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Law Enforcement

Location Abbreviations

  • ECR El Camino Real
  • LOVR Los Osos Valley Road

Local Acroynms

  • HBD (Has been drinking/drunk)

Unit Designators

  • Adam unit - 1-person patrol unit
  • Boy unit - 2-person patrol unit
  • Charles unit - Commander
  • CAT unit - Community Action Team (Homeless Liaison/Outreach)
  • David unit - Detective unit
  • Frank unit - Foot Patrol
  • George unit - Coroner unit
  • Henry unit - SO Marine Unit
  • John unit - Juvenile unit
  • King unit - CSI, ID, or Crime Lab unit
  • Lincoln unit - Lieutenant
  • Mary or Motor unit - Motorcycle
  • Nora unit - Narcotics unit
  • Ocean unit - Aquatic unit
  • Paul unit - Parking Enforcement unit
  • Robert unit - Reserve unit
  • Sam unit - Sergeant
  • ST Staff Commanders
  • Tom unit - Traffic unit
  • Victor unit - Vice/Intelligence/Volunteer unit
  • William unit- Bike patrol (Sheriff)
  • X-Ray unit - Extra Patrol unit
  • Zebra unit - Special Assignment unit
  • Air - Aero Squadron
  • Aero - Aero Squadron
  • Commander - Watch Commander
  • C.P. ("Sea Pea") - Field Command Post
  • Executive - Mayor, City Administrator
  • Hundred - Chief of Police/Sherif
  • Medic - Paramedic unit
  • Rescue - Search and Rescue unit
  • Staff - Staff Officer

San Luis Obispo County Law Enforcement Stations

Station Numbers:

  • 3 CHP, Buellton
  • 9 CHP, Templeton
  • 12 FBI, Santa Maria
  • 14 CHP, Santa Maria
  • 15 FBI, Santa Barbara
  • 17 DPR, Pismo State Beach/Oceano SVRA Park Rangers
  • 20 SLOSO Dispatch
  • 21 SLOSO, Coast Station
  • 22 SLOSO, North Station
  • 23 SLOSO, South Station
  • 24 SLOSO, Headquarters
  • 25 SLOSO, Civil
  • 26 SLOSO, Courthouse Jail
  • 27 SLOSO, Main Jail
  • 28 CHP, San Luis Obispo
  • 29 CHP, Santa Barbara
  • 30 SBSO Dispatch (control 30)
  • 31 SBSO, Headquarters
  • 32 SBSO, Santa Maria Station
  • 34 SBSO, Lompoc Station
  • 35 SBSO, Santa Barbara Station
  • 35F SBSO, Isla Vista Foot Patrol
  • 36 SBSO, Santa Ynez Station
  • 37 SBSO, Cuyama Station
  • 38 SBSO, Jail/Transportation
  • 39 Coastal Operations (Carpinteria, Montecito, Summerland)
  • 40 Cuesta College PD
  • 41 Paso Robles PD
  • 42 San Luis Obispo PD
  • 43 Morro Bay PD
  • 44 Pismo Beach PD
  • 45 Grover City PD
  • 46 Arroyo Grande PD
  • 47 Cal Poly PD
  • 48 Atascadero PD
  • 49 Atascadero State Hospital PD
  • 61 District Attorney, San Luis Obispo
  • 62 SLOSO, Animal Regulation
  • 63 SLOSO, Probation Department
  • 64 SLO Planning Department
  • 65 California State Parole Department
  • 66 SLO Juvenile Services
  • 69 CHP, Bakersfield
  • 71 DA, Santa Barbara
  • 72 SBSO, Santa Maria
  • 74 SBSO, Lompoc
  • 75 SBSO, Santa Barbara

Fire Departments

CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County Fire Department (SLC)

CAL FIRE SAN LUIS UNIT (SLU): 3400

  • 10 Cambria Fire Station

6126 Coventry Lane
Cambria, CA 93428
(805) 927-4262

  • 11 Cayucos Fire Station

2250 Chaney
Cayucos, CA 93430
(805) 995-1133

  • 12 San Luis Obispo Fire Station

635 North Santa Rosa Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(805) 543-4244 ext. 2399

  • 14 Morro Torro Fire Station

15815 Morro Road (Posted address) 15325 Morro Road (Google Maps location) Highway 41
Atascadero, CA 93422
(805) 466-5089

  • 15 South Bay Fire Station

2315 Bayview Heights Drive
Los Osos, CA 93402
(805) 528-1053

  • 20 Nipomo Fire Station

450 Pioneer Avenue
Nipomo, CA 93444
805-929-3911

  • 21 Airport Fire Station

4671 Broad Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 544-5105

  • 22 Mesa Fire Station

2391 Willow Road
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(805) 473-7171

  • 30 Paso Robles Fire Station

2510 Ramada Drive
Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 238-2211

  • 33 Heritage Ranch Fire Station

4820 Heritage Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 227-6553

  • 34 Oak Shores Fire Station (PCF)

