Bay County Scanner Feed

Live Public Safety Communications from Bay City, Michigan and Surrounding Areas

Monitored Frequencies & Groups

 
The following digital talkgroups on the MPSCS are monitored on the live Bay County Scanner Feed:

 

Talkgroup/Radio ID Alpha Tag  
12441   AuburnFireAdmin  
12663   BangorFireAdmin  
12559   Bay County: Tac1  
12560   Bay County: Tac2  
12555   BayCityFD:Disp  
12561   BayCityPD: Disp  
12868   BayCityPD:Prop/3  
2020   BayCounty: LEIN  
12553   BayCountyFD:Adm  
12556   BayCountyFD:Disp  
2019   BayCountyPD:Disp  
13122   BeavFireAdmin  
12658   CityFireAdmin  
12557   CtyFireGnd1  
12558   CtyFireGnd2  
13123   CtyFireGnd3  
12778   EssexFireAdmin  
1369   Flight Care  
12660   FrankFireAdmin  
12628   GarfFireAdmin  
12814   GibsonTwpAdmin  
12659   HamptonFireAdmin  
13125   HamptonTwp: Trn  
12678   KawFireAdmin  
12661   MerritFireAdmin  
1007   MSP District 3  
1261   MSP K9 Aviation  
1262   MSP K9 Aviation  
1242   MSP3: District  
3645   MSP3: Fugitive  
13081   MSP3: HmTwnSec  
1158   MSP3: MBS Disp  
1243   MSP3: Thumb Disp  
12677   Mt.FrstFireAdmin  
12664   NorBayFireAdmin  
12679   PinCngFireAdmin  
12680   PortsmFireAdmin  
2022   SpEvt 1 (FireT)  
2023   SpEvt 2 (FireT)  
2024   SpEvt 3 (FireT)  
2025   SpEvt 4 (FireT)  
1009   Statewide Dist 3  
1455   Statewide Emer1  
1456   Statewide Emer2  
4053   Tribal Police  

 


The following Conventional (Analog) frequencies are also monitored:
Frequency   Alpha Tag  
156.6   Bridge Tenders  
156.65   Bridge Tenders  
154.4   City Fire Disp  
157.15   Coast Guard  
155.79   CtyFire Disp  
167.2375   FBI GangTskFrce  
120.1   MBS AirTwr  
120.95   MBS Aprch/Dept  
126.45   MBS Aprch/Dept  
121.7   MBS Ground  
155.4   McLaren Bay Disp  
157.05   USCG - Main  

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

Codes and Acronyms

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