Cheat Sheet

Butler County Station Numbers and Special Call Signs:

Neighboring County Station Numbers:

Terminology:

• Command: Refers to the line officer with command of a scene, on location.
• Control: Refers to Butler County Control, which is the countywide PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) or 911 call center.
• LEOC: Lawrence Emergency Operations Center, the Lawrence County equivalent of “Control.”
• BMH: Butler Memorial Hospital
• AGH: Allegheny General Hospital
• ACMH (occasionally “KH1”): Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, Kittanning
• GCMC or “Grove City Medical Center” is an older term for AHN Grove City
• LZ: Landing Zone for air medical units (helicopters)
• BLS: Basic Life Support
• ALS: Advanced Life Support
• Medical response priorities:
  • Omega – No priority symptoms (e.g. infections, bad blood lab levels).
  • Alpha – Lowest priority level (e.g. fall victims, non-traumatic pain).
  • Bravo – Often used for “unknown patient status” but can be known symptoms as well.
  • Charlie – Can include symptoms such as hemorrhaging or syncopal episodes.
  • Delta – These responses can range from difficulty breathing to gunshot wounds and more.
  • Echo – Almost always reserved for cardiac or respiratory arrest, but may include “ineffective breathing” or unknown breathing status.
  • This is not to be considered, in any way, an exhaustive list; it is merely a broad overview of what the priority levels mean. Keep in mind, the author of this site is NOT a medically trained professional.