Joint CAD Incident Tracking System
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The Joint CAD Incident Tracking system is a partnership between Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency and Clackamas County Communications in the State of Oregon, providing up-to-date information regarding fire and medical-related incidents in both counties.
A link to the Washington County Fire & EMS feed from the RadioReference.com Live Audio Feeds is located on the front page, allowing anyone with an internet connection to both hear and see calls as they are dispatched.
Contents
Unit IDs
Common & Known Unit IDs
Washington County
Unit ID | Description | Notes |
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AMR | American Medical Response – Notification | Used as a dispatch ID; when a unit is assigned, a three digit combination will be added to this (i.e. AMR212) – In addition, calls within TVF&R’s boundaries that also lie within Multnomah County, POMAR is used instead, indicating a Portland AMR unit (generally M300 or higher) |
ALM / ALARM | Alarm Designator | Designates what alarm level the current incident is at (1ALM, 2ALM, etc) – Note that medical calls can have multiple alarms and are designated with an extra M (2ALMM) |
AIR | Air Trailer | AIR333 out of Sherwood is the only known unit |
BR | Brush Rig | |
C | Battalion Chief / Duty Chief / Chief | Some department duty chiefs have four digit unit IDs instead of C (i.e. Banks:1300) |
CINFO | Chief officer notification. | Notifies battallion chief / duty chief / chief without paging unit to scene. (i.e. Hillsboro C1 would be C1INFO.) |
BOAT | Boat (Water Rescue) | Used when the crew of a Water Rescue unit are on the water |
CAR | TVF&R Response Car | Unique – Read about them here |
CAS | Air Truck | Unique - Air/rehab unit that responds to assignments in West county districts and responds from Cornelius (Cascade 8) |
CHAP | Department chaplain notification | Washington County chaplains may respond with a three or four digit ID - TVF&R:2144; Cornelius: 831; etc. |
E | Engine | Units foreign to WCCCA district boudaries are preceded with the first letter of their department (PE (Portland), AUE (Aurora), CE (Canby), etc); In addition, reserve engines are given an R at the end (i.e. E60R) |
FDBC | Fire Defense Board Chief | |
FDL | Fire Dispatch Liaison | |
GEN4 | Forest Grove General Tones | Unique – Pages volunteers to staff station(s) and/or apparatus |
HB | Heavy Brush Rig | Carries more water, tools, manpower, etc than a standard BR - Generally a Type 3 Engine |
HM | Hazmat Unit | TVF&R units HM34 and HM53 respond to hazardous materials incidents in HazMat Region 9. |
HR | Heavy Rescue | Carries specalized rescue tools that engine companies do not carry. HR51 is located at TVF&R's Tigard Station. |
HS | Heavy Squad | TVF&R HS66 is the district’s CBRNE unit |
IMT | Incident Management Team Notification | Notification / page(s) an overhead team consisting of several specialists trained to help mitigate and manage large-scale incidents |
INFO | Information | Information about a call – for dispatchers and responding agencies’ eyes only! |
INV | Investigator | Usually preceded by the department they are assigned to (Hillsboro: HFINV, Forest Grove: FFINV) |
LB | Light Brush Rig | |
LIFE | Lifeflight Notification | Denotes standby, activation, and activity of responding Lifeflight helicopters - Note that WCCCA may use LIFE and LIFE2 interchangeably, regardless of the responding helo |
LT | Light Trailer | Unique – Light trailer operating out of Cornelius Station 8 |
MED | ALS Medic Unit | TVF&R runs three medic units (MED35, MED53, MED61) as a two-man rescue; when MetroWest is not available, these can also be used to transport patients |
METW / MW | MetroWest Ambulance Notification / Unit | Used to dispatch an ambulance on a call; once the unit is assigned, they become MW (i.e. MW51, MW76, etc) – The letter after the METW(A/B/C/D/E/F) has no real meaning to how or what units are dispatched |
MX | Medical Examiner | |
ODOT | Department of Transportation Notification | |
PACU | Pacific University Security Notification | |
PIO | Public Information Officer | |
PU | Pickup | Sometimes doubles as a light brush rig |
R | Rescue | |
RHB | Rehab Unit (Air Truck) | TVF&R runs 3 rehab units (manned by volunteers): RHB333, RHB350, RHB368. |
SFOR | Oregon Department of Forestry Notification | |
SIREN | Station siren activation | |
STA | General station page / tone-out | |
SQT | Telesquirt (Aerial Pumper) | Pronounced "Squirt" on dispatch. TVF&R uses SQT34, SQT61, and SQT62 as engine companies. Cornelius FD uses SQT8 as a truck company. |
SUP | Support Vehicle | |
T | Truck (Aerial Ladder) | Units foreign to WCCCA district boudaries are preceded with the first letter of their department (PT# - Portland truck, T211 - Lake Oswego Truck 211). |
TR | Technical Rescue | TR03 is at Hillsboro Station 3. TR51 (also a USAR unit) is at TVF&R Tigard Station 51. |
TIMER | Electronic incident timer | |
