The official City of Ventura website is www.ci.ventura.ca.us

Fire
The Ventura Fire Department is a modern ISO rated Class 2 department providing comprehensive fire suppression, rescue and inspection services to an area of approximately 20 square miles.

The department consists of six stations and has a force that includes a Fire Chief, a Fire Marshal and 73 sworn/27 non-sworn personnel.The Ventura County Fire Department took over dispatch duties for the city on February 6, 2002. Please refer to the Ventura County Fire Department band plan for further information.

Police
Uniformed officers provide patrol services in their specific work area, known as "beats." Officers work a single beat for one year, giving them a better understanding of each area's unique problems. Ventura has four beats that cover the city from the west to the east.

  • Beat One includes Ventura's west end and downtown area, from the north end of Ventura Avenue to Chestnut Street.

  • Beat Two embraces the beach and marina as well as the western portion of mid-town.

  • Beat Three is the eastern part of mid-town from the Pacific View Mall to Victoria Avenue.

  • Beat Four is Ventura's east end from Victoria Avenue to the eastern city limits around Wells Road.

Police Radio Channel Plan
Abbreviation  Description  Frequency Tone
VPD-1   Ch-1 Dispatch (Band 1) 155.3100 100.0
VPD-2   Ch-2 Information (Band 2) 155.6250 100.0
TALK-RND   Ch-3 Talk-around (Simplex) 155.3100 100.0
CLEMARS   Ch-4 Cal Law Enforcement Mutual Aid (Band 4) 154.9200 CSQ
CO-WIDE   Ch-5 County Wide Law Enforcement 156.0150 100.0
NALEMARS   Ch-6 National Law Enforcement Mutual Aid 155.4750 CSQ
CALCORD   Ch-7 Cal Coordination 156.0750 CSQ
OXN-PD   Ch-8 Oxnard Police 155.6550 100.0
SPPD   Ch-9 Santa Paula Police 158.8350 100.0
SIMI-PD   Ch-10 Simi Valley Police 160.7850 100.0
VCSO-1   Ch-11 Ventura County Sheriffs West 159.2100 100.0
VCSO-4   Ch-12 Ventura County Sheriffs 158.7300 100.0
COLLEGE   Ch-13 Ventura College Police 155.5650
FIRE   Ch-14 Ventura City Fire Command 155.0400 100.0
WHITE-1   Ch-15 State White 1 (Fire) 154.2800 CSQ
WHITE-3   Ch-16 State White 3 (Fire) 154.2950 CSQ
PUB-WRKS   Ch-17 Public Works 155.9550
VCSO-3   Ch-18 Ventura County Sheriffs East 156.1500 100.0
VCSO-SR   Ch-19 Ventura County Sheriffs Search & Rescue 155.1600 CSQ
MED-NET   Ch-20 Ambulance 155.2050 103.5
OES-1   Ch-21 State OES FIRE-1 Area Net 154.1600
OES-2   Ch-22 State OES FIRE-2 Area Net 154.2200
OES-LG   Ch-23 State OES CESRS 153.7550 192.8

Police Unit Codes
Unit Code      Description
Adam Day Watch Patrol
Boy Afternoon Patrol
Charles Night Patrol
Frank Store Front Patrol
Edward East Parking
King K-9
Lincoln Lieutenant
Mary Motorcycle
Nora Narcotics
Sam Sergeant
Victor Special Enforcement (Gangs)
William West Parking
X-Ray Reserves
28A Report Writing
28B Report Writing
Code-10 Priority Traffic/Response

Public Works
Description Frequency  
  155.9550  
Public Works uses Nextel's as their main source of communications.

Ventura Unified School District
Description Frequency  
Buses 851.5375  
  151.7750  

Buena Ventura Mall
Description Frequency  
461.6125  

Special thanks to Michael Burke for contributing information.