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<nowiki>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</nowiki>
 
  
 
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Revision as of 20:52, 10 January 2009

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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
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