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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.

A sceenshot of the Joint CAD Incident Tracking system with calls in both Washington and Clackamas Counties.


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.

External Links

Joint CAD Incident Tracking System (now defunct)