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| + | first engine apparatus from the Town of Hull may call as "Hull-55-Engine-42". | ||
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DISPATCH CENTERS
- Portage County uses two main dispatch centers for public safety communications within
the county.
Portage County Sheriff's Office Communications Center 1500 Strongs Avenue - Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 Responsible for --------------- * Primary 911 Answering Point (Cellular 911 Calls) * Portage County Sheriff's Department * Plover Police Department * Wisconsin State Partol Local Communications * All Portage County Fire/EMS Communications (Minus Stevens Point Fire Department) * Various County and State Agencies Stevens Point Police Department Communications Center 1515 Strongs Avenue - Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 Responsible for --------------- * Stevens Point Police Department Communications * Stevens Point Fire Department Communications * Portage County Ambulance Service Communications (Within City Limits) * Various City Departments and Agencies As of April 2013, in the works is a proposal for a possible combination of the Portage County Sheriff's Office Communications Center and the Stevens Point Police Department Communications Center. Details are currently being worked on with both agencies. Should this transition occur, Stevens Point Police Department Communications Personnel will transfer to the newly upgraded and expanded Portage County Sheriff's Office Communications Center. Currently, In the event of an emergency at either dispatch center, the other is cross trained and mechanically equipped to handle all of the county's public safety communications needs.
UNIT IDENTIFICATION
- Law Enforcement Units will use their respective unit number when calling in/out, as well as APCO-10 codes and phonetic alphabets.
Portage County Sheriff'S Office (PCSO) ------------------------------------- 101 Sheriff 102 Chief Deputy 103-104 Captains 111-115 Lieutenants 121-139 Sergeants 141-199 Deputies PCSO unit identifiers will change based on an officer's promotions and assignments Stevens Point Police Department (SPPD) -------------------------------------- 200 Series SPPD units are identified by the officers badge number which typically will not change Plover Police Department (PPD) ------------------------------ 300-349 Series PPD units are identified by the officers badge number which typically will not change Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) ---------------------------- 400 Series (Patrol) 4000 Series (Investigations) During the standard course of activities, WSP officers who patrol the Portage County area will be stationed out of the Wausau Post, and will be assigned the 400/4000 series unit identifiers Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) ---------------------------------------------- C-000's During the standard course of activities, DNR Conservation Wardens working the Portage County area will be identified by a C-Series unit identifier
- Fire Service Units should, as per protocol, use their respective unit identification number when calling in/out of dispatch. This transition is somewhat new and at times,
some units may use plain English to identify themselves. For example, the second ambulance (paramedic) unit from Stevens Point should call as "51-Medic-2" or "51-M-2". Additionally, the first engine apparatus from the Village of Plover should call as "54 Engine-1" or "54-E-1". On the alternative, as referenced previously, some rural agencies may call as themselves in plain English. For example, the first brush truck from Stockton may call as "Stockton-Brush-1" as opposed to "57-Brush-1" or "57-B-1". Occasionally, some agencies may use a combination of both systems. For example, the first engine apparatus from the Town of Hull may call as "Hull-55-Engine-42".
Fire District Name Apparatus Type --------------------- -------------------- 50-Portage County A-Ambulance 51-Stevens Point Fire B-Brush 52-Park Ridge Fire C-Chief or Command 53-Whiting E-Engine 54-Plover H-HazMat 55-Hull L-Ladder 56-Dewey M-Medic or Paramedic 57-Stockton P-Platform 58-Amherst R-Rescue 59-Rosholt S-Squad 60-Bancroft T-Tender or Tanker 61-Almond U-Utility 62-Rudolph* W-Water Craft 63-Grand Rapids*
- Both Rudolph and Grand Rapids are headquartered in Wood County but have service areas in Portage County. Rudolph and Grand Rapids will identify themselves in plain English most of the time.