I hadn't been very active in operations on the WSR Facebook page, but for some reason my page was stolen by another admin on Feb 12th 2017. The day after the NoDAPL I-5 freeway incident.
Thanks for stopping by my page. Sadly Whatcom Scanner Report, and Whatcom Uncensored are now controlled by a different group of folks. I knew the day I added someone else to an admin spot that page would be stolen, it just surprised me it took so long. Good luck looking for non-partisan news in Whatcom county.
Thanks for stopping by my page. Sadly Whatcom Scanner Report, and Whatcom Uncensored are now controlled by a different group of folks. I knew the day I added someone else to an admin spot that page would be stolen, it just surprised me it took so long. Good luck looking for non-partisan news in Whatcom county.
Dispatch from What-comm and local L.E. often use abbreviations, here is a list below which most of us use while posting.
L.E. - Law enforcement
A.O.B. - Alcohol on Breath
A.T.L. - Attempt to Locate
B.B.L. - Birch-Bay Lynden Rd.
C.A.D. or "Screen" - Computer Aided Dispatch(in car computers).
M.V.A. - Motor Vehicle Accident
R.P. - Reporting Party
MP - Mile Post
NB, SB- Northbound Southbound
DV - Domestic Violence
VD - Verbal Domestic
DOA - Dead on Arrival
RO - commonly, Registered Owner
DOL - Dept. of licensing
PSE - Puget Sound Energy
MRAP - Mine resistant ambush protected (Vehicle)
BearCat - Ballistic Engineered Armored Response Counter Attack Truck
Title 69 issues - Usually related to Drugs, reference Title RCW 69
481 issues - Mental health related
301 - DUI related.
Flagged CPL - Has concealed pistol license
"Cold report" - incident that occurred hours, days or even months earlier
WCSO - Whatcom County Sheriff's Office
Code 1 - non-urgent response, when you can
Code 2 - urgent response (often meaning, lights)
Code 3 - maximum urgent response (often meaning, lights and siren)
Code 4 - everything ok, situation secure.
"What-comm" or "Radio" - Dispatch
Booking codes
FTA - Failure to Appear,
FTC - Failure to Comply
INV - Investigation
DWLS - Driving while license suspended
MIP - Minor in possession
DOC - Department of Corrections
MAL MISCH - Malicious Mischief
UNLAW IMP - Unlawful Imprisionment
NCO - No Contact Order
Fire/Aid
Prospect - Dispatch
Code Red - Full lights sirens, as fast as you can safely get here
Code Yellow - Continue as regular, depends on alpha, delta, Charlie, bravo call
Code Green - Disregard, no need anymore
CVA - Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
ALS, BLS - Advanced or Basic Life Support
Identifiers
Adam - Whatcom County sheriff personnel numbers
Edward - Everson police personnel numbers
Frank - Ferndale police personnel numbers
George - Ferndale police on-duty sector & supervisor units
Henry - Lummi tribal police on-duty sector & supervisor units
Ida - Lummi tribal police personnel numbers
Omaha - Customs and Border Protection helicopter
Paul - Bellingham police units
Sam - Whatcom County Sheriff on-duty sector & supervisor units
Tom - Nooksack tribal police
Victor - Everson police on-duty sector & supervisor unitt
Most posts end with a admin tag, so if you see >r, -L, -B, ~k, *J, it's just a different operator posting.
*We will continue to update this information as some of this varies from agency to agency, we will try our best to get it as accurate as possible.
Looking for other radio info? wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Whatcom_County
More identifiers & info www.interceptradio.com/wiki/index.php/Whatcom_County,_WA
WCSO press release. www.whatcomcounty.us/sheriff/jail/press.jsp
WSDOT traffic cams. www.wsdot.com/traffic/bellingham/default.aspx
Bellingham & Area Scanner Internet feed bhamscanner.kicks-ass.org/
Mt. Baker Hwy Milepost info www.mt-baker.com/mtbaker-highway-milepost.html
County Road closure info http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/publicworks/roadclosures/
Whatcom Unified Emergency Management http://www.whatcomready.org/
City of Bellingham web page http://www.cob.org/
City of Bellingham Press release www.cob.org/PIRPressSummary/ReleaseForm.aspx
GOOGLE MAPS http://maps.google.com
More identifiers & info www.interceptradio.com/wiki/index.php/Whatcom_County,_WA
WCSO press release. www.whatcomcounty.us/sheriff/jail/press.jsp
WSDOT traffic cams. www.wsdot.com/traffic/bellingham/default.aspx
Bellingham & Area Scanner Internet feed bhamscanner.kicks-ass.org/
Mt. Baker Hwy Milepost info www.mt-baker.com/mtbaker-highway-milepost.html
County Road closure info http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/publicworks/roadclosures/
Whatcom Unified Emergency Management http://www.whatcomready.org/
City of Bellingham web page http://www.cob.org/
City of Bellingham Press release www.cob.org/PIRPressSummary/ReleaseForm.aspx
GOOGLE MAPS http://maps.google.com
WCSO Tip Lines - Illegal drug activity - (360) 676-6952 - Other criminal activity - (360) 715-7459 or toll free 1-866-456-2157
Bellingham Tip Line - Phone (360) 778-8611 - To report a crime without a suspect (360) 778-8804 Non-emergency calls to Dispatch:(360) 676-6911
If you are interested in helping, message one of the facebook pages.
Bellingham Tip Line - Phone (360) 778-8611 - To report a crime without a suspect (360) 778-8804 Non-emergency calls to Dispatch:(360) 676-6911
If you are interested in helping, message one of the facebook pages.
Also note that WSR on Twitter has no moderator at this point. It is simply a reflection of what is posted on Facebook.
Above is just a RSS Feed, to see the page in full go to alerts.weather.gov