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− | + | '''A''' - | |
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− | + | Aid # - Aid vehicle from the fire department. Provides BLS aid. ie: "Aid-91" | |
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− | + | ALS - Advanced Life Support - Paramedics - Medic One units | |
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− | + | A.O.B. - Alcohol On Breath | |
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− | + | Arriving - Arriving on scene, arriving on location. | |
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− | + | '''B -''' | |
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− | + | BLS - Basic Life Support - EMTs - Emergency Medical Technicians | |
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− | + | BLS Yellow - A 911 response but doesn't require lights & sirens (emergency but not urgent) | |
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− | + | Business Check - Officer is out of car checking a local business. | |
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− | + | '''C -''' | |
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− | + | Canceled - Need at the scene is no longer needed. | |
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− | + | Capital - Thurston County Dept. of Communication - Used to ID the Dispatch Center (Fire side) | |
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− | + | CAPCOM - Used to identify an emergency or returned warrant traffic. Thurston County Dept. of Communication | |
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− | + | Clear - Done at the scene or done at the current call location. | |
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− | + | Code 2 - Responding with Emergency Lights | |
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+ | Code 3 - Responding with Emergency Lights and Sirens | ||
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+ | Code 9 - County Coroner | ||
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+ | Code 10 - Emergency Traffic Only. Hold the channel for the current emergency. | ||
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+ | Code 12 - Ambulance / Private Carrier | ||
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+ | Corrective Lenses - Subject is supposed to wear glasses or contacts to drive | ||
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+ | '''D -''' | ||
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+ | Domestic - Family / household disturbance | ||
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+ | '''E -''' | ||
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+ | EMT - Emergency Medical Technician | ||
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+ | Engine # - Fire Engine from the fire department. ie: Engine O1 | ||
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+ | Enroute - On the way to the scene, enroute to the location | ||
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+ | '''F -''' | ||
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+ | Fully Involved - Structure is fully engulfed in fire | ||
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+ | '''G -''' | ||
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+ | G.O.A. - Gone On Arrival | ||
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+ | '''H -''' | ||
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+ | HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials or Hazardous Material Team | ||
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+ | H.B.D. - Has Been Drinking | ||
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+ | '''I -''' | ||
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+ | In Service Returning - Finished at the scene, returning to quarters and ready for the next call. | ||
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+ | '''J - | ||
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+ | K -''' | ||
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+ | Keep The Peace - Maintain civility between two parties while they encounter each other. | ||
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+ | '''L -''' | ||
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+ | Landline - Telephone. "Can you landline Data?" means to make a phone call to CAPCOM's Data desk/dispatcher. | ||
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+ | L.O.C - Level Of Consciousness - a measurement of a person's arousability and responsiveness to stimuli from the environment. | ||
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+ | '''M -''' | ||
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+ | M.V.A. - Motor Vehicle Accident | ||
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+ | '''N -''' | ||
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+ | '''O -''' | ||
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+ | On Scene - Arrived on the scene of the emergency, on location. | ||
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+ | On Standby - Manned and ready to respond if needed. Usually On Standby at the station. | ||
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+ | Open Line - Telephone receiver off the hook with a call initiated. Can hear background noises. | ||
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+ | Open Mic - Someone's transmit button is stuck "ON" and transmitting. | ||
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+ | Out of Service - Not available to respond to calls. Going home for the night. | ||
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+ | '''P -''' | ||
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+ | P.O.V - Privately Owned Vehicle. | ||
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+ | Priority Traffic - Emergency radio traffic. Sort of a "take my call on the radio first" situation. | ||
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+ | Private Carrier - Ambulance. Usually American Medical Response or Olympic Ambulance. | ||
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+ | '''Q - | ||
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+ | R -''' | ||
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+ | Radio - Thurston County Dept. of Communication - Used to ID the Dispatch Center (Law Enforcement Side) | ||
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+ | Repeat Traffic - Radio traffic wasn't understood, please repeat what was said. | ||
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+ | Repeat Transmission - Radio transmission wasn't understood, please repeat what was said. | ||
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+ | Rescue # - Rescue vehicle from the fire department, provides BLS aid. ie: "Rescue 81" | ||
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+ | Returning - Returning to station. Usually due to a cancellation. | ||
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+ | R.O. - Registered Owner | ||
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+ | Rollover - Vehicle rollover. | ||
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+ | R.P. - Reporting Party | ||
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+ | '''S -''' | ||
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+ | Status or Status Check - Report your status to Radio. Dispatch is checking the welfare of the officer. | ||
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+ | '''T -''' | ||
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+ | Tender # - Tender vehicle from the fire department, Tenders carry large amounts of water to the scene where a fire hydrant might not be available. | ||
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+ | Traffic - Requesting a vehicle traffic check. The phonetic spelling of the license plate will follow shortly after. | ||
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+ | Transporting - Transporting patient(s) to hospital. Transporting suspect to station or jail. | ||
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+ | '''U -''' | ||
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+ | U.T.L. = Unable To Locate | ||
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+ | '''V - | ||
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+ | W -''' | ||
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+ | Welfare Check - Check the well-being of an occupant or subject | ||
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+ | '''X - | ||
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+ | Y - | ||
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+ | Z -''' | ||
====Unit Numbers==== | ====Unit Numbers==== |
Revision as of 23:35, 28 September 2010
Contents
Terms heard over the air and their descriptions
A -
Aid # - Aid vehicle from the fire department. Provides BLS aid. ie: "Aid-91"
ALS - Advanced Life Support - Paramedics - Medic One units
A.O.B. - Alcohol On Breath
Arriving - Arriving on scene, arriving on location.
