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− | + | !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''' == | == '''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