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====Unit Designators====
 
====Unit Designators====
Car 1 - Chief of the department <br/>
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*Prospect: Fire and Medical Dispatch for all of Whatcom County. Located inside of BFD Station 1. It's named Prospect because it used to be located on Prospect St in downtown Bellingham.
Car 2 - Assistant Chief <br/>
 
Car 10 - Public Information Officer Training <br/>
 
71 - Training Battalion Chief <br/>
 
72/73 - Training Captains Battalion <br/>
 
1 - On duty operations Battalion Chief<br/>
 
Battalion 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 - Off duty Battalion Chiefs Medical <br/>
 
31 - Medical Services Officer Medical <br/>
 
32 - E.M.S. Quality Assurance Captain, Medical <br/>
 
33 - E.M.S. Training Captains Medical <br/>
 
39 - Medical Program Director-physician <br/>
 
Engines 51-56 - Front line engine companies <br/>
 
Ladder 41 - Front line ladder truck <br/>
 
Engines 57-58 - Reserve engines <br/>
 
Ladder 42 - Reserve ladder truck <br/>
 
Rescue 91 - Specialized rescue vehicle assigned with Ladder 41.<br/>
 
Haz Mat 99 - A large semi tractor/trailer combination unit that carries specialized hazardous materials mitigation equipment for the Whatcom County Specialized Emergency Response Team. <br/>
 
Medic 1-2 - Medic units stationed at Bellingham Station One. <br/>
 
Medic 3 - Medic unit stationed north of Ferndale. <br/>
 
Medic 4 - Medic unit stationed on E. Smith Rd. <br/>
 
Medic 5 - Medic units stationed in Bellingham and staffed by hireback personnel on busy days. <br/>
 
Medic 51-56 - Reserve medic units that are staffed as needed by engine company personnel who have a paramedic on board. <br/>
 
Air One - A SCBA bottle refill system mounted on a truck chassis. Jointly operated by the Bellingham Fire Department and Whatcom County Fire Districts 2, 4, and 8. <br/>
 
  
In Route / Responding - Beginning to drive to incident location. See also: Response modes: Code Green, Yellow, Red On Scene - Announcing arrival at incident scene. In Quarters - Announcing arrival to regular station. On Radio - Announcing routine departure from regular station. (Can be contacted by radio.) Second Call - Unit is available but busy with training or other task that may delay response. Request for the next closest unit to be dispatched if an incident occurs. First Call - Unit is available again for normal response. Out of Service - Not available for reponse. Do not dspatch unit. Special Request - Request dispatch of a specific unit to respond to the incident. Add - Request dispatch of a specific type of unit to respond to the incident. Exact unit determined by CAD to be the next closest available unit of requested type. Balance of Alarm for... - Request dispatch to upgrade the call type and add appropriate units to bring total resources up to the level for the new call type. Second Alarm - Request dispatch to upgrade the call severity and add a pre determined number of unlike units to the incident. (about twice as many units as the initial alarm.)<br/>
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*Chief 1 - Bellingham Fire Chief
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*Battalion 1 - On duty operations Battalion Chief
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*Engines 1-6 - Front line engine companies
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*Ladder 6 - Cross Staffed with Engine 6
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*Ladder 2 - Reserve ladder truck
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*Haz Mat 99 - A large semi tractor/trailer combination unit that carries specialized hazardous materials mitigation equipment for the Whatcom County Specialized Emergency Response Team.
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*Haz Mat 98 - A smaller version of the unit above. A F450 chassis with a custom box on the back housed at Station 6.
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*Aid 1-6: Aid ambulances cross manned with their respective engine numbers.
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*Medic 1-2 - Medic units stationed at Bellingham Station One.
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*Medic 3 - Medic unit stationed north of Ferndale at Grandview Rd
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*Medic 4 - Medic unit stationed on E. Smith Rd.
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*EMS 6 (red pickup truck) - On duty shift Medic Captain. Responds to major calls in the city of bellingham as well as in whatcom county. (i.e. CPR in progress, Major car accidents, etc).
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*EMS 1 - Medic 1 Division Chief
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*EMS 103 - Medic 1 Training Captain
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*EMS 109 - Medical Program Director (If he gets paged to a call, the world is ending somewhere in the county)
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*11, 12, 13's - District 4. Includes the areas of the Britain Rd, and a portion of the Mt. Baker Highway. Directly adjacent to the east of Bellingham city limits
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*20's - South Whatcom Fire Authority
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*30's belong to District 8, which operates just outside of Bellingham City limits near BTC. Sometimes refereed to as 'Marietta' over the air
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*40's belong to District 7, which covers the ferndale area.
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*50's - District 5, Pt. Roberts.
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*60's - North Whatcom Fire and Rescue and District 7
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*70's - North Whatcom Fire and Rescue and Lynden Fire Department. Aid, Engine, and Rescue 75 are part of city of Lynden Fire. Lynden Fire Department will often be referred to as 'liberty' over the air. Rescue 75 is an ambulance with a firetruck chassis and an ambulance box.
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*81, 82 - District 1 - Everson, Nooksack, Nugents Corner.  
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*84-87 - District 16 and 19
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*90's - District 14 - Sumas, Kendal, Mt. Baker Ski Area (and the area in between)
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(Excludes Hazmat 98 and 99, which are operated by the city of Bellingham)
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Now some special use units that are one of a kind:
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*Air 43 - Essentially a giant air compressor on the back of a truck designed to refill air bottles at the scene of a fire. (Used to be Air 1)
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*Rehab 43 - A mini-bus converted into a supply unit. It's sorta the water cooler for during and after a fire.
  
