Police/Fire Codes/Information For Oregon State Police Including ODOT And Douglas County,Oregon

Dispatch Centers and Headquarters

Most State Police units are dispatched from one of two regional command centers. The Northern Command Center is located in Salem, and the Southern Command Center is located in Central Point. The exception to this rule is the University Patrol Office, located on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. Dispatch services for this office are provided by the Oregon State University Dispatch Center, which State Police units share with OSU Public Safety personnel.

The Oregon State Police General Headquarters is located in Salem, across the street from the State Capital.

Radio Codes

12-Codes

• 12-1 - In Service
• 12-2 - Out of Service
• 12-3 - Return to Office
• 12-4 - Call Office or Other by Phone
• 12-5 - Repeat Message
• 12-6 - Contact Address or Complainant
• 12-7 - Motor Vehicle Registration Check
• 12-8 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Legal Owner Check
• 12-9 - Check PUC Status
• 12-10 - Check for Operator's License/Driving Status
• 12-10A - No Valid Operator's License
• 12-11 - Desire Description from Operator's License
• 12-12 - Unable to Copy, Change Location
• 12-13 - Stations and/or Cars Called, Prepare to Copy
• 12-14 - Relay Following to Station
• 12-15 - Locate for Emergency Message
• 12-16 - Motor Vehicle Accident
• 12-16A - Motor Vehicle Accident, Fatal
• 12-16B - Motor Vehicle Accident, Injuries, No Ambulance
• 12-17 - Motor Vehicle Accident, Ambulance Dispatched
• 12-18 - Dispatch Ambulance
• 12-19 - Dispatch Tow Vehicle
• 12-20 - Check Wanted/Stolen Status
• 12-20A - Can Subject Hear Radio? - Sensitive Information
• 12-20C - Concealed Handgun Permit
• 12-21 - No Record or Report on Subject
• 12-22 - Prior Misdemeanor Record - Not Wanted
• 12-23 - Prior Felony Record - Not Wanted
• 12-24A - Subject Wanted - Felony
• 12-24B - Subject Wanted - Misdemeanor
• 12-25 - Similar Subject Record, Added Info Required
• 12-26 - Base Station Going Out of Service
• 12-27 - Call by Radio on Arrival at Office
• 12-28 - Suspicious Person
• 12-29 - Disturbance
• 12-30 - Reckless Driver
• 12-31 - Intoxicated Driver
• 12-32 - Intoxicated Person
• 12-33 - Emergency - All Stations and Cars Remain Silent
• 12-34 - Resume Normal Operations and Traffic
• 12-35 - Abandoned Motor Vehicle
• 12-36 - Illegal Hunting - Vicinity
• 12-37 - Advise Road and Weather Vicinity
• 12-38 - Switch Radio Frequency
• 12-39 - Attention All Stations
• 12-40 - Standby
• 12-41 - Go Ahead with Your Traffic
• 12-42 - No Traffic
• 12-43 - Disregard Previous Transmission
• 12-44 - Accident or Spill - Hazardous Material
• 12-45 - Burglar Alarm
• 12-46 - What is the Telephone Number of Your Station
• 12-47 - Computer Files Temporarily Unavailable
• 12-48 - Computer Files Now Available
• 12-49 - Death Investigation
• 12-49A - Possible Homicide
• 12-50 - Message Not Radio Traffic, Handle by Phone
• 12-51 - Sex Offender
• 12-52 - Radio Technicians Enroute to Your Station
• 12-53 - Regular Power Out, Using Emergency Power
• 12-54 - Testing Station, Desire Report of Voice Quality
• 12-55 - Transmit an Equipment Test, Count 1 to 5
• 12-56 - No Help Immediately Available
• 12-57 - Disabled Motorist
• 12-58 - Narcotic Activity
• 12-59 - Late Return - Advise My Residence
• 12-65 - Roll Call of All Units
• 12-88 - Off Duty
• 12-94 - All Clear - No Assistance Needed
• 12-96 - Vehicle Stop - Location and License
• 12-97 - Radio Check Only - Location Optional (Commonly used to check unit status)
• 12-98 - Officer Needs Help - Non Emergency
• 12-99 - Officer Needs Help - Emergency

Disposition Codes

A disposition code is transmitted at the conclusion of every call.

