Pottstown's Special Fire Police
of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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Alias Format and Suggestions

The Following is a list of standards for abbreviations and formats for radio alias's. Following these guidelines will help reduce confusion between County dispatchers and field personnel.
These truck and officer abbreviations and formats follow what will be used for the new CAD system. This will allow the dispatchers to work with one standard and help ease their work load.

Radio Terms

Portables

P CH53- Chief 53's Portable
P DC53- Deputy Chief 53's Portable
P AC53- Assistant Chief 53's Portable
P AC53-1 -First Assistant Chief 53's Portable
P1 E53 -1st Portable in Engine 53
P2 E53 -2nd Portable in Engine 53
M QRS71- Mobile in QRS 71 P1 E53-1 -1st Portable in Engine 53
P FP53-1 -1st Fire Police Portable
P FP53-2- 2nd Fire Police Portable
FD53 -Station The base station at Station 53

Mobile


M CH53 Mobile in Chiefs 53 vehicle

M DC53 Mobile in Deputy Chiefs vehicle

M E53 Mobile in Engine 53 (1st Engine)

M E53-1 Mobile in Engine 53-1 (second Engine)

M T53 Mobile in Tanker 53
M QRS71 Mobile in QRS 71

 Apparatus Abbreviations

SN- Snorkel
Air -Air
SO -Special Operations Unit
Bike- Bicycle
SS -Special Service
C -Chemical
SQ -Squirt
CAR- Car
T -Tanker
CN -Canteen
TC -Tac Officer
DU- Dive Unit
TR -Traffic
E- Engine
TW -Tower
F -Field
U -Utility 		Officer Abbreviations

CH -Chief
FP -Fire Police
DC -Deputy Chief
HM -HazMat
AC- Assistant Chief L Ladder
BC -Battalion Chief
MC -Motorcycle
CT -Captain
MU -Marine Unit
LT -Lieutenant
P- Pipeline
ER -Engineer
QRS- QRS
FP -Fire Police
QT -Quint
SA -Safety Officer
R -Rescue
SD- Squad