Codes
VECC & SALT LAKE FIRE & RESCUE DISPATCH CODES
These are used for dispatching of medical calls. (BLS = Basic Life Support, ALS = Advanced Life Support)
- Alpha: BLS Cold
- Bravo: BLS Hot
- Charlie: ALS Hot, Nearest BLS Cold
- Delta: ALS & BLS Hot
- Echo: All responding units Hot
- Omega: Public Service Call
Code Description
- 001 Abdominal pain/problems
- 002 Allergies/hives/medicine reactions/stings
- 003 Animal bites
- 004 Assault/rape
- 005 Back pain
- 006 Breathing problems
- 007 Burns
- 008 Carbon monoxide poisoning/inhalation
- 009 Cardiac/respiratory arrest
- 010 Chest pain
- 011 Choking
- 012 Convulsions/seizures
- 013 Diabetic problems
- 014 Drowning/diving accident
- 015 Electrocution
- 016 Eye problems
- 017 Falls
- 018 Headache
- 019 Heart problems
- 020 Heat/cold problems
- 021 Hemorrhage
- 022 Industrial/machinery accidents
- 023 Overdose/poisoning/ingestion
- 024 Pregnancy/childbirth/miscarriage
- 025 Psychiatric/behavioral problems
- 026 Specific diagnosis/chief complaint
- 027 Stab/GSW
- 028 Stroke/CVA
- 029 Traffic injury accident
- 29A TIA Auto
- 29B TIA Pedestrian
- 29C TIA Non-motorized vehicle
- 29D TIA Motorcycle
- 29E TIA Off-road ATV
- 030 Traumatic injuries, specific
- 031 Unconsciousness/fainting
- 032 Unknown problem
- 033 Diarrhea
- 034 Ear Problems
- 035 Fever
- 097 Air transport team transfer
- 098 Routine Transfer, Other misc
- 099 Transfer, other
Glossary of terms and abbreviations “Copspeak, Firespeak, & Medspeak” Jan 2009 by N7YUO A-Side or Alpha-Side------------The front or address side of a structure fire A & B---------------------------Assault & Battery A.C. or Alpha Charlie-----------Ass Chewing (military slang) A.C.----------------------------Air Craft A.C.O.--------------------------Animal Control Officer ACCOUNTABILITY------------------Keeping track of the whereabouts of every firefighter A.D.C.--------------------------Adult Detention Center (SLCO Jail) A.D.W.--------------------------Assault with a Deadly Weapon AIMS----------------------------Accident Investigation Measuring System ALPHA---------------------------10-85-A victim’s condition fair ALL CLEAR-----------------------Fire area searched, no victims discovered A.L.S.--------------------------Advanced Life Support (Critical ambulance call) A.N.G.--------------------------Air National Guard A.P.&P.-------------------------Adult Probation & Parole (Probation & Parole Officers) A.P.B.--------------------------All Points Bulletin A.R.----------------------------Armed Robbery A.T.C.--------------------------Air Traffic Control A.T.F.--------------------------(Bureau of) Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms A.T.L.--------------------------Attempt To Locate Auto-Ped------------------------Auto-Pedestrian accident AUX-----------------------------AUXiliary unit (Small 4WD fire truck used for grass fires) B-Side or Bravo-Side------------The left side of a structure fire (When looking at the front) BANDIT--------------------------Subject of surveillance or manhunt BATMOBILE-----------------------Breath Alcohol Tester Mobile unit B.&E.---------------------------Breaking & Entering B.C.----------------------------Battalion Chief (Fire Chief) B.C.I.--------------------------Bureau of Criminal Identification BLOOD TECH----------------------Person certified to draw blood from accident victims B.L.S.--------------------------Basic Life Support (Routine ambulance call) BOLO----------------------------Be On the Look Out for B.O.T.--------------------------Breach Of Trust (Unauthorized use of a vehicle) BRAVO---------------------------10-85-B victim’s condition poor C-Side or Charlie-Side----------The rear side of a structure fire CANINE or K9--------------------Police Dog C.A.P.--------------------------Civil Air Patrol C-COLLAR------------------------Cervical Collar (Used to immobilize injured necks) C.C.W.--------------------------Carrying a Concealed Weapon C.D.L.--------------------------Commercial Driver’s License CHARLIE-------------------------10-85-C victim’s condition critical C.H.F.--------------------------Congestive Heart Failure C.I.----------------------------Confidential Informant (Snitch) CLOAKED-------------------------Police officer in plain unmarked vehicle (Terminology from Star-Trek) CLUSTER-------------------------A big mess or screwup (From a military profanity: Cluster F_ _ _) COLES---------------------------Reverse phone directory lists addresses then numbers C.P.----------------------------Chief of Police C.P.----------------------------Command Post C.P.R.--------------------------Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation C.S.----------------------------Controlled Substance (Drugs) C.S.I.--------------------------Crime Scene Investigation C.T.----------------------------Complaint Taker (Answers the phone when you call police) C.V.A.