B -
BLS - Basic Life Support - EMTs - Emergency Medical Technicians
BLS Yellow - A 911 response but doesn't require lights & sirens (emergency but not urgent)
Business Check - Officer is out of car checking a local business.
C -
Canceled - Need at the scene is no longer needed.
Capital - Thurston County Dept. of Communication - Used to ID the Dispatch Center (Fire side)
CAPCOM - Used to identify an emergency or returned warrant traffic. Thurston County Dept. of Communication
Clear - Done at the scene or done at the current call location.
Code 2 - Responding with Emergency Lights
Code 3 - Responding with Emergency Lights and Sirens
Code 9 - County Coroner
Code 10 - Emergency Traffic Only. Hold the channel for the current emergency.
Code 12 - Ambulance / Private Carrier
Corrective Lenses - Subject is supposed to wear glasses or contacts to drive
D -
Domestic - Family / household disturbance
E -
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
Engine # - Fire Engine from the fire department. ie: Engine O1
Enroute - On the way to the scene, enroute to the location
F -
Fully Involved - Structure is fully engulfed in fire
G -
G.O.A. - Gone On Arrival
H -
HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials or Hazardous Material Team
H.B.D. - Has Been Drinking
I -
In Service Returning - Finished at the scene, returning to quarters and ready for the next call.
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K -
Keep The Peace - Maintain civility between two parties while they encounter each other.
L -
Landline - Telephone. "Can you landline Data?" means to make a phone call to CAPCOM's Data desk/dispatcher.
L.O.C - Level Of Consciousness - a measurement of a person's arousability and responsiveness to stimuli from the environment.
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M.V.A. - Motor Vehicle Accident
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O -
On Scene - Arrived on the scene of the emergency, on location.
On Standby - Manned and ready to respond if needed. Usually On Standby at the station.
Open Line - Telephone receiver off the hook with a call initiated. Can hear background noises.
Open Mic - Someone's transmit button is stuck "ON" and transmitting.
Out of Service - Not available to respond to calls. Going home for the night.
P -
P.O.V - Privately Owned Vehicle.
Priority Traffic - Emergency radio traffic. Sort of a "take my call on the radio first" situation.
Private Carrier - Ambulance. Usually American Medical Response or Olympic Ambulance.
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R -
Radio - Thurston County Dept. of Communication - Used to ID the Dispatch Center (Law Enforcement Side)
Repeat Traffic - Radio traffic wasn't understood, please repeat what was said.
Repeat Transmission - Radio transmission wasn't understood, please repeat what was said.
Rescue # - Rescue vehicle from the fire department, provides BLS aid. ie: "Rescue 81"
Returning - Returning to station. Usually due to a cancellation.
R.O. - Registered Owner
Rollover - Vehicle rollover.
R.P. - Reporting Party
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Status or Status Check - Report your status to Radio. Dispatch is checking the welfare of the officer.
T -
Tender # - Tender vehicle from the fire department, Tenders carry large amounts of water to the scene where a fire hydrant might not be available.
Traffic - Requesting a vehicle traffic check. The phonetic spelling of the license plate will follow shortly after.
Transporting - Transporting patient(s) to hospital. Transporting suspect to station or jail.
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U.T.L. = Unable To Locate
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Welfare Check - Check the well-being of an occupant or subject
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Unit Numbers
It is broken down into 3 parts
-The first number:
-1= Thurston County Sheriff’s office
-2= Olympia Police
-3= Lacey Police
-4= Tumwater Police
-5= Tenino Police (which covers Rainier and Bucoda)
-6= Yelm Police
-7= Not used, used to be Rainier
-8= Nisqually Tribal Police
-9= Coroners office
-10= CAPCOM employees.
-A letter spoken phonetically which represents the area in the city.
