Yamhill County (OR)
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Dispatch Centers
Yamhill County has two separate centers for Emergency Call Taking and Dispatch:
- Yamhill Communications Agency ("YCOM") - This is the largest PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) of the county, all police and fire districts are dispatched by this agency excluding the city of Newberg and the city of Dundee as well as the more rural western parts of the county. YCOM dispatches for Amity Police and Fire District, Carlton Police and Fire District, Dayton Fire District, Lafayette Fire, McMinnville Police and Fire, Sheridan Fire District, West Valley Fire District, Yamhill Police and Fire Protection District and the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office.
- Newberg-Dundee 9-1-1 Communications Center ("Station 82","82") - This is the PSAP for the cities of Newberg and Dundee. They provide dispatch services for Newberg-Dundee Police.
Radio Systems
- UHF Simulcast Network
This system is used for en route and on scene operations and dispatch for most of the public safety agencies in the county except for the cities of Newberg and Dundee. This system has five simulcast channels as well as several one site only repeated channels for special events and emergencies. Additionally, the City of McMinnville has their own Simulcast system which has three channels.
- VHF and Low Band Paging System
This system is used for Fire and EMS personnel's pagers. There is one VHF frequency and one Low Band frequency. The two are multicast together so that pages can be heard on both at the same time.
- Washington, Clackamas, Newberg and Dundee 800MHz SmartZone System
This system is owned and maintained by the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency. It is used primarily by agencies within Washington and Clackamas County as well as the cities of Newberg and Dundee.
Station and Unit Identifiers
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Note: Unless referring to Newberg-Dundee Police, the 'X' represents a placeholder for the last numbers of the unit's identifier.
- Yamhill County Sheriff's Office Administration - 1XX
- Yamhill County Correctional Facility - 2XX
- Sheriff's Deputies - 3XX
- Dog Control, Search and Rescue - 5XX
- Sheriff's Reserves and Cadets- 6XX
- Yamhill Police - 84X
- Amity Police - 85X
- Carlton Police - 87X
- Radio Shops - 96X
- Yamhill County Roads - XX
- McMinnville Police - MAC XXXX
- Newberg-Dundee Police:
- ADAM - Administration
- KING - Detectives
- PAUL - Patrol
- ROBERT - Reserves
- SAM - Corporals
- TOM - Traffic
- X - Sergeants
- Oregon State Police: McMinnville Area Command - 14XX
FIRE/EMS
- McMinnville Fire Department
- Station 1 - McMinnville Main Station, NE 1st St
- Station 12 - McMinnville Medic Substation, Baker Creek Rd
- Newberg Fire Department
- Station 20 - Newberg Main Station, E 2nd St
- Station 21 - Springbrook Station, Middlebrook Dr
- Dundee Fire Department
- Station 3 - Highway 99W
- Yamhill Fire Protection District
- Station 4 - S Olive St
- Amity Fire District
- Station 5 - Amity Main Station, S Trade St
- Station 50 - Perrydale Substation, Bethel Rd
- Dayton Fire District
- Station 6 - Dayton Main Station, 7th St
- Station 62 - Grand Island Substation, SE Wallace Rd
- Station 63 - Hopewell Substation
- Carlton Fire District
- Station 7 - Carlton Main Station, W Roosevelt St
- Station 77 - Panther Creek Substation, Panther Creek Rd
- West Valley Fire District (Willamina)
- Station 8 - Willamina Main Station, NE Main St
- Station 82 - Grand Ronde Fire Station, McPherson Rd
- Sheridan Fire District
- Station 9 - SW Mill St
- Station 97 - Buell Substation, Mill Creek Rd
- Station 98 - Ballston Substation, Ballston Rd
- Lafayette Fire Department
- Station 10 - 3rd St
Yamhill County Fire Tone Outs
Tap outs can be heard on either VHF 163.2500 (131.8 PL) or Low Band 46.4200 (CSQ). These two frequencies are multicast together.