6 Alpha?

[EJB]

The other day I heard off the Hamilton tower on the Aurora/ 407/5B. 5L talkgroup a traffic stop involving a 6 Alpha unit.
The traffic stop took place on the 407 in or around the Brampton area.

I looked in the database but could not find any takgroups where 6 Alpha would be on?

I dont get to hear much London Highway units on 6 London activity outside of Brant, Haldimand or Norfolk, Wellington activity in Burlington.

Is this a new unit or perhaps London Hwy rangers?

Eric

 

[exkalibur]

IIRC, any unit with an "Alpha" identifier is a regional headquarters unit. In the case of 6-Alpha, the vehicle would most likely be something based out of the London office.

 

[EJB]

Ty Mike

 

[jellotor]

Mike, occaisionally I've heard 6Alpha units log on from the Mount Forest detachment, too. I know there's an ident unit based there...I wonder if some of the 6Alpha units in the SW region are ident?

 

[exkalibur]

Well, an "Alpha" unit from what I've heard isn't /necessarily/ a headquarters unit. Rather, it's a unit that isn't tied to a single detachment. An ident unit for example, might be based out of Mount Forest, but they aren't tied to that detachment, meaning - they could be called upon anywhere within the region.

IIRC, the TTCI investigators out of Aurora detatchment are 5A units.

 

[jellotor]

Indeed. The only reason I figure there might be a connection to ident is because I've heard a 6Alpha unit log on from, as I said, Mount Forest detachment and head to another detachment, which would seem to run counter to what you're saying.

I figured that they are, for one purpose or another, considered 'regional' units and are thus given different softids...so when I hear 'em, I tag 'em based on where I hear 'em logging on from: London, Burlington, Mount Forest, etc etc etc.

 

[mikewazowski]

Alpha units are Regional Headquarter units.

Doesn't mean they can't be stationed at another detachment though.

Canine units are spread throughout the Region yet are considered Regional Headquarters units since they roam amongst the District.

Same with Ident, Traffic, Investigative, etc.

 

[Cappyton]

Hurray. Im glad someone asked about Alpha units.. Wednesday i herd Alpha 029 heading to court in sarnia and they were on london wide area and called to the comm center and said something like.. "6 Alpha 029 orillia, im heading down to sarnia courts for a transfer" or a 10-92 one of the 2.

Later that day i herd 6 Alpha 037 with was a PDS unit going someplace in london. But few weeks before that the dog services had to go to a call and they had a 6 juliet call sign. Do they "have" to persay be called 6 Alpha? Or can they if they choose to be go with what ever area they log on in as?

 

[IdleMonitor]

As far as Zone 2 is concerned, this is how I've heard the break downs.

3A04x IDENT, TTCI
3A06x K9
3A08x S.A.V.E. - Snowmobile, All Terrain Vehicle & Vessel Enforcement Team
3X02X - Paid Duty (ex. extra paid security at an event)

 

[Cappyton]

Anyone have any idea what the Alpha units are for zone 1?

 

[Muxlow]

I herd a new Alpha unit today. 6 Alpha 121. I think its a motor bike.. but not to sure. Anyone els ever hear a Alpha 121?

 

[moosexing00]

6A021 is a traffic unit....so could be on a MC

 

[moosexing00]

Anyone have any idea what the Alpha units are for zone 1?

The Alpha units are listed the same Province Wide...as mentioned with the 3 zone

The lead number is the Region # , alpha is a regional unit (but can be based anywhere in region).

All numbers are consistent province wide, this ensures if there is a huge problem over lapping regions would not have to guess at a unit number......ie 6A061, 5A061, 4A061, 3A061, 2A061 and 1A061 would all be K9 units in their respective regions.
001 = detach commander
002 = sgt
003 = sgt
004 = sgt
005 = court officer
007 = media officer
02X - 03X = traffic units
04X = Ident
06X = K9
09X = paid duties, special detail
1XX = zone 1
2XX = zone 2
etc
7XX = first nations
8XX = marine units

 

[Muxlow]

Awsome!
Thnx for ze info..
All i had before was
Ident, K9,ATV's, paid duty and took a guess at the MC
I had 07 as Unmarked Units and 09 as Highway/Traffic units. Are them wrong? Or.. maybe its just a lambton thing? Oh nevermind... the 07 and 09 were just 6 mike units not alpha

But would that be the same for every area? 6X07 for Unmarked and 6X09 for traffic/highway units?

 

[IdleMonitor]

Been looking for a breakdown like this for a long time. Thanks.

The Alpha units are listed the same Province Wide...as mentioned with the 3 zone

The lead number is the Region # , alpha is a regional unit (but can be based anywhere in region).

All numbers are consistent province wide, this ensures if there is a huge problem over lapping regions would not have to guess at a unit number......ie 6A061, 5A061, 4A061, 3A061, 2A061 and 1A061 would all be K9 units in their respective regions.
001 = detach commander
002 = sgt
003 = sgt
004 = sgt
005 = court officer
007 = media officer
02X - 03X = traffic units
04X = Ident
06X = K9
09X = paid duties, special detail
1XX = zone 1
2XX = zone 2
etc
7XX = first nations
8XX = marine units

 

[greenhorn123]

from my understanding


0?? are unmarked units

 

[IdleMonitor]

If that were the case, we'd have no marked units driving around.

from my understanding


0?? are unmarked units

 

[moosexing00]

Awsome!
Thnx for ze info..
All i had before was
Ident, K9,ATV's, paid duty and took a guess at the MC
I had 07 as Unmarked Units and 09 as Highway/Traffic units. Are them wrong? Or.. maybe its just a lambton thing? Oh nevermind... the 07 and 09 were just 6 mike units not alpha

But would that be the same for every area? 6X07 for Unmarked and 6X09 for traffic/highway units?

The "call sign/soft id" is not reflective of the vehicle type (ie Unmarked vs marked vs MC etc..) it just identifies an officer to dispatch and their duty for the day. The officer might not always take the same "call sign" and other officers could also use that "call sign".

So one day officer "X" could be using call sign 6M102 in vehicle 6-123. Next day officer "Y" could use call sign 6M102 and be using vehicle 6-456.

6M007 which is a Lambton media relations officers
6M021 probably would be a traffic unit.....based out of one of the Lambton offices.......where as 6A021 is regionally based traffic unit, and could start shift out of any office in the Region.

 

[Muxlow]

Ahh! I get it now

 

[greenhorn123]

If that were the case, we'd have no marked units driving around.

6Mike 0 (insert number here) (insert number here) would be an unmarked
6Mike 70? would be marked