--------------------------Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke) C.W.P.--------------------------Concealed Weapons Permit CYANOTIC------------------------Victim turning blue from lack of oxygen D-Side or Delta-Side------------The right side of a structure fire (when facing the front) DEFENSIVE MODE------------------Protect other exposures from fire, fight only from the outside DELTA---------------------------10-85-D victim’s condition near death D-CON---------------------------DeContamination of a person or equipment D.F.S.--------------------------Division of Family Services (Actually D.C.F.S.) DIAPHRETIC----------------------Cold & sweaty (Happens during heart attack) D.L.----------------------------Driver’s License D.M.V.--------------------------Department of Motor Vehicles D.N.R.--------------------------Do Not Resuscitate D.O.A.--------------------------Dead On Arrival D.O.B.--------------------------Date Of Birth D.O.S.--------------------------Driving On Suspension D.O.T.--------------------------Department Of Transportation D.R.E.--------------------------Drug Recognition Expert D.T.----------------------------juvenile DeTention D.T.s---------------------------Delirium Tremens (Confusion with trembling & hallucinations) D.U.I.--------------------------Driving Under the Influence (Of alcohol or drugs) D.W.R.--------------------------Division of Wildlife Resources (Fish & game cops) EARLY WARNER--------------------Portable highway sign used to warn motorists of a hazard ECHO----------------------------10-85-E obvious fatality, dead E.L.T.--------------------------Emergency Locator Transmitter E.M.S.--------------------------Emergency Medical System E.M.S. ABUSER-------------------fakes injury or illness to get response from EMS E.M.T.--------------------------Emergency Medical Technician E.O.C.--------------------------Emergency Operations Center E.O.D.--------------------------Explosive Ordnance Disposal E.T.A.--------------------------Estimated Time of Arrival E.T.O.H.------------------------Drunk EXTRICATION---------------------Removal of a trapped victim FAST ATTACK---------------------Immediate attack on a fire F.I.----------------------------Field Interrogation FIELD CARD----------------------Information card filled out during a field interrogation FLAMINGOS-----------------------(Flame-N-Goes) prison inmates that fight wildfires FLASH BANG----------------------A grenade used prior to a swat team entry, confuses suspects. FLIR----------------------------Forward Looking Infra Red (Helicopter mounted night vision) F.R.----------------------------Financial Responsibility (Liability insurance or the lack of it) FRIENDLY------------------------Same as confidential informant F.S.T.--------------------------Field Sobriety Test F.T.A.--------------------------Failure To Appear (In court to pay fine or make a plea) G.I.S.--------------------------Geographical Information System G.O.A.--------------------------Gone On Arrival (Not present when police arrive at a location) G.P.S.--------------------------Global Positioning System (Locates latitude and longitude) GREEN BALL----------------------Green traffic signal G.S.R.--------------------------Gun Shot Residue test (Used to determine who did the shooting) G.S.W.--------------------------Gun Shot Wound H&R-----------------------------Hit & Run HAZARD FLAG---------------------A warning note on the dispatcher’s computer screen HAZ-MAT-------------------------HAZardous MATerials, or unit that responds to haz-mat situations HEAR SYSTEM---------------------Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio (155.28 & 155.34) HELO----------------------------Helicopter HEMATOMA------------------------A bump on the head HIT-ONE-------------------------hazardous materials response unit at Hill AFB HOLD SACK-----------------------to hold surveillance H.O.V.--------------------------High Occupancy Vehicle (The car pool lane) I.I.I. or TRIPLE-I--------------Interstate Identification Index (an agency similar to NCIC) I.M.----------------------------Incident Management I.M.T.--------------------------Incident Management Team I.P.S.--------------------------Independent Professional Services (A low cost mortuary) J-CAT---------------------------Joint Criminal Aprehension Team J.R.C.--------------------------Juvenile Receiving Center K-9 or CANINE-------------------Police Dog LONG EYES-----------------------Binoculars L.Z.----------------------------Landing Zone for helicopter M.C.C.--------------------------Mobile Command Center M.C.P.--------------------------Mobile Command Post M.D.T.--------------------------Mobile Data Terminal M.E.----------------------------Medical Examiner (Coroner) M.I.