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City of Dayton

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Dayton, Ohio is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located in southwestern Ohio, 50 miles north of Cincinnati and 65 miles southwest of Columbus. It is also known as "The Gem City".


Public Safety Communications

All public safety communications for the City of Dayton take place on the Dayton TRS which was established in 1987.

DAYTON TRS

Dayton Police Department Unit Numbers


Command Staff

1        Chief of police
2        Asst. Chief
3 - 6    Majors
10       Lt. - 1st District Patrol commander
11 - 14  Relief Lts.
15       Lt. - Communications
17 - 19  relief Lts.
20       Lt. - 2nd District Patrol Commander
21, 24   Lts.
30       Lt. - 3rd District Patrol Commander
31 - 37  Lts.
40 - 49  Sgts.
50       Lt. - 5th District Patrol Commander
80       Lt. - Central Business District Patrol Commander

Patrol/Detective/Support Units

District  Watch  Mid-Watch Sgts.       Officers

1st       1st              150, 150A   151 - 159
1st       2nd              120, 120A   121 - 129
1st       3rd              130, 130A   131 - 139
1st              2nd       140         141 - 149

2nd       1st              210, 210A   211 - 219
2nd       2nd              220, 220A   221 - 229
2nd       3rd              230, 230A   231 - 239
2nd              2nd       240         241 - 249

3rd       1st              350, 350A   351 - 359
3rd       2nd              320, 320A   321 - 329 
3rd       3rd              330, 330A   331 - 339
3rd              2nd       340, 340A   341 - 349

5th       1st              510, 510A   511 - 519
5th       2nd              520, 520A   521 - 529
5th       3rd              530, 530A   531 - 539
5th              2nd       540, 540A   541 - 549

All       All    Detectives            600 - 799

CBD       1st              860, 860A   861 - 869
CBD       2nd              820, 820A   821 - 829
CBD       3rd              830, 830A   831 - 839
CBD       All    Traffic   840, 840A   841 - 849
CBD       All    Parking   890         891 - 899

All       All    Detectives            900 - 999

Many cars have a letter suffix on each unit. Example: 532A is the second car 
on the 532 beat

Suffix Letters:

A   Second crew on same patrol beat
B   Third crew on same patrol beat
C   Crisis Intervention Team member
K   K-9 unit
S   SWAT Team member
X   Traffic car

Dayton Police are dispatched by the Montgomery County Sheriff Regional Dispatch
Center on the Dayton TRS using Dayton PD talk groups. MCSO RDC does not use the
prefix "Dayton" like the other county dispatched agencies due to the volume of 
radio traffic.

Dayton Police Department Signals


11    LUNCH                       12    REPORTS
20    NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED      54    BOMB FOUND
54A   BOMB THREAT                 99    OFFICER NEEDS HELP
200   IN SERVICE                  201   NO REPORT ON CALL
202   REPORT MADE                 203   UNFOUNDED
204   GONE ON ARRIVAL             300   OUT OF SERVICE
301   ARRIVED AT SCENE            400   CALL PHONE _____
500   AT RADIO REPAIR             CODE A    EMERGENCY - NO RADIO TRAFFIC
                                  CODE 13   MENTALLY CHALLENGED PERSON

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