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Joint CAD Incident Tracking System

This list is constantly changing and being updated with the appropriate information. It is also in alphabetical order.

Joint CAD Incident Tracking System

Unit ID	Description	Notes
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)
AMR	American Medical Response – Notification	CCOM: M205 thru M207 are normally used by CCOM as an initial dispatch ID, not necessarily indicating that unit will respond WCCCA: 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, indicating a Portland AMR unit (generally M300 or higher)
AURORA	Aurora Fire Notification	When a call is received by CCOM in Aurora Fire’s boundary, this unit ID is used
AT / AIR	Air Trailer
B / BC / C	Battalion, Duty Chief, or 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. 1300:Banks, 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	Boat/water rescue craft
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)
CAVOL	Canby Volunteer Page
CH / CHAP / CHGRP	Department chaplain notification	Washington County chaplains may respond with a three or four digit ID - TVF&R:2144, 2145; Cornelius: 831; etc.
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
E	Engine	There are several variants of this ID – CCOM IDs foreign units with the agency AFTER the type, whereas WCCCA establishes identity BEFORE type. CCOM Examples: EP (Portland), EG (Gresham), EC (Corbet), etc WCCCA examples: PE (Portland), AUE (Aurora), CE (Canby), etc; Reserve engines are given an R at the end (i.e. E60R)
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
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
HM	Hazmat Unit
HR	Heavy Rescue	The Swiss Army Knife of your local fire department! :)
HS / HSQ	Heavy Squad	TVF&R: HS66 is the district’s CBRNE unit CCFD#1: HSQ4 is the equivalent of a HR; HSQ5 is a Special Operations unit (Hazmat/CBRNE)
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 / PREV	Fire Investigator	Washington County uses the former, while Clackamas uses the latter
LB	Light Brush Rig
LFSTBY / LF / LIFE	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
LT	Light Trailer	Unique – Light trailer operating out of Cornelius Station 8
M / MED	ALS Medic unit	Like the E(ngine) ID, M(edic) uses the same foreign naming conventions discussed above (i.e. NBM20 – Newberg Medic 20)
METW / MW	MetroWest 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
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 / SFOR	Oregon Department of Forestry Notification
ODOT	Department of Transportation Notification
PGE	Portland General Electric notification
PH38	Molalla Fire Station?	Unknown
PIO	Public Information Officer
PU	Pickup	Sometimes doubles as a BR
PW	Local public works notification
QRT	Quick Response Team	Unknown
R	Rescue	The same foreign naming conventions previously discussed apply here
RAT	AMR’s Reach & Treat Team	Used in S&R events around the Mt. Hood National Forest
REDCRS	American Red Cross Notification
RH / RHB / RHGRP	Rehabilitation Unit (Air)
RRT	Rope Rescue Team	SARRT (Sandy), BRRRT (Boring), ESRRT (Estacada), HDRRT (Hoodland)
S / SQ	Rescue Squad
SIREN	Station siren activation
STA	General station page / tone-out
SQT	Telesquirt
SUP	Support Vehicle
T / TR	Truck	The same foreign naming conventions previously discussed apply here - Note that Hillsboro's TR03 is a technical rescue vehcile, NOT a truck
TIMER / ETIME	Electronic incident timer
TSKFOR	Task Force	Not quite a full box/1st Alarm response
TIP	Trauma Intervention Program	Unique - Clackamas County
U	Utility
USAR	Urban Search & Rescue
USA	Unified Sewage Agency notification
USFS	United States Forest Service notification
V	Van
WR / WRTEAM / WCWR / CCWR	Water Rescue Notification & Response	The third and fourth IDs indicate what county (WC=Washington, CC=Clackamas)
WATER	Water Tender Callout
WF	Working Fire
WT	Water Tender
X	Placeholder	When dispatch needs to keep a call active, switch a unit, etc., X is used

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: 4510), 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.

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Joint CAD Incident Tracking System