Anoka County (MN)
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Law Enforcement Agencies
- Anoka County Sheriffs Office
- Contracted as the primary law enforcement agency for the Andover, Bethel, Columbus, East Bethel, Ham Lake, Linwood, Nowthen, and Oak Grove.
- Anoka Co Sheriffs Office Website
- Anoka Police Department
- Blaine Police Department
- Centennial Lakes Police Department
- Covers Centerville, Circle Pines and Lexington
- Centennial Lakes Police Department Website
- Columbia Heights Police Department
- Coon Rapids Police Department
- Fridley Police Department
- Lino Lakes Police Department
- Spring Lake Park Police Department
- Ramsey Police Department
- St. Francis Police Department
Law Enforcement Unit ID's
First Digit:
1 = Day Shift and permanent command officers (Chief, Captains, Lieutenants, etc.) 2 = Second Shift 3 = Third Shift 4 = Swing Shift/Special Detail 5 = Non Sworn Officers (CSO's, Reserves, Park Rangers, Explorers, etc.) 6 = Investigators, Detectives, Crime Lab 7 = SWAT, Entry Teams, Parade Details, Disasters, Off Duty Employment 8 = Off Duty radio use 9 = Transport and Court Security
Second Digit:
| Callsign | Agency | Primary Dispatch TG |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | Andover (Sheriff Contract Cars) | North |
| Bravo | Anoka Police | North |
| Charlie | Bethel | |
| David | Blaine Police | South |
| Edward | Burns Twsp. | |
| Frank | Centerville | |
| George | Centennial Lakes Police | South |
| Heights | Columbia Heights Police | South |
| Ida | Special Detail Units | |
| John | Columbus Twsp. | |
| King | Coon Rapids Police | North |
| Lincoln | East Bethel | |
| Mary | Fridley Police | South |
| Nora | Ham Lake (Sheriff Contract Cars) | North |
| Ocean | County Park Rangers | |
| Paul | Hilltop | |
| Queen | Lexington | |
| Robert | Lino Lakes Police | South |
| Sam | Linwood Twsp. | |
| Tom | Oak Grove | |
| Union | Ramsey Police | North |
| Victor | St. Francis Police | North |
| William | Spring Lake Park Police | South |
| X-Ray | Calls outside County | |
| Yellow | Mounds View Fire | |
| Zebra | Anoka Co Sheriff | North (Patrol Units) |
- All units use the South Dispatch TG from 0300 to 1100. TGs are "split" to North and South at 1100. The North TG is referred to as "Channel 7" and the South TG is referred to as "Channel 1".
Third Digit:
0 = Supervisor
Others are usually (not always) the same as first digit.
Fourth Digit:
Area of Patrol
9 = Canine Unit
Chief
The Chief of each agency uses an ID of 1__01.
Codes
Codes used by Anoka Co. Units:
10-4 = Acknowledgement
10-7 = Off Duty
10-8 = On Duty
10-9 = Repeat Transmission
10-10 = On Break
10-12 = Subject Present
10-88 = Officer Needs Help
ATL = Attempt to Locate
DK = Intoxicated Party
DOA = Dead on Arrival
GOA = Gone on Arrival
UTL = Unable to Locate
Fire Departments
- Andover
- Anoka-Champlin
- Bethel
- Centennial (Centerville, Circle Pines, Lino Lakes)
- Columbia Heights
- Coon Rapids
- East Bethel
- Fridley
- Ham Lake
- Lexington
- Linwood
- Oak Grove
- Ramsey (also covers City of Nowthen)
- St. Francis
- SBM (Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View)
- Forest Lake (Washington County, but covers Columbus Township)
- North Metro Chemical Assessment Team (CAT) has members from several FDs, based out of SBM Station #3.
- North Metro Specialized Rescue Team (SRT) has members from several FDs, based out of Coon Rapids Station #1.
- MN DNR has a wildfire base at the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area in Columbus and often has a CL-215 air tanker stationed at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine.
Fire Paging Tones
| Agency | Group | Tone A | Tone B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Fire | Station 1 | 510.5 | 539.0 |
| Anoka-Champlin Fire | Station 1 | 321.7 | 422.1 |
| Bethel Fire | Rescue | 539.0 | 410.8 |
| Centennial Fire | Duty Officer | 433.7 | Solid |
| Centennial Fire | Station 2 | 1226.3 | 1464.8 |
| Centennial Fire | Station 3 | 1231.7 | 1742.7 |
| Columbia Heights Fire | Rescue | 483.5 | Solid |
| Coon Rapids Fire | Station 2 | 368.2 | 433.7 |
| Coon Rapids Fire | Station 3 | 368.5 | 457.9 |
Emergency Medical Services
- Allina Medical Transportation (ALS and BLS)
- Allina Medical Transportation Website
- Serving the cities of Andover, Anoka, Bethel, Blaine, Circle Pines, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, East Bethel, Fridley, Ham Lake, Lexington, Nowthen, Oak Grove, Ramsey, Spring Lake Park and St. Francis.
- North Memorial Ambulance - Lakes Region (ALS)
- North Memorial Ambulance Service Website
- Serving the cities of Centerville, Columbus, Lino Lakes and Linwood.
- Columbia Heights Fire Department (BLS)
- Holds a BLS license, but Allina EMS provides transports.
- LifeLink III Blaine (Helicopter)
- Life Link III Website
- Helicopter (Life Link 4) based out of the Anoka County Airport in Blaine.