Thurston County (WA)

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.

J -

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.

M -

M.V.A. - Motor Vehicle Accident

N -

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.

Q -

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

S -

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.

U -

U.T.L. = Unable To Locate

V -

W -

Welfare Check - Check the well-being of an occupant or subject

X -

Y -

Z -

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

• Thurston County (WA) Amateur Radio repeaters on Repeaterbook.com

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