Organization Name Template
State organizations will be prefaced with “KS” i.e. KS Div of Emergency Mgmt, KS Dept of Health and Env, KS Dept of Agriculture, KS Highway Patrol, KS Dept of Transportation, KS SE Regional IMT
County organizations will use the two letter identifier for the county and "Co”. i.e. SG Co Fire Dist 1 would be Sedgwick County Fire District 1 or PT Co Sheriffs Dept for Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department
City organizations will be the city name then organization i.e. Mount Hope EMS or South Hutchinson VFD
Township organizations will be written “Twp” i.e. Cottage Grove Twp PD
Private Industry will use their organization name. i.e Westar, Aggreko
Volunteer organizations will use their organization name. i.e Red Cross, United Way
Common abbreviations will be allowed. Some examples are listed below. These should be used when applicable:
Dept = Department (only when not accounting for a fire, police or public health department)
Dist = District
Div = Division
EMS = Emergency Medical Services
Env = Environment
FD = Fire Department
HD = Public Health Department
Mgmt = Management
PD = Police Department
PU= Public Utilities
PW= Public Works
Twp = Township
VFD = Volunteer Fire Department
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