Codes
Identifiers
Acronyms
Geography
Hodge Podge
100
Disturbance
What is a 415?
100
Yellow
What is YEL?
100
AKA
What is Also Known As?
100
These are the two beats that Middlefield Rd runs through.
What are Beats 2 and 3?
100
This is the make of the newer patrol cars in our fleet.
What are Chevys?
200
Sewer Backing Up Outside
What is a UTILITIES call, subtype 868?
200
Female 16 years old Black
What is a BFJ?
200
WGW
What is Water Gas Wastewater?
200
These are three businesses on the Sand Hill side of Stanford Shopping Center.
What are Macy's Mens, Pottery Barn, American Girl, Muji, California Pizza Kitchen, Yucca de lac, Sprinkles Cupcakes, Max's Opera Cafe, Sigona's Farmer's Market, Tesla, Bang and Olufsen, and more?
200
These are four grocery-type stores within the city of Palo Alto.
What are Safeway, Trader Joe's, Grocery Outlet, Mollie Stone's, Whole Foods, Piazza's, Country Sun (Cal Ave), and Sigona's Farmer's Market (SSC)?
300
Accident with Injuries, Ambulance Enroute
What is an 11-79?
300
Female (not the F identifier)
What is an X?
300
AOD
What is Advised of Delay?
300
These are 3 street pairs that change name within the city limits of Palo Alto and Stanford.
What are Embarcadero/Galvez, University/Palm Dr, Page Mill/Oregon Expressway, J Serra/Foothill Blvd, Charleston/Arastradero, and E Meadow / W Meadow?
300
Name 5 city facilities or features in the Mitchell Park area.
What are Fire Station 4, the Mitchell Park Library, the Mitchell Park Community Center, Ada's Cafe, the Magical Bridge playground, the tennis courts, the dog run, the Mitchell Park playground and water fountains, Fairmeadow Elementary, JLS Middle School, and Hoover Elementary?
400
Code 22
What is Restrict Radio Traffic?
400
Green
What is GRN?
400
PSAP
What is Public Safety Answering Point?
400
Name the location of 3 post offices in Palo Alto or Stanford.
What are 2085 E Bayshore Rd (Main Branch), 380 Hamilton Ave, 265 Cambridge Ave, and 531 Lasuen Mall (White Plaza)?
400
These are 2 out of the 6 core values of the Palo Alto Police Department.
What are teamwork, trust, integrity, accountability, a positive attitude, and the professional impartial treatment of all?
500
Code 3 Fill
What is Emergency Cover, All Units Respond?
500
Purple
What is PLE?
500
STAR
What is Specialized Traffic Accident Reconstruction?
500
These are 6 elementary or junior high schools found in Palo Alto and Stanford.
What are JLS Middle School, Jordan Middle School, Terman Middle School, Addison Elementary, Barron Park Elementary, Juana Briones Elementary, Duveneck Elementary, El Carmelo Elementary, Escondido Elementary, Fairmeadow Elementary, Greendell School, Walter Hayes Elementary, Hoover Elementary, Lucille Nixon Elementary, Ohlone Elementary, and Palo Verde Elementary? Also Bowman International School, Castilleja School, Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, Achievekids, Challenger School, International School of the Peninsula (151 Laura Lane and 3233 Cowper)?
500
This is the general rule you should observe regarding liability as a public safety dispatcher.
What is follow policy and procedure and your training at all times?