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Area Department General Info

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, IN FIRE DEPTS.

ALL OF THE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPTS. USE A COUNTY WIDE NUMBERING SYSTEM.
THE 1ST ONE OR TWO NUMBERS ARE THE DEPT. DESIGNATION. THE NEXT NUMBER IS
THE TYPE OF APPARATUS 40'S FOR ENGINES, 50'S FOR TANKERS, 60'S FOR HEAVY
RESCUES, 70'S FOR GRASS/BRUSH TRUCKS AND LIGHT DUTY SQUAD'S, 80'S FOR
UTILITY VEHICLES AND BOATS, AND 90'S FOR TRUCK COMPANIES. THE LAST
NUMBER IS THE DEPT. APPARATUS NUMBER. SOME EXAMPLES ARE 242 WOULD BE CLAY
TWP. ENGINE #2 OR 1569 WOULD BE PORTAGE TWP. HEAVY RESCUE #9.

DEPARTMENT TYPE LOCATION STATIONS RADIO #

CENTRE TWP. VOLUNTEER/DAYTIME PAID S OF SOUTH BEND 1 100
CLAY TWP. COMBINATION N OF SOUTH BEND 2 200
GERMAN TWP. VOLUNTEER/DAYTIME PAID NW OF SOUTH BEND 2 300
HARRIS TWP. VOLUNTEER/DAYTIME PAID GRANGER, IN 2 400
LAKEVILLE VOLUNTEER LAKEVILLE, IN 1 500
MADISON TWP. VOLUNTEER WYATT, IN 1 600
MICHIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT PAID SOUTH BEND, IN 1 10'S
MISHAWAKA PAID MISHAWAKA, IN 4 E-1
NEW CARLISLE VOLUNTEER NEW CARLISLE, IN 1 900
NORTH LIBERTY VOLUNTEER NORTH LIBERTY, IN 1 1000
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME PAID NOTRE DAME, IN 1 250'S
OSCEOLA VOLUNTEER OSCEOLA, IN 2 1200
PENN NORTH VOLUNTEER/DAYTIME PAID E OF MISHAWAKA 2 1300
PENN SOUTH VOLUNTEER/DAYTIME PAID SE OF MISHAWAKA 2 1400
PORTAGE TWP. VOLUNTEER/DAYTIME PAID W OF SOUTH BEND 1 1500
SOUTH BEND PAID SOUTH BEND, IN 11 E1
WALKERTON VOLUNTEER WALKERTON, IN 1 1700
WARREN TWP. VOLUNTEER/DAYTIME PAID W OF SOUTH BEND 2 1800

SUMMARY OF THE PAID DEPTS. IN THE COUNTY. CLAY TWP. PROTECTS
APPROX. 38000 RESIDENTS OF CLAY TWP. WHICH IS BORDERED BY THE ST. JOSEPH
RIVER TO THE WEST, THE STATE LINE TO THE NORTH, HARRIS TWP. TO THE
EAST, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME AND THE CITIES OF SOUTH BEND AND
MISHAWAKA TO THE SOUTH. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 19 CAREER FIRE FIGHTERS AND 22
VOLUNTEERS. APPARATUS CONSISTS OF 2 PUMPERS, 1 SHUTTLE TANKER, 1 6400 GAL.
SEMITANKER, 1 RESCUE/ENGINE, 2 GRASS/ MEDICAL SQUADS, 1 CHIEFS VEHICLE, 1
INSPECTORS VEHICLE, AND 1 UTILITY VEHICLE.
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND IS PROTECTED BY APPROX. 230 FIRE FIGHTERS
STAFFING 11 ENGINES, 3 QUINTS, 1 TRUCK. CO, 1 HEAVY RESCUE, 7 PARAMEDIC AMBULANCES, 2BATTALION CHIEFS, 3 WATER RESCUE BOATS, 1 BOAT LIGHT TRUCK, 1 HAZ-MAT TRAILER, 1 TECHNICAL RESCUE SQUAD, 2 RESERVE ENGINES, 1 RESERVE SNORKEL, 3 NEONATAL TRANSPORT AMBULANCES, 1 GRASS RIG, AND 6 RESERVE
AMBULANCES AND NUMEROUS STAFF VEHICLES.
THE CITY OF MISHAWAKA IS PROTECTED BY APPROX. 90 FIRE FIGHTERS
STAFFING 4 ENGINES, 2 QUINTS, 1 HEAVY RESCUE, 1 BATTALION CHIEF, 1
WATER RESCUE BOAT, 1 RESERVE RESCUE, 3 RESERVE ENGINES, 1 UTILITY VEHICLE
AND, 1 HAZ-MAT TRAILER.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME IS PROTECTED BY APPROX. 13 CAREER AND
10 ON-CALL FIRE FIGHTERS STAFFING 1 ENGINE, 2 MEDICAL RESPONSE SPORT
UTILITY VEHICLES, 1 ENGINE/TECHNICAL RESCUE TRUCK AND A WATER RESCUE BOAT.
THE MICHIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT SAFETY DIVISION PROVIDES BOTH POLICE
AND FIRE PROTECTION TO MICHIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT WITH 16 PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICERS STAFFING 3 CRASH TRUCKS, 1 RESCUE COMMAND VEHICLE, 1 DISASTER BUS,
1 DISASTER TRAILER, 1 HUMMER, AND 4 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES.

THE DISPATCH FREQUENCY FOR ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IS 154.250. THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND USES 154.190 AND 155.145 (FIRE GROUND). MICHIANA REGIONAL
AIRPORT USES 453.675, THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME USES 154.370 AND THE
CITY OF MISHAWAKA USES A 800 TRUNKED SYSTEM. I HAVE LISTED NO FIRE GROUND
FREQUENCIES FOR ANY COUNTY OTHER THAN SOUTH BEND'S DUE TO THEM BEING VERY
LOW POWER.

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ELKHART COUNTY, IN FIRE DEPTS.