Terminology and Abbreviations for Remarks

Question 1

S/S

Example: S/S BRICK BLDG

Answer 1

Single Storey

Question 2

BLDG

Answer 2

Building

Question 3

INV

Answer 3

Involved

Question 4

OPP

Answer 4

Opposite

Question 5

A/A

Answer 5

Above Address

Question 6

ADV

Answer 6

Advised

Question 7

ATT

Answer 7

Attend

Question 8

BGD

Answer 8

Background

Example: ALARM AUDIBLE IN BGD OF CALL

Question 9

CNR

Answer 9

Corner

Question 10

EXC CALL

Answer 10

Exchange Call

Question 11

I/S

Answer 11

Intersection

Question 12

LHS

Answer 12

Left Hand Side

Question 13

RHS

Answer 13

Right Hand Side

Question 14

LOCN

Answer 14

Location

Question 15

MVC / MVA

Answer 15

Motor Vehicle Collision / Motor Vehicle Accident

Question 16

N/K

Answer 16

Not Known

Question 17

UNK

Answer 17

Unknown

Question 18

O/S

Answer 18

On Scene

Question 19

OS

Answer 19

Outside

Question 20

PBY

Answer 20

Passerby

Example: CALLER IS A PBY - UNK IF ANYONE IS INSIDE

Question 21

POSS

Answer 21

Possibly

Question 22

PT
(Hint: For injuries)

Answer 22

Patient

Question 23

VEH

Answer 23

Vehicle

Question 24

FULLY INV

Answer 24

Meaning: Fully Involved, a term to describe something fully engulfed in fire

Question 25

Vicinity

Answer 25

Near or in the general area

Example: THE FIRE IS IN THE VICINITY OF A/A - N/K EXACT LOCN

Question 26

INJ

Answer 26

Injury

Question 27

ARR

Answer 27

Arrived

Example: CALLER STATED BRIGADE JUST ARR O/S

Question 28

W/B

Answer 28

Weatherboard

Example: DOUBLE STOREY W/B BLDG

Question 29

NIL

Answer 29

Examples:

NIL INJ
NIL FLAMES VISIBLE
NIL PERSONS INSIDE

Question 30

EVAC

Answer 30

Evacuating/Evacuated

Examples:
2 X PEOPLE EVAC TO THE FRONT YARD
1 X PERSON INSIDE - NIL EVAC