Difference between revisions of "Fire Service Terms"
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* '''NWCG''' - National Wildfire Coordinating Group | * '''NWCG''' - National Wildfire Coordinating Group | ||
== P == | |||
* '''PCR''' - Patient care report | |||
== R == | == R == | ||
* '''RP''' - Reporting party | * '''RP''' - Reporting party | ||
*'''RIT''' - Rapid intervention team, sometimes also RIC | |||
== S == | == S == | ||
Revision as of 03:56, 6 June 2022
This is a non-exhaustive list of abbreviations used in the fire service and EMS. Some are in wide use, some may be more local.
For approved Skagit County EMS abbreviations, see: Skagit_County_BLS_Protocols#Approved_Abbreviations
F
- FIB - Fire in a building; structure fire
- FIBR - Fire in a building, residential; house fire
H
- HBD - Has been drinking
J
- JEO - Just east of; often used when describing a location: JEO landmark
- JNO - Just north of
- JSO - Just south of
- JWO - Just west of
L
- LDH - Large diameter hose (usually considered 3" or larger)
M
- MCI - Mass casualty incident; an event with multiple patients that overwhelms your current resources
- MCO - Multi-company operation; an event that involves multiple units possibly from different departments
- MDT - Mobile data terminal; computer in apparatus providing dispatch information and mapping
- MVA - Motor vehicle accident
N
- NWCG - National Wildfire Coordinating Group
P
- PCR - Patient care report
R
- RP - Reporting party
- RIT - Rapid intervention team, sometimes also RIC
S
- SCSO - Skagit County Sheriff's Office
V
- VUCSA - Violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act; under the influence of illegal drugs
