![]() 5150 = danger to oneself or others (though when listening it often almost seems to be a throw-in for crazy instead).SIC = subject(s) or suspects in custody.Rabbit = person fleeing on foot (can also be out of a car).SigAlert = special traffic alert, typically for 30+ minute delays.PoE = Point of Entry (San Ysidro or Otay border crossing points).MOD (usually followed by a number) = Mobile Operations Detail (SDFD’s 2-person mobile scooter response team, primarily operating in/around the Gaslamp District).LPR = License Plate Reader (details here – video here).FtY = failure to yield ( some go on to become a full blown pursuit).ET = emergency traffic (almost always followed by ‘only’) or emergency tone.D2 = Dispatch 2 (where they can go to talk off the primary feed, but not using phones).Code 4 = no additional assistance needed (sometimes you hear them use it more within the context of a situation being under control – though not necessarily resolved).97 = arrived at scene / location (on the radio you’ll hear both 97 and 10-97).Omaha = Border Patrol helicopter (rarely mentioned where most can hear it, but every so often you’ll hear it)Īssorted others – I rarely use the last three, but they are used often if you listen at all:.Mercy Air and Reach Air = Medivac/Life flight providers.They have hoist capabilities and ABLE and Astrea do not have the same extent of rescue resources. Copter 1 & 2 (etc) = SDFD Fire-Rescue helicopters – usually out for fires or rescues of people out on hills, etc.When I can find the other good one I had seen awhile ago I’ll add it in) It doesn’t show FLIR itself – if you search ABLE + FLIR + SDPD you’ll find several, but the most common one has one of the suspects killing himself, so I’ll stick with this one. FLIR = Forward Looking Infrared ( Pretty good video getting to hear ABLE – and the best one, at that! – doing his thing and using FLIR.Astrea = SDSO’s helicopter units (Aerial Suppor t to Regional Enforcement Agencies).ABLE = SDPD’s helicopter units ( Air Bourne Law Enforcement).PERT = Psychiatric Emergency Response Teamīoth agencies have multiple helicopters, but it’s very rare to have more than one up at a time per agency.MTS = Metropolitan Transit System (over trolley and bus systems).MAST = Metro Arson Strike Team (usually they’ll ID as investigators 67-69).ICE = Immigration & Customs Enforcement.CDoT = California Department of Transportation.CalTrans = CDoT’s branch over planning/construction/maintenance.JNO = just north of, JSO = just south of, IFO = in front of, OTS = over the side/shoulder.RHS = right hand shoulder, LHS = left hand shoulder, CD = center divide.NB = Northbound, EB = Eastbound, SB = Southbound, WB = Westbound.RP = reporting/responsible party/personĪnother chunk of them are all direction/road/location/position related:.These are probably really the most common ones: So something like WFJ = White female juvenile or a AMA = Asian male adult. Third letter = age (A=Adult / J=Juvenile).Second letter = gender (M=Male / F=Female).First letter = race (A=Asian, B=Black, H=Hispanic, ME=Middle Eastern, W=White).Typically a three part descriptor unless one part is not known. If you see others in tweets and they’re not listed, please feel free to tweet or email and ask and I’ll add them here as well.ĭescriptors are among the most common – and I try to stick what are pretty much used in many industries/sectors. These are just a few of the more common terms and abbreviations you might see on our Twitter feed.I’ve been asked about some of the acronyms and abbreviations used in tweets.Įxcept for a handful of pretty frequently used ones, I try to avoid them when possible – or unless it would get unwieldy with things that could otherwise be one tweet getting expanded into several others if they aren’t used. MVAU - Motor vehicle accident, unknown on injuries.MVAPD - Motor vehicle accident with property damage.MVAI - Motor vehicle accident with injuries.HRUN - Hit-and-run, unknown on injuries.HRPRP - Hit-and-run, property damage, no injuries.HAZRD - Report of some kind of hazard in a roadway.VCSO - Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office.Run - an incident requiring police, fire, and/or ambulance response. ![]() As in, "the suspect was last seen running NB on First Ave".ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival (how long will it take to get there).Colors (often abbreviated to 3 letters). ![]() Below is a list of nature codes and other terms and abbreviations that might seen on the Central Dispatch Twitter feed, along with a generic description of what they mean:
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