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Upper-tier Municipalities

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (informally Waterloo Region) is an upper-tier municipality under Ontario law. For Radio Reference and certain Uniden radio purposes, the term "county" is used. The region consists of seven Lower-tier municipalities: the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo; and the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich.

Waterloo Regional Police Service - Facilities

Patrol areas noted below are generalized. The City of Kitchener is patrolled by units from all three divisions.

Waterloo Regional Police Headquarters

Patrol area: No patrol units based at HQ
200 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge

Central Division

Patrol area: City of Kitchener
134 Frederick Street, Kitchener

South Division

Patrol area: City of Cambridge and some areas of south Kitchener
176 Hespeler Road, Cambridge

North Division

Patrol area: City of Waterloo and some areas of north Kitchener
45 Columbia Street East, Waterloo

Police Accident Reporting Centre

150 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge

Waterloo Regional Police Service Call Sign As Of December 31, 2020

• Central Division Patrol (Kitchener)
• South nna - South Division Patrol (Cambridge)
• North nna - North Division Patrol (Waterloo)
• Romeo nna - Rural Division Patrol (Townships)

• Central Core nn - Central Community Oriented Response and Enforcement (CORE)
• South Core nn - South Community Oriented Response and Enforcement (CORE)
• North Core nn - North Community Oriented Response and Enforcement (CORE)

• Canine n - Canine

• CMHnn - Mental Health Nurse

• Courts nn - Prisoner Transport

• CRO nn - Community Resource Officer (CRO)

• CS n - Central Division Patrol Staff Sergeant
• CS nn - Central Division Patrol Sergeant
• SS n - South Division Patrol Staff Sergeant
• SS nn - South Division Patrol Sergeant
• NS n - North Division Patrol Staff Sergeant
• NS nn - North Division Patrol Sergeant

• CYP nn - Child And Youth Protection

• Cyber nn - Cyber Crimes

• Detective 1n - Central Division Detective Unit
• Detective S1n - Central Division Detective Sergeant
• Detective 2n - South Division Detective Unit
• Detective S2n - South Division Detective Sergeant
• Detective 3n - North Division Detective Unit
• Detective S3n - North Division Detective Sergeant

• DInn - Drug Investigator

• DPRnn - Differential Police Response

• DVnn - Domestic Violence Unit
• DVSn - Domestic Violence Unit Sergeant

• ERnn - Emergency Response Unit
• ERSn - Emergency Response Unit Sergeant

• EV1nn - Special Events/Paid Duty Central Divsion
• EV2nn - Special Events/Paid Duty South Division
• EV3nn - Special Events/Paid Duty North Division
• EVSn - Special Events Sergeant

• Fraud nn - Fraud Unit
• Fraud Sn - Fraud Unit Sergeant

• A1nn - Auxiliary Unit - Central Division
• A2nn - Auxiliary Unit - South Division
• A3nn - Auxiliary Unit - North Division
• AS1n - Auxiliary Sergeant - Central Division
• AS2n - Auxiliary Sergeant - South Division
• AS3n - Auxiliary Sergeant - North Division

• Ident 1n - Forensic Identification - Platoon 1
• Ident 2n - Forensic Identification - Platoon 2
• Ident 3n - Forensic Identification - Platoon 3
• Ident 4n - Forensic Identification - Platoon 4
• Ident 5n - Forensic Identification - Platoon 5
• Ident S1 - Forensic Identification - Platoon 1 Sergeant
• Ident S2 - Forensic Identification - Platoon 2 Sergeant
• Ident S3 - Forensic Identification - Platoon 3 Sergeant
• Ident S4 - Forensic Identification - Platoon 4 Sergeant
• Ident S5 - Forensic Identification - Platoon 5 Sergeant

• INSnn - Intelligence
• INSSn - Intelligence Sergeant

• Major Events nn - Major Events
• Major Events Snn - Major Events Sergeant

• SRnn - School Resource Unit

• Summons nn - Summons Server

• SVnn - Special Victims Unit
• SVSn - Special Victims Unit Sergeant

• Traffic nn - Traffic Unit

• 8nn - Senior Officers

• BCnn - Bylaw Units - City Of Cambridge
• BKnn - Bylaw Units - City Of Kitchener
• BWnn - Bylaw Units - City Of Waterloo
• TBnn - Trail Bike Units - Region Of Waterloo Bylaw

