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Monitored Frequencies

Friday, 20 August 2010 23:25 administrator

The following frequencies are monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on Baycountyscanner.org:

155.790 - Bay County Central Dispatch
(Includes Bay County Sheriff's Department, Hampton Township Police, Essexville Public Safety, Delta College Police, Pinconning Police, Auburn Police, and occaisional Michigan State Police)

155.625 - Bay City Central Displatch
(Bay City Police Department)

155.055 - LEIN (Law Enforcement Information Network)
(Warrants, Vehicle ID's, Personal ID's, Licenses, etc)

154.965 - Essexville Public Safety - (Local)
(Police, Fire, and occaisional DPW/City Traffic)

154.310 - Bay County Fire Dispatch
(Includes all township fire departments)

154.400 - Bay City Fire Dispatch
(Bay City Fire Departments)

154.085 - Hampton Township Police/Fire
("Working Channel" for Hampton Township Police/Fire)

155.400 - Bay Regional Medical Center Dispatch
(Ambulance Dispatch)

157.050 - U.S. Coast Guard - Saginaw River Station, Essexville, MI
(Marine Channel 21A - Coast Guard Working Channel)

156.600 - Saginaw River Drawbridge Tenders
(Marine Channel 12)

Channels may be temporarily reassigned at times during an active fire, accident, incliment weather, etc.

Last Updated on Sunday, 06 March 2011 15:24

Codes and Acronyms

Friday, 30 July 2010 09:44 administrator

Below are most of the codes and acronyms that you'll hear while listening to the feed. Transmissions often start with the sender identifying themselves (such as "Forty-One-Oh-Two", a sheriff deputy), followed by whom they're trying to communicate with ("Central", being Central Dispatch).

Bay County Unit Numbers

X0   Community police officer
X    Regular district patrol officer
X3   Second regular district patrol officer
2XX Bay City Detectives/Officers
GX   Gang Task Force
2x   Essexville public safety-(PD / Fire)
3x   Auburn
Ixxx State Police Investigators
30xx State police C.I.D.
31xx State Police - Post 31 Bay City
39xx U.S. Marshall’s - Bay City
4xx Sheriffs department car
41xx Sheriff Deputies patrol area
480 Emergency Services Coordinator
496, 497 & 498 - Sheriff marine patrol
7x   Hampton Township
8x   Pinconning
9x   Delta College
14x Northern Bay Ambulance-Pinconning
15x Bay Regional Medical Center Ambulance

(Where 'x' denotes a number.)

Bay City Police Districts

2 - Columbus north to the river & east to the city limits
3 - Downtown
4 - River to the city limits east, Kosciuszko to Columbus
5 - Kosciuszko & South
6 - Central High (DARE Officer)
7 - Midland Street & South
8 - Midland Street, Banks area to northeast city limits
9 - Handy Intermediate (DARE Officer)

Bay County Fire Station Numbers

Bay City:

1 - Center Ave.(HQ)
2 - Fremont Ave.
3 - Administration (Although, I have seen an "Engine 3", which I believe is stationed at Center Ave.)
4 - Dean Street
5 - Smith Street (CLOSED)

Bangor Township:
6 - Union Street
7 - Wheeler rd. (HQ) & 911 Backup Center

Other Stations:
8 - Hampton Township         10 - Monitor Township          12 - Auburn/Williams Township
14 - Kawkawlin Township       15 - Pinconning                    16 - Fraser Township
17 - Essexville                   18 - Portsmouth Township 19 - Beaver Township
20 - Frankenlust Township    21 - Garfield Township          22 - Merritt Township
23 - Mount Forest Township 24 - Gibson Township

