St. Joseph County (MI)

St. Joseph County, Michigan

County Number	75
MSP District	5
MSP Post	54
MDOT District	Southwest
DNRE District	7
MPSCS Zone	3
FBI Division	Detroit
FBI Resident Agency	Kalamazoo
FIPS Code	026149
ctid	1301
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MPSCS: St. Joseph County (MI) Unknown Talkgroups

National interop frequencies

Range to hear these is ~1 mile since they are not on a repeater.

851.51250 	156.7 PL	8TAC91D  
852.01250 	156.7 PL	8TAC92D	 
852.51250 	156.7 PL	8TAC93D
853.01250 	156.7 PL	8TAC94D

St. Joseph County Government

• County Website

Sheriff

• WQQP915 436.0000 Recon Robot (100KC3F)

Three Rivers

• KYX932 also 453.4875 FXO, 458.4875 Mobiles (NFM) for water data

Municipalities and Districts

Sheriff Department

• 650 E Main St, Centreville
• The Sheriff Department covers the unincorporated areas of the county, as well as the Village of Burr Oak and Fabius Township. The complex in Centreville includes the County Jail, Central Dispatch, and Animal Control.

Village of Burr Oak

Burr Oak Fire

• 208 W Front St
• Burr Oak FD covers the Village of Burr Oak and Burr Oak Township.

Village of Centreville

Police

• Constantine PD covers the Village of Centreville.

Centreville Fire

• 212 W Main St
• Centreville FD covers the Village of Centreville, Nottawa Township, Lockport Township east of the St. Joseph River, and Florence Township east of Engle Rd.

Village of Colon

Colon Police

• 127 E State St
• Colon PD covers the Village of Colon.

Colon Fire

• 1063 E M86
• Colon FD covers the Village of Colon and Colon Township.

Village of Constantine

Constantine Police

• 115 White Pigeon St
• Constantine PD covers the Village of Constantine and the Village of Centreville, also the Village of White Pigeon when White Pigeon PD has no one on duty.

Constantine Fire

• 180 W Water St
• Constantine FD covers the Village of Constantine, Constantine Township, and Florence Township West of Engle Road.

Fabius Township

Police

• The Sheriff Department provides a deputy to cover Fabius Township.

Fabius Park Fire

• 15149 Broadway Rd, Three Rivers
• Fabius Park FD covers Fabius Township, Park Township, and Eastern Flowerfield Township (Marcellus FD covers Western Half), not including the City of Three Rivers.

Leonidas Fire

• 30931 King Rd
• Leonidas FD covers Leonidas Township.

Village of Mendon

Mendon Police

• 160 W Main St
• Mendon PD covers the Village of Mendon.

Mendon Fire

• 303 State St
• Mendon FD covers the Village of Mendon and Mendon Township.

Michigan State Police

• Marshall Post
  • 714 Old US-27 N, Marshall
• White Pigeon Detachment
  • 101 US-131, White Pigeon
• MSP Troopers working in the county check in/out with their regional dispatcher on D5NORTH/D5SOUTH, then operate on county talkgroups for calls in the county.

City of Sturgis

Sturgis Department of Public Safety

• 122 N Nottawa St
• Sturgis PD covers the City of Sturgis.
• Sturgis FD/Ambulance covers the City of Sturgis.

City of Three Rivers

Three Rivers Police

• 333 W Michigan Ave
• Three Rivers Police covers the City of Three Rivers.

Three Rivers Fire/Ambulance

• 333 W Michigan Ave
• Three Rivers FD/EMS Covers the city of Three Rivers and Lockport Township west of the St. Joseph River for both Fire and ambulance. Three Rivers FD covers all of Fabius Township, Park Township, and Eastern Half of Flowerfield Township. Marcellus Ambulance covers western half.

Tri-Township Fire

• Station 6-1
  • 64962 Balk Rd, Sturgis
• Station 6-2
  • 26795 US-12, Sturgis
• Tri-Township FD covers Sturgis Township, Sherman Township, and Fawn River Township, Florence Township west of Engle Road, not including the City of Sturgis.

Village of White Pigeon

White Pigeon Police

• 103 S Kalamazoo St
• White Pigeon PD covers the Village of White Pigeon, also the Village of Constantine when Constantine PD has no one on duty.

White Pigeon Fire

• 16975 US-12
• White Pigeon FD covers the Village of White Pigeon, White Pigeon Township, and Mottville Township.

EMS Agencies and Hospitals

LifeCare Ambulance

• Website
• LifeCare covers all of St. Joseph County except the City of Three Rivers, the City of Sturgis, Flowerfield Township, Park Township, Fabius Township, and Lockport Township.
• LifeCare units communicate with Central Dispatch and first responders on 75F911 for calls in the county.
• Most communication between LifeCare units and LifeCare Dispatch is done via CAD. Any voice traffic for LifeCare Dispatch is on 13LCARE.
• Since units are repositioned to provide even coverage, it is not uncommon to hear LifeCare units from other counties responding to calls in St. Joseph County. Callsigns include 12xx, 13xx, and 39xx.
• An “Echo” callsign indicates a paramedic unit without transport capability.

Units in St. Joseph County

7505

68820 Broadus St, Sturgis

7506

16975 US12, White Pigeon (White Pigeon FD)

7507

118 Burr Oak St, Mendon

7511

16975 US12, White Pigeon (White Pigeon FD)
This is a 12 hour truck and is staffed when staffing allows

7513

Unknown

7550

Unknown. Possible BLS unit. White Pigeon Station?

