STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
RADIO SYSTEM / SUBJECT
Alias Conformity Protocol / NUMBER
SOP 12A
REFERENCE:
Standardization of Agency Alias Formats
SOP 12 adds House and Senate Sergeants at Arms
SOP 12A is an administrative update.
AMENDS
SOP 12 / RESCINDS / EFFECTIVE DATE
06-30-13
APPROVED BY JTF BOARD CHAIRMAN
1. Aliases are used to translate the unique numeric identifier sent by the calling radio into a display that contains a meaningful alphanumeric identifier to the Dispatch console receiving an incoming call. This system Alias translation assists the Duty Officer in identifying what Agency, Who and What type of radio is calling. Each agency is responsible to provide timely alias updates to ensure the safety of the user.
2. To insure system-wide alias integrity, identity and uniformity, the following Agency alias schemes will be implemented. Eight characters are currently available for use. The dashes (-) in both the Prefix and Suffix should be used if at all possible to facilitate visual Duty Officer recognition of:
3. Prefix: Agency - (the first Character(s) and a Dash) (PREFIX-UNITNUMBER-SUFFIX)
4. Unit Number: Employee Radio Call Sign if the radio is permanently assigned to an individual, or a description of the type of station and/or vicinity location if the radio is assigned to stations that are used by multiple radio users on a rotating-shift, pool basis. (Up to Four Characters)
(PREFIX-UNITNUMBER-SUFFIX)
5. Suffix: Type of Radio (Mobile, Portable, Aircraft, Off-road, etc.)
(Dash and a Character) (PREFIX-UNITNUMBER-SUFFIX)
The recommended dashes (-) following Agency designators and preceding Type of Radio or Direction of Travel suffixes used as Duty Officer visual recognition aids may be eliminated to facilitate proper identification of rotating-shift, pool radios. Examples of these instances are provided later in this SOP.
5. Prefix: (Agency Identifier):
A / ABT / A-XXXX-M / Alcoholic Beverages and TobaccoB / LOTTERY / B-XXXX-P / Department of Lottery
C / DOC / C-XXXX-P / Department of Corrections
D / DOT / D-XXXX-P / Department of Transportation – Road Rangers
E / DEP / E-XXXX-M / Department of Environmental Protection
F / MFCU / F-XXXX-P / Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
G / FNG / G-XXXX-P / Florida National Guard
H / FHP / H-XXXX-M / Florida Highway Patrol
I / IF / I-XXXX-P / Insurance Fraud
J / DJJ / J-XXXX-P / Department of Juvenile Justice
L / FDLE / L-XXXX-M / Florida Department of Law Enforcement
O / OALE / O-XXXX-P / Office of Agriculture Law Enforcement
P / FCP
House
Senate / P-XXXX-P / Florida Capital Police, as well as...
The House and Senate Sergeant's at Arms utilize the FCP Prefix.
The House uses 400-470, and the Senate uses the 600's.
S / SFM / S-XXXX-M / State Fire Marshal
T / Tango / T-XXXX-P / Regional Communications Center Telecommunicators (Duty Officers)
U / UNIVERSITY / U~~-XX-P / Department of Education
V / Vendor / V-XXXX-P / All Radio system Vendors and DMS
W / FWC / W-XXXX-M / Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
X / X-RAY / X~-XXXXX / County, City and Municipalities and other Non-State LE.
X followed by C for County, P for Police Department, etc.
Z / System / Z-XXXXXX / All system devices, groups and objects
6. Suffix: (Type of Radio)
The following suffixes will be implemented assuring the easy identity of the Type of Radio.
-A Aircraft (Fixed wing, not Helicopter)
-B Boat
-C Motorcycle or ATV
-E Eastbound (weight or inspection station)
-F Fan-boat (Airboat)
-H Helicopter
-M Mobile
-N Northbound (weight or inspection station)
-O Off-road vehicle
-P Portable
-S Southbound (weight or inspection station)
-W Westbound (weight or inspection station)
At agency discretion, permission is granted to deviate from the above schemes for vehicles and other radios that are not permanently assigned, or are used by special detail teams. Agencies will ensure that agency specific alias schemes will not conflict with established and approved aliases outlined in this document. The agency pre-fix will always be used. Examples, but not restricted to:
C-TRANS9 DOC prisoner transport vehicle # 9.
E-HAZMT3 DEP HAZMAT vehicle # 3.
W-PNTHR2 FWC Panther speed zone enforcement vehicle # 2.
H-RESPNS FHP Emergency response vehicle.
L-SLEMAC FDLE State Law Enforcement Mobile Command vehicle.
D-PGD-N1 Example of DOT Punta Gorda Northbound Console.
D-PGD-N2 Example of DOT Punta Gorda Northbound Radio # 2.
Any agencies added to the system in the future will follow similar schemes, and any schemes will be approved by the JTF Technical and SOP Committees in conjunction with the Security Manager. For example: State University Campus Police may use the following schemes.
CAMPUS POLICE U (Followed by alpha designators for the campus)
UAM- Florida A & M University
UCF- University of Central Florida
UF- University of Florida
UFA- Florida Atlantic University
UFI- Florida International University
UFS- Florida State University
UNF- University of North Florida
USF- University of South Florida
UWF- University of West Florida
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JTF Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS).
Standard Operating Procedures SOP 12A, Alias Conformity. 06-30-13