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Abbreviations and Codes

  # 100x200 dimensions of fire building (width x depth)
  2ND ALM second alarm
  3RD ALM third alarm
  2&1 2 engines, 1 truck
  3&2 3 engines, 2 trucks
  E2>E4 Engine 2 covering Engine 4
  2-1.75" two 1.75 inch handlines
     
  A A/A automatic aid
  A/H/W all hands working
  ABDN abandoned
  AC Assistant Chief
  ADDL additional
  ADJ adjacent
  ALM alarm
  ALS advanced life support
  AMB ambulance
  AP Associated Press
  APPROX approximately
  APT apartment
     
  B B brush truck
  B/L booster line
  B/O by orders of
  BC Battalion Chief
  BLDG building
  BLK block
  BLS basic life support
  BRK brick
  BSMT basement
  btwn between
     
  C C car or Chief
  CFP CAROLINAS FIRE PAGE
  CIV civilian
  CLR clear
  CMD command
  CNN Cable News Network
  COMM commercial
  CONC concrete
  COND condition
  C/S/R confines space rescue
  CTY county
     
  D D/W double wide
  D/W/H doubtful will hold
  DC District, Deputy or Division Chief
  DEF MODE defensive mode
  DELAYED delayed
  DIR direct
    DM direct monitor
     
  E E engine
  EMS emergency medical service
  EN RTE en route
  ENG engine
  EQ equipment
  EQV equivalent
  EVACD evacuated
  EXP exposure
  EXT extensive or extended or extension
     
  F F/I fully involved
  FC Fire Comm (Nextel Direct Connect)
  FD fire department
  FF firefighter
  FLR floor
  FMO Fire Marshal's Office
  FR fire report (email submission to CFP)
     
  G gal gallons
  GEN ALM general alarm
  GSW gun shot wound
     
  H H/A/U holding all units
  H/L hose handline
  H/M hazardous materials
  H20 water
  HELO helicopter
  HL CFP Hot Line
  HOSP hospital
  HVY heavy
   
  I IC Incident Command
  INJs injuries
  INT interior
     
  K K tanker
     
  L L ladder
  L/P ladder pipe
  L/S/O lines stretched and operating
  L/T ladder tower
  LAD ladder
  LDH large diameter hose
  LEO law enforcement officer
  LRG large
  LZ landing zone
     
  M M medic
  M/A mutual aid
  MCI mass casualty incident (6+ injuries)
  mi miles
  MTF more to follow
  MULT multiple
  MVC motor vehicle collision
     
  N NEG negative
  nr near
  NUM numerous
     
  O O/A on arrival
  O/N overnight
  O/O/S out of service
  O/S on scene
  O/T overturned
  OCCD occupied
  OPS operations
     
  P P/W/H probably will hold
  PAR Personnel Accountability Report
  PAX passengers
  PD police department
  PIO Public Information Officer
  POSS possible
  PPV positive pressure ventilation
  PRI SRCH primary search
  PROBs problems
     
  Q Q quint
     
  R R rescue
  R/R railroad
  REQ requested
  RED+ Red Cross
  RPTD reported
  RES rescue
  RESPG responding
  RIT Rapid Intervention Team
  RRT Regional Response Team
     
  S S squad
  S/A/R search and rescue
  S/B stand by
  S/C special call
  S/O/B souls on board
  S&O salvage and overhaul
  SEC SRCH secondary search
  SEV severe
  SEVL several
  SHWG showing
  SMK smoke
  SNKL snorkel
  SO Sheriff's Office
  SQ squad
  SRCH search
  STA station
  STY story
  SVC service
     
  T T truck
  T/L tower ladder
  T/T tractor-trailer
  T&R treated and released
  TNKR tanker
  TRK truck
     
  U U utility
  U/D up date
  UNKN unknown
  USAR Urban Search and Rescue
     
  V VAC vacant
  VAR various
     
  W W/F working fire
  W/I well involved
  WD FRM wood frame
  WHSE warehouse
  WX weather
     
  X X-FRM across from
  y/o years old
  XPORTED transported
     

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