Where n = Unit number and a = the platoon (A = Platoon 1, B = Platoon 2, C = Platoon 3, D = Platoon 4, E = Platoon 5)

Waterloo Regional Police Service - 10 Codes

Code   Definition
10-1   Receiving poorly
10-2   Receiving well
10-3   Stop transmitting
10-4   Message understood
10-5   Relay message
10-6   Busy - stand by
10-7   Out of service
10-8   In service
10-9   Repeat message
10-10  Switch channel
10-19  Return to station
10-20  What is your location
10-21  Call by phone
10-33  Emergency
10-36  Correct time
10-60  Subject negative
10-61  Has record - not wanted
10-62  Subject Positive - wanted
10-63  Subject wanted
10-64  Proceed with caution
10-65  Assist with 10-64
10-66  Observation category
10-67  Parolee category
10-68  Charged category

Waterloo Regional Police Service - 900 Codes

CODE	DEFINITION	             CODE	DEFINITION

900	Bomb Threat	             901	Homicide
902	Sudden Death	             903	Attempted Suicide
904	Sex Offence	             905	Indecent Act
906	Threatening	             907	Assault
908	Abduction	             909	Robbery
910	Extortion	             911	Break & Enter
912	Theft	                     913	Theft-Auto
914	Possession Stolen Property   915	Fraud
916	Counterfeit Money	     917	Offensive Weapon
918	Property Damage	             919	Prostitution
920	Gaming and Betting	     921	Drugs
922	Missing Person	             923	Escapee
924	Fire	                     925	Theft Alarm
926	Assist Citizen	             927	Assist Other Force
928	Compassionate to Locate	     929	Harassing Phone Call
930	Disturbance	             931	Dispute-Landlord/Tenant
931	Dispute-Landlord/Tenant	     932	Dispute-Neighbor
933	Dispute-Domestic	     934	Dispute-Labor
935	Intoxicated Person	     936	Unwanted Person
937	Mentally Ill Person	     938	Public Mischief
939	Dangerous Condition	     940	Accident-Industrial
941	Accident-Farm	             942	Insecure Premises
943	Property-Lost	             944	Property-Found
945	Trespassing	             946	Prowler
947	Suspicious Person	     948	Suspicious Vehicle
949	Arrest	                     950	MVA-Property Damage
951	MVA-Person Injured	     952	MVA-Hit and Run
953	MVA-Fatality	             954	Traffic Enforcement
955	Complaint-Driving	     956	Traffic Control
957	Impaired Driver	             958	High Speed Chase
959	Complaint-Parking	     960	Abandoned Vehicle
961	Offense-Liquor	             962	Complaint-Animal
963	Complaint-Noise	             964	Escort
965	Offence-Juvenile	     966	Offence-Probation
967	Search Warrant	             968	Offence-Shoplift
969	Injured/Sick Person	     970	Missing Juvenile
971	Privately Towed Vehicle	     972	Complaint-Motorcycle
973	Complaint-By-Law	     974	Premise to Check
975	Paid Duty	             976	Follow Up Call
977	Arrest on Warrant	     978	Arson
979	Theft Under $5,000	     980	Routine Detail
981	Provincial Alert	     982	Zone Alert
983	Administration Notice	     984	Missing Adult Located
985	Missing Juvenile Located     986	Property Returned
999	Other Admin. Details

Waterloo Regional Fire Services - Locations

Kitchener Fire Department

• Station 1 - 270 Strasburg Road (Headquarters)
• Station 2 - 187 Lancaster Street West
• Station 3 - 1035 Ottawa Street North
• Station 4 - 25 Fairway Road North
• Station 5 - 1700 Queens Boulevard
• Station 6 - 149 Pioneer Drive
• Station 7 - 1440 Huron Road

Waterloo Fire Rescue

• Station 1 - 216 Weber Street North
• Station 2 - 470 Columbia Street West (Headquarters)
• Station 3 - 150 Northfield Drive West
• Station 4 - 911 University Avenue East

Cambridge Fire Department

• Station 1 - 1625 Bishop Street North (Headquarters)
• Station 2 - 11 Tannery Street East
• Station 3 - 525 King Street East
• Station 4 - 91 Saint Andrews Street
• Station 5 - 490 Main Street East
• Station 6 - 485 Boxwood Drive