Lower Ridge Rider Road
Bradley, CA 93426
(805) 472-9548

  • 35 Las Tablas Fire Station

275 Cypress Mountain Drive
Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 238-4592

  • 40 Parkhill Fire Station

6140 Parkhill Road
Santa Margarita, CA 93453
(805) 438-5426

  • 41 La Panza Fire Station

5398 Pozo Road
Santa Margarita, CA 93453
(805) 438-5460

  • 42 Carrizo Plain Fire Station

13080 Soda Lake Road
California Valley, CA 93453
(805) 475-2322

  • 50 Creston Fire Station

6055 Webster Road
Creston, CA 93422
(805) 238-4343

  • 51 Shandon Fire Station

501 Centre Street
Shandon, CA 93441
(805) 238-4957

  • 52 Meridian Fire Station

4050 Branch
Paso Robles, CA 93446
(805) 237-3155

  • 62 Avila Valley Fire Station

1551 Sparrow Road
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
805-595-2115

  • 63 Shell Beach Fire Station

2555 Shell Beach Road
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
(805) 773-7031

  • 64 Pismo Beach Fire Department

990 Bello Street
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
(805) 773-7031

Five Cities Fire Authority (FIV)

County Designation: 6600

  • Station 1 (HQ) (County Station 66, Arroyo Grande Fire Department)

140 Traffic Way
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(805) 473-5490

  • Station 2 (County Station 68, Grover Beach Fire Department)

701 Rockaway Ave
Grover Beach, CA 93433
(805) 473-4594

  • Station 3 (County Station 61, Oceano-CSD Fire)

1655 Front St
Oceano, CA 93445
(805) 481-6730


Five Cities Fire Authority is responsible for the cities of Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach along with the Oceano Community Services District. Five Cities Fire is dispatched by the SLO County Fire Department/CAL FIRE dispatch center on "County Net" (154.385) and responds on "Five Cities Command". Any calls requiring mutual aid from County will be assigned "XSL/County Command 4" (151.055).

Five Cities Fire also responds on automatic and mutual aid calls near its jurisdiction as the nearest CAL FIRE station to cover East Arroyo Grande is Airport Station 21 in San Luis Obispo and to the south, Nipomo Mesa Station 22.

The borders between Pismo Beach Station 64 and Five Cities Fire jurisdictions are roughly Oak Park and James Way, El Camino Real and Oak Park, ECR to the Pismo Beach/Grover Beach City limits.

While the engines feature a shorthand number (e.g. Truck 5), all radio communications utilize a four digit call sign including the agency identifier (66xx) and the apparatus type and identifier.

Equipment Identifiers
Primary Response

  • Engine 1 = Engine 6691
  • Engine 2 = Engine 6692
  • Engine 3 = Engine 6693
  • Engine 4 = Engine 6694
  • Truck 5 = Truck 6645

Specialized Equipment

  • Brush 1 = Brush 6661 (Type 3)
  • Patrol 3 = Patrol 6663 (Type 5)
  • US&R 2 = US&R 6652

Misc Equipment

  • Utility 1 = Utility 6631
  • Utility 2 = Utility 6632
  • Utility 3 = Utility 6633

Command Staff

  • Chief 1 = Chief 6600
  • Battalion 1 = Battalion 6611
  • Battalion 2 = Battalion 6612
  • Battalion 3 = Battalion 6613
  • Prevention 6620

Morro Bay Fire Department (MRB)

County Designation: 5300

  • Fire Station 53 (HQ)

715 Harbor Street
(805) 773-6242

  • Fire Station 54 (Unstaffed)

460 Bonita Street

The Morro Bay Fire Department is a full service department serving the town of Morro Bay. MBFD has mutual and automatic aid agreements to respond outside their jurisdiction when needed. Morro Bay Fire Department works with the Morro Bay Harbor Patrol and the US Coast Guard to provide necessary emergency services off-shore. Morro Bay FD is dispatched via radio by the County Fire Dispatch Center on County Net and responds on Morro Bay Command for in-jurisdiction calls.


