Plain Text Please

[Thunderbolt]

Both of my FD's (career and volunteer) have been using clear text for many years. "Engine 2, Medic 114, respond for the vehicle accident with injuries, intersection of Maple & Elm".

I was really amazed when I got a copy of the NYFD codes 20 years ago. They have a lot of radio traffic, so I can see why they want to keep their radio transmissions brief. I wonder if they used them on 9-11?

The county I live in abolished Fire Radio codes in the early 1980s, when the "Incident Command" system was implemented. Likewise, Lenawee and Monroe Counties had radio codes for: Civil Defense, Fire, Police and Severe Weather situations. Thankfully, when it came to Severe Weather, they would say "Weather Signal 7," rather than just Signal 7, which had a whole different meaning. The former being a Tornado Warning and the latter I would have to look up, but I think it was a larceny of some kind.

Not once, did I ever hear either county become confused over the meaning of any codes and they both shared the same frequency for many decades. However, for the people with scanners, they can be happy that they no longer have to try and decipher the weather codes anymore, since they are done in plain English.

73's

Ron

 

[Jay911]

How many of you could correctly decipher the following. While on a 10-26, they were called to a 10-21. After reporting 10-36 they announced 10-69B, that it was a 10-20 and went 10-37, 10-2.

There are three sets of ten codes in my area...

RCMP version:
While on an ETA, they were called to a telephone the office. After reporting on duty they announced prostitute B, that it was a location and went returning to office, receiving you loud and clear.

City police version:
While on a peeping tom, they were called to a mental case. After reporting sexual assault they announced prostitute B, that it was a lost & found and went medical emergency, non-injury property damage traffic accident.

EMS version:
While on a transporting to Grace Hospital, they were called to a transporting to nearest hospital. After reporting () they announced need police B, that it was a location and went (), ().

Us fire guys use plain language.

 

[zgafford]

a lot of areas around here like Sacramento PD use 9 codes
901 - accident
901A - accident w/injuries
922 - intoxicated individual

 

[INDY72]

I also have noticed that most of the codes used in Cali are just the actual State of California Criminal Codes. And of interest are a few that are also used in New Orleans for the exact same things. 187=Homocide, being the most well known lol.

 

[precoislen]

a lot of areas around here like Sacramento PD use 9 codes
901 - accident
901A - accident w/injuries
922 - intoxicated individual

Phoenix, Az used to use 9 codes in there dispositions alot,
960,961,962 for MVA's and such

And Albemarble, Va. uses 9 code dispositions for their calls also.

 

[Thunderbolt]

a lot of areas around here like Sacramento PD use 9 codes
901 - accident
901A - accident w/injuries
922 - intoxicated individual

There is a regional police force in eastern Ontario that uses nine codes, which are very similar to the ones you listed. For some reason they either decided to be different from everyone else, or they did this years ago to avoid any confusion with other departments. Likewise, the Oregon State Police and many others in the Beaver State use 12-Codes, where the 12 is used instead of the 10.

At least it adds some spice to your listening enjoyment. :wink:

73's

Ron

 

[chevyman]

There is a regional police force in eastern Ontario that uses nine codes, which are very similar to the ones you listed. For some reason they either decided to be different from everyone else, or they did this years ago to avoid any confusion with other departments.

I think the department you're talking about is Waterloo Regional Police and also Halton Region I believe. Every time I'm in Waterloo I usually forget to bring my list of 9 codes and am always lost when they say something like "we got a 921 here" and don't really say anything else so that you can figure out what a 921 is. I don't know how they keep track of them....