Difference between revisions of "Duchesne County (UT)"

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Naming

The name of Duchesne (doo-shane) County is of uncertain origin, there being six origins given:

The Ute Indian word doo-shane meaning dark canyon.
Fort Duquesne, built by the French in what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Rose du Chesne, founder of the Sacred Heart in Utah.
An early Indian chief in the region.
An 1830s French fur trapper.
Andre Duchesne, a French geographer and historian.

Utah State Agency Radio Call Signs

1M (1 Mike) Duchesne County
- 2M Duchesne City
- 3M Roosevelt
- 4M Myton

Duchesne County uses Mike as identifier and provides law enforcement coverage to all of Duchesne County with the exception of Roosevelt City.

Roosevelt Police Department is dispatched using Zulu as an identifier.

Vernal dispatches 911 for all of the Uintah Basin which includes, Uintah County and Duchesne County with the exception of the Ute Indian Tribe and Bureau of Indian Affairs which have their own dispatch center for non 911 calls. It also dispatches Daggett County.

NOTE: Although the State assigns radio call signs, the local dispatch offices are free to use less cumbersome call signs (See Below).

Duchesne County Fire Departments

Fire 100 Units = Duchesne City Fire
Fire 140 Units = Fruitland Fire and First Responders
Fire 150 Units = Altamont Fire
Fire 160 Units = Tabiona Fire
Fire 170 Units = Myton Fire
Fire 180 Units = Neola Fire
Fire 200 Units = Roosevelt Fire

Duchesne County EMS

E100 Units = Duchesne EMS
E150 Units = Altamont EMS
E160 Units = Tabiona EMS
K500 Units = Roosevelt EMS
Medic = Uintah Basin Medical Center Paramedics (Covering Duchesne and Western Uintah Counties)
UBMC = Uintah Basin Medical Center (Roosevelt)

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 **4M Myton
-'''NOTE:'''  Although the State assigns radio call signs, the local dispatch offices are free to use less cumbersome call signs.
-Duchesne County units use Mike as identifier and provides law enforcement coverage to all of Duchesne County with the exception of Roosevelt City.
+Duchesne County uses Mike as identifier and provides law enforcement coverage to all of Duchesne County with the exception of Roosevelt City.
 Roosevelt Police Department is dispatched using Zulu as an identifier.
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 Vernal dispatches 911 for all of the Uintah Basin which includes, [[Uintah County (UT) | Uintah County]] and Duchesne County with the exception of the Ute Indian Tribe and Bureau of Indian Affairs which have their own dispatch center for non 911 calls.  It also dispatches [[Daggett County (UT) | Daggett County]].
+'''NOTE:'''  Although the State assigns radio call signs, the local dispatch offices are free to use less cumbersome call signs (See Below).
 ===Duchesne County Fire Departments===