Every political subdivision (and some specific agencies and offices) have a two-letter abbreviation used on all talkgroup names, radio aliases and dispatch consoles.

See below regarding:

  • Butler County agency abbreviations
  • Fire apparatus and unit alias
  • Talkgroup alias numbering

Butler County Abbreviations

These abbreviations are used in radio aliases. A radio alias is the text-based identification of a radio that appears for dispatchers on radio consoles, both when the radio transmits and when the radio user sends an emergency alarm.

Abbreviation Agency or Organization
09 AC Area Courts
09 BC Butler County (County Government)
09 BCEO Butler County Engineer's Office
09 BCWS Butler County Water and Sewer Department
09 BRICS System Support Personnel
09 BTS Butler Technology and Career Development Schools
09 BURN Butler Undercover Regional Narcotics Task Force (BCSO)
09 CC College Corner
09 CF Community First Solutions
09 CP Common Pleas Court
09 CP-APD Common Pleas Court Adult Probation Department
09 CR Coroner's Office
09 CS Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
09 DW Dog Warden
09 ECS Edgewood City School District
09 EM Emergency Management Agency
09 ER Hospital Emergency Department
09 FC Fairfield (City)
09 FC-PW Fairfield (City) Public Works
09 FC-PU Fairfield (City) Public Utilities
09 FCS Fairfield City School District
09 FT Fairfield Township
09 HM Hamilton
09 HMS Hamilton City School District
09 HT Hanover Township
09 JB Jacksonburg
09 JDC Juvenile Detention Center
09 LAS Lakota Local School Distirct
09 LM Lemon Township
09 LT Liberty Township
09 MA Madison Township
09 MAS Madison Local School District
09 MD Middletown
09 MDS Middletown City School District
09 MF Milford Township
09 MN Monroe
09 MNS Monroe Local School District
09 MP Metro Parks
09 MR Morgan Township
09 MS Middletown Senior Center (transportation)
09 MU Miami University
09 MU-PFD Miami University Physical Facilities Dept.
09 MV Millville
09 NM New Miami
09 NMS New Miami Local School District
09 OT Oxford Township
09 OX Oxford (City)
09 PP Partners in Prime (transportation)
09 PR Prosecutor's Office
09 RE Reily Township
09 RO Ross Township
09 ROS Ross Local School District
09 SC St. Clair Township
09 SCH Other Schools
09 SO Sheriff's Office
09 SM Seven Mile
09 SV Somerville
09 TA Regional Transit Authority
09 TAL Talawanda School District
09 TR Trenton
09 WC West Chester Township
09 WT Wayne Township

Fire Apparatus / Unit Abbreviations

Radio Alias Prefix CAD Abbrv Description
09 ALS AL ALS Non-Transport
09 BATT B Battalion
09 BOAT BT Boat
09 BRSH BR Brush
09 CAPT Captain
09 CAR CA Car
09 CHF C Chief
09 EMA Emergency Management
09 EMS EM EMS Supervisor
09 ENG E Engine
09 HAZ HM Haz-Mat
09 INSP I Inspector
09 LAD L Ladder
09 LIEUT Lieutenant
09 MED M Medic (ALS Transport)
09 RES R Rescue
09 SQD S Squad (BLS Transport)
09 QNT Q Quint
09 STA Station
09 TASK TA Task Unit
09 TNKR WT Water Tanker
09 TWR T Tower
09 UTL U Utility

Numbering

Numbered talkgroups can be decoded with the information below.

