Ottawa County (MI)
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10 Codes and Unit Lists
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 Law Enforcement - Numbering Scheme
Police 1, City Dispatch (154.7250):
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 less common 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)
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 Unknown Sheriff Paramedic E-Units: E-3x Holland Twp and Northern Park Twp E-4x Georgetown Twp. Other Units: 64xx Michigan State Police (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.
Ottawa County Law Enforcement - Codes and Phrases
All 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) 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: 3500 is thirty-five hundred).
The most commonly heard codes are:
3500 Narcotics 4800 Obstructing police 5201 Weapons (Concealed) 5402 OWI of Liquor/Drugs
The following abbreviations are also used:
AGP Assist (to) General Public AMA Against Medical Advice 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) CHF Congestive Heart Failure COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CSC Criminal Sexual Conduct CVA Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke) ETA Estimated Time of Arrival FOC Friend of (the) Court 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 MDT Mobile Data Terminal (Police Vehicle Computer) 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 OWI Operating While Intoxicated PDA Property Damage Accident PI Personal Injury Accident PPO Personal Protection Order RIT Rapid Intervention Team RPT Report Taken SOS Secretary of State (License Information) TCO Taken Care Of TX Telephone UDAA Unauthorized Driving Away (an) Automobile UTL Unable To Locate