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General Information

Baldwin County is the largest county in Alabama and is roughly the size of Rhode Island. It has a diverse geography extending from the beach on the Gulf of Mexico to coastal plain and farmland to timber country in the north. Much of the area is rural - serviced by volunteer fire departments, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, and small police departments. Notable exceptions are the popular vacation destinations of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Foley whose communities support well-funded, staffed, and equipped police and fire departments. The Eastern Shore cities of Spanish Fort, Daphne, and Fairhope also support robust police and fire departments. And, the county seat of Bay Minette has full-time police and fire departments. Emergency Medical Services are privately contracted through MedStar with the exception of Orange Beach which operates their own fire department EMS units.

Public Safety departments in Baldwin County operate on one or more of the following three radio systems:

• Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)
• Bay Minette, Daphne, Foley, Robertsdale (NXDN)
• Baldwin County (conventional VHF radios)
  

The Radio Reference Database serves as the most up-to-date source of radio systems and frequency usage in Baldwin County and should be consulted regularly to ensure accuracy. The purpose of this page is to assist readers with a better understanding of what is being heard on their scanner.

All fire department and medical calls in Baldwin County are dispatched from the 911 Center in Robertsdale regardless of their radio system and there is a great deal of multicasting so it is common to hear calls across all three systems. Depending on the department and the nature of the call, dispatching may be heard on a single talkgroup, multiple talkgroups, or one or more of the five geographic VHF channels (North, East, South, West, or Central). Calls may include fire departments, emergency medical services, and lifeguards as well as coordination with medical helicopters.

A dispatched call will include the following:

• Station (fire department or MedStar unit)
  
• District (subsection of the fire department area if applicable)
  
• Zone (fire department station where the response is needed)
  
• Nature of the call
  
• Address
  
• Response level
  

The list below provides the fire department station identifiers.

Fire Department Station Identifiers

Station	Department
20	Gulf Shores
21	Orange Beach
22	Oyster Bay
24	Bon Secour
28	Fort Morgan
30	Foley
31	Elberta
33	Josephine
34	Magnolia Springs
35	Perdido Beach
37	Lillian
38	Barnwell
40	Summerdale
44	Fish River / Marlow
50	Robertsdale
52	Silverhill
53	Elsanor
57	Seminole
58	Fairhope
60	Loxley
63	Ronsinton
64	Belforest
65	Styx River
66	Daphne
67	Gateswood
68	Spanish Fort
70	Bay Minette
71	Pine Grove
72	Stapleton
74	Whitehouse Forks
78	Crossroads
80	Rabun
85	Perdido
88	Stockton
90	Tensaw
91	Lottie
97	Little River

Codes and Signals

In keeping with the national trend away from radio codes and signals, fire department and medical dispatching has largely migrated to plain language with the exception of the designation of the response level.

Response Level

• Alpha -- Non-life threatening // Non-emergency response
• Bravo -- Possibly life threatening // Emergency response
• Charlie -- Life threatening // Emergency response
• Delta -- Serious life threat // Emergency response
• Echo -- Life status questionable // Emergency response
• Omega -- Public assist // Non-emergency response

Similarly, law enforcement agencies have also adopted more plain language in their radio communications. This is especially prevalent in multi-department operations such as vehicle pursuits or manhunts. Within individual departments, however, radio codes may still be utilized and most follow the 10 Codes used by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency 10 Codes

10-00--Given as "double zero". Officer needs all possible assistance. 10-0--Use caution. Details not known. 10-1--Unable to copy-change location. 10-2--Signal good 10-3--Stop transmitting 10-4--Acknowledgement (OK) 10-5--Relay (J1-Personal; J2-Property; J3-Prisoner; J-4-Papers) 10-6--Busy-Unless urgent 10-7--Out of service. Not subject to call. 10-8--In service 10-9--Repeat 10-10--Out of service. Subject to call. 10-11--Remain in service 10-12--Stand by (Stop). Remain alert for further details. 10-13--Weather & road conditions. 10-14--Correct time 10-15--Have in possession (J1-Personal; J2-Property; J3-Prisoner; J4-Papers) 10-16--Pick up (J1-Personal; J2-Property; J3-Prisoner; J4-Papers) 10-17--Urgent-Rush present detail. 10-18--Any traffic for this unit or station? 10-19--No traffic for your unit or station. 10-20--Location? 10-21--Call . . . . by telephone. 10-22--Report in person to . . . . 10-23--Arrived at scene 10-24--Assignment completed 10-25--Disregard last info or assignment. 10-26--Detaining person or vehicle. (Expedite) 10-27--Drivers license information 10-28--Vehicle registration information 10-29--Check for wanted 10-30--Illegal use of radio 10-31--Hit & Run (J1-Personal; J2-Property) 10-32--Man with gun 10-33--EMERGENCY-Maximum priority (All units & stations not involved maintain radio silence.) 10-34--Tower lights 10-35--Major crime alert 10-36--Urgent-Use light & siren 10-37--Urgent-Silent run 10-38--Investigate suspicious vehicle. (J1-Occupied; J2-Unoccupied) 10-39--Stopping suspicious vehicle 10-40--Stolen vehicle 10-41--Beginning tour of duty 10-42--Ending tour of duty 10-43--Complete present assignment quickly 10-44--Permission to leave patrol area 10-45--Off day 10-46--Assist motorist 10-47--Emergency road repairs needed 10-48--Need assistance. (NOT 00 or 10-33)

