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==Suffolk Co. (MA) Fire & EMS Dept.'s==
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* [[Suffolk County (MA) Boston FD]]
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* [[Suffolk County (MA) Boston E.M.S.]]
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* [[Suffolk County (MA) Ambulance Services]]
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* [[Suffolk County (MA) Chelsea FD]]
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* [[Suffolk County (MA) Revere FD]]
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* [[Suffolk County (MA) Winthrop FD]]
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* [[Logan International Airport (BOS) Suffolk County (MA)]]
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==Boston PD District Stations==
 
==Boston PD District Stations==
 
*[http://www.cityofboston.gov/police/district.asp/ Police Districts]
 
*[http://www.cityofboston.gov/police/district.asp/ Police Districts]
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!Channel Used
 
!Channel Used
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Alpha || District 1/15 (Downtown/Charlestown) || Channel 2
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|Alpha||District 1/15 (Downtown/Charlestown) || Channel 2
 
|-align="center"  
 
|-align="center"  
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|Bravo || District 2 (Roxbury/Dorchester) || Channel 3
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|Bravo||District 2 (Roxbury/Dorchester) || Channel 3
 
|-align="center"  
 
|-align="center"  
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|Charlie || District 3 (Mattaphan) || Channel 3
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|Charlie||District 3 (Mattapan) || Channel 3
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|-align="center"
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|Delta||District 4 (South End/Back Bay) || Channel 5
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|-align="center"
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|Echo||District 5 (West Roxbury) || Channel 4
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|-align="center"
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|Fox||District 6 (South Boston) || Channel 6
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|-align="center"
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|Gold||District 7 (East Boston) || Channel 2
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|-align="center"
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|Harry||District 11 (Dorchester) || Channel 6
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Delta || District 4 (South End/Back Bay) || Channel 5
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|Jake||District 13 (Jamaica Plain) || Channel 4
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Echo || District 5 (West Roxbury) || Channel 4
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|Kilo||District 14 (Allston/Brighton) || Channel 5
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Fox || District 6 (South Boston) || Channel 6
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|Lima||District 18 (Hyde Park) || Channel 4
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Gold || District 7 (East Boston) || Channel 2
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|Mike||Bureau of Field Services
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Harry || District 11 (Dorchester) || Channel 6
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|Nova|| Operations/Headquarters Division
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Jake || District 13 (Jamacia Plain) || Channel 4
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|Romeo || Extra Paid Details - Large Scale/Citywide Events (not "Road Jobs)
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Kilo || District 14 (Alliston/Brighton) || Channel 5
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|Silver || Bureau of Administrative Services (Civilian Units)  
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Lima || District 18 (Hyde Park) || Channel 4
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|Tango || Special Operations Division
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Mike || Special Event Units || -
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|Victor || Investigative Services Bureau
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Romeo || Big Dig Details || -
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|Whiskey || Boston Public Health Commission Police Department
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|-align="center"   
 
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|Silver || Fleet Services || -
 
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Tango || Special Operations || -
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|X-Ray || Internal Affairs Bureau
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Victor || Detectives || -
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|Yankee ||Boston Police Department - Administration Units
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|Yankeey || Administration || -
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|Zebra || Boston Housing Authority Police Department
 
|}
 
|}
 
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!User(s)  
 
!User(s)  
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|1 || 2 Man Patrol Cars
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|1 || Two Officer Patrol Unit "Rapid Car"
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|-align="center"
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|2 || Two Officer Prisoner Transport Wagon
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|-align="center"
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|3 || Officer Assigned to Motorcycle
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|-align="center"
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|4 || One Officer Patrol Unit "Service Car"
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|2 || Prisioner Transport Wagons
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|5 || K9 Units
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|3 || Motorcycles
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|6 || Foot/Bicycle Patrols
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|4 || Neighborhood Service Units
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|7 || Mounted Units (Rarely speak on radio)
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|5 || K-9 Units
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|8 || Detective
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|6 || Foot Patrols
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|9 || Sergeant (Road Supervisor)
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|7 || District Detectives
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|A || Lieutenant
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|8 || Major Crime Detectives
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|B || Captain
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|9 || Supervisors (Sergeants)
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|C || Various Command Staff
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|A || Lieutenants
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|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"
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|B || Captains
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|E || Explosives Ordinance Unit (may be followed by 3 digits Ie. T E 501 - is K9)
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|C || Command
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|F || Haven't figured out yet - has to do with Special Ops
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|D || Other
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|G || Emergency Deployment Team (SWAT) Tango Gold 1 and Tango Gold 2 are (Gun Cars)
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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|K || Anti Crime Officers (Plain Clothes)
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|H || Harbor Patrol/Dive Team Units (ex Tango Harbor One)
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|-align="center"
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|K || Officer on plain clothes proactive assignment (District or Citywide)
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|-align="center"
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|S || Boston School Police (ex Tango Sierra ##)
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|-align="center"
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|T || Traffic Enforcement Units (ex Alpha Tango 55 - District 1 Traffic Unit)  
 
|}
 
|}
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*Third/Fourth (Number)
 
