MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

General Order

1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this directive is to establish guidelines for all members who utilize the agency radio communications system.

   
   

2. DISCUSSION: This directive applies to all Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) personnel.

   
   

3. POLICY AND PROCEDURE

   
   

   1. Every member engaged in a field assignment shall have access to radio communications.

      
      

   2. Assignment of Radio Numbers: The radio identification numbering system is divided into sectors and/or divisions.

      
      

      1. A – Alpha (Admin)

         
         

      2. C – Charlie (Captains)

         
         

      3. L – Lima (Lieutenants)

         
         

      4. 11## – District 1 (Municipal Unincorporated)

         
         

      5. 12## – District 1 (Regional)

         
         

      6. K### – Lower Keys (Civil, Court Security)

         
         

      7. 41## – District 4 (Municipal Marathon)

         
         

      8. 42## – District 4 (Regional)

         
         

      9. 51## – District 5 (Municipal Unincorporated)

         
         

      10. 52## – District 5 (Regional)

          
          

      11. M### – Middle Keys (Civil, Court Security)

          
          

      12. 61## – District 6 (Islamorada Municipal)

          
          

      13. 71## – District 7 (Municipal Unincorporated)

      14. 72## – District 7 (Regional)

          
          

      15. P### – Upper Keys (Civil, Court Security)

          
          

      16. T### – Traffic

          
          

      17. S### – S.I.D.

          
          

      18. Airport # – Airport Deputy

          
          

      19. D### – Delta (Corrections)

          
          

      20. R# – Romeo (Communications Supervisors)

          
          

   3. Necessary Radio Communications: Members shall inform Communications by radio when:

      
      

      1. Arriving at or leaving the scene of an incident

         
         

      2. Before leaving the patrol car

         
         

      3. Upon making vehicle or pedestrian stops being sure to give:

         
         

         1. Location

            
            

         2. Description

            
            

         3. Registration, make and color of vehicle

            
            

         4. Subject detention (One detained and un-detained)

            
            

         5. When calling in and out of service

            
            

   4. Whenever an MCSO member of wishes to communicate by radio to another law enforcement agency within the jurisdiction of Monroe County, he/she shall notify Communications he/she will temporarily be on a mutual aid channel and to which channel they are switching. For example, once on a mutual aid channel the member shall identify himself/herself as "Monroe County ID # to Key West Police Department on Channel #. (Giving the channel you are on). When completed the member shall return to the main radio channel and once again notify MCSO Communications he/she has returned to the normal operating channel.