Abbreviations

In order to give as much information possible when paging a fire, it is necessary to use some abbreviations. Below is a list of the most common abbreviations used by FirePage Ohio. Updated 10-4-97.

100 X 125 

size of building 

 

INT 

interior 

2nd Alarm (alm) 

second alarm 

 

TK 

ladder 

3rd alarm 

third alarm 

 

L/P 

ladder pipe 

4th alarm 

fourth alarm 

 

T/L 

tower ladder 

G/A 

general alarm 

 

MED 

medic 

ABDN 

abandoned 

 

M/A 

mutual aid 

ADD 

address 

 

MCI 

mass casualty incident (6+ injuries) 

APT 

apartment 

  MF MedFlight

B/O 

by orders of 

  MLF Metro Life Flight

BN

Battalion Chief 

 

MVA 

motor vehicle accident 

BLDG

building

 

NEG 

negative 

BLK 

block

 

NR 

near 

BSMT

basement

 

O/S 

on scene 

CIV

civilian

 

OCC 

occupied 

CMD

command  

OMD 

occupied multiple dwelling 

COMM'L

commercial 

 

OIC 

office in charge 

COND

condition

 

PD 

police department 

DC

District Chief or Deputy Chief

 

PRI/SRCH 

primary search 

DWH 

doubtful will hold (fire cond)

 

PWH  

probably will hold  

ENG 

engine

 

RES 

rescue 

EMS

Emergency Medical Service

 

R/R 

railroad 

EVAC'D

evacuated

 

REQ 

request 

EXP

exposure 

 

RESPG

responding 

EXT

extensive or extended

 

S/C 

special call 

F/I 

fully involved 

 

SEC/SRCH  

secondary search 

FD 

fire department  

 

SHWG

showing 

FF 

firefighter 

 

SMK

smoke 

FG  

fireground frequency  

 

SQ  

squad 

FIRE K/D  

fire knocked down  

 

SRCH  

search 

FIRE U/C  

fire under control 

 

STY 

story 

FLR  

floor 

 

TXPR 

taxpayer (1 sty comm w/ apts above) 

FPC

FirePage Columbus

 

T&R 

treated and released 

FPO

FirePage Ohio

 

T/L 

tower ladder 

G/A

general alarm 

 

TNKR 

tanker 

HAU

holding all units 

 

U/D# 

update number 

HL  

HOTLINE  

  UHM University MedEvac

H/L 

hand-line 

 

UNKN

unknown 

H/M 

hazardous material 

 

VAC 

vacant 

HOSP

hospital 

 

VAR 

various 

HSE  

House 

 

V/M  

VOICE MAIL 

HVY

heavy

 

WOFR

wood frame 

IC

incidnet commander

 

WX 

weather 

INJs

injuries

 

cross street 

         

THOSE LITTLE THINGS:

When you see a '*' in the 'signature' of the page, it means that person is 'on scene'.
When you see a '$' in the 'signature' of the page, it means that person contacted the dispatcher via 2-way radio or NexTel.




CODES FROM OTHER NETWORKS

Chicago:
EMS PLAN 1 2 3 - 5 ambulances each
2-11 - 2nd alarm
3-11 - 3rd alarm

FDNY Fire Box Codes:
66 Manhattan/Bronx
77 Brooklyn
88 Staten Island
99 Queens

MISC
#L/S/O    # lines stretched and operating
AOF    address of fire


 
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