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 and Bureau of Indian Affairs which have their 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
• Yankee = Uintah County Animal Control
• FB = FBI (Vernal)

Uintah County Fire Departments

• 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)

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