Unit ID
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Description
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Notes
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1T
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Hillsboro Air Tower
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Used during aircraft emergencies
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911OPS
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3rd Alarm Admin Notification
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Used rarely
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AIR
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Air Trailer
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AIR333 out of Sherwood is the only known unit
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ALM / ALARM
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Alarm Designator
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Designates what alarm level the current incident is at (1ALM, 2ALM, etc); one or two letters after ALM will indicate which department (V=TVFR, FG=Forest Grove, etc) – Note that medical calls can have multiple alarms and are designated with an extra M (2ALMM)
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ALS
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Advanced Life Support Unit
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Used during the Oregon International Air Show
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AMR
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American Medical Response – Notification
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Used as a dispatch ID; when a unit is assigned, a three digit combination will be added to this (i.e. AMR262) – 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)
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BR
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Brush Rig
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C
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Battalion Chief / Duty Chief / Chief
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Some department duty chiefs have four digit unit IDs instead of C (i.e. Banks:1300)
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CINFO
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Chief officer notification.
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Notifies battallion chief / duty chief / chief without paging unit to scene. (i.e. Hillsboro C1 would be C1INFO.)
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BOAT
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Boat (Water Rescue)
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Used when the crew of a Water Rescue unit are on the water
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CAR
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TVF&R Response Car
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Unique – Read about them here
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CART
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Medical golf cart
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Used during the Oregon International Air Show
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CAS
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Air Truck
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Unique - Air/rehab unit that responds to assignments in West county districts and responds from Cornelius (Cascade 8)
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CHAP
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Department chaplain notification
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Washington County chaplains may respond with a three or four digit ID - TVF&R:2144; Cornelius: 831; etc. During a major event, the designator(s) AF/AC may be present, indicating a need for more than one chaplain; this can also be used if a department-specific chaplain is unavailable, and another is requested from within the county to assist.
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COCB
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Cornelius Callback
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Notification to staff Station 8 (Cornelius Fire)
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D2VOL
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WCFD#2 Volunteers
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Page for volunteers to staff stations; the last letter designates N for North Plains or M for Midway
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E
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Engine
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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)
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EOC
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Emergency Operations Center
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Generally, a facility designed to coordinate resources during larger or prolonged events; Forest Grove Fire & Rescue utilizes a shared trailer with local police called EOC4
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FDBC
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Fire Defense Board Chief
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FDL
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Fire Dispatch Liaison
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GEN4
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Forest Grove General Tones
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Unique – Pages volunteers to staff station(s) and/or apparatus
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HB
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Heavy Brush Rig
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Carries more water, tools, manpower, etc than a standard BR - Generally a Type 3 Engine
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HFC
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Hillsboro Fire Chief
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Notifies Hillsboro fire chief of major incidents and fires.
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HM
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Hazmat Unit
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TVF&R units HM34 and HM53 respond to hazardous materials incidents in HazMat Region 9.
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HR
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Heavy Rescue
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Carries specalized rescue tools that engine companies do not carry. HR51 is located at TVF&R's Tigard Station.
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HS
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Heavy Squad
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TVF&R HS66 is the district’s CBRNE unit
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IMT
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Incident Management Team Notification
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Notification / page(s) an overhead team consisting of several specialists trained to help mitigate and manage large-scale incidents
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INFO
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Information
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Information about a call – for dispatchers and responding agencies’ eyes only!
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INV
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Investigator
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Usually preceded by the department they are assigned to (Hillsboro: HFINV, Forest Grove: FFINV)
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LB
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Light Brush Rig
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Term used by TVF&R, same as brush rig.
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LIFE
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Lifeflight Notification
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Denotes standby, activation, and activity of responding Lifeflight helicopters - Note that WCCCA may use LIFE and LIFE2 interchangeably, regardless of the responding helo
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MED
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ALS Medic Unit
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Many fire departments in the county have ALS medical / rescue units that can be used to transport patients when MetroWest is not available.
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METW / MW
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MetroWest Ambulance Notification / Unit
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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; the only exception to this is METWSF, which is for calls in State Forestry areas that are not covered by a fire agency
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MX
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Medical Examiner
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May be followed by a single digit 1-3
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ODOT
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Department of Transportation Notification
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Additional letters may be present on this callsign (ex. ODOTS: Staley's Junction); further, DOT units with 800mhz radios responding on a call may appear with a two digit ID
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PACU
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Pacific University Security Notification
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PDONLY
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Police Only Notification
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First seen 6/21/14; notification for police response only on a call (e.g. MVA)
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PDXOPS
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Portland 800 Ops Channel
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PIO
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Public Information Officer
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PU
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Pickup
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Sometimes doubles as a light brush rig
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R
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Rescue
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RHB
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Rehab Unit (Air Truck)
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SFOR
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Oregon Department of Forestry Notification
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State Forestry units usually respond with a separate three-digit ID in CAD (e.g. 436, 439, etc)
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SIREN
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Station siren activation
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SQT
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Telesquirt (Aerial Pumper)
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Pronounced "Squirt" on dispatch. TVF&R uses SQT34, SQT61, and SQT62 as engine companies.
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STA
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General station page / tone-out
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STAGE
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Stage for incident
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Used once so far; most calls that indicate a need to stage are either altered by calltype (i.e. instead of "Trauma", *STAGE CODE1") or hidden completely from the JITS for sensitive nature calls
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SUP
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Support Vehicle
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T
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Truck (Aerial Ladder)
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Units foreign to WCCCA district boudaries are preceded with the first letter of their department (PT# - Portland truck, T211 - Lake Oswego Truck 211).
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TR
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Technical Rescue
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Note that TVF&R's technical rescue unit TR51 will usually respond in CAD as USAR51
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TENT
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First aid tent
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Used during the Oregon International Air Show
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TIMER
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Electronic incident timer
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TSKFOR
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Task Force
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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)
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TVCFA
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Commercial Fire Alarm
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Notification used for fire alarms in commercial type buildings
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USAR
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Urban Search & Rescue
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USA
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Unified Sewage Agency notification
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Clean Water Services (CWS) now owns and operates USA properties
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V
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Van
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used to haul volunteer personnel or equipment to and from an incident
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WCWR
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Wash. Co. Water Rescue Notification
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Page for water rescue team(s)
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WR
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Water Rescue
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WR59 is located with Boat 59 at Sta. 59 in West Linn-Willamette
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WT
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Water Tender
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Some out-of-county units may not have a unit number, using only the fire department's initials (e.g. EVMWT - Elsie-Vinemaple water tender); these units will more than likely not be heard over the air
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X
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Placeholder
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When dispatch needs to keep a call active, switch a unit, etc., X is used
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YMAMB
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Page for Yamhill County Ambulance
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Used mostly by Gaston on calls with, or in Yamhill RFPD's area; generally, the ambulance comes from McMinnville, but during peak hours, a Newberg medic unit may respond
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