Suffolk County (MA)
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Suffolk Co. (MA) Fire & EMS Dept.'s
- Suffolk County (MA) Boston FD
- Suffolk County (MA) Boston E.M.S.
- Suffolk County (MA) Ambulance Services
- Suffolk County (MA) Chelsea FD
- Suffolk County (MA) Revere FD
- Suffolk County (MA) Winthrop FD
- Logan International Airport (BOS) Suffolk County (MA)
Boston PD District Stations
Boston Police Unit IDs
- BPD uses 4 Characters in their ID's Phonetic (Area), number (Unit Type), and Number (Unit ID)
- First (Phonetic)
| Letter | User | Channel Used |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | District 1/15 (Downtown/Charlestown) | Channel 2 |
| Bravo | District 2 (Roxbury/Dorchester) | Channel 3 |
| Charlie | District 3 (Mattapan) | Channel 3 |
| Delta | District 4 (South End/Back Bay) | Channel 5 |
| Echo | District 5 (West Roxbury) | Channel 4 |
| Fox | District 6 (South Boston) | Channel 6 |
| Gold | District 7 (East Boston) | Channel 2 |
| Harry | District 11 (Dorchester) | Channel 6 |
| Jake | District 13 (Jamaica Plain) | Channel 4 |
| Kilo | District 14 (Allston/Brighton) | Channel 5 |
| Lima | District 18 (Hyde Park) | Channel 4 |
| Mike | Bureau of Field Services | |
| Nova | Operations/Headquarters Division | |
| Romeo | Extra Paid Details - Large Scale/Citywide Events (not "Road Jobs) | |
| Silver | Bureau of Administrative Services (Civilian Units) | |
| Tango | Special Operations Division | |
| Victor | Investigative Services Bureau | |
| Whiskey | Boston Public Health Commission Police Department | |
| X-Ray | Internal Affairs Bureau | |
| Yankee | Boston Police Department - Administration Units | |
| Zebra | Boston Housing Authority Police Department |
- Second (Number/Letter)
| Number | User(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Two Officer Patrol Unit "Rapid Car" |
| 2 | Two Officer Prisoner Transport Wagon |
| 3 | Officer Assigned to Motorcycle |
| 4 | One Officer Patrol Unit "Service Car" |
| 5 | K9 Units |
| 6 | Foot/Bicycle Patrols |
| 7 | Mounted Units (Rarely speak on radio) |
| 8 | Detective |
| 9 | Sergeant (Road Supervisor) |
| A | Lieutenant |
| B | Captain |
| C | Various Command Staff |
| D | Various unspecified units - Specific to their division/bureau (V D = Crime Lab Staff)"Detail" IE "Alpha Detail to Operations" Officer doing road detail in specific district |
| E | Explosives Ordinance Unit (may be followed by 3 digits Ie. T E 501 - is K9) |
| F | Haven't figured out yet - has to do with Special Ops |
| G | Emergency Deployment Team (SWAT) Tango Gold 1 and Tango Gold 2 are (Gun Cars) |
| H | Harbor Patrol/Dive Team Units (ex Tango Harbor One) |
| K | Officer on plain clothes proactive assignment (District or Citywide) |
| S | Boston School Police (ex Tango Sierra ##) |
| T | Traffic Enforcement Units (ex Alpha Tango 55 - District 1 Traffic Unit) |
- Third/Fourth (Number)
- Unit ID always ends with 2 numbers, that signify the Unit Specific ID Number
- Fifth Character (used at shift change sign on/sign off)
| Character | User(s) |
|---|---|
| A | "Last Half" 11:45 pm - 8:00 am |
| D | "Day Shift" 7:45 am - 4:00 pm |
| F | "First Half" 3:45 pm - 12:00 am |
Boston FD Radio Codes
Codes
- A Apparatus in Accident
- B Apparatus Mechanical Malfunction
- C Proceed at Reduced Speed
