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10 Codes


Glossary of terms and abbreviations

“Copspeak, Firespeak, & Medspeak” Jan 2009 by N7YUO


  • A-Side or Alpha-Side--------The front or address side of a structure fire
  • A & B--------------------------Assault & Battery
  • A.C. or Alpha Charlie--------Ass Chewing (military slang)
  • A.C.----------------------------Air Craft
  • A.C.O.-------------------------Animal Control Officer
  • ACCOUNTABILITY-----------Keeping track of the whereabouts of every firefighter
  • A.D.C.-------------------------Adult Detention Center (SLCO Jail)
  • A.D.W.------------------------Assault with a Deadly Weapon
  • AIMS--------------------------Accident Investigation Measuring System
  • ALPHA------------------------10-85-A victim’s condition fair
  • ALL CLEAR-------------------Fire area searched, no victims discovered
  • A.L.S.-------------------------Advanced Life Support (Critical ambulance call)
  • A.N.G.------------------------Air National Guard
  • A.P.&P.-----------------------Adult Probation & Parole (Probation & Parole Officers)
  • A.P.B.-------------------------All Points Bulletin
  • A.R.---------------------------Armed Robbery
  • A.T.C.-------------------------Air Traffic Control
  • A.T.F.-------------------------(Bureau of) Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
  • A.T.L--------------------------Attempt To Locate
  • Auto-Ped---------------------Auto-Pedestrian accident
  • AUX---------------------------AUXiliary unit (Small 4WD fire truck used for grass fires)
  • B-Side or Bravo-Side--------The left side of a structure fire (When looking at the front)
  • BANDIT-----------------------Subject of surveillance or manhunt
  • BATMOBILE------------------Breath Alcohol Tester Mobile unit
  • B.&E.--------------------------Breaking & Entering
  • B.C.----------------------------Battalion Chief (Fire Chief)
  • B.C.I.--------------------------Bureau of Criminal Identification
  • BLOOD TECH-------------------Person certified to draw blood from accident victims
  • B.L.S.-------------------------------Basic Life Support (Routine ambulance call)
  • BOLO-------------------------------Be On the Look Out for
  • B.O.T.------------------------------Breach Of Trust (Unauthorized use of a vehicle)
  • BRAVO---------------------------10-85-B victim’s condition poor
  • C-Side or Charlie-Side------The rear side of a structure fire
  • CANINE or K9----------------Police Dog
  • C.A.P.-------------------------Civil Air Patrol
  • C-COLLAR--------------------Cervical Collar (Used to immobilize injured necks)
  • C.C.W.------------------------Carrying a Concealed Weapon
  • C.D.L.-------------------------Commercial Driver’s License
  • CHARLIE----------------------10-85-C victim’s condition critical
  • C.H.F.-------------------------Congestive Heart Failure
  • C.I.----------------------------Confidential Informant (Snitch)
  • CLOAKED---------------------Police officer in plain unmarked vehicle (Terminology from Star-Trek)
  • CLUSTER----------------------A big mess or screwup (From a military profanity: Cluster F_ _ _)
  • 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---------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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