Portage County (WI)
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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 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 --------------------- -------------------- 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.
- Comprehensive List of Portage County Fire and EMS Agencies Apparatus. This is a work in progress! Should you have any information to add, please do so.
Station 50 (Portage County Owned / Contracted Units) -------------------------------------------------- 50-TIM-1 Portage County Traffic Incident Management Team 1 [Plover Fire Station 2] 50-TIM-2 Portage County Traffic Incident Management Team 2 [Plover Fire Station 2] 50-H-1 Portage County Haz-Mat Response Team 1 [Plover Fire Station 2] 50-H-2 Portage County Haz-Mat Response Team 2 [Plover Fire Station 2] Station 51 - Stevens Point Fire Department / Portage County EMS Units) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 51-C-1 Stevens Point Fire Chief 1 [Administration Chief] 51-C-2 Stevens Point Deputy Chief 2 [Fire / Operations Chief] 51-C-3 Stevens Point Assistant Chief 3 [EMS Chief] 51-B-1 Stevens Point Brush 1 [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] 51-L-1 Stevens Point Ladder 1 [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] 51-P-2 Stevens Point Platform 2 [Stevens Point Fire Station 2] 51-L-3 Stevens Point Ladder 3, AKA Quint [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] 51-R-1 Stevens Point Heavy Rescue 1 [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] 51-W-1 Stevens Point Watercraft 1 [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] 51-M-1 Portage County Ambulance 1 [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] 51-M-2 Portage County Ambulance 2 [Stevens Point Fire Station 2] 51-M-3 Portage County Ambulance 3 [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] 51-M-4 Portage County Ambulance 4 [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] 51-M-5 Portage County Ambulance 5 [Stevens Point Fire Station 1] Station 52 - Park Ridge Fire Department --------------------------------------- 52-C-1 Park Ridge Fire Chief 52-E-1 Park Ridge Engine 1 Station 53 - Whiting Fire and Rescue ------------------------------------ WHITING FIRE AND RESCUE IS DEFUNCT AS OF 1 JANUARY, 2013 PREVIOUS UNITS ARE LISTED HERE FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY WHITING FIRE STATION IS NOW PLOVER FIRE STATION 2 53-E-1 Whiting Engine 1 [Transferred to Plover Fire Department] 53-L-1 Whiting Ladder 1 [Sold to private party] 53-R-1 Whiting Rescue 1 [Transferred to Plover Fire Department] 53-U-1 Whiting Utility 1 [Transferred to Plover Fire Department] Station 54 - Plover Fire / EMS ------------------------------ 54-C-1 Plover Chief 1 [Department Chief] 54-C-2 Plover Chief 2 [Deputy Chief] 54-C-3 Plover Chief 3 [Assistant Chief 1] 54-C-4 Plover Chief 4 [Assistant Chief 2] 54-E-1 Plover Engine 1 [Plover Fire Station 1] 54-E-2 Plover Engine 2 [Plover Fire Station 2] 54-P-1 Plover Platform 1 [Plover Fire Station 1] 54-R-1 Plover Rescue 1 [Plover Fire Station 1] 54-R-2 Plover Rescue 2 [Plover Fire Station 2] [AKA, 50-TIM-1 / 50-H-2] 54-HR-1 Plover Heavy Rescue 1 [Plover Fire Station 1] 54-B-1 Plover Brush 1 [Plover Fire Station 1] 54-U-1 Plover Utility 1 [Plover Fire Station 1] 54-U-2 Plover Utility 2 [Plover Fire Station 2] [AKA, 50-TIM-2 / 50-H-1] 54-T-1 Plover Tender 1 [Plover Fire Station 1] 54-T-2 Plover Tender 2 [Plover Fire Station 2] 54-EMT Plover EMS [Various Call Signs] Station 55 - Hull Fire / EMS ----------------------------