Codes
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Ten Codes
In addition, these codes may also be used.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 10-99F | Felony Warrant |
| 10-99M | Misdemeanor Warrant |
Nine Codes
“Used mostly by SLC, provided Jan 2009 by User:N7YUO
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 9- 1 | URGENT, HELP |
| 9- 2 | Send backup unit |
| 9- 4 | RIOT |
| 9- 5 | Bomb threat |
| 9- 6 | Unknown trouble |
| 9- 7 | MAN WITH A GUN |
| 9- 8 | Mental case |
| 9- 9 | Suicide |
| 9-10 | HOMICIDE |
| 9-11 | Death |
| 9-12 | Assault |
| 9-13 | Fight |
| 9-14 | Family fight |
| 9-15 | Disturbance |
| 9-16 | Drunk |
| 9-17 | ROBBERY/HOLD UP |
| 9-18 | Theft |
| 9-19 | Shoplifter |
| 9-20 | Bad check |
| 9-21 | Burglary |
| 9-22 | Prowler |
| 9-23 | MOLESTER |
| 9-24 | Indecent exposure |
| 9-25 | Rape |
| 9-26 | Missing person |
| 9-27 | Found person |
| 9-28 | Juvenile problem |
| 9-29 | Vandalism |
| 9-30 | Runaway |
| 9-31 | Car prowl |
| 9-32 | Car strip |
| 9-33 | Stolen car |
| 9-34 | Abandoned car |
| 9-35 | Suspicious car |
| 9-36 | Blocked drive |
| 9-37 | Drag racing |
| 9-38 | Traffic hazard |
| 9-39 | Illegal parking |
| 9-40 | Assist motorist |
| 9-40* | Suspect has prior drug offenses (*Box Elder County) |
| 9-41 | DROWNING |
| 9-42 | AIRCRAFT CRASH |
| 9-45 | Motor inspection |
| 9-46 | Damage inspection |
| 9-48 | Open door or window |
| 9-49 | Deliver Message |
Common Terms and Abbreviations Used in Utah
“Copspeak, Firespeak, & Medspeak” Jan 2009 by User:N7YUO
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 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_ _ _) |
| CODE-1 | This channel is restricted |
| CODE-2 | Proceed without siren |
| CODE-3 | Use lights & siren |
| CODE-4 | No further assistance needed |
| CODE-6C | CONSIDER ARMED & DANGEROUS |
| CODE-7 | Lunch/coffee break |
| CODE-38 | Check on a parolee at home |
| CODE-R | Rape |
| 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 |
| G.T.A. | Grand Theft Auto |
| 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.C | Incident Command |
| I.C.E | Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| I.C.P | Incident Command Post |
| 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.C.A.T | Joint Criminal Apprehension 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) |
| METRO | Metro Gang Unit |
| 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 | Northwest |
| NUMBER 2 CORNER | Northeast |
| NUMBER 3 CORNER | Southwest |
| NUMBER 4 CORNER | Southeast |
| 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.B.T. | Portable Breath Tester |
| 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 en route 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.C.B.A. | Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (Fireman’s air pack) |
| S.E. | Selective Enforcement |
| SERT | Special Emergency Response Team (SWAT Team) |
| S.T.E | Selective Traffic Enforcement |
| S.O. | Sheriff’s Office |
| S.O.B | Sheriff’s Office Building / State Office Building |
| 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 | (TIC) Used to look for warmth, such as a person who is lost or concealed |
| T.O.C. | Traffic Operations Center |
| TRAFFIC | Traffic Stop (I will be 'traffic' on...) |
| TWIX | (TWX) a teletype service |
| U.C. | Under Cover |
| 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 |
| Uncle Charley | Under Cover |
| 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 |
VECC & Salt Lake Fire & Rescue Dispatch Codes
These are used for dispatching of medical calls. (BLS = Basic Life Support, ALS = Advanced Life Support)
| Dispatch Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 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 |
General Codes:
| 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 |
