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+ | ! align="center" style="background: #8B0000; color:white" scope="col" width="50px" | Unit ID | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="background: #8B0000; color:white" scope="col" width="150px" | Description | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="background: #8B0000; color:white" | Notes | ||
+ | {{User:QDP2012/TblRow1|1T|Hillsboro Air Tower|Used during aircraft emergencies}} | ||
+ | {{User:QDP2012/TblRow2|911OPS/3rd Alarm Admin Notification|Used rarely}} | ||
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+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | 1T | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Hillsboro Air Tower | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Used during aircraft emergencies | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | 911OPS | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | 3rd Alarm Admin Notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Used rarely | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | AIR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Air Trailer | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | AIR333 out of Sherwood is the only known unit | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | ALM / ALARM | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Alarm Designator | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | ALS | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Advanced Life Support Unit | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Used during the Oregon International Air Show | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | AMR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | American Medical Response – Notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | BR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Brush Rig | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | C | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Battalion Chief / Duty Chief / Chief | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Some department duty chiefs have four digit unit IDs instead of C (i.e. Banks:1300) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | CINFO | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Chief officer notification. | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Notifies battallion chief / duty chief / chief without paging unit to scene. (i.e. Hillsboro C1 would be C1INFO.) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | BOAT | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Boat (Water Rescue) | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Used when the crew of a Water Rescue unit are on the water | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | CAR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | TVF&R Response Car | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Unique – Read about them [http://tvfr.com/news/index.aspx here] | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | CART | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Medical golf cart | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Used during the Oregon International Air Show | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | CAS | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Air Truck | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Unique - Air/rehab unit that responds to assignments in West county districts and responds from Cornelius (Cascade 8) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | CHAP | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Department chaplain notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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. | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | COCB | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Cornelius Callback | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Notification to staff Station 8 (Cornelius Fire) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | D2VOL | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | WCFD#2 Volunteers | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Page for volunteers to staff stations; the last letter designates N for North Plains or M for Midway | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | E | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Engine | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Units foreign to WCCCA district boudaries 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) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | EOC | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Emergency Operations Center | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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 | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | FDBC | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Fire Defense Board Chief | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | FDL | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Fire Dispatch Liaison | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | GEN4 | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Forest Grove General Tones | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Unique – Pages volunteers to staff station(s) and/or apparatus | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | HB | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Heavy Brush Rig | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Carries more water, tools, manpower, etc than a standard BR - Generally a Type 3 Engine | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | HFC | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Hillsboro Fire Chief | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Notifies Hillsboro fire chief of major incidents and fires. | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | HM | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Hazmat Unit | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | TVF&R units HM34 and HM53 respond to hazardous materials incidents in HazMat Region 9. | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | HR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Heavy Rescue | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Carries specalized rescue tools that engine companies do not carry. HR51 is located at TVF&R's Tigard Station. | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | HS | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Heavy Squad | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | TVF&R HS66 is the district’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical,_biological,_radiological,_and_nuclear CBRNE] unit | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | IMT | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Incident Management Team Notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Notification / page(s) an overhead team consisting of several specialists trained to help mitigate and manage large-scale incidents | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | INFO | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Information | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Information about a call – for dispatchers and responding agencies’ eyes only! | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | INV | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Investigator | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Usually preceded by the department they are assigned to (Hillsboro: HFINV, Forest Grove: FFINV) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | LB | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Light Brush Rig | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Term used by TVF&R, same as brush rig. | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | LIFE | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Lifeflight Notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Denotes standby, activation, and activity of responding Lifeflight helicopters - Note that WCCCA may use LIFE and LIFE2 interchangeably, regardless of the responding helo | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | MED | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | ALS Medic Unit | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Many fire departments in the county have ALS medical / rescue units that can be used to transport patients when MetroWest is not available. | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | METW / MW | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | MetroWest Ambulance Notification / Unit | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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 | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | MX | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Medical Examiner | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | May be followed by a single digit 1-3 | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | ODOT | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Department of Transportation Notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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 | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | PACU | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Pacific University Security Notification | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | PDONLY | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Police Only Notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | First seen 6/21/14; notification for police response only on a call (e.g. MVA) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | PDXOPS | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Portland 800 Ops Channel | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | PIO | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Public Information Officer | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | PU | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Pickup | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Sometimes doubles as a light brush rig | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | R | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Rescue | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | RHB | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Rehab Unit (Air Truck) | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | SFOR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Oregon Department of Forestry Notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | State Forestry units usually respond with a separate three-digit ID in CAD (e.g. 436, 439, etc) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | SIREN | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Station siren activation | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | SQT | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Telesquirt (Aerial Pumper) | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Pronounced "Squirt" on dispatch. TVF&R uses SQT34, SQT61, and SQT62 as engine companies. | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | STA | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | General station page / tone-out | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | STAGE | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Stage for incident | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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 | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | SUP | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Support Vehicle | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | T | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Truck (Aerial Ladder) | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Units foreign to WCCCA district boudaries are preceded with the first letter of their department (PT# - Portland truck, T211 - Lake Oswego Truck 211). | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | TR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Technical Rescue | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Note that TVF&R's technical rescue unit TR51 will usually respond in CAD as USAR51 | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | TENT | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | First aid tent | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Used during the Oregon International Air Show | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | TIMER | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Electronic incident timer | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | TSKFOR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Task Force | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | TVCFA | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Commercial Fire Alarm | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Notification used for fire alarms in commercial type buildings | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | USAR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Urban Search & Rescue | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | USA | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Unified Sewage Agency notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Clean Water Services (CWS) now owns and operates USA properties | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | V | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Van | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Used to haul volunteer personnel or equipment to and from an incident | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | WCWR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Wash. Co. Water Rescue Notification | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Page for water rescue team(s) | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | WR | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Water Rescue | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | WR59 is located with Boat 59 at Sta. 59 in West Linn-Willamette | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | WT | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Water Tender | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | Some out-of-county units may not have a unit number, using only the fire department's initials (e.g. EVMWT - Elsie-Vinemaple water tender); these units will more than likely not be heard over the air | ||
+ | |- style="background: #666666" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | X | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Placeholder | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | When dispatch needs to keep a call active, switch a unit, etc., X is used | ||
+ | |- style="background: #777777" | ||
+ | ! align="center" style="color:white" | YMAMB | ||
+ | | align="center" style="color:white" | Page for Yamhill County Ambulance | ||
+ | | style="color:white" | 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 | ||
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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 battallion 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 boudaries 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 specalized 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 three-digit 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 / tone-out | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 boudaries are preceded with the first letter of their department (PT# - Portland truck, T211 - Lake Oswego Truck 211). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TR | Technical Rescue | Note that TVF&R's technical rescue unit TR51 will usually respond in CAD as USAR51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TENT | First aid tent | Used during the Oregon International Air Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TIMER | Electronic incident timer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Linn-Willamette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WT | Water Tender | Some out-of-county units may not have a unit number, using only the fire department's initials (e.g. EVMWT - Elsie-Vinemaple water tender); these units will more than likely not be heard over the air | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
X | Placeholder | 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 |