Editing Incidents/Naming

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In 2010
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A few years ago
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Pincher SAR adopted a practice of naming new searches after something other
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PCSAR adopted a practice of naming new searches after something other
than the subject. It was felt that if the subject's name wasn't
than the subject. It was felt that if the subject's name wasn't
already known to the public, using the subject's name internally would
already known to the public, using the subject's name internally would
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known to the public, the subject may not want it to be forever tied
known to the public, the subject may not want it to be forever tied
to that event.
to that event.
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Our current convention is
 
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YYYY-MM-DD Locale Activity
 
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; YYYY-MM-DD : the date on which the incident started. This may be earlier than the date when Pincher SAR got involved. The earlier date is used so that it can be in common with all agencies.
 
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; Locale : the name of the general area in which the incident occurred
 
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; Activity : the activity of the subject or the hazard
 

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