Numerical Codes

0 - Deceased
1 - Homicide
2 - Rape
3 - Enroute to intake
4 - Clear with no report
7 - Unable to locate
(10)7-Out of Service
(10)8-In service
9 - Disregard and Clear
(10)9-Misdemeanor warrant
(10)10-Felony warrant
11 - Prostitution
12 - Drugs
(10)19-Enroute to the station
48 - Uncooperative / Mentally unstable, etc.
49 - Suicide
70 - D.O.A.
90 - Bomb Threat?
339 - Intoxicated persons under a hold due to blood alcohol level
2000 - Arson
Center 40 or 40-Sheriffs Department HQ.
(Law Enforcement Center)
Station1 - Bay City Police HQ.
(Law Enforcement Center)
Signal 1 - Situation under control
Signal 2 - I need another unit, but no rush
Signal 3 - State Police return to post
Signal 4 – Need Help NOW
Signal D - Personal Break for State Police
Code XXXX- Bank Robbery / Holdup
(XXXX = some numbers)

Acronyms

A.I.            Accident Investigator
A.L.S.        Advanced Life Support (ALPHA)
A.C.F.A.       Attempt to Commit Felonious Assault
A.D.W.         Assault with a Deadly Weapon
A.R.M.         Alternate Report Method (No written report)
A.R.T.C.C.    Air Route Traffic Control Center
A.T.I.S.       Automatic Terminal Information Service (Airports)
A.T.L.          Attempt To Locate
A.W.O.S. Automated Weather Observation System

B.C.J.          Bay County Jail
B.L.S.         Basic Life Support (BRAVO)
B.M.C.         Bay Regional Medical Center
B.O.L.         Be On the Lookout

C.C.W.        Carrying Concealed Weapon
C.H.F.         Congestive Heart Failure
C.L.N.C.     Clearance (Airports)
C.M.I.S.      Criminal Management Information System
C.S.C.         Criminal Sexual Conduct

D.W.I.         Driving While Intoxicated
D.W.L.S.      Driving While License Suspended

E.T.O.H.      Alcohol

F.A.C.         Failed to Appear in Court
F.C.J.         Failure to Comply with Judgment
F.T.A.         Failure To Appear (in court)
F.T.C.         Failure To Comply (with court judgment)

G.O.A.        Gone On Arrival

H & R         Hit & Run
H.E.A.R.N    Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio Network
HEELO       Helicopter
HIWAS     Hazardous In-flight Weather Advisory Service
HOOK        Tow truck

ILS            Instrument Landing System

K              Killed
KEYHOLDER Has keys to get into the place

L.E.I.N.        Law Enforcement Information Network
L.Z.            Landing Zone (helicopters)

M.E.            Medical Examiner
M.I.P.         Minors In Possession of alcohol or Tobacco
M.D.O.P.     Malicious Destruction Of Property
M.D.T.       Mobile Data Terminal
M.S.O.        Marine Safety Officer (Coast Guard)

N.C.I.C.     National Crime Information Center

O.D.           Officer of the Day (Coast Guard)
O.T.L.         Out To Lunch
O.U.I.L.      Operating Under the Influence of Liquor (or O.U.)

P & L          Prostitution & Loitering
PAT.COMM. PATrol COMMander (Coast Guard)
P.B.T.         Portable Breathalyzer Test
P.D.A.         Property Damage Accident
P.I.            Personal Injury accident
P.I.W.        Person(s) In Water
P.O.B.       Persons On Board
P.P.O.        Personal Protection Order

R.A.           Robbery Armed
R.T.D.       Return To Department – Lunch/Dinner
RIG           Ambulance
RUNNER      Someone who is responsible at the place
RVR          Runway Visual Range

S.A.R.        Search And Rescue
S.O.R.       Sex Offender Registration
S.O.S.       Secretary Of State

T.X.           Telephone call
TRACON    Air Traffic Control

U.C.         Under Cover
U.D.A.A. Unlawfully Driving Away an Automobile
U.T.L.      Unable To Locate

V.C.S.A.    Violation of Chemical Substance Act
V.F.R.       Visual Flight Rules (Airplanes)

V.O.R. VHF Omni-directional Radio-range (Airplanes)
V.P.H.C. Violation of Public Health Code

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 21:23