 
===Bellingham Police Department===
 
===Bellingham Police Department===

Revision as of 23:32, 29 November 2009

Whatcom County Sheriffs Department

Unit Designators

Adam - Sheriff
Edward - Sheriff
Frank - Ferndale Police
George - Ferndale Police
Sam - Point Roberts and Lumni Tribal Police
Victor - Everson Police

City Of Bellingham

Bellingham Fire Department

Unit Designators

  • Prospect: Fire and Medical Dispatch for all of Whatcom County. Located inside of BFD Station 1. It's named Prospect because it used to be located on Prospect St in downtown Bellingham.
  • Chief 1 - Bellingham Fire Chief
  • Battalion 1 - On duty operations Battalion Chief
  • Engines 1-6 - Front line engine companies
  • Ladder 6 - Cross Staffed with Engine 6
  • Ladder 2 - Reserve ladder truck
  • Haz Mat 99 - A large semi tractor/trailer combination unit that carries specialized hazardous materials mitigation equipment for the Whatcom County Specialized Emergency Response Team.
  • Haz Mat 98 - A smaller version of the unit above. A F450 chassis with a custom box on the back housed at Station 6.
  • Aid 1-6: Aid ambulances cross manned with their respective engine numbers.
  • Medic 1-2 - Medic units stationed at Bellingham Station One.
  • Medic 3 - Medic unit stationed north of Ferndale at Grandview Rd
  • Medic 4 - Medic unit stationed on E. Smith Rd.


  • EMS 6 (red pickup truck) - On duty shift Medic Captain. Responds to major calls in the city of bellingham as well as in whatcom county. (i.e. CPR in progress, Major car accidents, etc).
  • EMS 1 - Medic 1 Division Chief
  • EMS 103 - Medic 1 Training Captain
  • EMS 109 - Medical Program Director (If he gets paged to a call, the world is ending somewhere in the county)
  • 11, 12, 13's - District 4. Includes the areas of the Britain Rd, and a portion of the Mt. Baker Highway. Directly adjacent to the east of Bellingham city limits
  • 20's - South Whatcom Fire Authority
  • 30's belong to District 8, which operates just outside of Bellingham City limits near BTC. Sometimes refereed to as 'Marietta' over the air
  • 40's belong to District 7, which covers the ferndale area.
  • 50's - District 5, Pt. Roberts.
  • 60's - North Whatcom Fire and Rescue and District 7
  • 70's - North Whatcom Fire and Rescue and Lynden Fire Department. Aid, Engine, and Rescue 75 are part of city of Lynden Fire. Lynden Fire Department will often be referred to as 'liberty' over the air. Rescue 75 is an ambulance with a firetruck chassis and an ambulance box.
  • 81, 82 - District 1 - Everson, Nooksack, Nugents Corner.
  • 84-87 - District 16 and 19
  • 90's - District 14 - Sumas, Kendal, Mt. Baker Ski Area (and the area in between)

(Excludes Hazmat 98 and 99, which are operated by the city of Bellingham)

Now some special use units that are one of a kind:

  • Air 43 - Essentially a giant air compressor on the back of a truck designed to refill air bottles at the scene of a fire. (Used to be Air 1)
  • Rehab 43 - A mini-bus converted into a supply unit. It's sorta the water cooler for during and after a fire.

Bellingham Police Department

Unit Designators

Adam - ?
David - ?
Paul - Patrol

City of Everson

The city of Everson is dispatched on the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office dispatch frequency, 453.32500

City of Ferndale

The city of Ferndale is dispatched by the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office.


Customs Border Protection

Unit Designators For This Area

100 - Admin
200 - Blaine Units
300 - Bellingham Units
400 - Lynden Units (Guide Meridian Station)
500 - 600 - Sumas Police
700 - 800 - Blaine Police 900 - Air/Marine Units?