Van Buren County Car Numbers (Prefix)

[itsaawgood]

Here's some handy info for those who listen to Van Buren Co. Central Dispatch.

Van Buren County Car Numbers (Prefixes):

Covert 07
Bloomingdale 29
Mattawan 31
Lawrence 32
Bangor 39
Decateur 40
Lawton 41
Gobles 42
Hartford 46
Paw Paw 47
South Haven 60
Van Buren Co. 80

[Wireman131]

Do these numbers correspond to each towns fire dispatch as well? Is the fire dispatch on the digital system, or still at 155.715?

Tony Gaudio

[itsaawgood]

This is only for police. As far as I know all fire agencies in Van Buren Co. are still on the old convention freq's.

[gumshoe16]

Looks good except Mattawan units start with 42, and Gobles no longer has a PD, instead contracting with the Sheriff's Department. Same with Lawrence.

[jimsokol]

Additions for police numbering:
51 units are MSP Paw Paw
55 units are MSP South Haven

Fire units use a different numbering. They still operate on old VHF (155.715 and 154.205) system for most part, but each department has one or two radios on MPSCS for interoperability. I have hear them on 80COM talkgroup, but don't know what others they have capability on.

Fire numbering, last I checked:
1200 - PAW PAW
1300 - LAWTON
1400 - DECATUR - Hamilton
1500 - SISTER LAKES
1600 - KEELER TWP.
1700 - LAWRENCE
1800 – HARTFORD
1900 – COVERT
2100 - WATERVLIET (BERRIEN)
2200 - allocated for SOUTH HAVEN, but they use their own numbering
2300 – BANGOR
2400 - GOBLES – Pine Grove
2500 - MATTAWAN
2600 - BLOOMINGDALE
2700 - Columbia Twp.

...jim