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

Revision as of 16:06, 12 January 2009

Contents

10 Codes


Glossary of terms and abbreviations

“Copspeak, Firespeak, & Medspeak” Jan 2009 by 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-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.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.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.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.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 (TIC) 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

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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