Fire apparatus numbering in the state

[mws72]

I have looking for a list of standard fire apparatus numbering in most counties. Usually the Cities are straight forward. Engine 2 or Truck 4. Most the ambulances in Eastern Iowa usually goes by county number followed by the letter A with a unit number. Some counties like Clinton Co. uses a 5x series in the county listing. For example Genesis DeWitt has units 1851/52/53. While Cedar County uses 16Axx. Of course Scott County Medic used Medic xx.

 

[Guldnerk]

Following, I have some for my County and it helps with the UIDs for the SARA network. I agree even here they go by the
County Number - A - ##

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Check each county's wiki page. Some have this info, some don't...
Scratch that, you're inquiring about apparatus numbering & not station numbering...

 

[Bandit52241]

I'm doing a list for johnson county and linn county. the engine numbers are changing in johnson county. i can post johnson county once they are done.

 

[Guldnerk]

Below is what I have for my area

County	Ambulance	Description		County	Fire Truck	Description
06 Benton	60	Belle Plaine Ambulance		57 Linn	344	Palo
06 Benton	61			57 Linn	345	Palo
06 Benton	62	North Benton Ambulance		57 Linn	349	Palo
06 Benton	63	Atkins Ambulance		06 Benton	630	Atkins
06 Benton	64			06 Benton	631	Atkins Fire Truck 631
06 Benton	65			06 Benton	632	Atkins Fire Truck 632
06 Benton	66	Newhall Ambulance		06 Benton	633	Atkins
06 Benton	651	Shellsburg Ambulance		06 Benton	634	Atkins
57 Linn	30	Area Ambulance 30		06 Benton	640	Urbana Fire Truck 640
57 Linn	31	Area Ambulance 31		06 Benton	644	Urbana Fire Truck 644
57 Linn	33	Area Ambulance 33		06 Benton	645
57 Linn	34	Area Ambulance 34		06 Benton	650	Shellsburg
57 Linn	35	Area Ambulance 35		06 Benton	654	Shellsburg
57 Linn	36	Area Ambulance 36		06 Benton	658	Shellsburg
57 Linn	37	Area Ambulance 37		06 Benton	659	Shellsburg
57 Linn	41	Area Ambulance 41		06 Benton	701	Vinton
57 Linn	42	Area Ambulance 42		06 Benton	703	Vinton
57 Linn	43	Area Ambulance 43		06 Benton	705	Vinton
57 Linn	46	Center Point		06 Benton	707	Vinton
57 Linn	85	Hiawatha Ambulance		06 Benton	711	Vinton
57 Linn	86	Hiawatha Ambulance		06 Benton	715	Vinton Fire Truck 715
57 Linn	87			06 Benton	719	Vinton
57 Linn	300	Area Ambulance 300		06 Benton	724	Newhall Fire
86 Tama	332	Tama County Ambulance 332		06 Benton	729	Newhall Fire
				06 Benton	650B	Shellsburg Fire Truck 650B
				48 Iowa	2	Amana Fire Engine 2
				52 Johnson	1	Johnson County Engine 1
				52 Johnson	2	Johnson County Engine 2
				52 Johnson	3	Johnson County Engine 3
				52 Johnson	4	Johnson County Engine 4
				57 Linn	1	Hiawatha Fire Truck 1
				57 Linn	2	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 2
				57 Linn	3	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 3
				57 Linn	4	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 4
				57 Linn	5	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 5
				57 Linn	6	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 6
				57 Linn	7	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 7
				57 Linn	8	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 8
				57 Linn	9	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 9
				57 Linn	12	Cedar Rapids Fire Engine 12
				57 Linn	91	Marion Fire Engine 91
				57 Linn	92	Marion Fire Engine 92
				57 Linn	93	Marion Fire Engine 93
				57 Linn	94	Marion Fire Engine 94
				57 Linn	346	Palo Fire Truck 346
				57 Linn	347	Palo Fire Truck 347
				57 Linn	348	Palo Fire Truck 348
				57 Linn	354	Fairfax Fire Truck 354
				06 Benton	654	Shellsburg Fire Engine 654
				85 Story	2	Ames Fire Engine 2

 

[WillB]

Henry County has no specific numbering for their engines. It's up to each department. Ambulances are A90- A94

This is Des Moines County.

 

[mws72]

Henry County has no specific numbering for their engines. It's up to each department. Ambulances are A90- A94

This is Des Moines County.
View attachment 172444

The apparatus numbering system is what i have been looking for.

 

[burner50]

There is no numbering standard across the state. It is up to each county, their "traditions", and what the person who is determining the number want's to do.

Most of the time numbering doesn't make a whole ton of sense.

In the county where I work numbering is separated out by town. Anything with a 100 series is a certain town. 120-130 is PD officers, 150-170 is ambulances, 171-199 is fire. And the same repeats for all towns in the county.

In my home county literally everything is crammed between 1-99. All deputies, LEO's, ambulances, fire apparatus, etc.

In a different county near me, some departments use call signs and all units use the same "county number" when outside of the county.

 

[radioboy75]

I agree with Burner50. Up here in the northwest corner, there doesn't seem to be any county-wide system. Some counties do use numbers, but others just use the name of the truck, like "Little Rock Pumper" or "Lester Tanker." It's much more on tradition. Some of the personnel have numbers. Like the the George, Iowa Fire Chief is "GF-1A". I don't know if the rest of the officers have numbers or not. The Rock Rapids Chief is "F1A." The numbers go down with the rank. Like Assistant Chief is F1B, then there's also F1C and F1D. "F" obviously stands for "Fire," but why the number "1" and then a letter, I don't know. The rest of the chiefs in the county just go by "<town name> chief." In Orange City, I know their trucks are all 84-6X like 84-sixty-three, etc. But there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it and even less with other communities in the county. I know Sheldon's ladder truck's number is the same as an aerial truck that FDNY lost, as a tribute to that aerial company. It's just a total mixed bag up here, unlike law officer numbers, which, for the most part, are a coherent system in most parts of the state (except for large metro areas where everything is different.)

 

[mws72]

l realized there is no standard plan. The State Fair School probably has a recommendation but no requirement. But it seems like most of the counties around me does go with a recommend plan. Maybe if you know of one or not list them on the wiki page for the each county.

 

[K0MSM]

I can provide the station numbers for Green County. Each department has their own system for apparatus numbering.

 

[mws72]

I can provide the station numbers for Green County. Each department has their own system for apparatus numbering.

Should add it the wiki page for the county. Thanks

 

[K0MSM]

OK, I'll take a look.