Central Dispatch Terms and Abbreviations

Below is a list of nature codes and other terms and abbreviations that might seen on the Central Dispatch Twitter feed, along with a generic description of what they mean:

• AMR - ambulance service
• Colors (often abbreviated to 3 letters)
  • Orange - org or ong
  • Purple - ple
  • Black - blk
  • Green - grn
  • White - whi
  • Etc...
• EB - Eastbound
• EFD -  Evansville Fire Department
• Enr - En route, on the way
• EPD - Evansville Police Department
• ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival (how long will it take to get there)
• ISP - Indiana State Police
• LS - Last seen
  • As in, "the suspect was last seen running NB on First Ave"
• NB - Northbound
• PC - Passenger Car
• PU - Pickup truck
• RR Xing - Rail Road Crossing
• Run - an incident requiring police, fire, and/or ambulance response
• SB - Southbound
• VCSO - Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office
• Veh - Vehicle
• WB - Westbound

Codes denoting the nature of an incident

• HAZRD - Report of some kind of hazard in a roadway
• HRIN - Hit-and-run with injury
• HRPRP - Hit-and-run, property damage, no injuries
• HRUN - Hit-and-run, unknown on injuries
• MVAI - Motor vehicle accident with injuries
• MVAPD - Motor vehicle accident with property damage
• MVAU - Motor vehicle accident, unknown on injuries
• RECDR - Report of a reckless driver

These are just a few of the more common terms and abbreviations you might see on our Twitter feed.