----------------------------Myocardial Infarction (Clinical name for a heart attack) M.I.C.U.------------------------Mobile Intensive Care Unit MOTOR---------------------------MOTORcycle unit M.V.E.D.------------------------Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division (25-Alpha) N.C.I.C.------------------------National Crime Information Center (FBI files) N.F.D.--------------------------No Further Description NUMBER ONE LANE-----------------The inside or left lane of travel NUMBER 1 CORNER ________________________ NUMBER 2 CORNER ________________________ NUMBER 3 CORNER ________________________ NUMBER 4 CORNER-----------------South East Corner OBVIOUS-------------------------OBVIOUS fatality, dead, 10-85-Echo O.C.----------------------------Oleo resin Capsicum (Technical name for pepper spray) O.C.P.--------------------------Operations Command Post O.M.E.--------------------------Office of the Medical Examiner (Coroner) PAR-----------------------------Personnel Accounting & Reporting (Are all firefighters accounted for?) P&R-----------------------------Parks & Recreation P.C.----------------------------Party Complaining P.C.----------------------------Probable Cause P.D.----------------------------Property Damage accident PERIMITER-----------------------to surround an area where a suspect is hiding P.I.----------------------------Personal Injury accident P.I.O.--------------------------Public Information Officer (Provides information to news media) PIT-----------------------------Persuit Intervention Technique or Precision Immobilization Technique PLAN-C--------------------------To set up a perimeter or cordon off an area P.M.A.--------------------------ParaMedic Aboard the ambulance enroute to a hospital P.M.R.--------------------------ParaMedic Recovery from the hospital P.O.----------------------------Police Officer or Parole Officer from AP&P P.O.----------------------------Protective Order P.O.C.S.------------------------Possession Of Controlled Substances (Drugs) P.O.S.--------------------------Piece Of Sh_ _ (A beat-up, worthless car) POST----------------------------Police Officer Standards & Training (Police Academy) P.O.E.--------------------------Port Of Entry (Truck scales near the state line) P.R.----------------------------Party Reporting RABBIT--------------------------Person known to flee from police RED-BALL------------------------Red light at intersection RED-BALLED----------------------Surveillance unit or suspect stopped at red light R.I.T.--------------------------Rapid Intervention Team R.P.----------------------------Reporting Party or Responsible Party R.O.----------------------------Registered Owner S.B.I.--------------------------State Bureau of Investigation S.E.----------------------------Selective Enforcement SERT----------------------------Special Emergency Response Team (SWAT Team) S.C.B.A.------------------------Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (Fireman’s air pack) S.O.----------------------------Sheriff’s Office STEP----------------------------Selective Traffic Enforcement Patrol SUB-----------------------------SUBstation SWAT----------------------------Special Weapons And Tactics team SYNCOPAL EPISODE----------------Medical terminology for fainting spell TA------------------------------Traffic Accident TAC-----------------------------TACtical squad or TACtical channel TAGGERS-------------------------People spray painting graffiti TAG TEAM------------------------Two mobile surveillance units following a target vehicle TARGET--------------------------Subject of surveillance or manhunt THERMAL IMAGING-----------------Used to look for warmth, such as a person who is lost or concealed T.O.C.--------------------------Traffic Operations Center TWIX----------------------------(TWX) a teletype service UCAN----------------------------Utah Communications Agency Network U.D.I.--------------------------Utah Division of Investigation U.D.L.--------------------------Utah Driver’s License UDOT----------------------------Utah Department Of Transportation U.F.----------------------------Unidentified Female U.M.----------------------------Unidentified Male U.S.M.--------------------------United States Marshall U.S.P.--------------------------Utah State Prison U.-TIP--------------------------Utah Truck Inspection Program U.T.L.--------------------------Unable To Locate VAMPIRE-------------------------Nickname for the Blood Tech VECC----------------------------Valley Emergency Communications Center VIN-----------------------------Vehicle Identification Number W.F.A.--------------------------White Female Adult W.M.A.--------------------------White Male Adult WORKING FIRE--------------------Actual fire, as compared to smell of smoke or an alarm X-------------------------------Female Y.R.C.--------------------------Youth Receiving Center
