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[N9NCP]

Does anyone know what the abbreviations mean for the units on the web based WCCCA Incident System? For example E68, CAR67, M206, CTCSEC ...

Thanks!

 

[PMJ2kx]

Does anyone know what the abbreviations mean for the units on the web based WCCCA Incident System? For example E68, CAR67, M206, CTCSEC ...

Thanks!

E = Engine Company
T/TR = Truck Company (with the exception of Hillsboro TR03, which is a Tech Rescue vehicle)
BR = Brush rig
HB = Heavy brush rig (TVF&R)
LB = Light Brush rig (TVF&R)
SQ = Rescue Squad
SQT = Engine Company with a telesquirt rig
WT = Water Tender
BC/C = Battalion Chief / Chief / Duty Chief
CAR = TVF&R's new response cars (Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue: News)
BT/BOAT = Boat
WR/DR = Water Rescue / Dive Rescue
Rxx = Rescue
MED/Mxx = Medic unit (ALS transport capable)
USAR = Urban Search & Rescue
HM = Hazmat
HR = Heavy Rescue
HS/HSQ = Heavy Squad
CTCSEC = Clackamas Town Center Security Notification
NOTIFY = Hoodland Fire notification
AMR = AMR Ambulance Notification (for the most part, you'll see M205, M206, or M207 used in place of the AMR placard)
M2xx/M3xx = AMR Ambulance
METWA/METWB, etc = MetroWest Ambulance Notification
MWxx = MetroWest Ambulance
LIFE/LF = Lifeflight
MX = Medical Examiner
xCHAP/CHGRP = Chaplain
ETIME/TIMER = Electronic Burn Timer (Can be notated with the letter of the department - i.e. TIMERH = Hillsboro burn timer)
TSKFOR = Quite literally not a full box/1st Alarm assignment group
AIR = Air Trailer
RHB/RH = Rehab Unit
SIRENx (where x is the station number) = Audible siren trigger
xINV/PREV = Duty Fire Investigator


There's a whole slough of them beyond that - I could go on for an hour. If you want more, let me know.

 

[PMJ2kx]

Forgot a few others that are not uncommon:

PIO = Public Info Officer
V = Van
xALM = x Alarm Fire (x being the level)
PU = Pickup
GEN4 = Forest Grove General Tones
SUP = Support Rig
COMM1/MCC = Mobile Command Center
CAS8 = Air Truck from Cornelius
LT = Light Trailer
STAx = Station Page/Notification
Pxxxx = Portland F&R Unit
NBxxx = Newberg Unit
AUxxxx = Aurora Fire unit
SFOR = State Forestry Notification
43x = ODF Rig
Yxxx = Yamhill Fire Unit
ODOT = Oregon DOT Notification
WATER = Water Tender Callout
TIP = Trauma Intervention Program
EMSxx = EMS Callout
BOEC = Portland Notification
AURORA / NORCOM = NORCOM (North Marion County 911) Notification
PGE = Portland General Electric Notification
NWGAS = NW Natural Gas Notification
RAT = AMR Reach & Treat Notification
xxRRT = Rope Rescue Team
WCWR / CCWR / WRTEAM = Water Rescue Team callout
INFO = Information (that we can't see)
USFS = Forest Service Notification

 

[mjohnston4]

Not a correction, but info. Heavy Brush designations in Wash Co will be more than TVF&R now. FGF&R has two now and will be in service before fire season. Unknown what other departments with Type 3 rigs will do though.

 

[oregontreehugger]

Thanks for the lists! There were a few I have been trying to figure out...

 

[mjohnston4]

What about editing and adding information to the Wiki page for Washington County?

 

[PMJ2kx]

What about editing and adding information to the Wiki page for Washington County?

Sure thing. I can make that happen.

While we're talking about decoding things, there is at least one identifier that I see on a regular basis on Molalla's MVA calls: PH38. That unit is "dispatched" and then almost seconds later "cleared" from the call. It ONLY appears on MVA calls. It's not an actual unit that responds so far as I can tell.

Is anybody familiar with that identifier?

 

[PMJ2kx]

Alright, I've got a good start so far over on my personal page (i'm using it as a sandbox before I create the real article).

Take a look and see if you like the way things are looking. Any and all corrections are GREATLY appreciated as much of this was acquired when CAD actually had unit information:

UserMJ2kx - The RadioReference Wiki

 

[mjohnston4]

Looks good so far.

-To add to the heavy brush info, it is mostly a Type 3 Wildland Engine.
-To destinguish between trucks, Wash Co uses T and CCOM uses TR.
-Might talk about TVF&R's medics. How they respond but arent primary transport.
-And at the bottom, you listed 4510 as an investigator for FGF&R, he is actually the chaplain for FGF&R and FGPD. C401 and 4911 are the only investigators right now.

 

[PMJ2kx]

-And at the bottom, you listed 4510 as an investigator for FGF&R, he is actually the chaplain for FGF&R and FGPD. C401 and 4911 are the only investigators right now.

Whoops...got my numbers crossed! That's fixed now.

I'll make the other changes later tonight or tomorrow when I get back home. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[PMJ2kx]

To anyone who has been following this, I have made two pages live in the wiki:

Washington County / Clackamas County / Newberg - The RadioReference Wiki
Joint CAD Incident Tracking System - The RadioReference Wiki

Both are major works in progress, but you can now access them instead of my user page.

 

[oregontreehugger]

Thanks again for taking the time to do this -- looks great!

 

[joescanner]

Operating within Washington, Clackams, and eastern Yamhill County, four PSAPs,

WCCCA, C-Com, Newberg/Dundee 9-1-1, and who else? YCOM?

Not disputing, just didn't think YCOM had 800MHz dispatch consoles/facilities.

 

[mjohnston4]

Lake O?

 

[joescanner]

Lake O?

Aw, dang it, I always forget about LoCom.

 

[PMJ2kx]

Thanks again for taking the time to do this -- looks great!

You're welcome! It may not update too much in the near future, but if it does, I'll let you know.

 

[mjohnston4]

Aw, dang it, I always forget about LoCom.

LOL yeah, doing their own thing stuck between the two counties.