatbed Tow/Haul
- RESCUE 128 F350 Pickup with camper top
Karns Fire Department
The Karns Fire Department serves an area of 65 square miles in Northwest Knox County. Karns, an ISO Class 4 department (for the entire area), has four fire stations strategically located in the Karns, Ball Camp, Hardin Valley and Solway communities. The Headquarters facility, where the department’s business affairs are managed, is located off Oak Ridge Highway in the Karns community. The department provides fire protection, Advance Life Support (ALS), hazardous materials response, vehicle extrication, an assortment of technical rescue services, and public education for over 40,000 residents. Also, serves 9 Public Schools in their response area. They are known as a combination department. Two station are operated 24 Hours with at least two payed department members on board the apparatus.
Unit IDs
- Engine 401 = Karns Station 1 First Due Apparatus
- Tanker 401= Karns Station 1 Tanker
- Engine 402=Hardin Valley Station 2 First Due Apparatus
- Engine 403=
- Engine 404= Ball Camp Station 4 Apparatus
- Engine 411= Karns Station 1 Second Due Apparatus
- Tanker 413= Solway Station 3 Tanker
- Chief 40/4= Acting Shift Supervisor
- Chief 41 = Chief
- Chief 42-Chief 45 = Assistant Chiefs
- Tower 1=Hardin Valley Station Second Due Apparatus
Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD)
The department serves over 20,000 homes (32,000 people), 400 business, 70 churches, 2 private schools, 8 public schools and Johnson University (with 400+ on-campus residents). Their Fire District is spread across three Tennessee counties, Blount, Knox, and Sevier with a total response area of approximately 118.6 square miles. SVFD primarily operates on vhf analog for most operations but Seymour also operates on simplex uhf tac channels to communicate with Sevier County agencies on scene and on a Knox TACN talk groups for talkaround communications.
Unit IDs
- Battalion 50 = Fire Chief
Knox County School Security Division (KCSD)
As special deputies with the Knox County Sheriff's Office (KCSO), the division is the primary force protection unit for Knox County Schools charged with the security and safety of staff and students within the district. Also known as the Knox County School Security Division, members are often referred to as SRO's or School Resource Officers. Responsibilities of the Division include: A. Preserve order on school property, in the vicinity of schools where there is a direct correlation to school activity or property, school buses, and at any school sponsored or related activity, and in any place where the School District owns property or has a direct interest.B. Protect pedestrians and vehicles commuting to and from school. C. Prevent, deter, and reduce acts of crime against school students, personnel, related individuals, and property. D. Investigate school-related incidents and other matters of District interest. E. Maintain peace at all school-related events. F. Apprehend offenders. G. Recover stolen property. H. Other activity as directed by the School Board or the Chief. The Division consists of the following bureau's: Office of the Chief, Support Services, Operations, Transportation Safety, and Investigations. The Operations Bureau is overseen by the Operations Major who is assisted by a Lieutenant and nine district sergeants. The Operations Bureau also houses the School Patrol Unit and Bike Patrol Unit. The Transportation Bureau is overseen by the Transportation Safety Sergeant who is assisted by two Check Ride Safety Officers. The Transportation Safety Bureau focuses relating to compliance of safety mandates issued by the Knox County Schools Transportation Department, federal, state, and local laws. The Transportation Safety Bureau also responds to school bus accidents involving children. All School Security Officers with the Knox County Schools Security Division are Bonded Special Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff's Office and have the authority to detain, make arrests, and carry a firearm (pertaining to school matters). All Division owned vehicles are considered Emergency Vehicles. Division Vehicles are equipped with emergency lights and emergency siren equipment.
Unit IDs
- 1XX = NON-SECURITY DIVISION KCS EMPLOYEE
- 2XX = CROSSING GUARDS
- 4XX = SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS (SSOs)
- 5XX = SCHOOL SECURITY OFFICERS (SSOs)
- 601 = ZONE 1 SERGEANT
- 602 = ZONE 2 SERGEANT
- 603 = ZONE 3 SERGEANT
- 604 = ZONE 4 SERGEANT
- 605 = ZONE 5 SERGEANT
- 606 = ZONE 6 SERGEANT
- 607 = ZONE 7 SERGEANT
- 608 = ZONE 8 SERGEANT
- 609 = ZONE 9 SERGEANT
- 750’s = COMMAND STAFF
Public Building Authority (PBA) Safety and Security
PBA has a UHF DMR conventional radio system consisting of two repeaters. PBA is a government Service for Knox County and City of Knoxville that provides the following services: property management, custodial, property development, telecommunications, information systems services, park enforcement, parking operations, special events, security, life safety, and patrol services. PBA provides security, life safety, and patrol services to the City County Building, Old Court House, World’s Fair Park, Fort Kidd, Sunsphere, Second Creek Greenway, Volunteer Landing, Gateway, Juvenile Justice Center, Knoxville Transit Center, Blackstock Lot, Jackson Avenue Lot, Popular Street Lot, Locust Street Garage, Dwight Kessel Garage, State Street Garage, Main Avenue Garage, Market Square Garage, Family Justice Center, River Walk Greenway & Garage, Public Safety Complex, University of Tennessee (UT) System/Knox County Schools (KCS) Central Office Tower, Summer Place Offices & Garage, and Knox County Clerk Offices. They also conduct parking enforcement within the Central Business District and the Cumberland Ave corridor. The Communications (COMM) Center also does 24/7 monitoring of over 1,200 surveillance cameras from the City County Building. There is secondary communications center located at the Public Safety Complex (PSC). Also, PBA Safety & Security Officers now provide Patrol and some Security Services to City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Centers.
Property Abbreviations
- CCB = CITY COUNTY BUILDING
- DKG = DWIGHT KESSEL GARAGE
- JJC = JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER
- KAT = KNOXVILLE TRANSIT CENTER
- OCH = OLD COURTHOUSE
- SSG = STATE STREET GARAGE
- SPG = SUMMER PLACE GARAGE
- LSG = LOCUST STREET GARAGE
- MAG = MAIN AVENUE GARAGE
- MSG = MARKET SQUARE GARAGE
- WFP = WORLD'S FAIR PARK
- PSC = PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX
Unit IDs
- BASE 1 = COMM CENTER AT CITY COUNTY BUILDING (CCB)
- BASE 2 = COMM CENTER AT PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING (PSC)
- PBA 1 = CEO
- 300 = DIRECTOR OF LIFE SAFETY AND SECURITY
- 100 = CITY COUNTY BUILDING (CCB) LIEUTENANT
- 101 = PARK PATROL LIEUTENANT
- 102 = JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER (JJC) LIEUTENANT
- 103 = KNOXVILLE AREA TRANSIT (KAT) TRANSIT CENTER LIEUTENANT
- 15X = PARK PATROL OFFICERS AT WORLD’S FAIR PARK
- 16X = KNOXVILLE AREA TRANSIT (KAT) TRANSIT CENTER - SAFETY OFFICERS
- 2XX = PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX (PSC) - SAFETY OFFICERS
West Town Mall
Unit IDs
- 1X and 2X=Security Officers (Allied Universal Contract Security)
- 5X=KPD Officers
- Mobile=Contract Security Patrol Vehicle
- 112 = Regal Cinebarre Security
Rural/Metro Fire Tones
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North End
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EMS and Fire Station Response Areas
Radio Codes
10 Codes
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Alpha Signals
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Numerical Signals
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Printable Knoxville Codes
- Source: Knoxville 10 Codes