7598

Can be activated for calls in Tri-Township FD response area when LifeCare unit has an extended response time. Tri-Township FD personnel respond in their ambulance 614 with callsign 7598.

7599

No longer in use. Can be activated for calls in Sturgis city limits when LifeCare unit has an extended response time. Sturgis FD personnel respond in a LifeCare rig with callsign 7599.

Posts

81 Bronson
85 Coldwater
100 M86/Nottawa
131 Mendon
132 Colon
134 Centreville
138 Sturgis
139 US12/Balk
147 White Pigeon
Cass Point US12/M40
Midpoint US12/St. Joseph

Beacon Ambulance

Medic 1

15149 Broadway Rd, Three Rivers (Fabius Park Fire)
This unit is Primarily staffed to provide inter facility transfers for Beacon Three Rivers Hospital but has a mutual aid contract with the City of Three Rivers.

Mobile Extenders

No longer in use

KNGE291

• 456.0750

KNNJ533

• 460.5125
• 462.9625
• 467.4625
• 467.9625

WPLX409

• 453.1375
• 458.1375

Schools and Colleges

Three Rivers Community Schools

• WQMY397 Mobiles on 159.6, 159.795, 159.915, 160.035, 160.185 (NFM for Admin/Events)

Codes, Unit Lists, Pager Tones

Ten Codes

10-7 Out of Service, also Deceased
10-8 In Service
10-15 Enroute to Jail
10-19 Enroute to Station
10-20 Location
10-28 License Plate
10-33 Hold Radio Traffic
10-96 Mental Subject
19-15 Combination of 10-19 and 10-15.

Other Codes

BOL - Be On the Lookout
CP - Caller?
Code 80 - Meal Break
ETOH - Alcohol
K - Fatality
PC - Passenger Car
PDA - Property Damage Accident
PI - Personal Injury Accident
Signal 1 - Felony Warrant
Signal 2 - Misdemeanor Warrant
Signal 3 - 
Signal 5 - Status Check
Signal 6 - Sex Offender Registry
Signal 10 - Good Status
Signal 15 - Fatality
Station H - Home
TX - Telephone
UTL - Unable To Locate

Offense Codes

• See Department of State Police (MI)

County Fire Numbering Plan

First is Department
 
1-xx - Centreville
2-xx - Three Rivers
3-xx - Fabius Park
4-xx - Constantine
5-xx - White Pigeon
6-xx - Tri-Township
7-xx - Sturgis
8-xx - Burr Oak
9-xx - Colon 
11-xx - Leonidas 
12-xx - Mendon

Last is Equipment Type

1 - Engine
2 - Rescue
3 - Quick Response Vehicle
4 - Ambulance
5 - Brush Engine
6 - Tanker
7 - Support
8 - Ladder
9 - Utility


Individual personnel callsigns are the department prefix 
followed by two digits, not duplicating an apparatus callsign.
x00 Chief officer (700 Sturgis Fire Chief)
x01-09 Chief officers
x40-49 Captains (341 Fabius Park Captain)
x50-59 Lieutenants (451 Constantine Lieutenant)
x60-69 Normally full-time staff for Three Rivers & Sturgis
x70-99 Normally firefighter and EMS personal 

County Police Numbering Plan

29-xx Burr Oak (no longer in use)
30-xx Mendon
39-xx Centreville (no longer in use)
40-xx Colon
41-xx Constantine
42-xx White Pigeon
45-xx Great Lakes Drone Company
50-xx MSP District 5 HQ (Paw Paw)
54-xx MSP Post 54 (Marshall)
54-9x MSP Post 54 Motor Carrier
61-xx Three Rivers 
71-xx DNR District 7 Conservation Officer
75-xx Sheriff Department
75-01 Sheriff
75-02 Undersheriff
75-03 Captain (Jail Administrator)
75-04 Captain (Road Patrol)
75-1xx Corrections
75-2xx Reserve
75-3xx Marine Patrol
75-4xx Dive Rescue, Marine Patrol, and others
75-Kx County Animal Control
99-xx Sturgis
K9-xx MSP K9 Unit

Pager Tones

Most paging has moved to MPSCS paging groups. Two-tone paging is rarely used.

Frequency	Station	Tone A	Tone B
151.2125	Centreville FD	1251.4	1285.8
151.2125	Three Rivers FD/EMS	339.6	496.8
151.2125	Three Rivers FD General	339.6	358.6
151.2125	Three Rivers FD Off-Duty	553.9	707.3
151.2125	Fabius Park FD	288.5	1092.4
151.2125	Constantine FD General	1153.4	1185.2
151.2125	Constantine MFR	510.5	810.2
151.2125	White Pigeon FD	1251.4	1217.8
151.2125	Tri-Township FD General	358.6	1122.5
151.2125	Tri-Township MFR	584.8	553.9
151.2125	Sturgis FD/EMS	1217.8	1321.2
151.2125	Sturgis FD Off-Duty	1217.8	1285.8
151.2125	Sturgis FD On-Call	810.2	483.5
151.2125	Burr Oak FD General	321.7	470.5
151.2125	Burr Oak MFR	321.7	524.6
151.2125	Colon FD/MFR	368.5	389.0
151.2125	Leonidas FD/MFR	433.7	330.5
151.2125	Mendon FD	1092.4	349.0
151.2125	Dive Rescue	651.9	553.9
151.2125	LifeCare Ambulance	422.1	669.9
151.2125	Victim Services	539.0	1092.4
151.2125	All-Call	832.5	1063.2

Businesses

• Businesses Wiki Page