Thurston County Fire Departments & Law Enforcement Agency Identifiers

Fire Departments

• TCFD NO. 1, Rochester Fire Rescue (Consolidated West Thurston Regional Fire Authority)
• TCFD NO. 2, Yelm Fire Department (Consolidated Southeast Thurston Regional Fire Authority)
• TCFD NO. 3, Lacey Fire Department
• TCFD NO. 4, Rainier Fire Department (Consolidated Southeast Thurston Regional Fire Authority)
• TCFD NO. 5, Black Lake (Consolidated McLane Black Lake #9)
• TCFD NO. 6, East Olympia Fire Department
• TCFD NO. 7, North Olympia Fire Department (Consolidated South Bay FD #8)
• TCFD NO. 8, South Bay Fire Department
• TCFD NO. 9, McLane Black Lake Fire Department
• TCFD NO. 11, Littlerock Fire Rescue (Consolidated West Thurston Regional Fire Authority)
• TCFD NO. 12, Tenino Fire Department (Consolidated South Thurston Fire & EMS)
• TCFD NO. 13, Griffin Fire Department
• TCFD NO. 15, Munn Lake FD (Consolidated Tumwater FD)
• TCFD NO. 16, Gibson Valley Fire Department
• TCFD NO. 17, Bald Hills Fire Department
• West Thurston Regional Fire Authority #1, Rochester FD 1 / Littlerock FD 11
• Lacey Fire Department, (TCFD#3)
• Olympia Fire Department
• Tumwater Fire Department, Tumwater FD / Munn Lake FD
• Southeast Thurston Regional Fire Authority #2, Rainier FD 4 / Yelm FD 2
• South Thurston Fire & EMS #12, Gibson Valley FD 18 / Tenino FD 12
• Bucoda FD, Bucoda Fire Department (BFD)

Fire Apparatus Unit Identifiers

Fire apparatus identifiers are structured in three parts:

• First Part: Unit Type - Indicates the type of apparatus. Examples include: Engine (standard fire engine), Aid (EMS aid units), Tender (water transport units for areas without hydrants), Rescue (specialized rescue units), and Medic (Medic One advanced life support transport units).
• Second Part: District Number - Identifies the fire district the apparatus belongs to.
• Third Part: Station Number or Unit Number - Represents the station or specific unit within the district.

Examples:

Engine34 - Engine from District 3, Station 4.
Aid91 - Aid unit from District 9, Station 1.
Rescue81 - Rescue unit from District 8, Station 1.
EngineO1 - "Engine Oh One" (Engine from Olympia Station 1).
EngineT2 - "Engine Tee Two" (Engine from Tumwater, Station 2).
Medic10 - Medic units are identified by their unit numbers and strategically stationed throughout the county.

Fire and Medical Tones

Fire and Medical dispatch tones: Fire Dispatch Channels

The first set of tones trigger radios, pagers, etc. The last set of tones are described below.

• Alternating High / Low Tones: Indicates a Fire tone. Working fire, fire alarm, salvage call, wires down, etc.
• Same Tone On and Off: Indicates a Medical Call. ALS, BLS, MVA, Patient Assist, etc.

Law Enforcement Agency Identifiers

• 1 - Thurston County Sheriff's Office (TCSO)
• 2 - Olympia Police Department (OPD)
• 3 - Lacey Police Department
• 4 - Tumwater Police Department
• 5 - Tenino Police Department (Covers Rainier and Bucoda)
• 6 - Yelm Police Department
• 7 - Rainier Police Department (No longer in use)
• 8 - Nisqually Tribal Police
• 9 - Thurston County Coroner's Office
• 10 - Thurston County TCOMM Employees

Call Sign Explanation

Officer call signs are structured in three parts:

• First Part: Department - e.g., 1 for TCSO, 2 for OPD - (See above identifiers)
• Second Part: Phonetic designation indicating roles or responsibilities:
  • Paul: Patrol
  • Sam: Sergeant
  • Lincoln: Lieutenant
  • Frank: Foot Patrol (specific to OPD)
  • King: K-9 or School Resource Officer (SRO)
  • Ida: Detective
  • X-Ray: Extra or emphasis unit
  • Ocean: Outreach or crisis response
  • Union: Community Service Officers (CSO)
  • TCSO: TCSO will use area designators: Adam area, Boy area, etc. See Sheriff Response District Map
• Third Part: Officer's identification number

Examples: 1Sam3, 4Paul9, 1Charles69