![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shots Fired: bullets fired from a firearm of some typeīullet Strikes or Strikes: evidence that a bullet has hit an objectĬasings: expended bullet casings or shells Vs or Versus: a common term used when describing a crash or an accident involving two different types of participants “car vs pedestrian”, “truck vs telephone pole”, “bicycle vs fire hydrant”, ad infinitum.Ĭrash/Accident: interchangeable terms used to describe an event in which some object strikes or hits another object some people really care about which term is used… pdxalerts does not.Ĭall: an incident in which officers/medics/fire are dispatched to Slumper: a person slumped over either behind the wheel of a car or on a bench or ground usually associated with IV drug users or drunks who are unable to maintain consciousness. Status Check: a term used by dispatchers, supervisors, and officers when trying to figure out whether a unit is still on scene, is ok, or needs assistance. ![]() Commonly used 10-codes and 12-codes used in the Portland Metro Area are:ġ0-4: I understand or have received your radio transmission, or “yes”ġ0-8: On duty and/or available for radio callsġ0-9: Please repeat your radio transmission, or I didn’t understand your radio transmissionġ0-19: I’m at the station or “in quarters”ġ2-34: has or is having a mental health problemĬlearance Codes: these are the codes used when clearing a call again, every agency or dispatch center has a different set of clearance codes sometimes expressed as a letter-number combination (such as Willy-2, or X-ray 1, etc) or as a single letter (J or C, etc) or as a 10-code, or as a 12-code, or any other way that agencies clear their calls.Ĭode 1: respond at normal traffic speed no lights or sirens you get there when you get there.Ĭode 2: respond using lights only generally at a faster rate than Code 1 but no siren assistance needed as soon as possible units will sometimes use an air horn to get through traffic.Ĭode 3: respond lights and siren moving at a generally high rate of speed but while still exercising due caution for the public assistance needed now this is generally the fastest response.Ĭode 4: “everything’s ok” or “we’re fine”, sometimes a 10-code will supplant it since not every agency uses the same terminology or even the same 10-code usually used when being status checked by dispatch or another unit.Ĭode Zero: This is perhaps the most frightening thing to hear this means an officer’s life is in danger and assistance cannot wait in most settings, all available units will converge on the officer’s location. 12-codes are just like 10-codes but instead of a “10” in the beginning, it’s a “12”. There are two commonly accepted phonetic alphabets, the military version which is also used by aircraft, and the civilian version which is commonly used by police/troopers/deputies/security.ġ0-codes: a set of numeric codes which infer a meaning, such as “10-4” which means “I copy or I acknowledge your transmission” or “10-9” which means “please repeat your transmission” there is no standard for 10-codes, every department or dispatch center can be different some agencies use a combination of 10-codes and 12-codes. Phonetic Alphabet: a way of giving a letter without it sounding like another letter for example A=”Alpha” or “Adam”, B=”Bravo” or “Boy”, etc. Info Call: a call for service that is usually either a low priority call or is lowered by a sergeant that either doesn’t require a police response sometimes the call is lowered because a caller wishes to remain anonymous and, therefore, there exists no witness to verify that a event has happened, or because the call is so old that it is unlikely that it is still occurringĬall Holding : a call that has not been dispatched because it is either a low priority call or because there are no officers available to respond Unwanted/Unwanted Subject: a person that the caller (reporting party) thinks needs to be moved or removed by police Subject: a person who is usually the subject of a police call sometimes referred to as a “suspect” if a crime has been committed or perceived to be committed We’ve assembled a list of common terms used by dispatchers, officers/deputies, firefighters and emergency medical workers that you might hear if you drop in a listen to either a scanner or an online scanner feed. For your average person, the terminology used by emergency workers can be about as cryptic as ancient Sumerian. ![]()
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