Abbreviations that could show up in the World Of Fire Report. 2+2 = 2 Engines/2 ladders 3+2 = 3 Engines/2 Ladders A/C = Assistant Chief A/H = All Hands ATT = At This Time AI = Accident Investigation ALS = Advanced Life Support AMB = Ambulance APT = Apartment B/F = Black Female B/M = Black Male B/O/O = By Orders Of Batt = Battalion Chief BLDG = Building BLK = Block BLS = Basic Life Support Box = 4 Engines/2 Ladders/1 Rescue/2 Chiefs Assigned) BRK = Brick Construction BSMT = Basement C/S = Cross Street CMD = Command Comm = Commercial Building CPR = Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation D/C = Deputy Chief DOA = Dead on Arrival DWG = Dwelling DWH = Doubtful Will Hold E/B = East Bound EMS = Emergency Medical Service Eng = Engine Company EOR = End of Row EXP = Exposure EXT = Extension FAST = Firefighter Assist and Search Team FD = Fire Department FLR = Floor FM = Fire Marshal GSW = Gun Shot Wound H/F = Hispanic Female H/L/S/O = Hose Line Stretched and operating H/M = Hispanic Male HVY = Heavy I/S = Inservice IAO = In the Area Of IRO = In the Rear Of K/D = Knocked Down LDH = Large diameter Hose LIKELY = Likely to Die LN = Lane LZ = Landing Zone M/A = Mutual Aid MM = Mile Marker MOR = Middle of Row MOS = Member of Service MVA = Motor Vehicle Accident MVA w/Pin = Motor Vehicle Accident with entrappment N/B = North Bound NFI = No Further Info O/T = Overturned Occ = Occupant(s) OMD = Occupied Multiple Dwelling P/D = Private Dwelling PD = Police Department PERP = Perpetrator (Wanted Subject) Pri = Primary PWH = Probably Will Hold Req = Request Rpt = Report(s) S/B = South Bound S/C = Special Call S/F/D = Single Family Dwelling Sec = Secondary Side 1 = Front of fire building Side 2 = Left Side of fire building Side 3 = Rear of fire building Side 4 = Right side of fire building Srch = Search(s) STY = Story SWAT = Special Weapons and Tactics T/L = Tower Ladder Tac Box = Tactical Box (2 Engines/2 Ladders/1 Chief assigned) Truck = Ladder Company U/C = Under Control U/D = Update UNK = Unknown Vac = Vacant Veh = Vehicle W/B = West Bound W/F = Working Fire W/M = White Male WFM = White Female WFMD = Wood Frame Dwelling Y/O = Year Old Sean A. Aaron (CIFN*1) Central Illinois Fire Network cifn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.geocities.com/central_illinois_firenet _____________________________________________________________ Get email for your site ---> http://www.everyone.net