Knox County (TN)

Knoxville Police (KPD)

Unit ID'S

• Patrol Units Callsign that ends with 9 is Canine (Example 79 Alpha or 169)
• 140’s, 150’s= TRAFFIC DIVISION (MOTORCYCLE)
• 160'S,170'S = CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PATROL (DOWNTOWN AREA)
• 180'S = PADDY WAGON TRANSPORTATION (PRISONER TRANSPORTATION)
• 190'S = PUBLIC INFORMATION DIVISION (CIVIL & CERT)
• 200'S = CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
• 270'S = FORENSICS
• 330'S AND 340’s= SCHOOL RESOURCE DIVISION
• 350's = ANIMAL CONTROL DIVISION (CIVIL)
• 500'S = ADMINISTRATIVE

Knoxville Fire Department

• CAR 54 = PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (PIO)
• CAR 6X = TRAINING UNIT
• CAR 7X = FIRE & EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION UNIT (CERTIFIED AND SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT)
• CAR 1XX = FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU

Pellissippi State Technical Community College Police (PSPD)

Unit ID

• STATION A = DISPATCH (LOCATED AT HARDIN VALLEY CAMPUS)
• 101 = CHIEF
• 102 = DEPUTY CHIEF

AMR/RURAL METRO

UNIT ID

• EMS1XX = ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL MANAGEMENT
• CAR XX = FAST RESPONSE VEHICLES
• MEDIC 2XX = FIRE MEDIC
• EMS500 = SHIFT SUPERVISOR IN RESPONSE VEHICE
• 700 & 701 = ALS AMBULANCE WITH SUPERVISOR
• FORENSICS800 = BODY RECOVERY TRANSPORT
• 9XX = SPECIAL EVENT AMBULANCES

Knox County Rescue (formerly KVERS)

Apparatus

Command Staff

• RESCUE 110 Response Vehicle, Chief
• RESCUE 111 Response Vehicle, Deputy Chief
• RESCUE 112 Response Vehicle, Assistant Chief
• RESCUE 171 Response Vehicle, Captain
• RESCUE 172 Response Vehicle, Captain
• RESCUE 173 Response Vehicle, Captain

First-Out Crash Trucks

• RESCUE 123 East Knox
• RESCUE 124 West Knox
• RESCUE 136 North Knox

Reserve Crash Truck Fleet

• RESCUE 121 Reserve Only
• RESCUE 122 Reserve Only
• RESCUE 126 Reserve Only

Specialty Team Vehicles

• RESCUE 125 Heavy/Confined Space
• RESCUE 133 Trench/Collapse
• RESCUE 134 Water/Dive Team West Knox
• RESCUE 135 Water/Dive Team East knox

Utility Vehicles / Personnel Carriers

• RESCUE 127 F550 Flatbed Tow/Haul
• RESCUE 128 F350 Pickup with camper top

Karns Fire Department

The Karns Fire Department serves an area of 65 square miles in Northwest Knox County. Karns, an ISO Class 4 department (for the entire area), has four fire stations strategically located in the Karns, Ball Camp, Hardin Valley and Solway communities. The Headquarters facility, where the department’s business affairs are managed, is located off Oak Ridge Highway in the Karns community. The department provides fire protection, Advance Life Support (ALS), hazardous materials response, vehicle extrication, an assortment of technical rescue services, and public education for over 40,000 residents. Also, serves 9 Public Schools in their response area. They are known as a combination department. Two station are operated 24 Hours with at least two payed department members on board the apparatus.

Unit IDS

• Engine 401 = Karns Station 1 First Due Apparatus
• Tanker 401= Karns Station 1 Tanker
• Engine 402=Hardin Valley Station 2 First Due Apparatus
• Engine 403=
• Engine 404= Ball Camp Station 4 Apparatus
• Engine 411= Karns Station 1 Second Due Apparatus (Usually staffed by volunteers)
• Tanker 413= Solway Station 3 Tanker
• Chief 40/4= Acting Shift Supervisor
• Chief 41 = Chief
• Chief 42-Chief 45 = Assistant Chiefs
• Tower 1=Hardin Valley Station Second Due Apparatus

Karns Fire TACN Radio IDS

• 2138905 = ENGINE 401 MOBILE

Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD)

The department serves over 20,000 homes (32,000 people), 400 business, 70 churches, 2 private schools, 8 public schools and Johnson University (with 400+ on-campus residents). Their Fire District is spread across three Tennessee counties, Blount, Knox, and Sevier with a total response area of approximately 118.6 square miles. SVFD primarily operates on vhf analog for most operations but Seymour also operates on simplex uhf tac channels to communicate with Sevier County agencies on scene and on a Knox TACN talk groups for talkaround communications.

Unit ID

• Battalion 50 = Fire Chief

Public Building Authority (PBA) Safety and Security

Government Agency that provides security services to City County Building, Old Court House, Andrew Johnson Building, World’s Fair Park,Sunsphere, Volunteer Landing, Juvenile Justice Center, Knoxville Transit Center, City Lots/Garages, and Knox County Clerk Office. As well as parking enforcement within the Central Business District and the Cumberland Ave corridor. The COMM Center also does 24/7 monitoring of over 300 cameras.

