Ottawa County (MI)
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Ottawa County Fire - Numbering Scheme
The first two digits of the numbering plan are the department number. The third digit is the type of apparatus, and the fourth digit is usually the station that the unit is assigned to, though this may not be true for all departments or those with multiple apparatus of one type at each station.
Department Numbers and Radio Channel:
01 Allendale Fire Dept North 02 Olive Twp Fire Rescue South 03 Conklin Fire Dept (Chester Twp) North 04 Coopersville Fire Dept (Polkton Twp) North 05 Crockery Twp Fire Dept North 06 Zeeland Twp Fire and Rescue South 07 Ferrysburg Fire Dept North 08 Georgetown Twp Fire South 09 Grand Haven City Fire (DPS) North 10 Grand Haven Twp Fire North 11 Holland City Fire Dept South 12 Holland Twp Fire Dept South 13 Hudsonville Fire and Rescue South 14 Jamestown Twp Fire South 15 Park Twp Fire South 16 Port Sheldon Twp South 17 Spring Lake Twp North 18 Marne Fire Dept (Wright/Tallmadge Twps) North 19 Zeeland City Fire and Rescue South 20 Robinson Twp Fire North 21 Blendon Twp Fire South 25 HAZMAT Countywide 26 Technical Rescue Countywide
The 3rd digit is the type of apparatus:
0 Firefighter 1 Pumpers under 750 gpm 2 Pumpers over 750 gpm 3 Special (Air Trucks, Water Rescue) 4 Aerial devices, platforms 5 Special (Emergency Services) 6 Tankers 7 Rescue 8 Brush trucks, watercraft 9 Command officers
The fourth number is supposed to be station number or in the case of Command Officers, the lowest number being the chief, and highest being lowest ranking senior officer.
Examples: 1290 12 = Holland Twp 9 = commmand 0 = Chief 1222 12 = Holland Twp 2 = pumper 2 = Station 2
Ottawa County Fire - Codes and Phrases
All fire departments in Ottawa County are instructed to use standard language instead of codes to limit confusion. However there are a hand full of codes that are used to speed communication
Call Response Priority 1 Life Threatening - Lights/Siren used Priority 2 Potential Life Threating - Lights/Siren used Priority 3 Non-Emergency - No Lights/Siren Early Shutdown Deactivate lights/siren prior to arrival Size Up Side A-Z Side A is the street address side of the structure, the B-Z sides are then assigned clock-wise from side A.
The following abbreviations are also used:
AMA Against Medical Advice CHF Congestive Heart Failure Class 1 Cardiac/Respiratory Arrest COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CVA Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) DNR Do Not Resuscitate (also refers to Michigan Department of Natural Resources) LOC Level of Consciousness (Decrease) PI Personal Injury Accident PI Pin-in Personal Injury Accident with occupants trapped RIT Rapid Intervention Team
Ottawa County Law Enforcement - Numbering Scheme
Police 1, City Dispatch (154.7250):
Police 1 is the primary channel for Holland PD, Zeeland PD, Spring Lake/Ferrysburg PD, and Grand Haven DPS.
Holland city units are generally a phonetic letter followed two numbers (like Charlie 21, or Union 32). Adam, Baker and Charlie units are assigned to a specific Teams (zone areas) of the city.
The Holland city unit types heard are:
Adam Team A Baker Team B Charlie Team C David Detectives Frank K9 Lincoln Code Enforcement / Animal Control, School Liaison Officer? Motor Motorcycle (Warm Season Only) Robert Reserve units Tom Traffic units Union Evidence Technician Victor less common, special reserve unit? Zebra Supervisor
The following are maps of the zones covered by Adam, Baker and Charlie units:
Zone A:
Zone B:
Zone C:
Other department units:
47xx Spring Lake/Ferrysburg PD 48xx Zeeland City PD 64xx Michigan State Police - Grand Haven Post (heard rarely) 66xx Grand Haven City DPS 68xx Michigan State Police - Ionia Post (heard rarely) 69xx Michigan State Police - Wayland Post (heard rarely)
Police 2, County Dispatch (154.7850)
Police 2 is the primary channel used for the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department.