• 1 - No Action Taken
• 2 - Citation Issued
• 3 - Warning Issued
• 4 - Lodged in Jail
• 5 - Report Taken
• 7 - Log Entry Only
• 8 - Unable To Locate/Gone On Arrival
• 9 - Field Interview
• 10 - Unfounded Complaint
• 11 - Referred Complaint to Outside Agency
• 13 - Civil Matter/No Action Taken
• 14 - No Patrol Available
• 15 - Follow-Up
• 16 - Info Obtained/Witness Interview
• 20 - Referred to ODOT
• 21 - Assistance Rendered
• 22 - Motorist Assist
• 24 - Outside Agency Assist
• 25 - Obstruction Moved
• 26 - Crash Investigation/Primary Unit
• 28 - Abandoned Vehicle Tagged
• 29 - Abandoned Vehicle Towed
• 31 - DRE Evaluation
• 32 - K-9 Search
• 33 - Hunting Enforcement
• 34 - Angling Enforcement

Clearance Codes

A 6-part clearance code is transmitted after the disposition code following a traffic stop. The letters indicate race, gender, age, reason for stop, and whether or not a search was conducted. The Oregon State Police collects this data along with other statistics for periodic reports.

1st position - Race

• A - Asian
• B - Black
• H - Hispanic
• N - Native American
• W - White
• M - Middle Eastern/East Indian

2nd position - Gender

• F - Female
• M - Male

3rd position - Age

• A - Adult
• J - Juvenile

4th position - Reason for Stop

• C - Criminal
• G - Fish/Wildlife Code
• T - Traffic/Vehicle Code
• A - ATL/BOLO

5th position - Search/Frisk

• N - No Search
• D - Search Requested/Denied
• 0 - Search, Nothing Found
• 1 - Search, Weapons Found
• 2 - Search, Drugs Found
• 3 - Search, Alcohol Found
• 4 - Search, Other Evidence Found

6th Position - Reason For Search (used only if a search was conducted)

• S1 - Consent Search
• S2 - Probable Cause Search
• S3 - Search Incident to Arrest

Unit Identifiers

OSP unit numbers are generally composed of 4 digits. The first and second digits indicate the station to which the unit is assigned and the third and fourth digits indicate the unit number within that station. Some specialized units replace the second digit with a letter, or add a letter between the third and fourth digit. A 7 as the 3rd digit indicates a Fish & Wildlife unit.

Station Commanders are usually xx10 and Assistant Station Commanders are usually xx11.

Station Numbers

• 11 - Portland
• 13 - Astoria
• 14 - McMinnville
• 15 - St. Helens
• 17 - Tillamook
• 21 - Salem
• 22 - Capital Mall
• 23 - Albany
• 24 - University Patrol Office (Oregon State University campus and surrounding area)
• 25 - Springfield
• 26 - Newport
• 31 - Central Point
• 33 - Coos Bay
• 34 - Gold Beach
• 36 - Klamath Falls
• 37 - Roseburg
• 41 - Baker City
• 44 - Milton-Freewater
• 46 - La Grande
• 47 - Ontario
• 48 - Pendleton
• 49 - Hermiston
• 51 - Bend
• 52 - La Pine
• 53 - The Dalles
• 54 - Prineville
• 55 - Madras
• 59 - Arlington

Specialized Units

• 8 William XX - Motor Carrier Enforcement
• 9 X-Ray XX - Mobile Response Team (Riot Team)
• 9 Zebra XX - SWAT Team

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Location Codes

Station 7 - Reedsport Police Department
Station 30 - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - Roseburg Headquarters
Station 31 - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - South County Substation
Station 32 - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - Reedsport Substation
Station 33 - Oregon State Police - Coos Bay Area Command
Station 34 - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - Drain Substation
Station 37 - Oregon State Police - Roseburg Area Command
3710 - Roseburg Area Command Lieutenant, 3711 & 3712 - Patrol Sergeants, 3714 to 3739 - Patrol Troopers, 3750 - Criminal Division Sergeant (Detective Sergeant), 3751 to 3759 - Detectives, 3770 - Fish & Wildlife Sergeant (Game Warden), 3771 to 3779 - Fish & Wildlife Troopers (Game Wardens), Oregon State Police use the 12 Code System for Police Radio Traffic.
Station 210 - Myrtle Creek Police Department
Station 230 - Winston Police Department
Station 250 - Sutherlin Police Department
Station 270 - Oakland Police Department - Disbanded and contracted out to Sutherlin PD
Station 6200 - Roseburg Police Department

Unit Numbering

1xx - DCSO (Most Units)
1-David-x - DCSO Detectives
21x & 22x - Myrtle Creek PD
23x & 24x - Winston PD
3xx - DCSO Animal Control & Parole / Probation
4xx - DCSO Civil Deputies
66xx - DCSO Search & Rescue (SAR)
7xxx - DCSO Corrections / Court Security
7xx - Reedsport Police
817x - Roseburg VA Medical Center Police
818x - BLM Law Enforcement Rangers
Frank 16xx - USFS Umpqua National Forest Law Enforcement
Frank 20xx - USFS Siuslaw National Forest Law Enforcement
Roseburg-x - Roseburg PD
Sutherlin-x - Sutherlin PD