TSKFOR | Task Force | Not quite a full box/1st Alarm response - Once exclusive to TVF&R, most departments have now adopted this standard (i.e. Hillsboro: TSKFH, Forest Grove: TSKFG) |
USAR | Urban Search & Rescue | TR51 (a tech. rescue/USAR unit) is at Sta. 51 in Tigard |
USA | Unified Sewage Agency notification | |
V | Van | used to haul volunteer personel or equipment to and from an incident |
WCWR | Wash. Co. Water Rescue Notification | Page for water rescue team(s) |
WR | Water Rescue | WR59 is located with Boat 59 at Sta. 59 in West Linn-Willamette |
WT | Water Tender | |
X | Placeholder | When dispatch needs to keep a call active, switch a unit, etc., X is used |
Clackamas County
Unit ID | Description | Notes |
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AMR | American Medical Response - Notification | M205 thru M207 are normally used by CCOM as an initial dispatch ID, not necessarily indicating that unit will respond |
AURORA | Aurora Fire Notification | When a call is received by CCOM in Aurora Fire’s boundary, this unit ID is used |
AT | Air Trailer | |
B / BC / C | Battalion / Duty Chief / Chief | Only Lake Oswego uses B for chief designation (Battalion 1) – Note that some department duty chiefs have four digit unit IDs instead of BC (i.e. 2501:Hoodland, 3809:Molalla) |
BOEC | Portland BOEC Notification | When a call is received by CCOM that originates in Portland Fire & Rescue’s boundary, this ID is used |
BR | Brush Rig | |
BT | Boat (Water Rescue) | Used when the crew of a Water Rescue unit are on the water |
CAVOL | Canby Volunteer Page | |
CH / CHGRP | Department chaplain notification | |
COMM1 | Clackamas Fire Mobile Command Vehicle | Unique - Generally responds on larger incidents within District 1 |
CTCSEC | Clackamas Town Center Security Page | Notifies mall security of an incident |
D1SUPP | Clackamas Fire Dist. #1 Support | Unique - Call for volunteers within the district (usually on box assignments) |
DR | Dive Rescue | There are two DRs in Clackamas County - DR214 in Lake Oswego and DR101 in Gladstone |
E | Engine | Units foreign to CCOM district boudaries are followed with the first letter of their depeartment (EP (Portland), EG (Gresham), EC (Corbet), etc) |
EMS | Volunteer page for EMS | When more EMS manpower is needed, this is used, followed by a two-letter department identifier - EMSCA (Canby), EMSMO (Molalla), etc |
ETIME | Electronic incident timer | |
HM | Hazmat Unit | |
HR | Heavy Rescue | Carries specalized rescue tools that engine companies do not carry |
HSQ | Heavy Squad | CCFD#1: HSQ4 is the equivalent of a HR; HSQ5 is a Special Operations unit (Hazmat/CBRNE) |
INFO | Information | Information about a call – for dispatchers and responding agencies’ eyes only! |
LFSTBY / LF | Lifeflight Notification | Denotes standby, activation, and activity of responding Lifeflight helicopters |
LOCOM | Lake Oswego Communications Notification | When a call is received by CCOM in Lake Oswego's limits, this unit ID is used |
M | ALS Medic unit | |
NORCOM | North Marion County Communications Notification | When a call is received by CCOM in any of NORCOM's districts, this unit ID is used |
NOTIFY | Hoodland Fire Notification | Used to notify the Hoodland Duty Chief of an incident on or near Mt. Hood |
NWGAS | Northwest Natural Gas notification | |
ODF | Oregon Department of Forestry Notification | |
PGE | Portland General Electric notification | |
PH38 | Molalla Fire Station? | Unknown |
PIO | Public Information Officer | |
PREV | Clackamas Fire Dist. Fire Investigator | |
PW | Local public works notification | |
QRT | Quick Response Team | Unknown |
R | Rescue | |
RAT | AMR’s Reach & Treat Team | Used in S&R events around the Mt. Hood National Forest |
REDCRS | American Red Cross Notification | |
RH / RHGRP | Rehabilitation Unit (Air) | |
RRT | Rope Rescue Team | SARRT (Sandy), BRRRT (Boring), ESRRT (Estacada), HDRRT (Hoodland), MORRT (Molalla) |
S / SQ | Rescue Squad | |
SQT | Telesquirt | |
TR | Truck (Aerial Ladder) | Note that like the E(ngine) and R(escue), foreign TRs will have a letter before the unit ID (i.e. TRP25) |
TIP | Trauma Intervention Program | Unique to Clackamas County during crisis events |
TOW | Tow Company | Used in conjunction with request for a tow and/or Pop-A-Lock |
U | Utility | |
USFS | United States Forest Service notification | |
WR | Water Rescue Unit | |
WRTEAM / CCWR | Water Rescue Notification | Page for water rescue team(s) |
WATER | Water Tender Callout | |
WF | Working Fire | |
WT | Water Tender |
Other Units Not Listed
Throughout both counties, there are several units that have not been included in this list. For example, in Washington County, a fire investigator can have a three or four digit unit ID (TVF&R: 2514, Hillsboro: 115, Forest Grove: 4911), but they are not included here. While every attempt is made to identify common unit IDs, this is not a complete database or reference. The best way to know what unit is responding is by keeping an ear on your scanner.