Ottawa County Sheriff units: 71xx Supervisors 72xx Detectives (Possibly including WEMET) 73xx Southwest County Lower Quadrant 74xx Southeast County Lower Quadrant 75xx Northeast County Upper Quadrant 76xx Northwest County Upper Quadrant 78xx Unknown 79xx Reserves (Possibly including code enforcement/animal control) 7xK9 K9 units Sheriff Paramedic E-Units: E-3x Holland Twp and northern Park Twp E-4x Georgetown Twp Other Units: 64xx Michigan State Police - Grand Haven Post (heard rarely) 68xx Michigan State Police - Ionia Post (heard rarely) 69xx Michigan State Police - Wayland Post (heard rarely) 96xx Grand Valley State University Police
The county boats are refered to as "County Boat (70, 71, 72, 73, and 74 [additional boat numbers sometimes heard])". While they can be transported elsewhere when needed, boats 70, 71, and 72 usually cover Grand Haven/Spring Lake, and 73 & 74 usually cover Lake Macatawa in Holland.
Law Enforcement - Codes and Phrases
All police departments in Ottawa County use a variation of the APCO Ten-Codes for communicating. The most frequently used are:
10-4 Acknowledgement (OK) 10-6 Busy -- stand by unless urgent 10-8 In service 10-9 Repeat 10-20 Location 10-22 Disregard 10-23 Arrived at scene 10-24 Leaving scene 10-27 Drivers license information 10-28 Vehicle registration information 10-29 Check for wanted 10-35 Incident number 10-38 Stopping suspicious vehicle 10-41 Beginning shift 10-42 Ending shift 10-79 Notify coroner 10-89 Bomb threat 10-95 Emergency status check 10-96 Mental subject 10-99 Wanted/stolen indicated
A variation of the APCO Phonetic Alphabet is also used:
A Adam B Boy (Baker is only used when referring to Holland PD units) C Charles D David E Edward F Frank G George H Henry I Ida J John K King L Lincoln M Mary N Nora O Ocean P Paul Q Queen R Robert S Sam T Tom U Union V Victor W William X X-ray Y Yellow Z Zebra
In addition, MICR (Michigan Incident Crime Reporting) arrest codes are also occasionally heard that are used to assign to incidents. These are not unique to Ottawa County and are used by all Michigan police agencies. They are usually pronounced as hundreds (ex: 35000 is thirty-five hundred, 54002 is fifty-four-oh-two, etc..).
The most commonly heard codes are:
35000 Narcotics (Violation of Controlled Substance Act) 41000 Liquor Violations - Other 48000 Obstructing Police 50000 Obstruction of Justice 52001 Weapons (Concealed) 53001 Disorderly Conduct 54002 OUI of Liquor/Drugs
The following abbreviations are also used over the air:
AGP Assist (to) General Public BLP Grand Haven Board of Light and Power BOL Be On (the) Lookout BPW Holland/Zeeland Board of Public Works CCW Carrying Concealed Weapon (Permit) CPS Child Protective Services CSC Criminal Sexual Conduct DWI Driving While Intoxicated (Same as OWI, OUIL) DWLS Driving While License Suspended ETA Estimated Time of Arrival FOC Friend of (the) Court GDL Graduated Drivers License HCH Holland Community Hospital HPD Holland Police Department/Jail LEIN Law Enforcement Information Network LMD Lake Michigan Drive LOC Level of Consciousness MDOP Malicious Destruction of Property MCT Mobile Computer Terminal MIP Minor in Possession (Alcohol) NOCH North Ottawa Community Hospital NRT No Report Taken OBR Ottawa Beach Road OCJ Ottawa County Jail ONF Report On File OUIL Operating Under Influence of Liquor (Same as OWI, DWI) OWI Operating While Intoxicated (Same as DWI, OUIL) PDA Property Damage Accident PI Personal Injury Accident PO Probation Officer PPO Personal Protection Order RPT Report Taken SOR Sex Offender Registry SOS Secretary of State (License Information) TCO Taken Care Of TX Telephone UDAA Unauthorized Driving Away (an) Automobile UTL Unable To Locate
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Miscellaneous
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