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==Tuscaloosa City Police Beats==

;WESTSIDE BEATS 
*Beat 1 - 
**North: Black Warrior River. 
**South: 15th St./Culver Rd. 
**East: Queen City Ave. 
**West: City Limits
**Beat 1 is known as the "rookie" beat
*Beat 2 - 
**North: 15th St./Culver Rd. 
**South: Interstate 20/59 (hooters) 
**East: Greensboro Ave. 
**West: City Limits
;CENTRAL BEATS 
*Beat 3 - 
**North: Munny Sokol Park. 
**South: Black Warrior River. 
**East: Old Watermelon Rd. 
**West: Watermelon Rd. (Over The River) 
*Beat 4 - 
**North: Jack Warner Pkwy. 
**South: 15th St. 
**East: McFarland Blvd. 
**West: Queen City Ave. (Covers Much of The U of A Campus) 
*Beat 7 - 
**North: Jack Warner Pkwy. 
**South: 15th St. 
**East: Buttermilk Rd. 
**West: McFarland Blvd. (Covers The Alberta Area)
;EASTSIDE BEATS 
*Beat 5 - 
**North: 15th St. 
**South: Skyland Blvd. 
**East: McFarland Blvd. 
**West: Interstate 359 / Hwy 69 
*Beat 6 - 
**North: Skyland Blvd. 
**South: South Fork Trailer Park down Hwy 82. 
**East: Buttermilk Rd. 
**West: Hwy 69. 
*Beat 8 - 
**North: 15th St. 
**South: Skyland Blvd. 
**East: Buttermilk Rd. 
**West: McFarland Blvd.

==Tuscaloosa City Police Unit Identifiers==

An example callsign is "3B20".

The first number indicates the shift number:
*1 Midnight Shift 10pm-6am 
*2 Day Shift 6am-2pm 
*3 Evening Shift 2pm-10pm 

The alpha character indicates the unit type: 
*Bravo - Patrol Unit 
*Charlie - Special Details Unit (canine, etc.) 
*Hotel - Housing 
*Lima - Lieutenant 
*Sierra - Sergeant 
*Tango - Traffic 

The next number indicates the beat number. The last number determines the number of people in the unit. If it's an odd number, then there is 1 person in the unit. If it's an even number then there are 2 people in the unit.

==Tuscaloosa Fire Department Station Locations ({{Callsign|KNBW361}})==

* '''Sta. #1''' - 
** Current Sta. - 2301 15th St. between 23rd Ave. & 24th Ave. (aka Greensboro Ave./State Road 215),Tuscaloosa (Downtown)
** Former Sta. - 2527 6th St. @ 26th Ave. (aka Lurleen Wallace Blvd. S./State Road 69/US-43),Tuscaloosa (Sta. has been torn down)
* '''Sta. #2''' - 322 Paul W. Bryant Drive E. between Jackson Ave. & Dr. Edward Hillard Dr.,Tuscaloosa (University of Alabama) 
* '''Sta. #3''' - 202 Rice Valley Rd. N. (aka 26th St. N.E./County Road 18) across from 2nd Ave. N.E.,Tuscaloosa
* '''Sta. #4''' - 2113 University Blvd. E. (aka State Road 215) @ 22nd Ave. E.,Tuscaloosa (Alberta) 
* '''Sta. #5''' - 2200 Greensboro Ave. (aka 24th Ave./State Road 215) @ 22nd St. (aka Southside Dr.),Tuscaloosa (Rosedale) 
* '''Sta. #6''' - 3029 Loop Rd. (aka Pelham Loop Rd.) @ 36th Ave. (aka Woodland Rd.),Tuscaloosa (VA Hospital) 
* '''Sta. #7''' - 141 Skyland Blvd. (aka State Road 7/US-11) between 5th Ave. & Overhill Rd.,Tuscaloosa 
* '''Sta. #8''' - 2200 Culver Rd. (aka State Road 7/State Road 13/US-11/US-43) between 21st St. & 23rd St.,Tuscaloosa
* '''Sta. #9''' - 3942 Woodland Forrest Dr. (aka 50th Ave. E.) @ Old McGee Rd.,Tuscaloosa 
* '''Sta. #10''' - 8101 New Watermelon Rd. (aka McWright Ferry Rd.) across from Yacht Club Way,Tuscaloosa (Back of the Sta. faces Lake Nicol Rd. (aka County Road 42))
* '''Sta. #11''' - 10293 Covered Bridge Rd. (aka County Road 59) between B & L Rd. & Progress Dr.,Tuscaloosa
* '''Sta. #12''' - 7515 Robert Cardinal Airport Rd. between Commerce Dr. & Dead End,Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (Sta. sits at the Dead End)

