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- From: Joe.Nicholson@f123.n202.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Nicholson)
- Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
- Subject: Re: code 99
- Message-ID: <722472356.AA22118@remote.halcyon.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 10:51:32 -0800
- Sender: UUCP@remote.halcyon.com
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- PRJ> Around here, " 99" means officer in trouble, (fire or police as
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- Same out here on the West coast. Any "99" call indicates an officer
- needs help. I.E. Code 99, 10-99, 11-99 etc.
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- PRJ> Although the police use the signal/code system more than we
- PRJ> do in the fire/ems service.
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- Likewise here. Many (if not most) fire services now use plain text
- rather than any code system, while the law enforcement agencies still
- use them.
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- * Origin: GENERAL ALARM/MALTESE CROSS - SAN DIEGO, CA (1:202/123)
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