Onondaga County (NY) Syracuse City

Syracuse City Police Dept.

Generic Unit IDs

• 1-99 - Admin. Staff - All Channels
• 100-199 - Community Policing - All Channels
• 200-299 - Airport Units - Channel 4 & Airport Channel
• 300-399 - Downtown Units - Channel 3
• 400-499 - North/East Units - Channel 3
• 500-599 - Traffic Units - All Channels
• 600-699 - South/West - Channel 4
• 700-799 - CID - Channel 5
• 800-899 - SID - Channel 6
• 900-999 - Details - All Channels

Specific Unit IDs

• 1 - Chief of Police
• 2-5 - Deputy Chiefs
• 222 - Airport Unit
• 380 - Syracuse Housing
• 400 - North End Captain
• 401-404 - North End Lt.
• 410-415 - North End Sgt.
• 428-429 - North End File 01 Car
• 430-433 - North End Patrol Unit (Tip Hill,Oil City,Armory Square)
• 440-443 - North End Patrol Unit (Butternut/Grant,Woodlawn Cemetery)
• 450-453 - North End Patrol Unit (Butternut/Lodi,St. Joe's Hosp)
• 460-463 - North End Patrol Unit (Eastwood)
• 480-481 - North End Patrol Unit (Downtown)
• 490-498 - North End Patrol Unit (Carousel Mall,RTC)
• 550-559 - Traffic
• 600 - South End Captain
• 601-604 - South End Lt.
• 610-615 - South End Sgt.
• 628-629 - South End File 01 Car
• 630-633 - South End Patrol Unit (Western Lights,Strathmore)
• 640-643 - South End Patrol Unit (S Geddes St,Skunk City)
• 650-653 - South End Patrol Unit (Just South of Downtown,S Salina St)
• 660-663 - South End Patrol Unit (S Salina St,Valley Area)
• 670-673 - South End Patrol Unit (University Area)
• 680-683 - South End Patrol Unit (Erie Blvd East,Midler Ave)

Police Dept. Signals

• They have gone to plain language. The only ones that are still used are listed under the Syracuse Fire Dept. Signals.

Patrol Units

PREFIXES

1##	Administrative
2##	CID
3##	?
4##	North Zone
5##	?
6##	South Zone
7##	Homicide
8##	?
9##	Community Affairs
38##	Liverpool District
5733	NYSP

SUFFIXES

#00     Command
#01     Executive Officer
#02-09  Deputy Commanders
#11-19  Shift Supervisors
#21-29  Crime Prevention
#31-39  Investigators
#40-46  Marked cars
#47-49  Unmarked cars
#50-56  Marked cars
#57-59  Unmarked cars
#60-66  Marked cars
#67-69  Unmarked cars
#70-76  Marked cars
#77-79  Unmarked cars
#80-99  Float & misc

NON-PATROL UNITS

Car 1-4  Chiefs
100	Mayor
141	Utility Truck
170-180  Motorcycles
200	Crime Lab Truck
700	Homicide Commander
900	C.O. Community Affairs

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Syracuse Fire Department

Station & Unit List

• Station #1 - 900 S. State St. - Rescue 1,Rescue 2,Rescue 3,Spare Rescue 1,Spare Rescue 2,Rescue Truck
• Station #2 - 2300 Lodi St. - Engine 2,Mini 2,Truck 2,Water/Rescue 2
• Station #3 - 808 Bellevue Ave. - Engine 3,Mini 3
• Station #4 - Syracuse Airport (1000 Col. Eileen Collins Blvd.) - ARFF 1,ARFF 2,ARFF 3,ARFF 4,ARFF 5,ARFF 6,ARFF 7,ARFF 8
• Station #5 - 110 N. Geddes St. - Engine 5,Mini 5,Truck 3,Car 2,Haz-Mat 1,Haz-Mat 2
• Station #6 - 601 S. West St. - Engine 6,Mini 6,Truck 1
• Station #7 - 1039 E. Fayette St. - Engine 7,Mini 7
• Station #8 - 2412 S. Salina St. - Engine 8,Mini 8,Truck 8,Car 3
• Station #9 - 400 Shuart Ave. - Engine 9,Mini 9,Truck 4,Car 4
• Station #10 - 2030 E. Genesee St. - Engine 10,Mini 10,Truck 5,Car 5
• Station #12 - 400 W. Genesee St. - Closed but still owned by fire dept. (Engine 12,Mini 12,Haz-Mat 12)
• Station #17 - 2317 Burnet Ave. - Engine 17,Mini 17
• Station #18 - 3714 Midland Ave. - Engine 18,Mini 18

