La Plata County (CO)

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Dispatch Agencies

Durango / La Plata County Emergency Communications Center dispatches for the following agencies on the State DTRS:

• La Plata County Sheriff
• Bayfield Marshal [on Sheriff 'Brown' talkgroup]
• Humane Society Animal Protection [on Sheriff 'Brown' & Durango PD 'Blue 1' talkgroups]
• Fort Lewis College Police [on Durango PD 'Blue 1' talkgroup]
• Durango Police Department
• Durango Fire Protection District
• Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District (VHF only, no DTRS)
• Upper Pine River Fire Protection District

Southern Ute Indian Tribe PD Communications Center dispatches for the following agencies on the State DTRS:

• Southern Ute Police Department
• Southern Ute Tribal Ranger
• Southern Ute Animal Control
• Southern Ute Wildlife Conservation
• Southern Ute Division of Gaming
• Ignacio Police Department
• Los Pinos Fire Protection District

Unit Numbering

• 100 series Durango PD (individual IDs)
• 500 series La Plata County Sheriff (individual IDs)
• 980 series Animal Control
• 1100 series Durango/La Plata Airport Operations

DURANGO FPD

 Station 1: Bodo 
 Engine 1 
 Tanker 1 
 Ladder 1  
 Reserve Engine 1
 Brush 32  
 Air Truck 1
 Medic 1  

 Station 2: Downtown
 Engine 2  
 Ladder 2 
 Medic 2
 Medic 4

 Station 3: 32nd Street
 Engine 3  
 Medic 3 

 Station 4: Sunnyside (volunteer)
 Engine 4  
 Tanker 4  

 Station 5: Edgemont (volunteer)
 Engine 5  
 Tanker 5  

 Station 6: Trimble (volunteer)
 Engine 6  
 Tanker 6  
 Brush 31  
 
 Station 7: Elmores Corner (volunteer)
 Engine 7  
 Tanker 7  
  
 Station 8: Rafter J (volunteer)
 Engine 8  
 Tanker 8 
   
 Station 9: Durango West (volunteer)
 Engine 9  
 Tanker 9  

 Station 10: Elkhorn Ranch (volunteer)
 Engine 10  
    
 Station 11: Bondad (volunteer)
 Engine 11  
 Tanker 11  

 Station 12: Timberline Academy (volunteer)
 Engine 12  
 Tanker 12  

 Station 13: Falls Creek (volunteer)
 Engine 13  

 Station 14: Tamarron (volunteer)
 Engine 14 
 
 Station 15: Electra Lake
 Engine 15  
 Medic 15 

 Station 16: Purgatory (volunteer)
 Engine 16 

UPPER PINE RIVER FPD (incomplete listing)

 Station 1: Bayfield (staffed 24/7)
 Engine 61
 Brush 61
 Medic 61
 Rescue 61
 EMS60

 Station 2: Vallecito Dam (resident) 
 Brush 62
 
 Station 3: Trew Creek (resident)
 
 Station 4: Vallecito Lake (staffed 24/7)
 Engine 64
 Medic 64
 
 Station 5: Forest Lakes (staffed 24/7)
 Engine 65
 Medic 65
 
 Station 6: 8476 County Road 502
 Tender 66
 
 Station 7: 35191 Highway 160
 
 Station 8: Wickenson Gulch
 Brush 68

FORT LEWIS MESA FPD

 Station 1: 164 County Road 130, Kline
 Engine 71
 Brush 71 
 Tender 71 
 Medic 71 

 Station 2: 18686 Highway 140, Old Fort Lewis 
 Brush 72
 Brush Tender 72
 Engine 79

 Station 3: 22868 Highway 140, Hesperus
 Engine 73
 Rescue 73
 Medic 73

 Station 4: 3009 County Road 100, Redmesa
 Engine 74
 Brush 74
 Brush Tender 74 

 Station 5: 4022 County Road 117, Kline
 Engine 75  
 Brush 75
 Tender 75

LOS PINOS FPD

 Station 1 Ignacio
 Engine 81
 Ladder 81
 Rescue 81
 Tanker 81 
 Brush 81
 Medic 81
 Rescue 86
 Medic 86
 Medic 88 

 Station 2 Oxford
 Engine 82
 Ladder 82
 Tanker 82  
 Brush 82
 Medic 82

 Station 3 Mountain Mesa
 Engine 83
 Tanker 83
 Brush 83

 Station 4 Tiffany
 Engine 84
 Tanker 84
 Rescue 84
 Brush 84

 Station 5 Arboles
 Tanker 85
 Rescue 85
 Brush 85
 Brush 88

Fire Department Dispatching

Fire pages (tone outs) are transmitted on the department dispatch conventional channel with simulcast on the DTRS dispatch talkgroup. Operations are on the DTRS unless poor coverage, then conventional channels will be used.

Police Codes

• Code 1: Warrant / wanted / protection order
• Code 2: Check for warrant/wanted (person, plate): Clear (person, plate)
• Code 3: Responding with lights & siren
• Code 4: Okay or Copy
• Code 5: Meet with...
• Code 6: Busy
• Code 7: Meal break
• Code 8: In service
• Code 9: Not used
• Code 10: Giving transport to [1 adult male] to [location]
• Code 44: Situation under control, no more units necessary