Code 1 – Routine Response (No Lights, No Siren)
Code 2 – Urgent Response (Lights, No Siren)
Code 3 – Emergency Response (Lights, Siren)
Code 4 – Narcotics
Code 9 – Weapons
Code 12 – Status Ok
Code 13 – Status Ok, No Further Checks Needed
Code 21 – Warrants
Frank- Felony Warrant
Mary – Misdemeanor Warrant
Code 22 – Mental Health Issues
Code 25 – Subject Near Radio
Code 26 – Intoxicated Subject
Code 54 – Death
Code RED – Restricted Radio Traffic
10-23 – Meet At (Still Commonly Used)
10-24 – Opposite Sex in Vehicle (Starting Mileage logged/ending Mileage Logged at end of transport) (Still Used)
“Stopping” – This term replaced 10-71 for routine Traffic Stop
“Wants/Drivers” – This Term Replaced 10-84/10-85 for Records and Drivers Check
WPZR413: This is the FCC License Call Sign assigned to all Cowlitz County Fire/EMS & Law Enforcement Frequencies. This call sign is given each hour along with the dispatcher ID working any given frequency. (EX: 0102 Hrs WPZR413 X-ray 13) This means the Call Sign was given at 1:02am by dispatcher #13
Dispatchers use a 24 Hour Clock format. This is commonly referred to as Military Time
When Dates of Birth are given to dispatchers for Records Checks, it is given in reverse format like this 1970/05/20. Always year first, then month, and then date.
Incident Report Numbers or IR for short, are assigned by the CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) each time a call is entered and dispatched. Officers often request those numbers when on calls that require reports. These numbers start at 00001 on January first at midnight of each new year and continue in order until December 31 at 23:59 Hrs (11:59pm)
Disposition Codes are also part of the CAD system. It is a numbered system 1-10, which the CAD already has programmed as to how the call was handled. As Follows:
1- Arrest/Citation Issued
2- Civil Issue
3- Report will be Filed
4- UTL/GOA (Unable to Locate/Gone on Arrival)
5- Turned Over To Another Agency
6- Field Contact Logged No Report Filed
7- Unfounded
8- Informational
9- Settled by Contact
10- Cancelled Call
The Phonetic Code is a list of names used to spell names, and is based on each letter of the alphabet:
A-Adam
B-Boy
C-Charlie
D-David
E-Edward
F-Frank
G-George
H-Henry
I-Ida
J-John
K-King
L-Lincoln
M-Mary
N-Nora
O-Ocean
P-Paul
Q-Queen
R-Robert
S-Sam
T-Tom
U-Union
V-Victor
W-William
Y-Yellow
Z-Zebra
*** Working on Department Identifiers**
