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Knoxville Police (KPD)

Unit ID'S

  • Patrol Units Callsign that ends with 9 is Canine (Example 79 Alpha or 169)
  • 140’s, 150’s= TRAFFIC DIVISION (MOTORCYCLE)
  • 160'S,170'S = CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PATROL (DOWNTOWN AREA)
  • 180'S = PADDY WAGON TRANSPORTATION (PRISONER TRANSPORTATION)
  • 190'S = PUBLIC INFORMATION DIVISION (CIVIL & CERT)
  • 200'S = CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION
  • 270'S = FORENSICS
  • 330'S AND 340’s= SCHOOL RESOURCE DIVISION
  • 350's = ANIMAL CONTROL DIVISION (CIVIL)
  • 500'S = ADMINISTRATIVE

Knoxville Fire Department

  • CAR 54 = PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (PIO)
  • CAR 6X = TRAINING UNIT
  • CAR 7X = FIRE & EXPLOSION INVESTIGATION UNIT (CERTIFIED AND SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT)
  • CAR 1XX = FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU

Pellissippi State Technical Community College Police (PSPD)

Unit ID

  • STATION A = DISPATCH (LOCATED AT HARDIN VALLEY CAMPUS)
  • 101 = CHIEF
  • 102 = DEPUTY CHIEF

AMR/RURAL METRO

UNIT ID

  • EMS1XX = ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL MANAGEMENT
  • CAR XX = FAST RESPONSE VEHICLES
  • MEDIC 2XX = FIRE MEDIC
  • EMS500 = SHIFT SUPERVISOR IN RESPONSE VEHICE
  • 700 & 701 = ALS AMBULANCE WITH SUPERVISOR
  • FORENSICS800 = BODY RECOVERY TRANSPORT
  • 9XX = SPECIAL EVENT AMBULANCES

Knox County Rescue (formerly KVERS)

Apparatus

Command Staff

  • RESCUE 110 Response Vehicle, Chief
  • RESCUE 111 Response Vehicle, Deputy Chief
  • RESCUE 112 Response Vehicle, Assistant Chief
  • RESCUE 171 Response Vehicle, Captain
  • RESCUE 172 Response Vehicle, Captain
  • RESCUE 173 Response Vehicle, Captain

First-Out Crash Trucks

  • RESCUE 123 East Knox
  • RESCUE 124 West Knox
  • RESCUE 136 North Knox

Reserve Crash Truck Fleet

  • RESCUE 121 Reserve Only
  • RESCUE 122 Reserve Only
  • RESCUE 126 Reserve Only

Specialty Team Vehicles

  • RESCUE 125 Heavy/Confined Space
  • RESCUE 133 Trench/Collapse
  • RESCUE 134 Water/Dive Team West Knox
  • RESCUE 135 Water/Dive Team East knox

Utility Vehicles / Personnel Carriers

  • RESCUE 127 F550 Flatbed Tow/Haul
  • RESCUE 128 F350 Pickup with camper top

Karns Fire Department

The Karns Fire Department serves an area of 65 square miles in Northwest Knox County. Karns, an ISO Class 4 department (for the entire area), has four fire stations strategically located in the Karns, Ball Camp, Hardin Valley and Solway communities. The Headquarters facility, where the department’s business affairs are managed, is located off Oak Ridge Highway in the Karns community. The department provides fire protection, Advance Life Support (ALS), hazardous materials response, vehicle extrication, an assortment of technical rescue services, and public education for over 40,000 residents. Also, serves 9 Public Schools in their response area.

Unit IDS

  • Engine 401 = Karns Station 1 First Due Apparatus
  • Tanker 401= Karns Station 1 Tanker
  • Engine 402=Hardin Valley Station 2 First Due Apparatus
  • Engine 403=
  • Engine 404= Ball Camp Station 4 Apparatus
  • Engine 411= Karns Station 1 Second Due Apparatus (Usually staffed by volunteers)
  • Tanker 413= Solway Station 3 Tanker
  • Chief 40/4= Acting Shift Supervisor
  • Chief 41 = Chief
  • Chief 42-Chief 45 = Assistant Chiefs
  • Tower 1=Hardin Valley Station Second Due Apparatus

Karns Fire TACN Radio IDS

  • 2138905 = ENGINE 401 MOBILE

Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD)

The department serves over 20,000 homes (32,000 people), 400 business, 70 churches, 2 private schools, 8 public schools and Johnson University (with 400+ on-campus residents). Their Fire District is spread across three Tennessee counties, Blount, Knox, and Sevier with a total response area of approximately 118.6 square miles.

Unit ID

  • Battalion 50 = Fire Chief