Terms, Abbreviations, Definitions (all services):

AAS           (Alachua Co. Ambulance Service?)
ACDC          Alachua Co. Department of Corrections
ACEMS         Alachua Co. Emergency Medical Service
ACES          Alachua Co. Emergency Services
ACFR          Alachua Co. Fire & Rescue
ACR           Alachua Co. Rescue
ACRD          Alachua Co. (Rescue? Road?) (Department? Division?)
APCO          Associated Public Safety Communications Officers
ARES          Amateur Radio Emergency Service (also ACARES)
ASI           Ambulance Service, Inc.
ASO           Alachua (Co.) Sheriff's Office
BLEO          Battery of Law Enforcement Officer
B.O. operator Breathalizer operator
CAB           County Administration Bldg.
CAD           Computer Aided Dispatch
CAP           Civil Air Patrol
CDC           Cooperative Dispatch Center (also ACCDC)
CID           Criminal Investigations (or Intelligence) Division
COPS          Community Oriented Policing Substation
CR#           Case Report Number
DAV           Disabled American Veteran
DL            Driver's License
DLE           Dept. of Law Enforcement
DMV           Division of Motor Vehicles
EOC           Emergency Operations Center
EMS           Emergency Medical Service, or,
               Emergency Management System
`ET' unit     Evidence Technician unit  [GPD]
ETA           Estimated time of arrival
FCIC          Florida Crime Information Computer
               (see also NCIC; SCIC)
FDLE          Federal Dept. of Law Enforcement
FHP           Florida Highway Patrol
Field Interview Card [as used by GPD] -
              On-scene report made on small card by an officer to
               document an unusual or supicious incident or person
               seen in/at an unusual place/time for later reference,
               if needed.
FST           (Sobriety test?)
`G' unit      General Technician unit  [GPD]
GFR           Gainesville Fire & Rescue
GPD           Gainesville Police Dept.
GRU           Gainesville Regional Utilities
HIT           (Wanted/Warrant/Copias)
JDC           Juvenile Detention Center
LAS           Liberty Ambulance Service
LEA           Law Enforcement Agency
LEO           Law Enforcement Officer
NCIC          National Crime Information Computer
               (see also FCIC; SCIC)
NOCS          Narcotics and Organized Crime Section
NSCU          Neighborhood Street Crimes Unit (`Strike Force')
OASIS Squad   (now defunct)
OEM           Office of Emergency Management
`PC'          (Probable Cause?)
PDS           Patrol Day Shift      (Shift 2:  07:00-17:00)  [GPD]
PES           Patrol Evening Shift  (Shift 3:  15:30-01:30)  [GPD]
PNS           Patrol Night Shift    (Shift 1:  22:00-07:00)  [GPD]
POE           Point Of Entry
POV keys      Privately Owned Vehicle keys (thanks Sparks, W4KZL)
PST           Patrol Service Technician
`R&R'         ? (unknown - but NOT `Rest & Relaxation stop')
SCIC          State Crime Information Computer (see also FCIC; NCIC)
SOS           Special Operations Section
SWAT team     Special Weapons and Tactics team
TAC           Tactical
`TAW' file    `Trespass After Warning' file (thanks, anonymous)

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Todd L. Sherman/KB4MHH
afn09444@afn.org
11/08/1995