Maryland State Police Callsign Framework

[stevenymets]

I am very much new to this world so please excuse my ignorance. I hope this is the right place to post this. I am finishing a book, a work of fiction, which includes radio conversation between state police, local police and state police aviation command. I am trying to understand the callsign framework of these three units. The state police officer would be a member of the criminal investigative bureau based out of the Easton Barracks (Barracks I), the state aviation unit would be based out of Easton Airport, and the local police would be both St. Michaels and Easton, in case that matters to their callsign framework.

If this isn't the right place to post this, I hope I haven't been an imposition and any information pointing me in the right direction would be very much appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[maus92]

The state police helicopter based at Easton Airport is "Trooper 6." For criminal (non rescue / medical) cases, a request is relayed via the Barrack shift commander to Syscom in Baltimore to dispatch the proper aviation asset. That would not preclude the Trooper 6 crew from monitoring the Barrack I (or local police) radio talk groups and preparing to launch prior to the official dispatch order, and they may be pre-alerted by the Barrack. The helicopter has the ability to communicate with many law enforcement agencies across the state.

 

[WG3K]

I am trying to understand the callsign framework of these three units.

Generally speaking, personnel assigned to a barrack use their vehicle identifier as their radio callsign. For Easton, that would be "I-##". As @maus92 pointed out, the helicopter assigned to that area is "Trooper 6". There are eight helicopters in the fleet with seven being active at any given time. The callsigns used by the helicopters are "Trooper #". Additional information can be found at Sections.

 

[1977addis]

"SPIDRE-XX" is the DUI team.

 

[FedFyrGuy]

MSP Criminal Investigator would be "CE-###"

 

[maus92]

As far as local law enforcement, Talbot Sheriff and Easton Police have their own talk groups on the Maryland FIRST radio system. I'm not sure what talk group St. Michaels Police use - they may have their own, but my guess would be the Talbot Sheriff tg, You'll probably have to make friends with an officer of one of those agencies to get more detail.

 

[blee1099]

Generally speaking, personnel assigned to a barrack use their vehicle identifier as their radio callsign. For Easton, that would be "I-##". As @maus92 pointed out, the helicopter assigned to that area is "Trooper 6". There are eight helicopters in the fleet with seven being active at any given time. The callsigns used by the helicopters are "Trooper #". Additional information can be found at Sections.

I think there are 10 AW139 in the fleet, N381MD thru N390MD.

 

[Dispatcher308]

If its a work of fiction, than make something up!!!

 

[hill]

I think there are 10 AW139 in the fleet, N381MD thru N390MD.

Only 7 are active at any one time serving as Trooper 1-7 at their respective bases. The others are spares or are undergoing required maintenance which requires them to be out of service at the their maintenance base at Martin State.

Trooper 8 in Montgomery County wad disbanded years ago.

 

[hill]

An interesting side note is Trooper 5 is located in West Virginia, as the airport serving that area is on the WVA side of Potomac.

 

[LeSueurC]

As far as local law enforcement, Talbot Sheriff and Easton Police have their own talk groups on the Maryland FIRST radio system. I'm not sure what talk group St. Michaels Police use - they may have their own, but my guess would be the Talbot Sheriff tg, You'll probably have to make friends with an officer of one of those agencies to get more detail.

When they were in the UMESC system, the town PD’s operated on the Sheriff TG’s. Remember hearing SM-xx, OX-xx, also the same in Caroline, for Denton, D-xx

 

[Chris52]

I’ve been hearing Unit “10-6” and “Rescue 1” on the Frederick MSP talkgroup. Anyone ?

 

[FedFyrGuy]

I’ve been hearing Unit “10-6” and “Rescue 1” on the Frederick MSP talkgroup. Anyone ?

TIM-6 (Traffic Incident Management) unit
Rescue 1 is an MSP Special Operations Unit

 

[Chris52]

😂 Thanks, that was my best guess on what he was saying. Between Frederick and Hagerstown you’ll get a good chuckle every now and again.

Officer - “B18 on duty”
Unknown - “Now that he’s here we can all go home now”

Dispatcher - “Sheeeeeewwww”