7-02/010.30 - Special Operations Division



H1 - Chief
H11 - Commander, area 1
H1I2 - Commander, area 2
H1L - Lieutenant
H1S - Sergeant
H2 - Criminal Intelligence Bureau
H3 - Crisis Negations Team
H4 - Mental Evaluation Team
H5 - Emergency Operations Bureau

  • H5A - Department Operations Center (DOC)
  • H5B - Reserve Forces Detail
  • 250-259 series - EOB personnel
  • 700 series - Station call outs/major events (example 702 - ELA, 713 - LKD)

H6 - Metrolink
H7 - Arson/Explosives Detail
H8 - Transit Services Bureau

Special Enforcement Bureau

240K9 - Canine Unit
240Q - Prisoner Transportation
240R - Rescue
240-249 - SEB units not assigned to a station/unit

Aero Bureau

"Air 1" is the designed call identifier for any Department aircraft in which the Sheriff is a passenger.

The following call identifiers are designated for:

Air Operations

Air 2 - Bureau captain
Air 3 - Flight operations lieutenant
Air 4 - Sergeants
Air 5 - Rescue
Air 6 - Specialized flight
Air 7 - Day shift patrol
Air 8 - Day shift patrol
Air 9 - Flight instructor/training
Air 10 - Specialized flight
Air 11 - Lost Hills

Note:   Additional aircraft assigned to any of the above functions would be designated by a letter following the identifier (i.e., Air5A for a second rescue etc.).

Air 19 - North county patrol – day shift
Air 20 - PM patrol
Air 21-23 - PM patrol
Air 24 - North county - PM shift
Air 31-35 - Surveillance aircraft
Air 50 - Downlink video
Air 72 - King air (transport aircraft)

Note:   Additional supplementary PM patrols or any special PM operation would be designated from remaining 20 series.

Special Area Air Patrols

130SK/Skynight - Lakewood Station

Ground Air Units

950C - Aero captain
950L - Aero lieutenant
950S - Aero sergeant
950D - Aero Desk
950U - Aero support/utility

NOTE:   Additional support/utility vehicles shall be designated identifiers in the 950 series (i.e., 951U, etc).

Reserve Forces Series

944C - RFD captain
944C - RFD lieutenant(s)
944C - RFD sergeant(s)
944A - RFD personnel, non-reserves
944R - RFD personnel, reserves