==Tuscaloosa County Fire/Rescue==

* '''Abernant Fire & Rescue Prot. Dist. Inc.''' - 19495 State Road 216 (aka Old Tuscaloosa Hwy.) between Abernant Loop Rd. (aka County Road 36) & Lakeview Dr.,Vance
* '''Brookwood VFD (Department 100)'''- 
** Sta. #1 - 15869 State Road 216 (aka Old Birmingham Hwy.) @ Veteran's Memorial Dr.,Brookwood '''({{Callsign|WQAH746}}/{{Callsign|WRU884}})'''
** Sta. #2 - 10650 George Newell Rd. just north of Brookwood Pkwy.,Brookwood
* '''Carroll's Creek VFD (Department 800)'''- 
** Sta. #1 - 14452 Firehouse Rd. (aka Martin Harland Rd.) between Larry Lake Rd. & Dead End,Northport '''({{Callsign|WPTW822}})'''
** Sta. #2 - 11604 Stonehedge Rd. @ Freeman Bend Rd.,Northport
** Sta. #3 - 12165 Knoll Rd. between Saraland Rd. & Valley Rd.,Northport
* '''Coaling VFD Inc. (Department 600)'''- 
** Sta. #1 - 15150 US-11 N. (aka State Road 7) across from Honeybrook Ln.,Coaling
** Sta. #2 - 11281 Stephens Loop Rd. @ Hagler Coaling Rd. (aka County Road 59),Coaling '''({{Callsign|WQKM512}})'''
** Sta. #3 - 13950 Keenes Mill Rd. (aka County Road 32) between Camp Horne Rd. & Snider Rd.,Coaling
* '''Coker VFD Inc. (Department 1700)'''- 14600 County Road 140 between Coker Romulus Rd. (aka County Road 2) & Josephine St.,Coker
* '''Duncanville VFD Inc. (Department 1200)'''- 
** Monticello Sta. - 11340 Monticello Dr. between McFarland Blvd. E. (aka State Road 6/US-82) & Mt. Vernon Dr.,Duncanville
** Southfork Sta. - 11690 S. Fork Dr. between S.E. Middle School Rd. & Bartow Lakes Blvd.,Duncanville
* '''Eaglewood Hulls VFD (Department 1800)'''-
** Englewood Sta. - 13970 Old Greensboro Rd. (aka County Road 94) between Arrowhead Rd. & Kitchens Rd.,Duncanville
* '''Echola VFD''' - 14908 Echola Rd. (aka County Road 15) just south of Upper Columbus Rd. (aka County Road 21),Gordo
* '''Fosters/Ralph VFD Inc. (Department 1100)'''- 
** Fosters Sta. - 14661 Gainesville Rd. (aka County Road 51) @ Sand Rd.,Fosters '''({{Callsign|WPMN660}})'''
** Ralph Sta. - 17119 Ralph Loop Rd. (aka Old US-11/County Road 67) between Sipsey Valley Rd. & Bethel Church Rd. (aka County Road 67),Ralph
* '''Green Pond VFD Inc.''' - 
** Sta. #1 (HQ) - 19629 Eastern Valley Rd. (aka County Road 97) between Old Woodstock Rd. (aka County Road 37) & Cowley Dr.,Green Pond (Bibb Co.)
** Sta. #2 - 11350 Woodland Lake Rd. between State Road 5/State Road 7/US-11 & I-20/I-59,McCalla
** Sta. #3 - 4641 Grey Hill Rd. (aka County Road 12) between Pine Forest Ln. & Stipes Rd.,West Blocton (Bibb Co.)
* '''Hagler VFD''' - 15451 Hagler Coaling Rd. @ Serty Boyd Rd.,Duncanville
* '''Lakeview VFD (Department 1300)'''- 