North Dumfries Township Fire Department

• Station 1 - 501 Scott Street, Ayr

Wilmot Township Fire Department

• Station 1 - 99 Foundry Street, Baden
• Station 2 - 55 Front Street, New Dundee
• Station 3 - 121 Huron Street, New Hamburg

Wellesley Township Fire Department

• Station 1 - 32 Adelaide Street, Linwood
• Station 2 - 2671 Herrgott Road, St Clements
• Station 3 - 1379 Queen's Bush Road, Wellesley

Woolwich Township Fire Department

• Station 1 - 3 Water Street, St Jacobs
• Station 2 - 1869 Sawmill Road, Conestogo
• Station 3 - 17 St. Charles Street East, Maryhill
• Station 4 - 50 Florapine Road, Floradale
• Station 5 - 44 Howard Avenue, Elmira
• Station 6 - 51 Beacon Point Court, Breslau

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service

Apparatus Listing

Ambulances

2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2172 2173 2174 2175 2176 2177 2178 2179 2180 2181 2182 2183 2184 2185 2186 2187 2188 2189 2196 2197 2198 2247

Other

• 2174 2050 2182 2186 2076 2072 2069 2049 2074 2052 2180 2185 2189 2051 2079 2071 2047 2082 2070 2187 2077 2177 2081 2176 2181 2179 2172 2501 2500 2553 2178 2173 2046 2075 2184 2175 2188 2048 2078 2183 2247 2073 2197 2196 2198 2080 2371 2502 2503 2505 2504 2506

2303 - Supervisor
2344 - First Response
2352 - First Response
2385 - Supervisor
2386 - First Response
2387 - First Response
2650 - Ministry of Health (Cambridge) Communications Unit

Unknown

2251 2301 2347 

Vehicle Deployment

Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service is moving towards a divisional model similar to Peel. Typically, paramedics would start and end their shift at 'Fleet' (either 00 or 14, similar to reporting stations in Peel). From there, Cambridge CACC would direct them towards stations throughout the region for optimal coverage. Cambridge CACC would frequently shuffle around ambulances to fill in gaps as they respond out for calls.

Roaming Areas

Instead of a station, sometimes vehicles would be assigned an area to roam around in. For example, a first response vehicle would sometimes be asked to roam in Elmira.

Stations

A map of the stations is available here.

Base	Name	Address	Notes
00	South Fleet	120 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge	Old HQ, referred to as 'Fleet' or 'South Fleet'
02	Waterloo	90 Westmount Road N, Waterloo	Technically the only base in Waterloo, hence the name
03	Forest Heights	1700 Queens Blvd, Kitchener	Shared fire/EMS station
04		91 St. Andrews Street, Cambridge	Cambridge Fire Station 4
05		465 Pinebush Road, Cambridge	Ambulance bay at North/West corner of building
06	St. Jacobs	30 Parkside Drive, St. Jacobs
07	Ottawa	1035 Ottawa Street, Kitchener	Kitchen Fire Station 3
08		100 Weber Street W, Kitchener	Sometimes listed as Water St N
09	Conestoga	299 Doon Valley, Kitchener	Actual ambulance station is physically off of Conestoga College Blvd, but technically on same property as Conestoga campus
10	Philipsburg	1991 Nafziger Road, Philipsburg
11	Ayr	501 Scott Street, Ayr	North Dumfries Fire Department
12	Breslau	51 Beacon Point Court, Breslau	Breslau Fire Station
14		1001A Erb’s Road, Waterloo	New HQ location. Located on a private road name 'Fire Tower Rd'.

Pager Tones/Tone Outs

EMS used to be toned out on 419.7625 local page or on 149.440 province-wide paging. The paging frequencies are no longer in use since EMS/MOH has moved to the PSRN P25 radio system that is replacing the Motorola Type II Bell Fleetnet radio system and the paging is done on that P25 radio system.

Base	Tone 1	Tone 2	Cap Code
00	937.5	547.5	067
02	817.5	532.5	437
03	817.5	577.5	438
04	727.5	637.5	089
05	637.5	682.5	090
06	817.5	622.5	439
07	862.5	817.5	443
08	862.5	772.5	442
09	787.5	562.5	228
10	817.5	952.5	436
11	952.5	667.5	460
12	712.5	517.5	617
14	952.5	772.5	462

Related Links

• CYKF Waterloo ATC
• Kitchener LTR System