Ten Codes
- 10-1 Call Quarters
- 10-2 Cancel Response
- 10-3 Call Dispatcher
- 10-5 Repeat Message
- 10-6 Stand By
- 10-7 Verify Information
- 10-8 In Service
- 10-9 Off the Air
- 10-10 Unit Location
- 10-11 Radio Test
- 10-12 Preliminary Report
- 10-13 Request Help
- 10-14 Progress Report
- 10-17 Unrest
- 10-18 Holding 1 Engine, 1 Truck
- 10-19 Holding 1 Engine
- 10-20 Under Control
- 10-21 Brush Fire
- 10-22 Outside Rubbish
- 10-23 Abandoned Vehicle Fire
- 10-24 Vehicle Fire
- 10-25 Manhole/Transformer Fire
- 10-26 Food on Stove
- 10-27 Compactor Fire
- 10-28 Subway/Railroad Fire
- 10-30 Smoke/Fire Showing
- 10-31 Incinerator Fire
- 10-32 Defective Oil Burner
- 10-33 Odor of Smoke
- 10-34 Sprinkler Problem
- 10-35 Alarm System Problem
- 10-36 Vehicle Emergency
- 10-37 Public Assistance
- 10-38 Steam Leak
- 10-40 Utility Emergency
- 10-41 Request Fire Marshal
- 10-44 Request Ambulance
- 10-47 Request Police
- 10-51 Hazardous Road Conditions
- 10-60 Major Emergency
- 10-75 Working Fire
- 10-76 High-rise Incident
- 10-80 Hazmat Incident
- 10-84 Unit on Scene
- 10-86 Foam Operations
- 10-88 Unit Responding
- 10-92 False Alarm
- 10-99 Out More Than 30 Minutes
Fire Codes
- 110 Building & Contents Or Building Only
- 111 Building, Contents Only
- 112 Building, Rubbish Inside
- 113 Bridge, Trestle, Overhead Elevated Structure
- 114 Building, Chimney or Flue
- 115 Building, Incinerator
- 116 Pier, Quay, Pilings
- 117 Tunnel
- 118 Utility Co. Equipment (manhole, transformer vault)
- 119 Fire Detail
- 120 Public Mail Box
- 121 Fence Pole
- 122 Other Outside Fire: Material Has Definable Value
- 130 Road Transport Vehicle: Passenger
- 131 Road Transport Vehicle: Transport
- 132 Rail Transport Vehicle
- 133 Water Transport Vehicle
- 910 Citizens Complaint
- 990 Other Condition Not Listed Above
- 991 Assisted Other District (at fire)
Disposition Codes
- 1 Fire
- 2 Overpressure Rupture
- 3 Rescue & EMS
- 4 Hazardous Conditions
- 5 Service Call
- 6 Good Intention Call
- 7 False Alarm
- 8 Natural Disaster
- 9 Other Calls
MBTA
- Next List is unit identifiers for the MBTA Transit Police: (work in progress)
- Similar to Boston PD:
- 1st Character - Phonetic
- 2nd Character - Phonetic or Number
- 3rd and 4th - Specific Unit
- Similar to Boston PD:
| Phonetic | User(s) |
|---|---|
| Alpha | Central District Patrols (Downtown Boston/Backbay) |
| Bravo | North District Patrols (North of Boston - Medford/Somerville/Cambridge) |
| Charlie | South District Patrols (South of Downtown - Roxbury/Quincy/Braintree) |
| Echo | Explosives Detection Team |
| Kilo | K9 Units |
| Lima | Lieutenant |
| Sierra | Sergeants/Patrol Supervisors |
| Tango | Special Operations Division |
| Zulu | Command Staff -(Captains and above) |
- Examples
- Echo Kilo 100 = Explosives K9 100
- Alpha Sierra 1 - Central District Patrol Supervisor
- Other Units:
- North Station # - North Station Foot Patrols
- South Staiton # - South Station Foot Patrols
- CST - Crime Suppression Team
- Commuter Rail - Commuter Rail Foot Patrols - Starts with district identifier (Bravo Commuter Rail)
- OCC - Operations Control Center (Officer Assigned the MBTA's OCC)
Mailing Lists/Forums
Unidentified Federal Frequencies
164.0625 analog voice << - PL ? Likely VA Hosp Maint
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