Ottawa County (MI)

10 Codes and Unit Lists

Ottawa County Fire - Numbering Scheme

The first two digits of the numbering plan are the department number. The third digit is the type of apparatus, and the fourth digit is usually the station that the unit is assigned to, though this may not be true for all departments or those with multiple apparatus of one type at each station.

Department Numbers and Radio Channel:

01      Allendale Fire Dept                             North
02      Olive Twp Fire Rescue                           South
03      Conklin Fire Dept (Chester Twp)                 North
04      Coopersville Fire Dept (Polkton Twp)            North
05      Crockery Twp Fire Dept                          North
06      Zeeland Twp Fire and Rescue                     South
07      Ferrysburg Fire Dept                            North
08      Georgetown Twp Fire                             South
09      Grand Haven City Fire (DPS)                     North
10      Grand Haven Twp Fire                            North
11      Holland City Fire Dept                          South
12      Holland Twp Fire Dept                           South
13      Hudsonville Fire and Rescue                     South
14      Jamestown Twp Fire                              South
15      Park Twp Fire                                   South
16      Port Sheldon Twp                                South
17      Spring Lake Twp                                 North
18      Marne Fire Dept (Wright/Tallmadge Twps)         North
19      Zeeland City Fire and Rescue                    South
20      Robinson Twp Fire                               North
21      Blendon Twp Fire                                South
25      HAZMAT                                          Countywide
26      Technical Rescue                                Countywide

The 3rd digit is the type of apparatus:

0    Firefighter
1    Pumpers under 750 gpm
2    Pumpers over 750 gpm
3    Special (Air Trucks, Water Rescue)
4    Aerial devices, platforms
5    Special (Emergency Services)
6    Tankers
7    Rescue
8    Brush trucks, watercraft
9    Command officers

The fourth number is supposed to be station number or in the case of Command Officers, the lowest number being the chief, and highest being lowest ranking senior officer.

Examples:
1290	12 = Holland Twp    9 = commmand     0 = Chief
1222	12 = Holland Twp    2 = pumper       2 = Station 2 

Ottawa County Law Enforcement - Numbering Scheme

Police 1, City Dispatch (154.7250):

Holland city units are generally a phonetic letter followed two numbers (like Charlie 21, or Union 32). Adam, Baker and Charlie units are assigned to a specific Teams (zone areas) of the city.

The Holland city unit types heard are:

Adam     Team A
Baker    Team B
Charlie  Team C
David    less common
Frank
K9
Lincoln  Code Enforcement / Animal Control, School Liaison Officer?
Motor    Motorcycle, warm-season only
Robert   Reserve units
Tom      Traffic units
Union    Evidence Technician
Victor   less common, special reserve unit?
Zebra    Supervisor

The following are maps of the zones covered by Adam, Baker and Charlie units:
Zone A:

Zone B:

Zone C:

Other department units:

47xx    Spring Lake/Ferrysburg PD
48xx    Zeeland City PD
64xx    Michigan State Police - Grand Haven Post (heard rarely)
66xx    Grand Haven City DPS
68xx    Michigan State Police - Ionia Post (heard rarely)
69xx    Michigan State Police - Wayland Post (heard rarely)

Police 2, County Dispatch (154.7850)

Ottawa County Sheriff units:

71xx    Supervisors
72xx    Detectives (Possibly including WEMET?)
73xx    Southwest County Lower Quadrant
74xx    Southeast County Lower Quadrant
75xx    Northeast County Upper Quadrant
76xx    Northwest County Upper Quadrant
78xx    Unknown
79xx    Unknown

Sheriff Paramedic E-Units:

E-3x    Holland Twp and Northern Park Twp
E-4x    Georgetown Twp.

Other Units:

64xx     Michigan State Police (heard rarely)
96xx     Grand Valley State University Police

The county boats are refered to as "County Boat (70, 71, 72, 73, and 74 [additional boat numbers sometimes heard])". While they can be transported elsewhere when needed, boats 70, 71, and 72 usually cover Grand Haven/Spring Lake, and 73 & 74 usually cover Lake Macatawa in Holland.

Ottawa County Law Enforcement - Codes and Phrases

All departments in Ottawa County use a variation of the APCO Ten-Codes for communicating. The most frequently used are:

10-4  	Acknowledgement (OK)
10-6  	Busy -- stand by unless urgent
10-8  	In service
10-9  	Repeat
10-20 	Location
10-22 	Disregard
10-23 	Arrived at scene
10-24 	Leaving scene
10-27 	Drivers license information
10-28 	Vehicle registration information
10-29 	Check for wanted
10-35 	Incident number
10-38 	Stopping suspicious vehicle
10-41 	Beginning shift
10-42 	Ending shift
10-79 	Notify coroner
10-89 	Bomb threat
10-95 	Emergency status check
10-96 	Mental subject
10-99 	Wanted/stolen indicated

A variation of the APCO Phonetic Alphabet is also used:

A 	Adam
B 	Boy (Baker is only used when referring to Holland PD units)
C 	Charles
D 	David
E 	Edward
F 	Frank
G 	George
H 	Henry
I 	Ida
J 	John
K 	King
L 	Lincoln
M 	Mary
N 	Nora
O 	Ocean
P 	Paul
Q 	Queen
R 	Robert
S 	Sam
T 	Tom
U 	Union
V 	Victor
W 	William
X 	X-ray
Y 	Yellow
Z 	Zebra

In addition, MICR (Michigan Incident Crime Reporting) codes are also occasionally heard that are used to assign to incidents. These are not unique to Ottawa County and are used by all Michigan police agencies. They are usually pronounced as hundreds (ex: 3500 is thirty-five hundred).

The most commonly heard codes are:

3500        Narcotics
4800        Obstructing police
5201        Weapons (Concealed)
5402        OWI of Liquor/Drugs

The following abbreviations are also used:

AGP    Assist (to) General Public
AMA    Against Medical Advice
BLP    Grand Haven Board of Light and Power
BOL    Be On (the) Lookout
BPW    Holland/Zeeland Board of Public Works
CCW    Carrying Concealed Weapon (Permit)
CHF    Congestive Heart Failure
COPD   Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CSC    Criminal Sexual Conduct
CVA    Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke)
ETA    Estimated Time of Arrival
FOC    Friend of (the) Court
HCH    Holland Community Hospital
HPD    Holland Police Department/Jail
LEIN   Law Enforcement Information Network
LMD    Lake Michigan Drive
LOC    Level of Consciousness
MDOP   Malicious Destruction of Property
MDT    Mobile Data Terminal (Police Vehicle Computer)
MIP    Minor in Possession (Alcohol)
NOCH   North Ottawa Community Hospital 
NRT    No Report Taken
OBR    Ottawa Beach Road
OCJ    Ottawa County Jail
ONF    Report On File
OWI    Operating While Intoxicated
PDA    Property Damage Accident
PI     Personal Injury Accident
PPO    Personal Protection Order
RIT    Rapid Intervention Team
RPT    Report Taken
SOS    Secretary of State (License Information)
TCO    Taken Care Of
TX     Telephone
UDAA   Unauthorized Driving Away (an) Automobile
UTL    Unable To Locate