Commonly Used Abbreviations
- A/H or AHW or A/H/W All Hands Working
- A/R- Armed Robbery
- ACW- All Companies Working
- APT- Apartment
- ASAP- As Soon As Possible
- BAC- Blood Alcohol Concentration
- BC- Battalion Chief
- BOLO- Be On The Lookout
- BRK- Brick Structure
- CBS- Concrete Block Structure
- CCW- Carrying Concealed Weapon
- CMD- Command/Incident Commander
- CO- Commanding Officer
- Comm Stuct- Commercial Structure
- CP- Command Post
- CSF- Commercial Structure Fire
- DC- Deputy Chief
- DEP- Dept of Environmental Protection
- DES- Dept of Environmental Services
- DIST- District
- DIV- Division
- DL- Drivers License
- DOA- Dead On Arrival/Deceased
- DOS- Dead On Scene/Deceased
- DPLX- Duplex (2 Family Dwelling)
- DTF- Drug Task Force
- DUI- Driving Under The Influence
- DV- Domestic Violence
- Dwell- Dwelling
- DWH- Doubtful Will Hold
- DWI- Driving While Intoxicated
- EB- East-Bound
- EMS- Emergency Medical Services
- ENG- Engine Company
- ETA- Estimated Time of Arrival
- EXP- Exposure
- EXT- Extension
- F/I- Fully Involved
- FAST- Firefighter Assist & Search Team
- FD- Fire Department
- FF- Firefighter
- FLR- Floor
- G/A- General Alarm
- GOA- Gone On Arrival
- GSW- Gun Shot Wound
- HELO- Helicopter
- HOSP- Hospital
- IC- Incident Command(er)
- IND- Industrial
- INJ- Injury
- K9- Canine Unit
- LN- Life Net
- LODD- Line Of Duty Death
- LS or L/S- Lines Stetched
- LSO or L/S/O- Lines Stretched in Operation
- LZ- Landing Zone
- M/A- Mutual-Aid
- MU- Medic Unit
- MCI- Mass Casualty Incident
- ME- Medical Examiner
- MFD- Multi-Family Dwelling
- MH- Mobile Home
- MVA- Motor Vehicle Accident
- NB- North-Bound
- NFD- No Further Info/Details
- NFI- No Further Info/Details
- O/L- On Location
- O/S- On Scene
- O/T- Over-Turned
- OCC- Occupied
- OIC- Officer In Charge
- OIS- Officer Involved Shooting
- OMD- Occupied Multiple Dwelling
- O/S- On Scene
- Perp- Perpetrator
- P/I- Personal Injury
- PIO- Public Information Officer
- PU- Pick-up Truck
- RIT- Rapid Intervention Team
- R/O- Roll-Over
- RP- Reporting Party
- RSF- Residential Structure Fire
- SB- South-Bound
- S/C- Special Call
- SCE&G- South Carolina Electric and Gas
- S/T- Strike Team
- SAR- Search & Rescue
- SCHL- School
- SCHP- South Carolina Highway Patrol
- SFD- Single Family Dwelling
- SD- Sheriff’s Department
- SO- Sheriffs Office
- SP- State Police
- SQD- Squad
- SSC- Strip Shopping Center
- STA- Station
- ST- Story
- SUBJ- Subject
- SUSP- Suspect
- T/F- Task Force
- TC- Traffic Collision
- U/C- Under Control
- USBP- U.S. Border Patrol
- USCG- U.S. Coast Guard
- UTL Utility Compnay
- VAC- Vacant
- VEG- Vegetation/Brush/Grass Fire
- VEH- Vehicle
- VIC- Victim
- WB- West-Bound
- W/I- Well Involved
- WF- Working Fire
- WSF- Working Structure Fire
- WHSE- Warehouse
- WIT- Witness
- Y/O- Year Old