Douglas County Fire Districts

Station and Unit Designators

Station Designators & Pagers

1000 LOOKINGGLASS RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGER 667)
1100 DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT # 2 (PAGERS 650 - 656)
DCFD # 2 HEADQUARTERS - ROSEBURG
STATION #1 DIXONVILLE
STATION #2 GREEN
STATION #3 MELROSE
STATION #4 WINCHESTER
STATION #5 GARDEN VALLEY
STATION #6 UMPQUA
STATION #8 MYRTLE CREEK - USUALLY AMBULANCE #1178
STATION #9 SUTHERLIN
STATION #10 CALAPOOIA
1300 ROSEBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGERS 501 - 503 & 507)
STATION #1 DOWNTOWN
STATION #2 HARVARD AVE.
STATION #3 GARDEN VALLEY BLVD.
1400 TRI-CITY FIRE DISTRICT # 4
1500 FAIROAKS RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (PAGER 626)
1600 SUTHERLIN FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGERS 610 - 612) - CONTRACTED OUT TO DCFD #2
1700 WINSTON-DILLARD RFPD # 5
WINSTON STATION (PAGER 605)
DILLARD STATION (PAGER 606)
1800 MYRTLE CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT
1900 CANYONVILLE-SOUTH UMPQUA FIRE DEPARTMENT
2000 TENMILE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (PAGER 676)
2100 RIDDLE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (PAGER 632)
2200 GLIDE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
2300 NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE AND EMS
DRAIN STATION (PAGER 640)
YONCALLA STATION (PAGER 680)
RICE HILL STATION (PAGER 673)
CURTIN STATION
GOODRICH STATION
MEDIC 23x - NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE AND EMS AMBULANCES
2400 OAKLAND RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (PAGER 621)
2700 MILO RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (PAGER 681)
2800 KELLOGG RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGER 673)
2900 ELKTON RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (PAGER 669)
4100 AZALEA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGER 670)
4200 CAMAS VALLEY VOLUNTEER RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGER 668)
4300 DAYS CREEK RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGER 675)
4400 GLENDALE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (PAGERS 619 & 671)
4700 SCOTTSBURG RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGER 674)
4800 TILLER RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT (PAGER 672)
6700 GLENDALE AMBULANCES (PAGER 679)
6800 DIAMOND LAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

74x LOWER UMPQUA AMBULANCE - AMBULANCES
8700 WINCHESTER BAY RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
8800 REEDSPORT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
STATION #1 FIR AVE. (SHARED QUARTERS W/ REEDSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT)
STATION #2 TURNER (FRONTAGE ROAD) MAIN STATION
8900 GARDINER RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Unit Designators

00 - 29 CHIEFS, OFFICERS, PERSONNEL
30 - 99 STRUCTURE ENGINES
40 - 49 RESERVE ENGINES
50 - 59 LADDER TRUCKS
60 - 69 WATER TENDERS
70 - 79 AMBULANCES
80 - 89 WILDLAND / BRUSH ENGINES
90 - 99 UTILITY / RESCUE

REEDSPORT, WINCHESTER BAY, GARDINER, AND LOWER UMPQUA AMBULANCE DO NOT FOLLOW THE DOUGLAS COUNTY FIRE NUMBERING SCHEME.

ODOT Radio IDs

• Example: 3M60
  • first digit is district 3
  • letters are type of unit
    • M units are maint
    • B is bridge crew
    • S is sign
  • 60 series is area; in this case 60 is Santiam Junction
  • Lower numbers are usually district engineers not sure if they are using A or X for them

ODOT Weather Report Codes

• 12-37 weather reports such as 32 65 3 35 condition c
  • first group is temp 32
  • next group
    • first digit is actual weather from clear to snowing hard to blizzard 6 or 7 is blizzard?
    • second digit is road surface condition 5 or 6 snow packed on road hard. lower numbers snow and slush to bare pavement
  • third group of numbers is amount of new snow since last report
  • fourth group is total roadside snow
  • condition A , B or C is chain requirements
    • A trucks over 10k traction ok on under 10k
    • B requires trucks and more smaller vehicles and trailers have chains and
    • C everything must have chains even with traction tires

• They give reports several times a day as long as it is snow season, pretty much the same as studded tire season dates but have heard them go longer with late snows.

• From Foster, ODOT can usually be heard from:
  • Bend North a lot of the time on 156.060,
  • Santiam Junction 156.135,
  • Sweet Home on 151.025 and
  • Eugene on 158.745.