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*** Both Rudolph Fire / EMS and the Grand Rapids Fire Department are headquartered in Wood County but have service areas in Portage County. These agencies are dispatched by the Wood County Sheriff's Office Communications Center. When these agencies respond, they will communicate with the Portage County Sheriff's Office Communications Center and will typically identify themselves in plain English.
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*** Both Rudolph Fire / EMS and the Grand Rapids Fire Department are headquartered in
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Wood County but have service areas in Portage County. These agencies are dispatched by
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the Wood County Sheriff's Office Communications Center. When these agencies respond,
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they will communicate with the Portage County Sheriff's Office Communications Center
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and will typically identify themselves in plain English.
  
  

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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
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* 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
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* 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)
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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)
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200 Series

SPPD units are identified by the officers badge number which typically will not change



Plover Police Department (PPD)
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300-349 Series

PPD units are identified by the officers badge number which typically will not change



Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP)
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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)
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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 as per protocol should 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-44".
  • Regardless of which manner Fire Service Units use to call in/out, all other communications should be in plain English, without the use of APCO-10 codes.

Fire Agency Name                                                Apparatus Type
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50-Portage County Units                                         A-Ambulance          
51-Stevens Point Fire Department                                B-Brush
52-Park Ridge Fire Department                                   C-Chief or Command
53-Whiting Fire & Rescue (DEFUNCT, as of 1 Jan, 2013)           E-Engine
54-Plover Fire / EMS (NOW CONTRACTED FOR WHITING)               H-HazMat
55-Hull Fire / EMS                                              L-Ladder
56-Dewey Fire / EMS                                             M-Medic or Paramedic
57-Stockton Fire / EMS                                          P-Platform
58-Amherst Fire District / EMS                                  R-Rescue
59-Rosholt Fire / EMS                                           S-Squad
60-Bancroft Fire / EMS                                          T-Tender or Tanker 
61-Almond Fire / EMS                                            U-Utility
62-Rudolph Fire / EMS***                                        W-Water Craft
63-Grand Rapids Fire Department***

*** Both Rudolph Fire / EMS and the Grand Rapids Fire Department are headquartered in
Wood County but have service areas in Portage County. These agencies are dispatched by
the Wood County Sheriff's Office Communications Center. When these agencies respond,
they will communicate with the Portage County Sheriff's Office Communications Center
and will typically identify themselves in plain English.