HYD Police Code Meaning & Definition

What Does HYD Mean?

HYD is a police radio code most commonly used to mean Open Fire Hydrant.

Police departments and dispatch centers may use HYD differently, but Open Fire Hydrant is the most common meaning found in our database of agencies across the United States.

Most Common Meaning: Open Fire Hydrant

Used this way by: 100% of agencies on this page
Used in: 1 agencies across 1 states
Category: Non-Crime
Consensus: HighMost agencies use this code with the same or very similar meaning.

Code Distribution Breakdown

Open Fire Hydrant: 100% (1 agency)

HYD Police Code Meanings by Agency

1 agencies across 1 states
HYD: Open Fire Hydrant
Any illegally opened or damaged hydrants that are leaking. The phone room supervisor will fax the printed job to the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD).
CategoryNon-Crime
State Pennsylvania
Agency Philadelphia Police Department
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Why Does HYD Have Different Meanings?

Police radio codes are not standardized nationwide. Different agencies may assign different meanings to HYD , which is why multiple definitions can exist for the same code.

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