Duchesne County (UT)
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Naming
The name of Duchesne (doo-shane) County is of uncertain origin, there being six origins given:
- The Ute Indian word doo-shane meaning dark canyon.
- Fort Duquesne, built by the French in what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Rose du Chesne, founder of the Sacred Heart in Utah.
- An early Indian chief in the region.
- An 1830s French fur trapper.
- Andre Duchesne, a French geographer and historian.
Utah State Agency Radio Call Signs
- 1M (1 Mike) Duchesne County
- 2M Duchesne City
- 3M Roosevelt
- 4M Myton
Roosevelt City is dispatched using Zulu as an identifier.
Duchesne County Fire Department
- Fire 100 Units = Duchesne City Fire
- Fire 140 Units = Fruitland Fire and First Responders
- Fire 150 Units = Altamont Fire
- Fire 160 Units = Tabiona Fire
- Fire 170 Units = Myton Fire
- Fire 180 Units = Neola Fire
Duchesne EMS
- E100 Units = Duchesne EMS
- E150 Units = Altamont EMS
- E160 Units = Tabiona EMS