Joint CAD Incident Tracking System
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The Joint CAD Incident Tracking system was 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.
As of October 27th, 2016, this service is no longer available.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1T | Hillsboro Air Tower | Used during aircraft emergencies |
| 911OPS | 3rd Alarm Admin Notification | Used rarely |
| AIR | Air Trailer | AIR333 out of Sherwood is the only known unit |
| ALM / ALARM | Alarm Designator | 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) |
| ALS | Advanced Life Support Unit | Used during the Oregon International Air Show |
| 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. 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) |
| 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 battalion 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 |
| CART | Medical golf cart | Used during the Oregon International Air Show |
| 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. 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. |
| COCB | Cornelius Callback | Notification to staff Station 8 (Cornelius Fire) |
| D2VOL | WCFD#2 Volunteers | Page for volunteers to staff stations; the last letter designates N for North Plains or M for Midway |
| E | Engine | Units foreign to WCCCA district boundaries 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) |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Center | 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 |
| 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 |
| HFC | Hillsboro Fire Chief | Notifies Hillsboro fire chief of major incidents and fires |
| HM | Hazmat Unit | TVF&R units HM34 and HM53 respond to hazardous materials incidents in HazMat Region 9 |
| HR | Heavy Rescue | Carries specialized 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 | Term used by TVF&R, same as 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 |
| MED | ALS Medic Unit | Many fire departments in the county have ALS medical / rescue units that can be used to transport patients when MetroWest is not available |
| 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; the only exception to this is METWSF, which is for calls in State Forestry areas that are not covered by a fire agency. Vernonia Ambulance, while part of Metro West, will respond in CAD as a MED unit, not a MW unit. |
| MX | Medical Examiner | May be followed by a single digit 1-3 |
| ODOT | Department of Transportation Notification | 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 |
| PACU | Pacific University Security Notification | |
| PDONLY | Police Only Notification | First seen 6/21/14; notification for police response only on a call (e.g. MVA) |
| PDXOPS | Portland 800 Ops Channel | |
| PIO | Public Information Officer | |
| PU | Pickup | Sometimes doubles as a light brush rig |
| R | Rescue | |
| RHB | Rehab Unit (Air Truck) | |
| SFOR | Oregon Department of Forestry Notification | State Forestry units usually respond with a separate threedigit ID in CAD (e.g. 436, 439, etc) |
| SIREN | Station siren activation | |
| SQT | Telesquirt (Aerial Pumper) | Pronounced "Squirt" on dispatch. TVF&R uses SQT34, SQT61, and SQT62 as engine companies |
| STA | General station page / toneout | |
| STAGE | Stage for incident | 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 |
| SUP | Support Vehicle | |
| T | Truck (Aerial Ladder) | Units foreign to WCCCA district boundaries are preceded with the first letter of their department (PT# Portland truck, T211 Lake Oswego Truck 211) |
| TECH | Technical Rescue Notification | e.g. TVTECH - TVF&R, HFTECH - Hillsboro, etc |
| TENT | First aid tent | Used during the Oregon International Air Show |
| TIMER | Electronic incident timer | |
| TR | Technical Rescue Unit | Note that TVF&R's technical rescue unit TR51 will usually respond in CAD as USAR51 |
| 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) |
| TVCFA | Commercial Fire Alarm | Notification used for fire alarms in commercial type buildings |
| USAR | Urban Search & Rescue | |
| USA | Unified Sewage Agency notification | Clean Water Services (CWS) now owns and operates USA properties |
| V | Van | Used to haul volunteer personnel 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 LinnWillamette |
| WT | Water Tender | Some out-of-county units may not have a unit number, using only the fire department's initials (e.g. EVMWT ElsieVinemaple water tender); these units will more than likely not be heard over the air |
| X | Place holder | When dispatch needs to keep a call active, switch a unit, etc., X is used |
| YMAMB | Page for Yamhill County Ambulance | 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 |
Clackamas County
| Unit ID | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AMR | American Medical Response Notification | Actual ambulance numbers are no longer used for initial dispatch M1 is used instead |
| AIRL | Airlife Air Ambulance | (may also show as AIRLYF) Now known as AirLink out of Bend occasionally used when LifeFlight is unavailable |
| 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 | |
| CTCSEC | Clackamas Town Center Security Page | Notifies mall security of an incident |
| CUB | Canby Utility Board | Notification to utilities within Canby city limits |
| D1SUPP | Clackamas Fire Dist. #1 Support | Unique Call for volunteers within the district (usually on box assignments) |
| DR | Dive Rescue | Lake Oswego, Gladstone, and TV&FR act as dive teams when staffed appropriately |
| E | Engine | Units foreign to CCOM district boundaries are followed with the first letter of their department (EP (Portland), EG (Gresham), EC (Corbet), etc) |
| EM | Emergency Management | |
| 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 |
| EMS# | Single person EMS unit for Clackamas Fire | Occasionally runs on both fire and medical calls; EMS1 thru EMS3 have been seen responding on calls |
| ETIME | Electronic incident timer | |
| GUARD | Oregon Air National Guard page | Used during SAR events |
| HM | Hazmat Unit | |
| HR | Heavy Rescue | Carries specialized rescue tools that engine companies do not carry |
| HSQ | Heavy Squad | Utilized on 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 | M1 is not a medic unit, but rather an AMR dispatch designator |
| MC16 | Mobile Command | Used by both fire and law enforcement in Clackamas County during large events; may be known as COMM1 or CMD16; housed at Hilltop Station 16 in Oregon City |
| METCOM | Marion Area Multi Agency Emergency Telecommunications | When a call is received by CCOM in any of METCOM'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 | |
| NSP | National Ski Patrol Notification / Response | Used for incidents on Mount Hood |
| ODF | Oregon Department of Forestry Notification | |
| OSFM | Oregon State Fire Marshall Notification | |
| PGE | Portland General Electric notification | |
| PH38 | Molalla Fire Notification | Page for Molalla Fire photographer |
| PIO | Public Information Officer | |
| PREV | Clackamas Fire Dist. Fire Investigator | |
| PW | Local public works notification | |
| QRT | Quick Response Team | USFS medical, Ripplebrook Ranger Station area |
| R | Rescue | |
| RANGER | Oregon State Park Ranger Notification | Park Rangers provide emergency aid to park visitors while emergency responders are en route |
| 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 | |
| SAG | Second Alarm General | Indicates incident level at 2nd Alarm |
| SLVRTN | Notification for METCOM | A call taken by CCOM routed to METCOM |
| SR | Search & Rescue Vehicle/Trailer | SR251 is the only unit seen so far; responded to Mt. Hood Wilderness |
| 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 | Volunteer-based program; dispatched to traumatic events |
| TOW | Tow Company | Used in conjunction with request for a tow and/or PopALock |
| TVFR | Notification for TVF&R | When a call is received for TVF&R within Clackamas County, this ID may be used temporarily |
| 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 Call-out | |
| WF | Working Fire | WF may be proceeded by either numbers or letters to indicate the department (ex. WF38: Molalla, WFCA: Canby, etc) |
| 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 monitoring your scanner.