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