Ottawa County (MI)
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Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority
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 03 Conklin Fire Dept (Chester Twp) North 04 Coopersville Fire Dept (Polkton Twp) North 05 Crockery Twp Fire Dept North 07 Ferrysburg Fire Dept North 09 Grand Haven City Fire (DPS) North 10 Grand Haven Twp Fire North 17 Spring Lake Twp North 18 Marne Fire Dept (Wright/Tallmadge Twps) North 20 Robinson Twp Fire North 02 Olive Twp Fire Rescue South 06 Zeeland Twp Fire and Rescue South 08 Georgetown Twp Fire South 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 19 Zeeland City Fire and Rescue South 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
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) LZ Landing Zone (for AeroMed helicopters) PI Personal Injury Accident PI Pin-in Personal Injury Accident with occupants trapped RIT Rapid Intervention Team
Tone-Outs
Dept. # Station Name Loc. Freq. Tone A Tone B 02 Olive Twp Fire Rescue South 154.25 384.8 1125.1 06 Zeeland Twp Fire Dept South 154.25 617.4 489.8 08 Georgetown Twp Fire South 154.25 426.6 384.6 11 Holland City Fire Dept South 154.25 489.8 441.6 12 Holland Twp Fire Dept South 154.25 543.3 441.6 13 Hudsonville Fire South 154.25 554.2 1125.1 13 Hudsonville Rescue South 154.25 426.6 1125.1 14 Jamestown Twp Fire South 154.25 688.7 1125.0 15 Park Twp Fire South 154.25 398.1 489.8 16 Port Sheldon Twp South 154.25 441.6 602.6 19 Zeeland Fire Dept South 154.25 602.6 543.4 21 Blendon Twp Fire South 154.25 903.2 1122.5 22 Zeeland Rescue South 154.25 602.6 543.3 01 Allendale Fire Dep North 154.16 794.3 1122.5 03 Chester twp Fire Dept North 154.16 976.2 1122.6 04 Coopersville Fire Dept North 154.16 ? ? 05 Crockery Twp Fire Dept North 154.16 339.6 1122.5 07 Ferrysburg Fire Dept North 154.16 592.5 1119.4 09 Grand Haven City Fire North 154.16 600.9 1122.5 10 Grand Haven Twp Fire North 154.16 2401 1122.5 17 Spring Lake Twp North 154.16 358.6 1122.5 18 Marne Fire Dept North 154.16 ? ? 20 Robinson twp Fire North 154.16 592.8 1122.5 25 HAZMAT Countywide Cntywd ? ? 26 Technical Rescue Cntywd 707.3 Life Ambulance North 154.16 507 1122.5
Ottawa County Law Enforcement
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 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:
Grand Haven DPS
All Grand Haven units are a four digit number beginning with with 66, with the last two digits corresponding to a one of the four quadrants in the city.
Spring Lake/Ferrysburg PD
All Spring Lake/Ferrysburg units are a four digit number beginning with 47.
Car# Assigned to: 4701 Chief 4720 Detective 4721 Spring Lake Patrol 4722 Ferrysburg Patrol 4723 Spare Patrol Vehicle
Other department units heard on Police 1:
48xx Zeeland City PD *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) * Effective October 1, 2011, the MSP is renumbering their districts/posts which will undoubtedly affect unit number assignments. Ottawa County and neighboring counties are still in District 6, however posts and detachment identifiers may now differ.
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 73xx Southwest County Lower Quadrant 74xx Southeast County Lower Quadrant 75xx Northeast County Upper Quadrant 76xx Northwest County Upper Quadrant 78xx Unknown, possibly District/Circuit court officers 79xx Reserves (Possibly including code enforcement/animal control) 7xK9 K9 units 64x Traffic Units? (heard countywide) Sheriff Paramedic E-Units: E-3x Holland Twp and northern Park Twp E-4x Georgetown Twp Other Units: 96xx Grand Valley State University Police *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) * Effective October 1, 2011, the MSP is renumbering their districts/posts which will undoubtedly affect unit number assignments. Ottawa County and neighboring counties are still in District 6, however posts and detachment identifiers may now differ.
The county boats are referred 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.
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: 3500-1 is said as "thirty-five hundred", 5400-2 is "fifty-four-oh-two" or "fifty-four-hundred-two", etc..). An exhaustive list can be found here but the most commonly heard codes are listed below:
1300-1 Non-aggravated Assault 1300-2 Aggravated/Felonious Assault 3500 Narcotics 4100-0 Liquor Violations - Other 4800-0 Obstructing Police 5000-0 Obstruction of Justice 5200-1 Weapons (Concealed) 5300-1 Disorderly Conduct 5400 Traffic Offense 5400-1 Hit & Run M/V Accident 5400-2 OUI of Liquor/Drugs
The following abbreviations are also used over the air:
AGP Assist (to) General Public B&E Breaking and Entering 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 DOT Direction of Travel 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 GHDPS Grand Haven Department of Public Safety HCH Holland Community Hospital HDPS Holland Department of Public Safety (Headquarters/Jail on 8th St.) HPD Holland Police Department (obsoleted for HDPS) 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) PBT Preliminary Breath Test (Alcohol) PDA Property Damage Accident PI Personal Injury Accident PO Probation Officer PPO Personal Protection Order R&O Resisting and Obstructing RPT Report Taken SOR Sex Offender Registry SOS Secretary of State (License Information) TCO Taken Care Of TOT Turned Over To TX Telephone UDAA Unauthorized Driving Away (an) Automobile UTL Unable To Locate
Businesses
Fast Food
457.5125 M 71.9 PL Burger King - Drive Thru (US31 by Wal-Mart)
Miscellaneous
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