-Another number which is the officer’s number
Examples: 2-Union-6, 3-Paul-24
Businesses
Thurston Co. Fire Departments
Bucoda Fire Department
Olympia Fire Department Headquarters Station 1
Westside Station 2
Medic 10 Engine O-2
Eastside Station 3
Station 4
Tumwater Fire Department
Station 1
Station 2
West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Fire Districts #1 and #11
Grand Mound Fire Station 1-1 18720 Sargent Rd. Rochester, WA South Battalion
Engine 1-1 Aid 1-1 Tender 1-1 Utility 1-1 Brush 1-1 Battalion 1-1 Medic 14
Littlerock Fire Station 1-2 10828 Littlerock Road SW Olympia, WA North Battalion
Engine 1-2 Aid 1-2 Tender 1-2 Utility 1-2 Brush 1-2 Battalion 1-2 1936 Ford Fire Engine
Rochester Fire Station 1-3 18346 Albany St. SW Rochester, WA South Battalion
Engine 1-3 Aid 1-3 Brush 1-3
Scott Lake Fire Station 1-4 2640 Trevor Avenue SW Olympia, Wa North Battalion
Engine 1-4 Brush 1-4
Michigan Hill Fire Station 1-5 10344 Langworthy St. SW Rochester, WA South Battalion
Engine 1-5
Maytown Fire Station 1-6 3131 Maytown Rd. SW Olympia, WA Central Battalion
Engine 1-6 Aid 1-6 Brush 1-6 Tender 1-6
SE Thurston Fire/EMS Districts 2 and 4 Yelm Fire Station 21 709 Mill Road
Engine 21 Tender 21 Medic 2
Lawrence Lake Fire Station 22 153rd and Lindsay Yelm Station 23 Maintenance Facility Rainier Fire Station 24 133rd Street
Engine 24
McIntosh Fire Station 25 Vail Fire Station Station 26
FD#3 - Lacey Headquarters 31
Engine 31 Engine 312 Truck 31 Aid 31 Tender 31 Medic 3 Medic 9 Battalion 3 Battalion 31
Station 32
Engine 32
Station 33
Engine 33 Brush 33
Station 34
Engine 34 342 Aid 34 Medic 6
Station 35
Engine 35 Brush 35
FD#6 - East Olympia Fire Station 61 Headquarters Normandy Street
Engine 61 Aid 61 Tender 61 Battalion 62
Fire Station 62 Offut Lake
Fire Station 63 Tilley Road
Engine 63
Fire Station 64 Old Highway 99
Engine 64 Aid 64 Tender 64
Fire Station 65 Sunwood Lakes
FD#7 - North Olympia
FD#8 - South Bay Station 8-1
Engine 81 Rescue 81 Tender 81 Brush 81 Battalion 8
Station 8-2
Engine 82 Rescue 82 Tender 82
Station 8-3(Unmanned)
Engine 83
FD#9/5 - Mclane/Black Lake Fire Department Delphi Station 91 125 Delphi Road NW Olympia, WA
Engine 91 Tender 91 Rescue 91 Aid 91 Aid 912 Brush 91 Brush 912 County Special Ops Vehicle 91 Utility 91 Battalion 9
Summit Lake Station 93 Summit Lake Shore Road NW Olympia, WA
Engine 93 Aid 93 ORV Gator 93 Brush 93
Cooper Point Station 94 Cooper Point Road NW Olympia, WA
Engine 94
Black Lake Station 95 5911 Black Lake Blvd SW Olympia, WA
Engine 95 Tender 95 Aid 95 Brush 95 ORV Quads 95 Boat 95
Belmore Station 96 4402 Black Lake Belmore Road SW Olympia, WA
Engine 96 Tender 96 Aid 96
Station 97 6224 Delphi Road SW Olympia, WA
Reserve Engine(Engine 952) Reserve Tender(Tender 952)
FD#12 - Tenino
FD#13 - Griffin Station 13-1 Headquarters 3707 Steamboat Loop NW
Engine 13-1 Aid 13-1 Rescue 13-1 Tender 13-1 Utility 13-1 Command 13-1 Battalion 13-1
Station 13-2
Engine 13-2 Aid 13-2 Tender 13-2
Station 13-3
Engine 13-3 Lawn Trailer
Station 13-4
Engine 13-4 Support 13-4
FD#17 - Bald Hills
Medic 2 Yelm Medic 3,6(part time) Lacey Medic 4,10 Olympia Medic 5 Tumwater Medic 5-e is new unknown area Medic 14 West Thurston Fire Authority based at Station 1-1(Rochester)
Amateur Radio
Amateur Radio 147.36- Olympia Amateur Radio Society (OARS) Repeater 224.26- Olympia Amateur Radio Society (OARS) Repeater 441.40- Olympia Amateur Radio Society (OARS) Repeater 147.06- BawFaw Repeater 145.47- Capital Peak Repeater