Porter County (IN)
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Fire Station Numbering
- 500 & 600 - Chesterton
- 700 & 800 - Kouts
- 900 & 1000 - Porter
- 1100 & 1200 - Union Twp
- Boone Grove:
- 1300 & 1400 - Boone Grove Station
- 2300 & 2400 - Lake Eliza Station
- 1500 & 1600 - Ogden Dunes
- 1700 & 1800 - Hebron
- 1900 & 2000 - Liberty Twp.
- 2100 & 2200 - Pine Twp. (Disbanded)
- 2500 & 2600 - Beverly Shores
- 2700 & 2800 - South Haven
- 2900 & 3000 - Washington Twp
- 3100 & 3200 - Morgan Twp
- 3300 & 3400 - Burns Harbor
- 3500 & 3600 & 3700 - Lakes of the 4 Seasons
- 4500 - Town of Pines
- 4700 - Porter County Fire Investigation Strike Team (F.I.S.T.)
- 4900 - Westville (from LaPorte County)
- 5300 - Cleveland Cliff's Steel
- 5600 - Indiana Dunes National Park
- 6400 & 6500 - Emergency Management
- 6900 - Tech Rescue Team
- 7400 - Search And Rescue Team
- 8400 - Haz-Mat
- Portage & Valparaiso do not use the county numbering system at this time
Notes:
- All county fire departments are toned out on 154.3100.
- Portage uses Ladder 1; Engines 1, 2, 3, & 4; Tower 2, and Rescues 1, 2, and 3.
- Valparaiso uses Engines 1, 2, and 3 as well as Rescues 1, 2, & 22
- There is a county-wide mutual aid agreement.
- Northwest Health EMS and the fire departments within their coverage area are dispatched on VHF (154.310) as well as the 64-COFD-DISP talkgroup
- The Porter County Fire Association web site is www.pcfa.net
Fire Unit Designations
- XX01 to XX09 - Officers
- XX10 to XX19 - Engines
- XX20 to XX29 - Aerials
- XX30 to XX39 - Rescues
- XX40 to XX49 - Tankers
- XX50 to XX59 - Specialty Rigs
- XX60 to XX69 - Medics/Ambulances
- XX70 to XX79 - Brush Trucks
- XX80 to XX99 - Individual Department Members
Porter Hospital EMS
- Station 1 (Chesterton Area) - Medic 11 & Medic 12
- Station 2 (Valparaiso Area) - Medic 21 & Medic 22
- Station 3 (Kouts/Hebron Area) - Medic 31
- Station 4 (Wheeler Area) - Medic 41
Fire/EMS Response Levels
- Priority 1 - Ambulance & Fire HOT (Lights/Sirens)
- Priority 2 - Ambulance (Or closest ALS Unit) HOT & Fire COLD (No lights/sirens)
- Priority 3 - Ambulance ONLY HOT
- Also used for ambulance transport emergent
- Priority 4 - Ambulance or Engine ONLY COLD
- Also used for ambulance transport non-emergent
Fire Tone Out
| A Tones | B Tones | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 358.6 | 1400.0 | County Fire All Call |
| 1006.9 | 1472.9 | Beverly Shores |
| 1669.0 | 1881.0 | Boone Grove |
| 600.9 | 569.1 | Burns Harbor |
| 1881.0 | 1650.0 | Chesterton |
| 952.5 | 1650.0 | Chesterton Off Duty Call Back |
| 510.5 | 483.5 | Emergency Mgmt Agency |
| 2401.0 | 1820.0 | Fire Investigation Strike Team |
| 339.6 | 496.8 | Four Seasons |
| 810.2 | 1400.0 | Hazmat |
| 368.5 | 389.0 | Hebron |
| 1669.0 | 977.2 | Kouts |
| 1881.0 | 1063.2 | Liberty Twp |
| 822.2 | 682.5 | Mittal Steel |
| 977.2 | 1063.2 | Morgan Twp |
| 1251.4 | 1513.5 | National Lakeshore |
| 569.1 | 788.5 | Ogden Dunes |
| 346.7 | 384.6 | Town of Pines |
| 688.3 | 651.9 | Portage All Stations |
| 726.8 | 617.4 | Portage Off Duty Call Back |
| 410.8 | 349.0 | Porter Hospital EMS |
| 1153.4 | Long Tone | Porter |
| 651.9 | 584.8 | South Haven |
| 539.0 | 1400.0 | Search & Rescue Team |
| 524.6 | 1400.0 | Technical Rescue Team |
| 953.7 | 1733.7 | Union Twp |
| 672.0 | 742.5 | Valparaiso |
| 2401.0 | 1733.7 | Washington Twp |
| 470.5 | 1395.0 | Water Rescue Dive Team |
| 1395.0 | 847.5 | Westville |
Porter County Sheriff's Dept Unit Designations
- With the exception of UNIT 1 being the Sheriff, officer badge numbers increase as new officers are hired. Badge numbers do not get re-used. The higher the number, the newer the officer.
- 'J' units are Jail Officers
- 'R' units are Reserve Officers
- 'X' units are District 10 Convservation Officers assigned to Porter County
- Some of the smaller towns use the Sheriff Dept Frequancy. Those units are identified by their town name and unit number, i.e. Kouts-5 or Hebron-3.
Portage Police Department Unit Designations
- Portage PD uses the same type of number system as PCSP. The higher the number, the newer the officer.
- 600 series units are Reserve Officers.
Police Call Disposition Codes
- 1--Alarm / Verified Entry
- 2--Alarm / False - Human Error
- 3--Alarm / False - Mechanical
- 4--Alarm / False - No Fault
- A--Arrest(s), Adult
- C--Assignment Complete
- D--Message Delivered
- G--Gone On Arrival
- H--911 Hang Up Check
- J--Juvenile Arrest(s) - No Adults
- K--Parking Citation Issued (Valpo PD)
- L--Civil / No Report
- M--Mediation Recommended
- N--Nothing Found
- O--Assist Other Jurisdiction
- P--Vehicle Impound
- R--Report Taken
- S--School Hotline Tip
- T--UTT Issued (Uniform Traffic Ticket)
- U--Unfounded or Call Cancelled
- V--Verbal Warning (Traffic)
- W--Written Warning (Traffic)
- Z--Assist Citizen
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