Property Abbreviations

• CCB = CITY COUNTY BUILDING
• DKG = DWIGHT KESSEL GARAGE
• JJC = JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER
• KAT = KNOXVILLE TRANSIT CENTER
• OCH = OLD COURTHOUSE
• SSG = STATE STREET GARAGE
• LSG = LOCUST STREET GARAGE
• MAG = MAIN AVENUE GARAGE
• MSG = MARKET SQUARE GARAGE
• WFP = WORLD'S FAIR PARK

Unit ID

• BASE = COMM CENTER
• PBA 1 = CEO
• 300 = SAFETY AND SECURITY CAPTAIN
• 100 = CITY COUNTY BUILDING (CCB) LT.
• 101 = PARK PATROL LT.
• 102 = JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER (JJC) LT.
• 103 = KNOXVILLE AREA TRANSIT (KAT) CENTER LT.
• 116 = COMM CENTER PORTABLE
• 15X = PARK PATROL SAFETY OFFICERS
• 16X = KNOXVILLE AREA TRANSIT (KAT) CENTER SAFETY OFFICER

West Town Mall

Unit IDS

• 1X and 2X=Security Officers (Allied Universal Contract Security)
• 5X=KPD Officers
• Mobile=Contract Security Patrol Vehicle
• 112 = Regal Cinebarre Security

Rural/Metro Fire Tones

West End Tone B = 553.9 all stations Station Tone A Station 10 903.2 Station 15 810.2 Station 16 726.8 Station 17 767.4 Station 41 584.8 Station 42 617.4 Station 44 855.5

East/South End Tone B = 767.4 all stations Station Tone A Station 25 726.8 Station 26 903.2 Station 27 810.2 Station 28 855.5

North End Tone B = 617.4 all stations Station Tone A Station 30 903.2 Station 31 584.8 Station 32 688.3 Station 33 651.9 Station 34 726.8

EMS and Fire Station Response Areas

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  Fire Response Areas

Radio Codes

10 Codes

10-1  Receiving Poorly 10-2  Receiving Well 10-4  Acknowledgment 10-5  Relay 10-6  Busy 10-7  Out Of Service 10-8  In Service 10-9  Repeat 10-10  Paperwork 10-11  Lunch Break 10-13  Weather / Road Conditions 10-14  Escort 10-15  Prisoner In Custody 10-15M   Mental Transport 10-16  Pick Up Prisoner At 10-17  Serving Warrant At 10-18  Report to Court 10-19  Return To Station 10-20  Location 10-21  Call Station By Phone 10-22  Disregard/Canceled 10-23  Escaped Prisoner 10-24  Traffic Problem 10-25  Officer Initiated Trffic Stop 10-26 Loud Party (NEW) 10-27  Vandalism 10-28  Registration 10-29  Check for wanted 10-32  Need Breath/DWI Test 10-34  Confiscated property 10-35  Confidential Info 10-36  Correct time 10-37 Overdose (NEW) 10-38  Sick Person 10-39  Injured Person 10-40  Hostage Situation 10-41  Missing Person 10-42  Criminal Trespassing 10-43  Investigation 10-44  Stolen Vehicle 10-45  Wreck/Property Damage 10-46  Wreck/With Injuries 10-46F Wreck/With Fatality . 10-46W Wreck/With Injuries on the Water 10-47  Send Ambulance 10-48  Send Tow Truck 10-49  Drunk Driver 10-51  Strong Armed Robbery 10-52  Armed Robbery

10-53  Hit & Run 10-55  Larceny 10-56  Prowler 10-57  Alarm 10-58  Public Intoxication 10-59  Fight 10-60  Attempted Suicide 10-61  Suicide 10-62  Murder 10-63  Kidnapping 10-64  Rape 10-65  Attempted Rape 10-66  Business Burglary 10-67  Residential Burglary 10-68  Vehicle Burglary 10-70  Shoplifting 10-71  Forgery/Fraud 10-72  Riot 10-73  Roadblock 10-74  Lost / Found Property 10-75  Deliver A Message To 10-76  Officer message 10-77  Animal call 10-78  Hazardous material 10-79  Disaster/Tornado/Plane Crash 10-80  Cutting 10-81  Shooting 10-82  Disorderly Conduct 10-83  Domestic Trouble 10-84  Juvenile Problem 10-85  Disturbance 10-86  Fire 10-87  Mental Person 10-88  Child abuse 10-89  Indecent Exposure 10-90  Suspicious Person 10-91  Dead Person 10-93  Molester 10-94  Assault 10-95  Firecrackers 10-96  Property Check 10-97  Arrived On The Scene 10-98  Assignment Completed 10-99  Bomb Threat

Alpha Signals

A  Report Submitted B  Unable to Locate C  Unable to Locate Address D  Unable to Locate Suspect E  No Police Action F  Problem Solved G  Advised H  Vehicle Check Ok I  Suspect Check Ok J  Property Check Ok . J Officer Check Ok/Status Check K  Verbal Warning L  Citation Issued M  Arrest Made

N  Field Interview O  Assisted Officer P  Handled by Other Agency Q  CFS in Service R  Message Delivered S  Left Note T  Items Recovered U  Vehicle Towed V  Marked Tires W  Trans to Other Agency Y  Signed Medical Books Z  Canceled CFS

Numerical Signals

1  Go to Hq 2  Phone Hq 3  Change Channels 4  Phone Office 5  Go to Office 6  Phone # 7  Emergency 8  Meet (at) 9  Disregard 10  Car Wash 11  Confidential Information 12  Reply via Landline

13  Blocked Driveway 14  Blocked Alley 15  Illegal Parking 16  Traffic Congestion 17  Reckless Driver 18  Speeding 19  Abandoned Vehicle 20  Assist Motorist 21  Open Door 22  Open Window 23  Lights out

Printable Knoxville Codes

Printable Knoxville Codes

Source: Knoxville 10 Codes