Information & Resources
Unit Numbering System
Each department in the county is assigned a block of 20 numbers.
The first two numbers uniquely identify each department and is used for station identification.
The third number identifies the type of unit.
Assigned Numbers
Corry
Mill Village
Waterford
Wattsburg
North East
Harborcreek
Brookside
Fairfield
Lawrence Park
Wesleyville
Erie City
Belle Valley
Edinboro
McKean
Perry Hi-Way
Kearsarge
West Ridge
West Lake
Lake Shore
Fairview
Girard
Lake City
Platea
Cranesville
Albion
Springfield
Kuhl Hose
Greenfield Twp
Franklin Twp
Elgin Beaverdam
Erie Airport
Millcreek Twp
Union City
100 - 119
120 - 139
140 - 159
170 - 189
200 - 219
220 - 239
240 - 259
260 - 279
280 - 299
300 - 319
320 - 339
360 - 379
380 - 399
400 - 419
420 - 439
440 - 459
460 - 479
480 - 499
500 - 519
520 - 539
540 - 559
560 - 579
580 - 599
600 - 619
620 - 639
640 - 659
680 - 699
700 - 719
720 - 739
740 - 759
820 - 839
920 - 939
1130 - 1149
Last Digit Designation
0 - Chief Officers or Captains
1 - Chief Officers or Captains
2 - Engine
3 - Engine
4 - Engine
5 - Tanker or Utility
6 - Tanker or Utility
7 - Ambulance or Rescue
8 - Ambulance or Rescue
9 - Truck Company or Utility
Patient Severity Classes
Erie County utilizes a regional system to designate the condition of medical and trauma patients while on scene. The scheme follows similar criteria as the national START triage method but with an additional classification. The classes are are as follows:
Class 1- Life Threatening
Class 2- Serious
Class 3- Moderate
Class 4- Minor
Class 5- Deceased
Public Safety Radio System
In October 2019, the Erie County Department of Public Safety placed a long overdue new radio system in place across the county. The system was based on a digital trunked Project 25 Phase II technology and is reported to provide 95% coverage across the county.
The county is divided into 5 zones with each zone occupying it's own talkgroup with 1 dispatch channel and 2-4 tactical channels. With the exception of the City of Erie who is dispatched directly on the Erie Dispatch talkgroup, the primarily volunteer departments in the county are dispatched via simulcast analog frequencies which are programmed into personal pagers. There is one paging channel for the Millcreek Zone and another for West, East and South. A map of the zones and table of departments assigned to each zone is below.
A list of specific talkgroups and programming frequncies can be found on RadioReference.