The following are typical abbreviations and codes used by CFP Dispatchers in Alerts.
| Numbers | 123×123 | building dimensions |
| 1&1 | 1 engine and 1 ladder | |
| 2&1 | 2 engines and 1 ladder | |
| 2-1.75″ | two inch and three quarter-inch handlines | |
| E2>E4 | Engine 2 covering Engine 4 | |
| Special | XXXs | lower case “s” indicates plurality |
| XXX’G | indicates action | |
| XXX’D | indicates past tense | |
| A | ABDN | abandoned |
| AC | Assistant Chief | |
| ADDL | additional | |
| ADJ | adjacent | |
| ALM | alarm | |
| ALS | advanced life support | |
| AMB | ambulance | |
| APPROX | approximately | |
| APT | apartment | |
| B | B | brush truck or mini-pumper |
| btwn | between | |
| BC | Battalion Chief | |
| BLDG | building | |
| BLK | block | |
| BLS | basic life support | |
| BSMT | basement | |
| C | C | car or Chief |
| CIV | civilian | |
| CLR | clear | |
| CMD | Command | |
| COMM | commercial | |
| COND | condition | |
| CORR | correct | |
| CTL | control | |
| CTY | county | |
| D | D/W/H | doubtful will hold (indicates incident will escalate) |
| DC | District, Deputy, or Division Chief | |
| DEF | defensive mode | |
| DWLG | dwelling | |
| E | E | engine |
| EMS | emergency medical service | |
| EN RTE | en route | |
| ENG | engine | |
| EQV | equivalent | |
| EVAC | evacuate | |
| EXP | exposure | |
| EXT | extension/extended/extensive | |
| EXTR | exterior | |
| F | F/I | fully involved |
| FC | Field Communications Unit | |
| FD | fire department | |
| FF | firefighter | |
| FLR | floor | |
| FM | Fire Marshal | |
| FMO | Fire Marshal’s Office | |
| FRM | frame | |
| FS | fire station | |
| G | GAL | gallons |
| GSW | gun shot wound | |
| H | H/L | hoseline or handline |
| H2O | water | |
| HELO | helicopter | |
| HL | CFP Hot Line | |
| HM | haz-mat | |
| HOSP | hospital | |
| HVY | heavy | |
| I | IC | Incident Command |
| INJ | injury | |
| INT | interior | |
| INV | fire investigator | |
| K | K | tanker/tender |
| L | L | ladder |
| L/P | ladder pipe | |
| L/S/O | hose lines stretched and operating | |
| L/T | life threatening injuries | |
| LAD | ladder | |
| LDH | large diameter hose | |
| LEO | law enforcement officer | |
| LRG | large | |
| LZ | landing zone | |
| M | M | medic |
| M/A | mutual aid | |
| MCI | mass casualty incident (6+ injuries) | |
| mi | miles (distance) | |
| MULT | multiple | |
| MVC | motor vehicle collision | |
| N | NAT GAS | natural gas |
| NEG | negative | |
| NON-L/T | non life threatening injuries | |
| nr | near | |
| NUM | numerous | |
| O | O/A | on arrival |
| O/N | overnight | |
| O/O/S | Dispatcher out of service | |
| O/S | on scene | |
| O/T | overturned | |
| OFF | offensive mode | |
| OP | operation | |
| P | P | pumper |
| P/W/H | probably will hold (indicates incident stable) | |
| PAR | personnel accountability report | |
| PD | police department | |
| PIO | Public Information Officer | |
| POSS | possible | |
| PRI | primary search | |
| PVT | private | |
| PROB | problem | |
| PROG | progress | |
| Q | Q | quint |
| R | R | rescue |
| RED+ | Red Cross | |
| REQ | request | |
| RES | rescue | |
| RESD | residential | |
| RESP | respond | |
| RIT | Rapid Intervention Team | |
| RPT | report | |
| RRT | Regional Response Team | |
| S | S/C | special call |
| SEC | secondary search | |
| SEV | severe | |
| SEVL | several | |
| SHWG | showing | |
| SMK | smoke | |
| SNKL | Snorkel | |
| SO | Sheriff’s Office | |
| SQ | squad | |
| SRCH | search | |
| STY | story | |
| SUBJ | subject | |
| SVC | service | |
| T | T | truck |
| T/L | tower ladder | |
| T/T | tractor trailer | |
| TL | tower ladder unit designation | |
| TRK | truck | |
| U | UNKN | unknown |
| USAR | urban search and rescue | |
| V | VAC | vacant |
| VAR | various | |
| VEH | vehicle | |
| W | w/ | with |
| WD | wood | |
| WRHSE | warehouse | |
| WX | weather | |
| X | X-FRM | across from |
| XMIT | transmit | |
| XPORT | transport | |
| X-ST | cross street | |
| Y | y/o | years old |
