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EMA: 6400
 
EMA: 6400
  
Notes: Portage is on 154.22 and uses Ladder 1; Engines 1, 2, 3, & 4; Tower 2,  
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and Rescues 1, 2, and 3. Pine Twp and Beverly shores use each other extensively. There is a county-wide mutual aid agreement.  
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Portage is on 154.22 and uses Ladder 1; Engines 1, 2, 3, & 4; Tower 2,  
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and Rescues 1, 2, and 3.  
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Pine Twp and Beverly shores use each other extensively.  
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There is a county-wide mutual aid agreement.  
 
Boone Grove VFD and Lake Eliza VFD merged and are now known as  
 
Boone Grove VFD and Lake Eliza VFD merged and are now known as  
Boone Grove VFD when dispatched.  PHM-EMS and fire units are dispatched on 2 frequencies simultaneously. The Porter County Fire Association web site is www.pcfa.net,.
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Boone Grove VFD when dispatched.   
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PHM-EMS and fire units are dispatched on 2 frequencies simultaneously.
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The Porter County Fire Association web site is www.pcfa.net,.
  
  

Revision as of 00:29, 28 November 2009

Fire Station Numbering

Chesterton: 500 and 600 series (primarily 500)
Kouts: 700 and 800 primarily 700
Porter: 900 and 1000 pri. 900
Union Twp: 1100 and 1200 (both sets used)
Boone Grove: 1300, 1400, 2300, and 2400
Ogden Dunes: 1500 and 1600 pri 1500
Hebron: 1700 and 1800 pri. 1700
Liberty Twp.: 1900 and 2000 pri. 1900
Pine Twp.: 2100 and 2200 pri 2100
Beverly Shores: 2500 and 2600 pri 2500
South Haven: 2700 and 2800 (both sets used)
Washington Twp: 2900 and 3000 pri 2900
Morgan Twp: 3100 and 3200 pri. 3100
Burns Harbor: 3300 and 3400 pri 3300
Lake of the 4 Seasons: 3500 and 3600 pri 3500
Portage: 4200, 4300, 4400, 4500, 4600 (not used--long story)
Porter County Fire Investigation Strike Team (F.I.S.T.): 4700
Westville (from LaPorte County): 4900
Midwest Steel: 5000 (frequency of 151.715)
Bethlehem Steel: 5300
Indiana Dunes/National Lakeshore: 5600 (frequency 166.325)
Haz-Mat: 8400
EMA: 6400

Notes: 
Portage is on 154.22 and uses Ladder 1; Engines 1, 2, 3, & 4; Tower 2, 
and Rescues 1, 2, and 3. 
Pine Twp and Beverly shores use each other extensively. 
There is a county-wide mutual aid agreement. 
Boone Grove VFD and Lake Eliza VFD merged and are now known as 
Boone Grove VFD when dispatched.  
PHM-EMS and fire units are dispatched on 2 frequencies simultaneously.
The Porter County Fire Association web site is www.pcfa.net,.


*Each number designates a department (i.e. "1300" is Boone Grove Station)
*A designation of 0x (i.e. "1301" is Boone Grove's Chief, as would be "501"
for Chesterton's Chief). This continues for all officers, 02, 03, 04, 05,
06, 07, etc.)
*The Teens are engines: Boone Grove engine would be 1310, 1311 etc.
*The 20's are for aerials (i.e. 1220 for Union Twp aerial)
*The 30's are for rescues
*The 40's are for tankers
*The 50's are specialty rigs. (8450 is haz mat, 1257 is Union rehab unit)
*The 60's are ambulances
*The 70's are brush units
*The 80's and 90's are individual members.

Fire Tone Out

Porter County Fire Investigation Strike Team
Tone A= 2376.0
Tone B= 1820.0

Porter County All Call
Tone A= 358.6
Tone B= 1400.0

Washington Township Fire Dept.
Tone A= 2376.0
Tone B= 1733.0

Burns Harbor Fire Dept.
Tone A= 601.1
Tone B= 569.4

Tech Rescue
Tone A= 524.6
Tone B= 1400.0

Dive Team
Tone A= 470.5
Tone B= 1400.0

Portage Fire Dept.
Tone 1:
Tone A= 726.9
Tone B= 617.6
Tone 2:
Tone A= 548.3
Tone B= 726.9

Lakes of the Four Seasons Fire
Tone A:339.6
Tone B:496.8

SOUTH HAVEN FIRE DEPT.
TONE A: 651.6
TONE B: 586.1

CHESTERTON FIRE DEPT.
TONE A: 1868.2
TONE B: 1654.8

HEBRON FIRE DEPT.
TONE A: 377.4
TONE B: 400.3

KOUTS FIRE DEPT.
TONE A: 1670.4
TONE B: 970.4

MORGAN FIRE DEPT.
TONE A: 971.4
TONE B: 1049.3 

Call Disposition Codes

  • 1. Alarm / Verified Entry
  • 2. Alarm / False - Human Error
  • 3. Alarm / False - Mechanical
  • 4. Alarm / False - No Fault
  • A Arrest(s), Adult
  • C Assignment Complete
  • D Message Delivered
  • G Gone On Arrival
  • H 911 Hang Up Check
  • J Juvenile Arrest(s) - No Adults
  • L Civil / No Report
  • N Nothing Found
  • O Assist Other Jurisdiction
  • P Vehicle Impound
  • R Report Taken
  • S School Hotline Tip
  • T UTT Issued (Uniform Traffic Ticket)
  • U Unfounded or Call Cancelled
  • V Verbal Warning (Traffic)
  • W Written Warning (Traffic)
  • Z Assist Citizen


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