10-49--Traffic light out 10-50--Accident. (F-Fatal; PI-Personal Injury; PD-Property Damage; S-State Vehicle) 10-51--Wrecker needed 10-52--Ambulance needed 10-53--Road blocked 10-54--Livestock on highway. (J1-Live stock; J2-Carcass) 10-55--Intoxicated driver 10-56--Intoxicated pedestrian 10-57--Crime in progress 10-58--Direct traffic 10-59--Convoy or escort 10-60--Attempt to contact 10-61--Return to . . . . . 10-62--Reply to message 10-63--Prepare to make written copy 10-64--Message for local delivery 10-65--Radio log number 10-66--Message, dispatch, or assignment cancellation 10-67--Prepare to submit activity report 10-68--Dispatch information 10-69--Car to car clearance 10-70--Fire alarm. (F-Forest; H-house; V-Vehicle) 10-71--Report progress on fire 10-72--Meet complainant 10-73--Supervisor needed 10-74--Intoximeter operator needed 10-75--Photographer needed 10-76--Investigator needed 10-77--Narcotics agent needed 10-78--Notify coroner 10-79--In contact with . . . . . 10-80--D.C.G. (Disaster Control Group) 10-81--Squad in vicinity 10-82--Reserve lodging 10-83--Cancel reservations 10-84--En route 10-85--Will be late 10-86--Missing person 10-87--E.T.A. (Estimated Time of Arrival) 10-88--Present telephone number of . . . . . 10-89--Dead person 10-90--Alarm 10-91--Unnecessary use of radio 10-92--Murder 10-93--Blockade (Road block) 10-94--Drag racing 10-95--Reckless driving 10-96--Mental person 10-97--Civil disturbance (A-Racial; B-Teenagers; C-Crowd Gathering; D-Fighting) 10-98--Prison or jail break 10-99--Records indicate wanted or stolen (A-Felony; B-Misdemeanor) 10-100--Hot pusuit 10-100A--Attempting to outrun patrol car

Radio Systems

Public Safety / Services

• Alabama Interoperable Radio System (AIRS)

Listening to AIRS in Baldwin County

• Bay Minette, Daphne, Foley, Robertsdale

Listening to the Bay Minette, Daphne, Foley, Robertsdale System

• Baldwin County Conventional VHF radios
• Riviera Utilities
• State of Alabama

Business / Utility / Private

• Communications Engineering Services
• Hurricane Electronics (Orange Beach)
• Hurricane Electronics (Spanish Fort)
• Telecomm Network (Robertsdale)
• The Communication Store
• Two Way Communications (Fort Morgan)
• Two Way Communications (Orange Beach UHF)
• Two-Way Communications (Bay Minette)
• Two-Way Communications (Orange Beach VHF)

Federal / Military

• United States Department of Defense (14C)

Live Audio Feeds

• Baldwin County Fire and EMS, State Troopers
• Baldwin County Amateur Repeaters
• Baldwin County Area Airports
• Mobile Alabama Bay Marine 13

Wiki Articles

• Bay Minette Municipal Airport (1R8)
• Baldwin County Businesses
• Baldwin County Federal Agencies
• Fish River Seaplane Base (5AL)
• Foley Municipal Airport (5R4)
• HL Sonny Callahan Airport (CQF)
• Gulf Shores International Airport (Jack Edwards Field) (JKA)
• NOLF Barin (NBJ)
• Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)
• Civil Air Patrol
• Deepwater Horizon / BP Oil Spill
• Gulf States Milcom

External Links

• Baldwin County Official Site
• Baldwin County Sherriff's Office

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