RE: 911:: Why hasn't NCIC etc changed the Nebraska two letter code?

[Guest guest]

As an NCIC instructor for over 4 years, I think I can answer this one. NCIC

uses the same state codes for more than just tags. They are also used for

place of birth and citizenship. NB is still Nebraska because NE is the

Netherlands. New Brunswick is not even NB, it's NK. I can see where it

would be confusing, and a regional thing--I had to look the answer up,

didn't know it off the top of my head. I think it's probably something that

needs to be stressed in training. We are right on the border of regions C1

and D1, so we always have to stress that regional Administrative Messages

are more effective if you send to all TN agencies and D1--C1 will not get

the agencies closer to us.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Rich Dean

wrote:

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> Something I have wondered about for a long time is, why is NB still used as

> the two letter state code for Nebraska when the US Postal Service changed it

> to NE a long time ago because of confusion with the Province of New

> Brunswick in Canada?

>

> I just received a post from the Roadgeek Yahoogroup for roadway and highway

> transportation enthusiasts touching on this subject. Probably to many of us

> here in US agencies it doesn't matter but here in the northeastern states,

> especially close to major interstate routes, we have a number of motorists

> and truckers from New Brunswick.

>

> Rich Dean, , New Jersey USA 07405

> Retired from PD after 34 1/3 years of dispatching -- 8,756 shifts

> covered.

> Please try these groups if they interest you:

> www.yahoogroups.com/group/Firepics

> www.yahoogroups.com/group/FirematicEvents

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> From: Tim Warneking <t_warneking@... <t_warneking%40yahoo.com>>

> Subject: [roadgeek] Re: US 200?

> To: roadgeek <roadgeek%40yahoogroups.com>

> Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 10:18 PM

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> At one time in the 60s, the postal abbreviation was NB until it was changed

> to NE. Some old-timers still use NB for a postal abbreviation and it often

> gets confused with New Brunswick. I used to work in a post office and I

> once saw a bundle of magazines with New Brunswick addresses (and the obvious

> Canadian postal code) that were misdirected to Nebraska.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I always thought NCIC just wanted to be contrary.

From: 911console [mailto:911console ] On

Behalf Of Kim Kinsey

Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 7:43 AM

To: 911console

Subject: Re: 911:: Why hasn't NCIC etc changed the Nebraska two letter code?

As an NCIC instructor for over 4 years, I think I can answer this one. NCIC

uses the same state codes for more than just tags. They are also used for

place of birth and citizenship. NB is still Nebraska because NE is the

Netherlands. New Brunswick is not even NB, it's NK. I can see where it

would be confusing, and a regional thing--I had to look the answer up,

didn't know it off the top of my head. I think it's probably something that

needs to be stressed in training. We are right on the border of regions C1

and D1, so we always have to stress that regional Administrative Messages

are more effective if you send to all TN agencies and D1--C1 will not get

the agencies closer to us.

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Rich Dean

<richard_l_dean_07405@... <mailto:richard_l_dean_07405%40yahoo.com>

>wrote:

>

>

> Something I have wondered about for a long time is, why is NB still used

as

> the two letter state code for Nebraska when the US Postal Service changed

it

> to NE a long time ago because of confusion with the Province of New

> Brunswick in Canada?

>

> I just received a post from the Roadgeek Yahoogroup for roadway and

highway

> transportation enthusiasts touching on this subject. Probably to many of

us

> here in US agencies it doesn't matter but here in the northeastern states,

> especially close to major interstate routes, we have a number of motorists

> and truckers from New Brunswick.

>

> Rich Dean, , New Jersey USA 07405

> Retired from PD after 34 1/3 years of dispatching -- 8,756 shifts

> covered.

> Please try these groups if they interest you:

> www.yahoogroups.com/group/Firepics

> www.yahoogroups.com/group/FirematicEvents

>

>

>

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> From: Tim Warneking <t_warneking@...

<mailto:t_warneking%40yahoo.com> <t_warneking%40yahoo.com>>

> Subject: [roadgeek] Re: US 200?

> To: roadgeek <mailto:roadgeek%40yahoogroups.com>

<roadgeek%40yahoogroups.com>

> Date: Monday, July 20, 2009, 10:18 PM

>

> At one time in the 60s, the postal abbreviation was NB until it was

changed

> to NE. Some old-timers still use NB for a postal abbreviation and it often

> gets confused with New Brunswick. I used to work in a post office and I

> once saw a bundle of magazines with New Brunswick addresses (and the

obvious

> Canadian postal code) that were misdirected to Nebraska.

>

>