Thurston County (WA)

Thurston County Police Department

Radio Jargon

Thurston County Police Codes “Cheat Sheet”

Frequencies

-Police Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater Dispatch (Tac 2): 156.15000 (Input: 155.07000)
-Police Olympia/Lacey/Tumwater Car-to-Car (Tac 3): 155.01000
-Olympia Police Dispatch (Tac 9): 158.85750 (Input: 155.91750)
- Police Data (Tac 6) 154.87500 (Input: 155.98500)

Codes

Code 2: Proceed urgently without lights and sirens
Code 3: Proceed urgently with lights and sirens (Sometimes shortened to “code”)
Code 15: No further assistance needed
Code 10: (Same as restricted traffic): Emergency situation - emergency radio traffic only.
10-8: Complete with assignment
10-42: Going home
81: Going to or at station
99/99 on Portable: Meal break

Abrievations

Mal Mis: Malicious mischief
CP: Calling party
RP: Reporting party
CapCom: Capital Communications (The police database)
Multiple Units: More than one unit trying to speak at once
“All systems on one by name”: Officer requesting dispatcher to run a person through the system by name to check for wants and warrants, as well as for the person’s appearance. (The number one can also vary depending on the amount of people the officer is requesting to be run. It also does not have to be by name. Can also be by number, which is the person’s driver’s license number)
Phone Detail: The dispatcher will call the officer to give him details about the circumstance
Requesting Cover: Wanting back-up
[Unit Number] Clear: Same as 10-8
ETA: Estimated Time of arrival
DL: Driver’s License
UTL: Unable to locate
GOA: Gone on arrival
HBD: Has been drinking
DUI/DWI: Driving under the influence/Driving while impaired
BLS: Basic life support
ALS: Advanced life support
On View: The officer saw something and is going to investigate it.
MVA: Multi-Vehicle accident
DIP: Drinking in public
DOC: Department of Corrections
DWLS: Driving while license suspended
MIP: Minor in possession
FI: Field Investigation DOA: Dead On Arrival.

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

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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

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