ABBREVIATIONS USED

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