Ottawa County (MI)
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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 School Liaison Officer? Motor Motorcycle, less common 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 (heard rarely) 66xx Grand Haven City DPS
Police 2, County Dispatch (154.7850)
Ottawa County Sheriff units: 71xx Supervisors 72xx Unknown, Possibly WEMET or Detectives? 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. They are as follows:
10-0 Caution 10-1 Unable to copy -- change location 10-2 Signal good 10-3 Stop transmitting 10-4 Acknowledgement (OK) 10-5 Relay 10-6 Busy -- stand by unless urgent 10-7 Out of service 10-8 In service 10-9 Repeat 10-10 Fight in progress 10-11 Dog case 10-12 Stand by (stop) 10-13 Weather -- road report 10-14 Prowler report 10-15 Civil disturbance 10-16 Domestic disturbance 10-17 Meet complainant 10-18 Quickly 10-19 Return to ... 10-20 Location 10-21 Call ... by telephone 10-22 Disregard 10-23 Arrived at scene 10-24 Leaving Scene 10-25 Report in person (meet) ... 10-26 Detaining subject, expedite 10-27 Drivers license information 10-28 Vehicle registration information 10-29 Check for wanted 10-30 Unnecessary use of radio 10-31 Crime in progress 10-32 Man with gun 10-33 Emergency 10-34 Riot 10-35 Incident Number 10-36 Correct time 10-37 (Investigate) suspicious vehicle 10-38 Stopping suspicious vehicle 10-39 Urgent -- use light, siren 10-40 Silent run -- no light, siren 10-41 Beginning shift 10-42 Ending shift 10-43 Information 10-44 Permission to leave ... for ... 10-45 Animal carcass at ... 10-46 Assist motorist 10-47 Emergency road repairs at ... 10-48 Traffic standard repair at ... 10-49 Traffic light out at ... 10-50 Accident (fatal, personal injury, property damage) 10-51 Wrecker needed 10-52 Ambulance needed 10-53 Road blocked at ... 10-54 Livestock on highway 10-55 Suspected DUI 10-56 Intoxicated pedestrian 10-57 Hit and run (fatal, personal injury, property damage) 10-58 Direct traffic 10-59 Convoy or escort 10-60 Squad in vicinity 10-61 Isolate self for message 10-62 Reply to message 10-63 Prepare to make written copy 10-64 Message for local delivery 10-65 Net message assignment 10-66 Message cancellation 10-67 Clear for net message 10-68 Dispatch information 10-69 Message received 10-70 Fire 10-71 Advise nature of fire 10-72 Report progress on fire 10-73 Smoke report 10-74 Negative 10-75 In contact with ... 10-76 En route ... 10-77 ETA (estimated time of arrival) 10-78 Need assistance 10-79 Notify coroner 10-80 Chase in progress 10-81 Breathalyzer 10-82 Reserve lodging 10-83 Work school xing at ... 10-84 If meeting ... advise ETA 10-85 Delayed due to ... 10-86 Officer/operator on duty 10-87 Pick up/distribute checks 10-88 Present telephone number of ... 10-89 Bomb threat 10-90 Bank alarm at ... 10-91 Pick up prisoner/subject 10-92 Improperly parked vehicle 10-93 Blockade 10-94 Drag racing 10-95 Status Check 10-96 Mental subject 10-97 Check (test) signal 10-98 Prison/jail break 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.
The most commonly heard codes are:
3500 (thirty-five hundred) Narcotics 5400 (fifty-four hundred) or 5402 OWI (operating while intoxicated) Misc-Cri Miscellaneous Crime
The following abbreviations are also used:
BOL Be On (the) Lookout CCW Carrying Concealed Weapon (Permit) ETA Estimated Time of Arrival HPD Holland Police Department/Jail MDOP Malicious Destruction of Property MIP Minor in Possession (Alcohol) MDT Mobile Data Terminal (Police Vehicle Computer) NRT No Report Taken OCJ Ottawa County Jail OWI Operating While Intoxicated PPO Personal Protection Order RPT Report Taken TX Telephone UDAA Unauthorized Driving Away (an) Automobile