*Third/Fourth (Number)
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**Unit ID always ends with 2 numbers, that signify the Unit Specific ID Number
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*Fifth Character (used at shift change sign on/sign off)
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{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="solid darkgray;"
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!Character
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!User(s)
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|-align="center"
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|A || "Last Half" 11:45 pm - 8:00 am
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|-align="center"
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|D || "Day Shift" 7:45 am - 4:00 pm
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|-align="center"
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|F || "First Half" 3:45 pm - 12:00 am
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|}
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==Boston FD Radio Codes==
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==== Codes ====
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*A      Apparatus in Accident
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*B      Apparatus Mechanical Malfunction
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*C      Proceed at Reduced Speed
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==== Ten Codes ====
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*10-1  Call Quarters
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*10-2  Cancel Response
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*10-3  Call Dispatcher
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*10-5  Repeat Message
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*10-6  Stand By
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*10-7  Verify Information
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*10-8  In Service
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*10-9  Off the Air
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*10-10  Unit Location
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*10-11  Radio Test
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*10-12  Preliminary Report
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*10-13  Request Help
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*10-14  Progress Report
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*10-17  Unrest
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*10-18  Holding 1 Engine, 1 Truck
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*10-19  Holding 1 Engine
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*10-20  Under Control
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*10-21  Brush Fire
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*10-22  Outside Rubbish
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*10-23  Abandoned Vehicle Fire
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*10-24  Vehicle Fire
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*10-25  Manhole/Transformer Fire
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*10-26  Food on Stove
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*10-27  Compactor Fire
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*10-28  Subway/Railroad Fire
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*10-30  Smoke/Fire Showing
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*10-31  Incinerator Fire
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*10-32  Defective Oil Burner
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*10-33  Odor of Smoke
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*10-34  Sprinkler Problem
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*10-35  Alarm System Problem
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*10-36  Vehicle Emergency
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*10-37  Public Assistance
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*10-38  Steam Leak
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*10-40  Utility Emergency
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*10-41  Request Fire Marshal
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*10-44  Request Ambulance
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*10-47  Request Police
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*10-51  Hazardous Road Conditions
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*10-60  Major Emergency
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*10-75  Working Fire
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*10-76  High-rise Incident
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*10-80  Hazmat Incident
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*10-84  Unit on Scene
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*10-86  Foam Operations
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*10-88  Unit Responding
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*10-92  False Alarm
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*10-99  Out More Than 30 Minutes
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==== Fire Codes ====
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*110  Building & Contents Or Building Only
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*111  Building, Contents Only
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*112  Building, Rubbish Inside
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*113  Bridge, Trestle, Overhead Elevated Structure
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*114  Building, Chimney or Flue
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*115  Building, Incinerator
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*116  Pier, Quay, Pilings
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*117  Tunnel
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*118  Utility Co. Equipment (manhole, transformer vault)
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*119  Fire Detail
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*120  Public Mail Box
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*121  Fence Pole
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*122  Other Outside Fire:  Material Has Definable Value
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*130  Road Transport Vehicle:  Passenger
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*131  Road Transport Vehicle:  Transport
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*132  Rail Transport Vehicle
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*133  Water Transport Vehicle
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*910  Citizens Complaint
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*990  Other Condition Not Listed Above
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*991  Assisted Other District (at fire)
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==== Disposition Codes ====
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*1  Fire
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*2  Overpressure Rupture
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*3  Rescue & EMS
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*4  Hazardous Conditions
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*5  Service Call
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*6  Good Intention Call
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*7  False Alarm
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*8  Natural Disaster
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*9  Other Calls
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==MBTA==
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*Next List is unit identifiers for the MBTA Transit Police: (work in progress)
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**Similar to Boston PD:
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***1st Character - Phonetic
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***2nd Character - Phonetic or Number
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***3rd and 4th  - Specific Unit
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{|border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="solid darkgray;"
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!Phonetic
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!User(s)
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|-align="center"
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|Alpha || Central District Patrols (Downtown Boston/Backbay)
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|-align="center"
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|Bravo || North District Patrols (North of Boston - Medford/Somerville/Cambridge)
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|-align="center"
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|Charlie || South District Patrols (South of Downtown - Roxbury/Quincy/Braintree)
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|-align="center"
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|Echo || Explosives Detection Team
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|-align="center"
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|Kilo || K9 Units
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|-align="center"
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|Lima || Lieutenant
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|-align="center"
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|Sierra || Sergeants/Patrol Supervisors
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|-align="center"
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|Tango || Special Operations Division
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|-align="center"
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|Zulu || Command Staff -(Captains and above)
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|}
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*Examples
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**Echo Kilo 100 = Explosives K9 100
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**Alpha Sierra 1 - Central District Patrol Supervisor
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*Other Units:
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**North Station # - North Station Foot Patrols
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**South Staiton # - South Station Foot Patrols
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**CST - Crime Suppression Team
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**Commuter Rail - Commuter Rail Foot Patrols - Starts with district identifier (Bravo Commuter Rail)
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**OCC - Operations Control Center (Officer Assigned the MBTA's OCC)
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*Unit ID always ends with 2 numbers, that signify the Unit Specific ID Number
 
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==Mailing Lists/Forums==
 
==Mailing Lists/Forums==
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*[https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/scan-mass-east/info Scan-Mass-East]
 
*[http://www.scannewengland.net/wiki/index.php/Eastern_MA_Portal/ Scan New England]  
 
*[http://www.scannewengland.net/wiki/index.php/Eastern_MA_Portal/ Scan New England]  
 
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==Unidentified Federal Frequencies==
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164.0625  analog voice << - PL ? Likely VA Hosp Maint
  
 
==Related Links==
 
==Related Links==
  
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* [[Boston City Services]]  
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* [[Boston City Services]]
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* [[Logan International Airport (BOS) Suffolk County (MA)]]
  
 
==Online Scanners==
 
==Online Scanners==
 
*[http://suffolk.ma.scanamerica.us/index.php/ Suffolk County]
 
*[http://suffolk.ma.scanamerica.us/index.php/ Suffolk County]
 
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[[Category:US Federal Government Frequencies in Massachusetts]]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 23 January 2024

Suffolk Co. (MA) Fire & EMS Dept.'s

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
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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