Monarch FPD is dispatched on Central Fire Dispatch (154.220). The tones are by house, not apparatus, and are as follows:
Group (First Alarms) 433.7 553.9
House 1 330.5 584.8
House 2 330.5 617.4
House 3 330.5 651.9
House 4 330.5 688.3
House 5 330.5 726.8
Officer Call 330.5 903.2
2202 (Duty Officer) 433.7 617.4
Apparatus Numbering
Most St. Louis, Jefferson, Franklin, & St. Charles county fire protection districts use this current 4-digit code system to identify trucks. This system was developed to integrate fire services throughout the region, permitting smoother responses across dispatch boundaries. Some private & support agencies are also included in this regional plan.
First Two Digits - Agency Identity Code
Third Digit - Station or House of Origin
Fourth Digit - Truck Type
Third Digit Types:
0 - Administration
1-8 - Station Number
9 - Reserve or Specialized Equipment
Fourth Digit Types
Fire Truck Types
Code
Administration Vehicle
Pumper
0
Fire Chief
Pumper
1
Asst. Chief
Pumper/Aerial
2
Duty Officer
Tanker or Pumper/Tanker
3
Batallion/Shift Chief
Rescue Pumper
4
Batallion/Shift Chief
Combination Truck (Pumper/Tanker/Rescue, Aerial/Pumper/Rescue, etc)
5
Batallion/Shift Chief
Rescue Truck
6
Fire Marshal
Ambulance
7
Chief Medical/EMS Officer
Brush Unit
8
Other Administration
Misc. Vehicle
9
Other Administration
Boats are typically identified with "69", although not always.
Air Cascades/ Supplies are typically identified with "89" or "49".
Ambulance districts use numbers in pos. 3 in ascending order to indicate unit #s, than house #s, when mulitple units run out of the same house.
Reserve units are only used when they are needed and will assume the identity of the equipment it is replacing; unless it is used in addition to the equipment.