City of Madison Information
Most city agencies are on the City of Madison P25 Trunked Radio System
City of Madison Police Department
Talkgroup	Usage / Miscellaneous Notes
2503	Channel 01 (Dispatch)
2515	Channel 02 (Car to Car)
2505	Channel 03 (Dispatch)
2517	Channel 04 (Car to Car)
2507	Channel 05 (Parking Control)
2509	Channel 06 (Car to Car)
2511	Channel 07 (Tactical)
2559	Channel 08 (Tactical)
2561	Channel 09 (Tactical)
2525	Channel 10 (Traffic Enforcement Safety Team)
2565	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2567	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2569	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2571	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2573	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2575	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2577	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2579	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2606	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
2657	100% ENCRYPTED | Unknown Exact Usage
POLICE DEPARTMENT UNIT NUMBERING 1st Digit is Shift 1 = 7am - 3pm 2 = 3pm - 11pm 3 = 7pm - 3am 4 = 11pm - 7am 2nd Digit is District "Adam" = West District "Charlie" = South District "David" = Central District "Edward" = North District "Frank" = East District 3rd Digit is Unit Number 4-Digit Numbering Breakdown 11xx's High Ranking Command Staff (Chief's, Inspectors, Captains, Etc) 12xx's Other Command Staff (Lieutenants, Sergeants, Etc) 13xx's Traffic Enforcement Safety Team (TEST) 14xx's Detective Teams 16xx's Dane County Gang/Narcotics Task Force 17xx's Personnel & Training Team 18xx's Special Investigators 19xx's Neighborhood Teams 20xx's Planning & Development Team
City of Madison Fire Department
Talkgroup	Usage / Miscellaneous Notes
3503	Administration / Dispatch
3505	Fireground 2
3507	Fireground 3
3512	Tactical Green
3513	Tactical Yellow
3514	Tactical Orange
3557	Training
3561	Inspectors
3703	Station 1 Alerting
3705	Station 2 Alerting
3707	Station 3 Alerting
3709	Station 4 Alerting
3711	Station 5 Alerting
3713	Station 6 Alerting
3715	Station 7 Alerting
3717	Station 8 Alerting
3719	Station 9 Alerting
3721	Station 10 Alerting
3723	Station 11 Alerting
3725	Station 12 Alerting
3727	Station 13 Alerting
3729	Station 14 Alerting
FIRE DEPARTMENT UNIT NUMBERING Fire 01 Fire Chief Fire 02 Assistant Chief (Field Operations) Fire 03 Assistant Chief (Support Services) Fire 04 Assistant Chief (Fire Marshall) Fire 05 Assistant Chief (Training / Personnel) Fire 06 West Division Chief Fire 07 East Division Chief Fire 08 EMS Division Chief Fire 09 East District Manageer Fire 10 Division Chief Fire 31 Officer in Charge / Command (aka "Car 31") Fire 42 West District Captain (aka "Car 42") Fire 43 East District Captain (aka "Car 43") Fire 52 On-Duty Captain (aka "Car 52") 50 - 59 Inspectors 70 - 72 Training Officers 76 - 78 Community Education / Public Information Officer 80 - 83 Maintenance 85 - 89 Investigators H-I-T Hazardous Incident Team
Station 1		316 W Dayton St		Engine 1, Ladder 1, Car 31, SCUBA 1, Utility 1, Car 52
Station 2		421 Grand Canyon Dr		Ladder 2, MEDIC 2, Car 42
Station 3		1217 Williamson St		Engine 3, Engine 41 (Reserve), MEDIC 3
Station 4		1437 Monroe St		Engine 4, MEDIC 4, MEDIC 62 (Reserve)
Station 5		4418 Cottage Grove Rd		Engine 5, MEDIC 5
Station 6		825 W Badger Rd		Ladder 6, MEDIC 6, Ladder 49 (Reserve)
Station 7		1810 McKenna Blvd		Engine 7, Ladder 7, MEDIC 7, HIT 7
Station 8		3945 Lien Rd		Engine 8, Ladder 8, MEDIC 8, Squad 8
Station 9		201 Midvale Blvd		Engine 9, Squad 9
Station 10		1517 Troy Dr		Engine 10, MEDIC 10
Station 11		4011 Morgan Way		Engine 11, Car 80, ATV Units
Station 12		400 South Point Rd		Engine 12, HIT 12, Brush 12, MCI Trailer
Station 13		6350 Town Center Dr		Engine 13
Station 14		3201 Dairy Dr		Engine 14
City of Madison Local Government
Talkgroup	Usage / Miscellaneous Notes
13	Street Department (East of South Park St)
15	Street Department (West of South Park St)
33	Water Department
43	Library 1
45	Library 2
53	Fleet Service
63	Traffic Engineering (Shop)
73	Parking Utility
207	Street Department (Forestry)
City of Madison Conventional Frequencies
Frequency	PL / DPL	CC / RAN	Talkgroup	Usage / Miscellaneous Notes
453.8000	CS			Fire Department (Station Alerting)
460.4250	CS			GPS RTK Telemetry
854.1125	173.8			Fire Department (Tactical)
855.2125	CS			Police Department MDC (Data)
855.7375	CS			Public Works & Transit AVLS Data

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