Equipment Identifiers
Primary Response

  • Engine 5391
  • Medic Engine 5392
  • Trunk 5341
  • OES 274

Specialized Equipment

  • Rescue 5351

Command Staff

  • Chief 5300

San Luis Obispo City Fire Department (SLO)

County Designation: 9100 (not used)

  • Fire Station 1 (HQ)

2160 Santa Barbara Avenue
(805) 781-7380

  • Fire Station 2

126 North Chorro

  • Fire Station 3

1280 Laurel Lane

  • Fire Station 4

1395 Madonna Road


San Luis Obispo City Fire Department services the City of San Luis Obispo and the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Campus. SLO City fire provides full ALS care to patients by using Firefighter-Paramedics. SLO City Fire also has a non-transport ambulance (Squad 1). SLO City Fire also responds mutual and auto aid to assist the County Fire Department and other local fire agencies when needed. Unlike all of the other local departments, SLO City Fire does not use their county (four digit) callsigns when responding out of their jurisdiction--preferring to use a callsign similar to San Luis City Engine 2. San Luis City Fire has their own dispatch center and dispatch channel City Net along with two simplex tactical channels.

Equipment Identifiers
Primary Response
Truck 1 = Truck 9141
Truck 2 = Truck 9142
Engine 3 = Engine 9193
Engine 4 = Engine 9194
Engine 5 = Engine 9195
Engine 7 = Engine 9197 (Reserve)

Specialized Units
Patrol 1 (Type 6) = Engine 9161
Squad 1 = Squad 9151
Engine 6 (Type 3) = Engine 9166
UTV 1

Command Staff
Chief 1 = Chief 9100
Chief 2 = Chief 9101
Battalion 1 = Battalion 9111
Battalion 2 = Battalion 9112
Battalion 3 = Battalion 9113

Templeton Fire and Emergency Services (TEM)

County Designation: 7100

  • Fire Station

206 5th Street, Templeton CA 93465
(805) 434-4911

Templeton Fire and Emergency Services provides fire and BLS medical aid to the community of Templeton. TEM also provides mutual aid to County Fire and other nearby agencies. Templeton Fire is a PCF (volunteer) department but has an average response time of 5.5 minutes. Templeton is dispatched by SLO County Fire (CAL FIRE) on County Net, often responding on River Command or Command 4.

Equipment Identifiers
Primary Response
Engine 7195

Specialized Units
Breathing Support 7145
Rescue 7155 (Type 4)
Engine 7185 (Type 1/2/3 Wildland)

Paso Robles Emergency Service (PRF)

County Designation: 8100
805-237-6464

  • Fire Station 1

900 Park Street, Paso Robles CA 93446

  • Fire Station 2

235 Santa Fe Ave, Paso Robles CA 93446

Paso Robles Emergency Services (PRF) provides for fire protection and emergency medical services for the residents and guests of El Paso de Robles. They are dispatched by the Paso Robles Police Department (callsign "Paso Fire") on "Paso Command 1". This is the dispatch/command net for Paso Robles Emergency Services and any mutual/auto aid within the City's jurisdiction. All PRF apparatus utilize their four-digit callsigns at all times.

Equipment Identifiers
Primary Response
Truck 8141
Engine 8190 (Reserve)
Engine 8191
Engine 8192

Specialized Equipment
Rescue 8151
Squad 8152 (Paramedic)

Emergency Medical Services

Station and Unit Numbering

  • Station 81 (Cambria): Medic 11, Medic 12, Medic 13
  • Station 82A (Paso Robles): Medic 21
  • Station 82B (Templeton): Medic 22
  • Station 83 (Morro Bay): Medic 31
  • Station 84 (Atascadero): Medic 41
  • Station 85A (San Luis North): Medic 51
  • Station 85B (San Luis South): Medic 52
  • Station 86 (Arroyo Grande): Medic 61, Medic 62
  • Station 87 (Nipomo): Medic 71
  • Extra Shift Units: Medic 9x
  • Units that are standby at special events have been numbered higher than shown, eg. Medic 54 has been stationed in Avila Beach for special events

Need Help Identifying Frequencies

Frequency  Input      License  Type  Tone       Description
48.90000              KMJ419   BMR              ConocoPhillips
49.30000              WPPA377  BMR              ConocoPhillips
451.17500  456.17500  WNQC923  BMR              ConocoPhillips
451.42500             KNCE594  BM               ConocoPhillips
451.52500             KD51412  M                ConocoPhillips
451.56250  456.56250  KD51412  BMR              ConocoPhillips
451.60000             KUT415   BM               ConocoPhillips
451.63750  456.63750  KD51412  BMR              ConocoPhillips
451.90000  456.90000  WNJQ955  BMR   174 DPL    ConocoPhillips Fueling Ops?
462.25000  467.25000  WNJQ955  BMR   174 DPL    ConocoPhillips
155.90250             WQLD562  BM               Nipomo Community Services District
151.97000             WPUG885  BMF              PGE
173.30000             WPUG885  BMF              PGE Data?
173.35000             WNSZ670  BMF              PGE Data?
453.28750  458.28750  WQLP601  BMRF             San Luis Obispo, City of