Uintah County (UT)

Naming

Uintah County was named for the Ute Indians, the tribe that lives in that area of the state.

Utah State Agency Radio Call Signs

• 1N (1 November) Uintah County
  • 2N Vernal
  • 3N Naples

Vernal dispatches 911 for all of the Uintah Basin which includes, Uintah County and Duchesne County with the exception of the Ute Indian Tribe & Bureau of Indian Affairs which have there own dispatch center for non 911 calls. It also dispatches Daggett County.

NOTE: Although the State assigns radio call signs, the local dispatch offices are free to use less cumbersome call signs (See below).

Uintah County Dispatch Codes

• Sierra = Uintah County SO
• Whiskey = Vernal City PD
• Victor = Naples City PD
• FB = FBI (Vernal)

Uintah County Fire Department

• Fire 1 = Vernal Fire Chief
• Fire 400 = Uintah County Fire Marshall
• Fire 600 Units = Avalon Fire Department (Randalett)
• Fire 700 Units = Lapoint Fire Department
• Fire 800 Units = Naples Fire Department
• Fire 900 Units = Jensen Fire & First Responders

• Uintah County Engines Identify by Engine type (Example: Brush 60 Avalon Brush Truck)
• Ladder 1 & Ladder 2 Vernal City/Uintah County Fire Department

Uintah County EMS

• 1N500 Units = Gold Cross Ambulance (Vernal & Uintah County)
• 7B500 Units = Ute Tribe Ambulance
• DG&T100 = Deseret Generation and Transmission Ambulance (Bonanaza Power Plant)
• Medic = Uintah Basin Medical Center Paramedics (Covering Duchesne and Western Uintah Counties)
• ARMC = Ashley Regional Medical Center (Vernal)
• UBMC = Uintah Basin Medical Center (Roosevelt)

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