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|Bravo||District 2 (Roxbury/Dorchester) || Channel 3 | |Bravo||District 2 (Roxbury/Dorchester) || Channel 3 | ||
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− | |Charlie||District 3 ( | + | |Charlie||District 3 (Mattapan) || Channel 3 |
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|Delta||District 4 (South End/Back Bay) || Channel 5 | |Delta||District 4 (South End/Back Bay) || Channel 5 | ||
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|Harry||District 11 (Dorchester) || Channel 6 | |Harry||District 11 (Dorchester) || Channel 6 | ||
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− | |Jake||District 13 ( | + | |Jake||District 13 (Jamaica Plain) || Channel 4 |
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− | |Kilo||District 14 ( | + | |Kilo||District 14 (Allston/Brighton) || Channel 5 |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
|Lima||District 18 (Hyde Park) || Channel 4 | |Lima||District 18 (Hyde Park) || Channel 4 | ||
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | |Mike|| | + | |Mike||Bureau of Field Services |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Nova|| Operations/Headquarters Division |
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− | |||
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Romeo || Extra Paid Details - Large Scale/Citywide Events (not "Road Jobs) |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Silver || Bureau of Administrative Services (Civilian Units) |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |Tango || Special Operations Division |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Victor || Investigative Services Bureau | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Whiskey || Boston Public Health Commission Police Department | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |X-Ray || Internal Affairs Bureau | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Yankee ||Boston Police Department - Administration Units | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Zebra || Boston Housing Authority Police Department | ||
|} | |} | ||
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!User(s) | !User(s) | ||
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− | |1 || 2 | + | |1 || Two Officer Patrol Unit "Rapid Car" |
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |2 || Two Officer Prisoner Transport Wagon | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |3 || Officer Assigned to Motorcycle | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |4 || One Officer Patrol Unit "Service Car" | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |5 || K9 Units | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |6 || Foot/Bicycle Patrols | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |7 || Mounted Units (Rarely speak on radio) | ||
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |8 || Detective |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |9 || Sergeant (Road Supervisor) |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |A || Lieutenant |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |B || Captain |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |C || Various Command Staff |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |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 |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |E || Explosives Ordinance Unit (may be followed by 3 digits Ie. T E 501 - is K9) |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |F || Haven't figured out yet - has to do with Special Ops |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |G || Emergency Deployment Team (SWAT) Tango Gold 1 and Tango Gold 2 are (Gun Cars) |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |H || Harbor Patrol/Dive Team Units (ex Tango Harbor One) |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |K || Officer on plain clothes proactive assignment (District or Citywide) |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |S || Boston School Police (ex Tango Sierra ##) |
|-align="center" | |-align="center" | ||
− | | | + | |T || Traffic Enforcement Units (ex Alpha Tango 55 - District 1 Traffic Unit) |
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
*Third/Fourth (Number) | *Third/Fourth (Number) | ||
+ | **Unit ID always ends with 2 numbers, that signify the Unit Specific ID Number | ||
+ | <br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Fifth Character (used at shift change sign on/sign off) | ||
+ | {|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="solid darkgray;" | ||
+ | !Character | ||
+ | !User(s) | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |A || "Last Half" 11:45 pm - 8:00 am | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |D || "Day Shift" 7:45 am - 4:00 pm | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="solid darkgray;" | ||
+ | !Phonetic | ||
+ | !User(s) | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Alpha || Central District Patrols (Downtown Boston/Backbay) | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Bravo || North District Patrols (North of Boston - Medford/Somerville/Cambridge) | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Charlie || South District Patrols (South of Downtown - Roxbury/Quincy/Braintree) | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Echo || Explosives Detection Team | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Kilo || K9 Units | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Lima || Lieutenant | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Sierra || Sergeants/Patrol Supervisors | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |Tango || Special Operations Division | ||
+ | |-align="center" | ||
+ | |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) | ||
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==Mailing Lists/Forums== | ==Mailing Lists/Forums== | ||
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==Unidentified Federal Frequencies== | ==Unidentified Federal Frequencies== | ||
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==Related Links== | ==Related Links== |
Latest revision as of 19:21, 23 January 2024
Contents
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
Related Links
Online Scanners
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