Queensland Police Unit & Districts Radio Codes
Phonetic Callsigns
|
Code |
Meaning
|
|
Alpha |
Duty
Inspector, Regional Duty Officer |
|
Bravo |
Brisbane
City District |
|
Charlie |
Specialist
CIB Squads (Vice, Rape, Drug etc) |
|
Delta |
Other
Organizations On Police Radio Network |
|
Mike |
Military |
|
November |
Brisbane
North Side District |
|
Oscar |
Oxley
District |
|
Sierra |
South
Brisbane District |
|
Tango |
Special
Units (SOG, FRG, Highway Patrol etc) |
|
Victor |
Fortitude
Valley District |
|
Whisky |
Wynnum
District/West District |
|
Zulu |
Specialist
Department Visiting (location) |
Unit Callsigns
|
Code |
Meaning
|
|
100 |
Commissioned
Officers (Inspector Upwards) |
|
200 |
Station
Sedans |
|
300 |
Panel Vans,
Prison Vans, Buses, |
|
400 |
Dog
Squad, District Patrol Vehicles |
|
500 |
Criminal
Investigations Branch (CIB) |
|
600 |
Technical,
Water Police, Radio Techs |
|
700 |
Task
Force(s), TRG, Bomb Squad |
|
800 |
Foot
Patrols “Beats” |
|
900 |
Traffic Branch,
Highway Patrol, “Q” Cars* |
Heard On Air As “[Station Name] 100” or “[Department Name] 400”
*A “Q” car or “Quee” as heard on air is a unmarked highway patrol vehicle (ie undercover traffic operations car)
Police
Response Codes
|
Code |
Meaning
|
|
1 |
Urgent,
Live(s) threatening, death-Lights & Sirens |
|
2 |
ASAP,
Lights & Sirens |
|
3 |
No risk,
Lights & Sirens at officer’s discretion |
|
4 |
Normal
Road Traffic Regulations- No Lights or siren |
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