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La Plata County (CO)

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Dispatch Agencies

Durango / La Plata County Emergency Communications Center dispatches for the following agencies on the State DTRS:

  • La Plata County Sheriff
  • Bayfield Marshal [on Sheriff 1 talkgroup]
  • Humane Society Animal Protection [on Sheriff 1 & Durango PD 1 talkgroups]
  • Fort Lewis College Police [on Durango PD 1 talkgroup]
  • Durango Police Department
  • Durango Fire Protection District
  • Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District
  • Upper Pine River Fire Protection District


Southern Ute Indian Tribe PD Communications Center dispatches for the following agencies on the State DTRS, except the Los Pinos FPD on VHF:

  • Southern Ute Police Department
  • Southern Ute Tribal Ranger
  • Southern Ute Animal Control
  • Southern Ute Wildlife Conservation
  • Southern Ute Division of Gaming
  • Ignacio Police Department
  • Los Pinos Fire Protection District


Unit Numbering

  • 100 series Durango PD (individual IDs)
  • 500 series La Plata County Sheriff (individual IDs)
  • 980 series Animal Control


DURANGO FPD

 Station 1: Bodo 
 Engine 1 
 Tanker 1 
 Ladder 1  
 Reserve Engine 1
 Brush 32  
 Air Truck 1
 Medic 1  

 Station 2: Downtown
 Engine 2  
 Ladder 2 
 Medic 2  

 Station 3: 32nd Street
 Engine 3  
 Medic 3 

 Station 4: Sunnyside (volunteer)
 Engine 4  
 Tanker 4  

 Station 5: Edgemont (volunteer)
 Engine 5  
 Tanker 5  

 Station 6: Trimble (volunteer)
 Engine 6  
 Tanker 6  
 Brush 31  
 
 Station 7: Elmores Corner (volunteer)
 Engine 7  
 Tanker 7  
  
 Station 8: Rafter J (volunteer)
 Engine 8  
 Tanker 8 
   
 Station 9: Durango West (volunteer)
 Engine 9  
 Tanker 9  

 Station 10: Elkhorn Ranch (volunteer)
 Engine 10  
    
 Station 11: Bondad (volunteer)
 Engine 11  
 Tanker 11  

 Station 12: Timberline Academy
 Engine 12  
 Tanker 12  

 Station 13: Falls Creek (volunteer)
 Engine 13  

 Station 14: Tamarron (volunteer)
 Engine 14 
 
 Station 15: Electra Lake
 Engine 15  
 Medic 15 

 Station 16: Purgatory (volunteer)
 Engine 16 


UPPER PINE RIVER FPD (incomplete listing)

 Station 1: Bayfield (staffed 24/7)
 Brush 61
 Medic 61  

 Station 2: Vallecito Dam (resident) 
 Brush 62
 Medic 62
 
 Station 3: Trew Creek (resident)

 Station 4: Vallecito Lake (staffed 24/7)

 Station 5: Forest Lakes (staffed 24/7)
 Medic 65

 Station 6: 8476 County Road 502

 Station 7: 35191 Highway 160

 Station 8: Wickenson Gulch


FORT LEWIS MESA FPD

 Station 1: 164 County Road 130, Kline
 Engine 71
 Brush 71 
 Tender 71 
 Medic 71 

 Station 2: 18686 Highway 140, Old Fort Lewis 
 Brush 72
 Brush Tender 72
 Engine 79

 Station 3: 22868 Highway 140, Hesperus
 Engine 73
 Rescue 73
 Medic 73

 Station 4: 3009 County Road 100, Redmesa
 Engine 74
 Brush 74
 Brush Tender 74 

 Station 5: 4022 County Road 117, Kline
 Engine 75  
 Brush 75
 Tender 75


LOS PINOS FPD

 Station 1 Ignacio
 Engine 81
 Ladder 81
 Rescue 81
 Tanker 81 
 Brush 81
 Medic 81
 Rescue 86
 Medic 86
 Medic 88 

 Station 2 Oxford
 Engine 82
 Ladder 82
 Tanker 82  
 Brush 82
 Medic 82

 Station 3 Mountain Mesa
 Engine 83
 Tanker 83
 Brush 83

 Station 4 Tiffany
 Engine 84
 Tanker 84
 Rescue 84
 Brush 84

 Station 5 Arboles
 Tanker 85
 Rescue 85
 Brush 85
 Brush 88

Police Codes

  • Code 1: warrant / want / protection order
  • Code 2 (person, plate): clear a (person, plate)
  • Code 3: standard
  • Code 4: standard, but also used in place of 'copy'
  • Code 5: meet with...
  • Code 6: not used
  • Code 7: standard
  • Code 8: in service
  • Code 9: not used
  • Code 10: giving transport to [1 adult male] to [location]
  • Code 44: situation under control, no more units necessary


Fire Department Dispatching

Fire pages are simulcast on the DTRS as well as the department conventional channels. Operations are on the DTRS unless poor coverage, then conventional channels will be used.