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Van Buren County (MI)

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EMS Agencies and Hospitals

Community Emergency Response Team

  • WQPR998 for 159.975 Mobile Extenders

South Haven Area Emergency Services

  • 10/12 KNBT346 add 155.0175 Base/Mobile (NFM)

Municipalities and Districts

County

  • 154.205 appears to have phone paging/dispatching capabilities
  • WQTQ419, WQTP995 = 154.205 Repeater, 155.715 Repeater; inputs of 159.2475, 158.9625 at multiple locations (NFM)
  • WRWC361 Van Buren County Road Commission

Bangor

  • WQJS624 - 159.8775 voice/data (11k) (public works?)

Bloomingdale Township

  • WQMX929 add 151.13 Base/Mobile for Fireground (11K)

Columbia Township (Grand Junction)

  • WPPH210 add 154.7625 Base/Mobile (11K)

Goble Pine Grove

  • KYE638 add 154.07 Base/Mobile (11K) for Fire

Hartford

  • 12/11 KXO601 add 156.24 Base/Mobile for Fireground
  • WQOT855 - Mobiles 173.225, 173.275, 173.325, 173.375 (11K/7K) for Community Events (EMA/Fire)

Keeler Township

  • Fireground - WNVY987 151.4 Base/Mobile (11K)

Lawrence (Township)

Lawton

  • 12/11 KNHA827 add 156.24 Base/Mobile for Fireground

Unit Lists

County Fire Units - Numbering Scheme

  • 1200 - Paw Paw
  • 1300 - Lawton
  • 1400 - Decatur-Hamilton
  • 1500 - Sister Lakes
  • 1600 - Keeler Township
  • 1700 - Lawrence
  • 1800 - Hartford
  • 1900 - Covert
  • 2100 - Watervliet (Berrien County)
  • 2200 - South Haven Area Emergency Services
  • 2300 - Bangor
  • 2400 - Gobles-Pine Grove
  • 2500 - Mattawan
  • 2600 - Bloomingdale
  • 2700 - Columbia Township
  • 4100 - North Berrien (Berrien County)

Last two digits indicate type of unit:

  • 00 - Station
  • 10-19 - Ambulance/QR unit
  • 20-29 - Engine
  • 30-39 - Tanker
  • 40-49 - Aerial Ladder
  • 50-59 - Aerial Platform
  • 60-69 - Brush
  • 70-79 - Rescue
  • 80-89 - Utility trucks
  • 100 and up - command and non-command personnel

Law Enforcement Unit Numbering

  • Central - Van Buren County 911 Dispatchers
  • 07 - Covert Police
  • 23 - Pokagon Band Police (Tribal Police)
  • 29 - Bloomingdale Police
  • 31 - Gobles Police (currently patrolled by Sheriff's Dept)
  • 32 - Lawrence Police (currently patrolled by Sheriff's Dept)
  • 39 - Bangor Police
  • 40 - Decatur Police
  • 41 - Lawton Police
  • 42 - Mattawan Police
  • 46 - Hartford Police
  • 47 - Paw Paw Police
  • 50 - Units from MSP 5th District Headquarters
  • 51 - MSP Paw Paw
  • 60 - South Haven Police
  • 80 - Van Buren County Sheriff
  • 90 - Court/County Related

EMS Agencies Units and Numbering Scheme

  • 1911 - Covert EMS
  • 1918 - Covert EMS
  • 2211-2214 - South Haven Area Emergency Services (SHAES)
  • 2410 - Life EMS (Gobles)
  • 8010-8019 - Van Buren EMS

Medical Priority Dispatching

  • 1 - Emergency response (lights and sirens)
  • 2 - Fast response (lights on, siren only as necessary)
  • 3 - Non-emergency response

Law Talk, Codes and Phrases

  • 10-8 - Available for calls
  • 10-42 - End of shift, out of service
  • ## Unit - ## is the Police Unit number listed above and the call is for any available unit
  • BOL - Be on the lookout
  • DWI/OUI - Motorist under the influence
  • EPS - Alarm company
  • Key Holder - Authorized person with keys for a building/alarm panel
  • GOA - Gone On Arrival
  • Motorist Assist - Stranded Vehicle
  • No val - Not valid
  • PDA - Property Damage Accident
  • PI - Personal Injury Accident
  • RO - Registered Owner
  • RP - Reporting Person/Party
  • Receiving - Jail receiving garage
  • REG - Vehicle license plate
  • 1X - Vehicle occupied by one person
  • Standby - Just a second
  • Tappers/McDonald's/Reits - Local towing companies
  • TX - A telephone call or phone number
  • UTL - Unable To Locate

Tones & Alerts

The P25 pager tone (faster high-low sound) indicates

  • Important 911 Dispatches
  • Assault in progress
  • Domestic violence in progress
  • Robbery in progress
  • Suicidal person

A 1000 Hz tone sounds for

  • BOL
  • Hold/Resume/Transfer radio traffic

Schools

Covert Public Schools

  • KA26313 Mobiles on 464.575, 469.575, 469.375 (45-50wt NFM)
  • WXL872 Bases on 464.375, 464.575 (NFM)

Bangor Public Schools

  • WNFR633 462.525, 464.7875 Repeaters; Mobiles on 466.7125, 466.8, 467.0375, 469.15, 466.1 (NFM)

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