Fwd: Re: [Scan-DC] No more 10 codes?

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----- Forwarded message from JoeBradley <JoeBradley at nextel.blackberry.net> ----
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    Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:44:40 +0000 GMT
    From: JoeBradley <JoeBradley at nextel.blackberry.net>
    Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] No more 10 codes?
    
I have been outta the loop a bit but I can tell you montgomery county police 
in maryland has gone to plain speak. This is apparently to bring the 
department into line with COG or council of governments guidlines so everyone 
is on the same page if a big disaster were to come.

Even the infamous - 10-50 (officer needs assistance) is now signal 13 like 
many of the surrounding jurisdictions. What I heard is that they only held on 
to 4 of the original 10 codes. One of the funniest ones I heard is that they 
used to have a code for when the family of deceased officer or a household 
where there is a restraining order against a convicted repeat offender - then 
they would put out a special alarm. An example would be the wife of an officer 
killed in the line of duty has a special alarm in her house and would be a 
lights and sirens call for units to respond - is not called a kitty alarm. One 
dispatcher I spoke to had commented that she couldn't wait until the first 
officer was told to respond priority to the kitty alarm and how that would go.

It will be interesting.

Joe

Ps I am on the mobile - can 1 of you resend this to the main group?


-----Original Message-----
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:36:07 
To:"scan-dc at mailman.qth.net" <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Scan-DC] No more 10 codes?

Here is a story in the local newspaper today. Apparently FEMA recommends plain 
text in radio transmissions. There's also a tidbit about the future of 
Spotsylvania VA Sheriff comms....

http://tinyurl.com/a63k3