Santa Cruz County (CA)

Santa Cruz County Fire Agencies

===Fire Tone Outs FTOs===
Toned out on fire channel RED 154.325

• Tone A 832.5 Tone B 600.9 UCSC Fire
  

Santa Cruz County QC2 Tones (PDF)

Dispatched by "NetCom" (Santa Cruz Regional 911)
Fire Districts/Departments
21xx   Boulder Creek FPD
22xx   Ben Lomond FPD
23xx   Felton FPD
24xx   Zayente FPD
25xx   Scotts Valley Fire Dist.
26xx   Branciforte FPD
31xx   Santa Cruz FD
35xx   Central Fire Dist.
44xx   Watsonville FD

Apparatus Identification (last two digits after Department identifier)
00-09   Officers
10-19   Type 1 Engine
20-25   Type 2 Engine
26-29   Type 2 Engine AWD
30-35   Type 3 Engine
36-39   Type 3 Engine AWD
40-45   Type 4 Engine
46-49   Type 4 Engine AWD
50-59   Water Tender
60-65   Rescue or Utility Vehicles w/out water
66-69   Rescue w/out transport capabilities
70-79   Truck
80-89   Fire Prevention Officers
90-99   Transportation vehicles w/out water

Dispatched by "Felton" (CALFIRE San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit)
County Fire Dept. Volunteer Companies
29##   South Skyline Fire Co.: E2911, E2936, U2991
32##   Bonny Doon Fire Co.: McDermott Sta. 34 : E3211, R3261, WT3251; Martin Rd. Sta. 32: E3222, Reserve E3911
36##   Loma Prieta Fire Co.: E3621, R3661; Sta. 48 Summit Woods: A3641
37##   Davenport Fire Co.: E3711, WT3761
41##   Corralitos Fire Co.: E4111, E4121, WT4151, R4161

County Fire Dept./CALFIRE Stations
17##   CALFIRE
E1760, E1761, E1765, E1766, E1771, E1776, E1781

Sta. 21   Saratoga Summit FS: E1762, E1769, WT2951
Sta. 23   Jamison Creek FS
Sta. 31   Fall Creek FS: E1791
Sta. 33   Big Creek FS
Sta. 39   Felton FS (CZU HQ): E1767
Sta. 42   Pajaro Dunes FS [Schedule A]: E4211
Sta. 43   Soquel FS
Sta. 45   Pajaro Valley FPD [Schedule A]: E4510, E4511, WT4551, U4591, B1716, P1724
Sta. 47   Burrell FS: E1768, E3622, E3638, WT3651
Sta. 49   Corralitos FS: E1764
Sta. 80   Ben Lomond Camp

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department

This four-shift rotation allows for overlapping coverage during those hours when calls for service are the most demanding, primarily from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Patrol units identify on the radio using their watch and beat numbers such as 1-4 etc.

WATCH
1   6:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
2   2:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
3   5:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m.
4   9:30 p.m. - 7:30 a.m.

BEATS
1   North Coast
2   San Lorenzo Valley North
3   San Lorenzo Valley South
4   Live Oak East
5   Live Oak West
6   Soquel
7   Summit
8   Aptos North
9   Aptos South
10   Pajaro Valley North
11   Pajaro Valley South

Some deputies still use these "John" (disposition) codes on the air instead of plain English.
JO-1 assist citizen(s)
JO-2 assist other department
JO-3 civil service
JO-4 warrant service
JO-5 stake out
JO-6 car stop
JO-7 cover / felony
JO-8 cover / misdemeanor
JO-9 errands
JO-10 field interrogation
JO-11 foot patrol
JO-12 notifications
JO-13 public relations
JO-14 record check / person(s)
JO-15 record check / vehicle(s)
JO-16 writing reports
JO-17 residence check
JO-18 court time
JO-19 security check
JO-20 suspicious person(s)
JO-21 suspicious vehicle(s)
JO-22 transportation
JO-23 welfare check
JO-24 routine patrol
JO-25 cancelled detail
JO-26 training
JO-27 follow up
JO-28 barking dog
JO-29 unfounded report
JO-30 burglar alarm
JO-31 escort
JO-32 civil matters
JO-33 keep the peace
JO-34 prowler

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Security
152.315
154.770*
155.880*

• yes these private security are using illegal modified radios and unauthorized frequencies for decades. They don't even change their (240-250) callsigns when talking on frequencies licensed to the city police department. Tones are the same too...

• • not really wise to speculate about "illegal" and "unauthorized." Boardwalk regularly cooperates with PD and is authorized on certain Santa Cruz city frequencies.