Policy Text
Policy
815Fremont Police Department
Call Sign Designators
815.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
To provide effective radio communications between individual units and the Police Dispatch
Center, it is critical to establish Radio Call Sign Designators that are in compliance with the Zone
Patrol System. All employees utilizing the police communications radio system will adhere to using
the appropriate designator for their current assignment at the time of use of the system. Any
requests for new call sign designators should be directed to the Communications Manager.
815.2 PATROL
Patrol Units will be designated as follows:
1.The first character of the call sign identifies the current zone where the unit is assigned
1,2,3 for Fremont and 4,5,6 for Union City.
2.The second character denotes the shift the unit is assigned - A,-Midnight Shift, X-Day
Shift, O-Swing Shift.
3.The third character (digit) will denote the individual unit. "A" Team Units will be
designated by odd numbers - 1, 3, 5, etc. "B" Team Units will be designated by even
numbers - 2, 4, 6, etc.
(a)EXAMPLES
1.1A3 - Zone 1, Mid Shift, A Team
2.1X2 - Zone 1, Day Shift, B Team
3.1O5 - Zone 1, Swing Shift, A Team
4.3A3 - Zone 3, Midnight Shift, A Team
4.Community Service Units will use the same designator as Patrol Units, with the third
character starting with 21 indicating a CSO Unit.
(a)Odd numbers will designate CSO units assigned to "A" Team, even numbers
will designate CSO units assigned to the "B" Team
5.Crime Scene Investigators will utilize the same designator system as Patrol Units, with
the third character being 16, 17, 18, or 19 indicating a Crime Scene Unit.
6.Canine Units will add a "K" as the second character of the call sign, indicating a Canine
Unit with the appropriate odd number for "A" Team and even number for "B" Team
assignment, for example, "1K2" for the Canine Unit assigned to Zone 1 on the B Team.
7.All Patrol personnel assigned to special details and not available for normal zone
assignments shall utilize the same designator as Patrol Units, with the first character
starting with a "7" indicating a Special Assignment Unit.
8.Patrol Lieutenants will be designated by assignment and team as:
(a)L20 as Patrol Administrative Lieutenant
(b)L21 as Day Shift "A" Team
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(c)L22 as Day Shift "B" Team
(d)L31 as Swing/Mid Shift "A" Team
(e)L32 as Swing/MId Shift "B" Team
9.Field Supervisors will follow odd numbers for "A" Team assignments and even
numbers for "B" Team assignments.
(a)Midnight shift "A" Team will have designators of S-11, S-13, S-15, S17, etc.
(b)Midnight shift "B" Team will have designators of S-12, S-14, S-16, S-18, etc.
(c)Day Shift will have designators of S21, S23, S25 and S27 etc. for "A" Team and
S22, S24, S26, S28, etc. for "B" Team.
(d)Swing Shift will have S31, S33, S35, S37, etc. for "A" Team and S32, S34, S36,
S38, etc. for "B" Team.
10.The Traffic Units will be designated as follows:
(a)T1-Traffic Lieutenant
(b)T2 Adjutant Sergeant "B" Team
(c)T3 Adjutant Sergeant "A" team
(d)T4 through T20 Traffic units (following odd numbers for "A" Team assignment
and even numbers for "B" team assignments.
(e)T21 through T25 designating Traffic Community Service Officers, also following
odd numbers for "A" Team assignment and even numbers for "B" Team
assignment.
11.Reserve Officers (while on duty) will be designated as 8R10 through 8R19 for level 1
Reserve Officers and 8R20 through 8R29 for level 2 Reserve Officers.
12.The Mobile Evaluation Team will use designators MET1 - MET4
13.School Resource Officers (SRO) will be designated as follows:
(a)6J10 will be the sergeant who supervises the SROs.
(b)The SROs will use the designator 6J1-6J6.
815.3 ADMINSTRATIVE
1.Administrative Personnel will be designated as follows:
(a)HQ1 - Chief
(b)HQ2 - Deputy Chief
(c)Captains
(a)HQ3 - Senior Captain
(b)HQ4 - Next Senior Captain
(c)HQ5 - Next Senior Captain
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(d)Lieutenants
(a)HQ6 - IA/Personnel
(b)HQ7 - Professional Standards
(c)HQ8 - Administrative