Area Area # Talkgroup Prefix Fire Station # Dispatch Center Agency
Oxford (City) 1 09-1 10 1COM Oxford Fire and EMS
Oxford (City) 1 09-1 1COM Oxford Police
Oxford (City) 1 09-1 1COM Oxford Service Department
Hamilton 2 09-2 20 9COM Hamilton Fire and EMS
Hamilton 2 09-2 9COM Hamilton Police
Hamilton 2 09-2 9COM Hamilton Public Works
Hamilton 2 09-2 9COM Hamilton Utilities
Fairfield (City) 3 09-3 30 3COM Fairfield Fire and EMS
Fairfield (City) 3 09-3 3COM Fairfield Police
Fairfield (City) 3 09-3 3COM Fairfield Public Utilities Department
Fairfield (City) 3 09-3 3COM Fairfield Public Works Department
Miami University 4 09-4 240 4COM Miami University EMS (contracted to EMT Inc.)
Miami University 4 09-4 4COM Miami University Physical Facilities Department
Miami University 4 09-4 4COM Miami University Police
Trenton 5 09-5 50 5COM Trenton Fire and EMS
Trenton 5 09-5 5COM Trenton Police
Monroe 6 09-6 60 6COM Monroe Fire and EMS
Monroe 6 09-6 6COM Monroe Police
West Chester Twp 7 09-7 7COM West Chester Township Community Services Department
West Chester Twp 7 09-7 70 7COM West Chester Township Fire and EMS
West Chester Twp 7 09-7 7COM West Chester Township Police
Middletown 8 09-8 80 8COM Middletown Fire and EMS
Middletown 8 09-8 8COM Middletown Police
Middletown 8 09-8 8COM Middletown Public Works
Butler County 9 09-9 9COM Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Ross Twp 10 09-10 100 9COM Ross Township Fire and EMS
Ross Twp 10 09-10 9COM Ross Township Police
Liberty Twp 11 09-11 110 9COM Liberty Township Fire and EMS
Liberty Twp 11 09-11 9COM Liberty Township Services Department
Liberty Twp 11 09-11 9COM BCSO Liberty Contract Deputies
Wayne Twp 12 09-12 120 9COM Wayne Township Fire and EMS
Wayne Twp 12 09-12 9COM Wayne Township Public Works
Reily Twp 13 09-13 130 9COM Reily Township Fire and EMS
Reily Twp 13 09-13 9COM Reily Township Road Department
Morgan Twp 14 09-14 140 9COM Morgan Township Fire and EMS
Morgan Twp 14 09-14 9COM Morgan Township Road Department
Madison Twp 15 09-15 150 9COM Madison Township Fire and EMS
Madison Twp 15 09-15 9COM Madison Township Road Department
Milford Twp 16 09-16 160 9COM Milford Township Fire
Seven Mile 17 09-17 170 9COM Seven Mile Fire and EMS
Seven Mile 17 09-17 9COM Seven Mile Police
Hanover Twp 18 09-18 180 9COM Hanover Township Fire and EMS
Hanover Twp 18 09-18 9COM Hanover Township Road Department
Hanover Twp 18 09-18 9COM BCSO Hanover Contract Deputies
Somerville 19 09-19 190 9COM Somerville Fire
St. Clair Twp 20 09-20 200 9COM St. Clair Township Fire
Fairfield Twp 21 09-21 9COM Fairfield Township Police
Fairfield Twp 21 09-21 9COM Fairfield Township Road Department
Fairfield Twp 21 09-21 210 9COM Fairfield Twp Fire and EMS
New Miami 22 09-22 220 9COM New Miami Fire
New Miami 22 09-22 9COM New Miami Police
St. Clair Twp 23 09-23 230 9COM St. Clair Township / New Miami EMS
College Corner 24 09-24 40 9COM College Corner Fire
Oxford Twp 25 09-25 9COM Oxford Township Police
Oxford Twp 25 09-25 9COM Oxford Township Streets and Service Department
Cincinnati State 81 09-81 8COM Cincinnati State Police Department
Butler County 91 9COM Butler County Commissioners Maintenance
Butler County 94 09-94 9COM Butler County Juvenile Detention Center
Butler County 95 09-95 9COM Butler County Prosecutor’s Office
Butler County 96 09-96 9COM Butler County Coroner’s Office
Butler County 97 09-97 9COM Butler County Adult Probation Department
Metro Parks 98 09-98 9COM Metro Parks Rangers – Law Enforcement
Metro Parks 98 09-98 9COM Metro Parks – Park Staff
Butler County 9COM Butler County Emergency Management Agency
Butler County 9COM Butler County Engineer’s Office
Butler County 9COM Butler County Water and Sewer Department
Other 71 Atrium Medical Center
Other 77 Bethesda Butler County Hospital
Other 72 Cincinnati Children’s Hospital – Liberty Campus
Other 73 Fort Hamilton Hospital
Other 74 McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Other 75 Mercy Hospital – Fairfield
Other 76 West Chester Hospital
Other 76 West Chester Hospital – UC Health Police
Other 51 9COM Butler County Regional Transit Authority
Other 52 9COM Middletown Senior Center
Other 53 9COM Partners in Prime