** Main Sta. #1 - 21289 Phyllis Dr. between Tree Haven Dr. & Bluegill Ln.,Lakeview '''({{Callsign|WQLW287}})'''
** Copeland Sta. #2 - 22806 Bucksville Rd. between Springdale Dr. & Jefferson County Line,McCalla
* '''Mayfield VFD (Department 1400)'''- 19572 State Road 171 between Old Moore's Bridge Rd. & Parker Rd.,Fayette
* '''Montgomery VFD (Department 1500)'''- 
** Sta. #1 - 16780 Morman Rd. (aka County Road 35) @ Strawberry Ln.,Northport (Sta. technically sits at the Dead End of Strawberry Ln.,just west of Morman Rd.) '''({{Callsign|WQKU406}})'''
** Sta. #2 - 15010 Jackson Trace Rd. (aka County Road 90) between State Road 171 & F.J. Winters Rd.,Coker
* '''Mount Olive VFD (Department 700)''' - 13322 Mt. Olive Rd. (aka County Road 23) @ Lake Lurleen Rd. (aka County Road 49),Coker
* '''Nicol VFD (Department 2100)''' - 14105 Old Lock 15 Rd. between Phelps Rd. & Sellers Ln. (aka Piney Grove Church Rd.),Tuscaloosa
* '''Northport FD''' - 
** Sta. #1 - 3500 McFarland Blvd. (aka State Road 6/State Road 13/US-43/US-82) @ Main Ave. (aka State Road 13/US-43),Northport (Sta. faces Main Ave.) '''({{Callsign|WNJD323}})'''
** Sta. #2 - 5410 State Road 69 N. between Shenandoah Dr. & Union Chapel Rd.,Northport
** Sta. #3 - 1301 20th St. between Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (aka Watermelon Rd.) & 14th Ave.,Northport
** Sta. #4 - 4900 Rose Blvd. between Colony Park Ln. & County High Dr.,Northport
* '''Northstar EMS''' - 2106 17th Ave. between Hargrove Rd. & Greensboro Rd. (aka 24th Ave./State Road 215),Tuscaloosa '''({{Callsign|WNYY773}})'''
* '''Romulus VFD''' - 16500 Romulus Rd. (aka County Road 2) @ 16945 Gainesville Rd. (aka County Road 51),Buhl '''({{Callsign|WPWC276}})'''
* '''Samantha VFD Inc.''' - 
** Sta. #1 - 12995 Northside Rd. (aka County Road 38) between State Road 13/US-43 & Bart Brown Rd.,Northport '''({{Callsign|WQBZ938}})'''
** Sta. #2 - 17500 Finnell Rd. between N. Hagler Rd. (aka County Road 80) & Meadowview Dr.,Northport
* '''Sipsey Valley VFD (Department 400)'''- 
** Buhl Sta. #1 - 16000 Block of Sipsey Valley Rd. (aka County Road 19) between County Road 140 & Kayla Dr.,Buhl
** Elrod Sta. #2 - 11000 Block of Malone Creek Rd. @ County Road 140,Elrod
* '''Vance VFD''' - 
** Sta. #1 - 18336 US-11 N. (aka State Road 7) across from Vance Blocton Rd. (aka County Road 9),Vance (Sta. sits a little back from the road)
** Sta. #2 - 17788 Wallace Chapel Rd. between Tingle Tangle Rd. & Medders Rd.,Vance
* '''Yellow Creek VFD''' - 10722 Watermelon Rd. (aka County Road 47) between Montgomery Loop (aka Old Watermelon Rd.) & Lake Nicol Recreation Area Rd.,Tuscaloosa
* '''Wiley VFD Inc.''' - 10807 Willcutt Rd. @ State Road 69,Berry

==Related Links==

*[http://www.teamkoa.org/tuscaloosa/Graphics/callsign.gif Tuscaloosa City Police Unit Identifiers Graphical explanation]

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