CHP Unit designators

[emt_531]

So I understand that each division is dispatched for example as 67-whatever the beat may be. I have heard 67S-whatever, which I assume is a Sergeant. But tonight I heard V units and R units. Can anyone explain to me what exactly these unit designators are or point me somewhere that has all the designators?

Thanks

 

[KMA367]

So I understand that each division is dispatched for example as 67-whatever the beat may be. I have heard 67S-whatever, which I assume is a Sergeant. But tonight I heard V units and R units. Can anyone explain to me what exactly these unit designators are or point me somewhere that has all the designators?

Thanks

That's correct about "S" units, but when the topic of some of these other unit number types comes up semi-annually, it usually turns out that they are unique to different offices or divisions. In some areas the "R" indicates a special detail, and in others it seems to indicate a specific section or beat.

There are some unit types with statewide designations, such as "COZEEP" - Construction Zone Enhanced Enforcement Program, and "MAZEEP" - Maintenance Zone Enhanced Enforcement Program, which operate in conjunction with CalTrans projects. Occasionially you might also hear a "MOVIE" unit, which just as it sounds, is a unit providing traffic enforcement/control during filming on or adjacent to state highways. I believe Caltrans foots the bill for the COZEEP and MAZEEP officers, and the movie production company pays for MOVIE officers' time and expenses.

 

[emt_531]

I am hearing these in the Hanford, Coalinga, Porterville and Visalia units. Just curious what they were because I hear em making stops etc.

 

[KMA367]

I am hearing these in the Hanford, Coalinga, Porterville and Visalia units. Just curious what they were because I hear em making stops etc.

My guess is that they've got some sort of "special enforcement" program running, possibly for DUIs, expired tags, commercial vehicle violations, and/or some other problem issues.

We have a "Safety Corridor" along Hwy 101 here in Humboldt County where for years they had a very high rate of fatality collisions. Finally they lowered the speed limit from 65 to 50 mph, and CHP and the two cities on either end of the corridor began high-visibility patrol and enforcement. Now the extra coverage is more intermittent, but when they feel the need and have enough people to work it, the CHP will field an "R" unit or two to radar the strip and nail lots of folks.

 

[inigo88]

This thread should help: http://forums.radioreference.com/gr...reas-discussion/200070-chp-eagle-units-2.html

In my experience, Robert is reserve/roving, Victor is commercial enforcement(?), and Edward is another type of extra patrol/DUI enforcement type. One reply in the thread above says Edward is an overtime unit. On the Violet in Golden Gate Division, I've heard 34-Edward-1 and 34-Edward-2 doing speed enforcement in the toll plaza of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. So they could be O.T, or another type of extra/special detail.

 

[KMA367]

Again just to be um, unique, Humboldt CHP uses "Edward" for their CalGRIP units assigned to bolster Eureka PD's gang fighting efforts, though I haven't heard them for a while. They operate entirely on EPD's frequencies using "16-Edward-xx" callsigns. They operate pretty much like city police, responding to hot calls, backing up EPD, and making lots of traffic stops mainly along 101 which goes thru the city as a surface street. Generally they had a Sergeant and three or four cars on, and almost always on the evening shift.

A bit about the program at the bottom of this old "Stepped Up CHP Patrols During Summer Months" page, where it mentions that "There are 15 CalGRIP cities and areas throughout the state where CHP is providing support to local law enforcement to combat gang violence. The 15 cities and areas are: Eureka, Sacramento, Oakland, San Mateo, San Francisco..." etc., etc.

The local program first came up in this 2009 thread on our Humboldt Yahoo! Group.

 

[mardor]

In some units R stands for Reserve unit and V is for Volunteer.MARDOR

 

[homsa181]

What about an "O" Ocean unit? Heard in orange county/ border region.

 

[Ablice]

Aquatic unit.

Many of these callsign designators vary by region and sometimes by station, all over the state but there are common ones like Sam, Lincoln and Charlie ones.

Here, I don't listen to Station 28 (CHP SLO) because of their terrible radio procedures/traffic and the difficulty of picking up the mobile side owning to my location. The call signs I do hear when I do switch is like "28-404" "28-505" etc. Sometimes I will hear stuff like "28-404 San Luis, one-x-ray-one-one-one-one-one is clear and current to a RO of John Doe out of Monterey, returns clear with negative FTAs or suspensions...." I have heard the mobile side broadcast on the base freq but that has only been observed once IIRC.

(They should just say "28-404, one-x-ray-one-one-one-one-one returns clear to a valid RO." No need to mention anything other than that because if there was a problem it would be stated: i.e. if the 10-27 returns suspended it wouldn't be valid, and if it kicked back as a 10851 it wouldn't be clear...)

Never picked up any traffic on CHP UHF. Not sure if my scanner can monitor their proposed 700MHz stuff and someone I know may have some limited details about 700MHz adoption in the area.

 

[scottyhetzel]

David is usual a desk unit.... King is a K9 unit....