Washington County (OR)

Washington County Law Enforcement

Codes

10-01 Receiving Poorly
10-02 Receiving Clearly
10-04 Message Understood
10-07 Off duty or end of shift
10-08 On duty or Available
10-09 Repeat your last transmission
10-10 Meal or Break
10-15 Suspect in Custody
10-19 Return to your station or office
10-20 Location
10-21 Call by phone
10-26 Check vehicle registration through DMV
10-29 Check LEDS & NCIC for status
10-30 Check person through DMV for driving status
10-35 Confidential Information
10-52 Status Check
10-53 No Status Checks needed
10-97 Arrived
10-98 Switch to designated radio frequency
12-01 Non-Injury Motor Vehicle Accident
12-02 Injury Motor Vehicle Accident
12-05 Assist Motorist
12-06 Tow Truck
12-08 Meet with ____
12-13 DUII Driver
12-14 Death
12-34 Behaviorial Problems / Mentally Unbalanced
19-15 Custody transport to jail or station

Unit Numbers

Washington County has been making a migration toward having less separation between different police agencies within the county. There is a basic separation between the West and South parts of the county, where dispatching is now typically combined respectively. Many of the agency specific talk groups are used much less, if at all. To be able to distinguish units of different agencies, Washington County police units have 4 digit unit numbers as identifiers, with different agencies in different ranges. Listed below are the ranges each agency falls within.

Unit Number	Agency	Primary Channel	Dispatch TGID
1000	Hillsboro Police Department	Hillsboro Police Department Dispatch	60528
2000	Tigard Police Department	South City Police Agencies Dispatch	60848
3300	King City Police Department	South City Police Agencies Dispatch	60848
3400	North Plains Police Department	Washington County Sheriff's Office Dispatch	64048
4000	Forest Grove Police Department	Washington County Sheriff's Office Dispatch	64048
5000	Washington County Sheriff's Office	Washington County Sheriff's Office Dispatch	64048
6000	Beaverton Police Department	Beaverton Police Department Dispatch	60048
7000	Sherwood Police Department	South City Police Agencies Dispatch	60848
8000	Cornelius Police Department	Washington County Sheriff's Office Dispatch	64048
9000	Tualatin Police Department	South City Police Agencies Dispatch	60848

• First digit is Agency

• Second digit is shift or other
  • 0 - Corrections
  • 1 - Day (First Shift)
  • 2 - Swing (Second Shift)
  • 3 - Early Graveyard (Third Shift)
  • 4 - Late Graveyard (Fourth Shift) [WCSO]
  • 5 - Admin
  • 6- Detectives
  • 7 - Other units (SEE BELOW*)
  • 8 - Services
  • 9 - Auxillaries (SEE BELOW*)

• Third digit is the district (1-7)

• Fourth digit is the unit ID (0-9)

5799-5729 Traffic
5730-5739 Motor Unit
5750-5759 Marine
5760-5769 Bikes
5770-5779 Transports
5790-5799 K-9
5910-5939 Reserves
5940-5969 Posse
5970-5999 Search and Rescue/Explorer

Defunct Departments

The following police agencies no longer exist, but are listed here as a reference:

Unit Number	Agency	Primary Channel	Dispatch TGID
3500	­­Gaston Police Department	Washington County Sheriff's Office Dispatch	64048
3600	Banks Police Department	Washington County Sheriff's Office Dispatch	64048

Washington County Fire & EMS

All Washington County fire agencies are dispatched by and through the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency (WCCCA), and are assigned a few dispatches known collectively as FIRECOM. They are responsible for dispatching all calls within the county, as well as requesting mutual aid from neighboring agencies, such as LOCOM, CCOM, and BOEC.

There are eight primary talkgroups, in addition to various miscellaneous talkgroups. For a complete listing, see the Washington County/Clackamas County trunked radio system in the RaidoRefernce database.

Talkgroup ID	Talkgroup Name	Use
50640	FIRECOM   Dispatch	Used to dispatch fire units out on calls. (No longer used for Code 1 calls)
50576	OPS 32	Used by Banks, Cornelius, Forest Grove, and Gaston units for routine calls
50544	OPS 33	Used by Wash. Co. FD#2, and Hillsboro for routine calls
50512	OPS 34	Used by TVF&R for routine calls
50480	OPS 35	Primary major incident channel for all county agencies
50448	OPS 36	Secondary major incident channel (when Ops 35 is in use)
50608	OPS 37	Tertiary major incident channel (when Ops 35 and 36 are in use); currently used as needed   as a cross-patch to law enforcement talkgroups during sensitive situations, such as threats   of suicide; also used as a minor incident dispatch channel during countywide emergencies
50416	OPS 38	Used by Washington, Yamhill, and Clackamas counties during mutual aid with North Marion   County Communications (NORCOM) and the agencies they dispatch

Fire Agencies

There are seven fire service districts within the county. They are as follows:

Agency	Area of Coverage
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R)	Covers the cities of Beaverton, Durham, King City, Rivergrove, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, and Wilsonville, as well as unincorporated areas in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties
Hillsboro Fire & Rescue	Covers the City of Hillsboro
Washington County Fire District #2	Covers the City of North Plains, the Community of Midway, and unincorporated rural areas of Washington County
Cornelius Fire Department	Covers the City of Cornelius and surrounding unincorporated communities
Forest Grove Fire & Rescue	Covers the City of Forest Grove, the community of Gales Creek, and other surrounding unincorporated communities
Banks Fire District #13	Covers the City of Banks, the communities of Buxton and Timber, and other surrounding rural areas of northwest Washington County
Gaston Fire District #11	Covers the City of Gaston, Henry Hagg Lake, and other rural communities in southwest Washington County and northwest Yamhill County

See the List of Washington County Stations/Units for more information.

EMS Agencies

MetroWest Ambulance provides BLS, ILS, and ALS transportation for all medical-related incidents within the county, as well as non-emergency assistance to those with extensive or specialized mobility needs.

During peak operating hours, or when all ambulance resources are committed, TVF&R has three medic units that are staffed Tuesday-Friday (7am-5pm) and provide ALS care and transportation to area hospitals if Metro West isn't available. In addition, Hillsboro Fire & Rescue and Forest Grove Fire & Rescue have rescue units that can also transport patients to local hospitals if Metro West isn't available. These times occur approximately 2-3 times a month.

The Lifeflight Network of Oregon, a system of specially outfitted helicopters, airplanes, and ground transportation provide service in Washington County for critical care transport to Portland area hospitals and trauma centers. Lifeflight 2 based at the Aurora Airport in Marion County and Lifeflight 7 based in Longview, WA provide the closest coverage to Washington County coverage for the Portland Metro area. (NOTE: Lifeflight 1, which used to be based at the Hillsboro Airport is no longer there)