Old Firehouses

• Station #1 - 106 Montgomery St. (Downtown) Housed Engine 16,Rescue 1 & Squad 1
• Station #2 - 727 N. Salina St. (Northside) Housed Engine 2 & Truck 2
• Truck #3 - 729 Park Ave. (Westside) Housed Truck 3
• Station #4 - 229 Wolf St. (Northside) Housed Engine 4
• Station #5 - 201 Hamilton St. (Westside) Housed Engine 5 & Truck 3
• Station #6 - 136 Walton St. (Downtown) Housed an Engine,Ladder & Water Tower
• Station #9 - 610 Oak St. (Northside) Housed Engine 9
• Station #10 - 826 Euclid Ave. (Eastside) Housed Engine 10 & Truck 5
• Station #11 - 901 Teall Ave. (Eastside) Housed Engine 11 & Truck 7
• Station #12 - 400 W. Genesee St. (Downtown) Housed Engine 12,Haz-Mat 12 & Truck 6
• Station #13 - 1022 Willis Ave. (Westside) Housed Engine 13
• Station #14 - 238 W. Division St. (Northside) Housed Engine 14 & Foam 14
• Station #15 - 123 Harold St. (Northside) Housed Engine 15
• Station #17 - 401 S. Midler Ave. (Eastside) Housed Engine 17 & Truck 7 (Also housed the Syracuse Police Dept. Precinct for the area)
• Station #18 - 174 W. Seneca Turnpike (Southside) Housed Engine Co. 18 & Truck 9
• Station #19 - 1150 Salt Springs Rd. (Eastside) Housed Engine 19
• Station #20 - 401 Elliott St. (Westside) Housed Engine 20
• Station #21 - 500 Summit Ave. (Onondaga Park) Housed Engine 21

• Notes: All of these firehouses are still standing.

Run Responses

• Medical Run - 1 Mini
• Full Arrest or Long Fall - 1 Mini & Rescue 2 (Sometimes Rescue 1 as well)
• Accident with possible Injuries - 1 Engine Co.
• Accident with Injuries - 1 Engine Co. & Rescue Co.
• Car Fire - 1 Engine Co.
• Outdoor Fire - 1 Engine Co.
• Garage Fire (not attached to house) - Short Telephone Alarm
• Garage Fire (attached to house) - Full Telephone Alarm
• Stuck Elevator - Rescue Co.
• Residential Lockout - Truck Co.
• Vehicle Lockout w/child locked in vehicle - Rescue 2
• Appliance/Electrical Fire - 1 Engine Co.,1 Truck Co. & District Chief
• Fire Alarm - Short Telephone Alarm
• Residential Structure Fire - Full Telephone Alarm
• Highrise Structure Fire - Full Telephone Alarm plus Rescue Truck
• A Short Telephone Alarm includes 1 Engine Co.,1 Truck Co. & 1 District Chief
• A Full Telephone Alarm includes 2 Engines,1 Engine Co.,2 Truck Co.'s,Rescue Co. & 1 District Chief
• An Engine Co. includes 1 Engine & 1 Mini
• A Truck Co. includes 1 Mid-Mount 95' Sutphen Ladder Truck
• The Rescue Co. consists of Rescue 1 (Heavy) & Rescue 2 (Light)
• A District Chief runs with usually a Chevy Suburban
• All Engines have a rear-mount boom ladder around 65'
• All mini's no longer have pumps and are primarily used for EMS runs
• Rescue Truck is a rear-mount 135' ladder truck
• On a structure fire the first due engine company brings there mini so the driver can be used to man the hydrant. The other two engine co.'s do not bring there mini's to alleviate congestion.

Syracuse Fire Dept. Signals

• Signal 79 Possible - Motor Vehicle Accident with possible Injuries
• Signal 80 - Motor Vehicle Accident with Injuries
• Signal 86 - Fill Assignment from Short Telephone to Full Telephone Alarm
• Signal 98 - Minor Fire/Vehicle Fire
• Signal 99 - Working Structure Fire