10 codes Flashcards
10-1
Call your Quarters or Other Unit by telephone.
10-2
Return to Quarters
10-3
Call Dispatcher by Telephone
10-4
Acknowledgement
10-5
Repeat Message
10-6
Stand By
10-7
Verify Address/Location
10-8
In-service by Radio
Code 1: Used ONLY by a Division or Battalion to indicate it is in-service by radio when leaving a quarters other than its own at which it had been off the air and to which its alarms had been routed.
Code 2: Used by any unit to indicate it is on the air outside its response area.
10-9
Off the Air
10-10
Unit Location
10-11
Radio Test Count
10-12
Preliminary Report
10-14
Roster Staffed Engine Company
10-18
Return All Units, except 1 Engine AND 1 Ladder
10-19
Return All Units, except 1 Engine OR 1 Ladder
10-20
Proceed at Reduced Speed
10-21
Brush Fire
10-22
Outside Rubbish Fire
10-23
Abandoned Derelict Vehicle Fire
-A fire in a vehicle that has no value other than salvage and no owner can be located.
10-24
Auto Fire
-A fire in a vehicle with plates or in any vehicle having a value greater than that of salvage
10-25
Manhole or Transformer Fire or Emergency
Code 1: Fire has extended from a manhole, conduit, or transformer into a building
Code 2: Fire has blown one or more manhole covers, or smoke is issuing from a manhole under pressure.
Code 3: Smoke is seeping from a manhole.
Code 4: Fire or smoke condition from a transformer at any location i.e., pole, vault, room, etc.
No Code: Situation other than as described in Codes 1, 2, 3, or 4
10-26
Food on the Stove
10-27
Compactor or Incinerator Fire
-Fire has not extended from compactor or shaft
10-28
Subway or Railroad System - Fire, Emergency (non-medical) or Smoke Condition
Code 1: Structural Fire
Code 2: Non-Structural Fire (e.g. Train fire, Rubbish on the tracks, etc.)
Code 3: Emergency (non-medical)
- Anything on the platform is considered a structural fire
- Anything on the tracks is a Code 2
- An electrical condition found ANYWHERE, is an example of a Code 3
10-31
Assist Civilian
-All calls for assistance, other than medical assignments
10-32
Defective Oil Burner
- Fire has not extended from the firebox
10-33
Odor Condition
Code 1: Odor of Smoke. A smoke condition caused by a nearby working fire or fires such as barbecues, salamanders, etc.
Code 2: Any type of odor.
10-34
Sprinkler System Emergency
Code 1: Defective sprinkler device or system (defective alarm valve, broken pipe, etc.)
Code 2: Unwarranted sprinkler alarm - Not defective (surge in pressure, people working on the system, etc)
Code 3: Sprinkler has been activated by heat source not associated with an accidental fire.
10-35
.Unwarranted or Unnecessary Alarm System Activation
No Code - Unwarranted Alarm
Codes 1-4 - Unnecessary Alarm
Code 1 - Unnecessary alarm caused by alarm system testing or servicing
Code 2 - Unnecessary alarm caused by construction activities
Code 3 - Unnecessary alarm caused by ordinary household activities (e.g. steam from a shower)
Code 4 - Unnecessary alarm caused by other known cause
10-36
Vehicle Accident or Emergency
Code 1: Vehicle accident or emergency requiring washdown
Code 2: Vehicle accident, no injuries, no washdown
Code 3: Vehicle accident with injuries
Code 4: Vehicle accident, with or without injuries, with a trapped victim requiring extrication
No Code: Vehicle emergency other than described above
10-37
Medical Assignment Not Associated with Fire Operations
Code 1: Victim Deceased
Code 2: Victim/Patient NOT breathing, requires resuscitation, or suffering from a serious, life threatening injury or illness
Code 3: Victim/Patient IS breathing, not life threatening injury or illness
Code 4: Unit is 10-84, has NO patient contact and EMS is on scene
10-38
Carbon Monoxide Response
Code 1: Detector Activation: CO Investigation (low battery, defective detector, unwarranted alarm, etc.)
Code 2: Detector Activation: CO Incident (CO meter reading of 1-9ppm)
Code 3: Detector Activation: CO Emergency (CO meter reading of greater than 9ppm)
Code 4: No Detector Activation
10-39
FD Standing By
FD units standing by at an interagency incident.
10-40
Utility Emergency Code 1: Gas Code 2: Electrical Code 3: Water Condition Code 4: Steam Leak
10-41
Suspicious Fire (Code Required) Code 1: Occupied Structure or Vehicle Code 2: Unoccupied Structure Code 3: Unoccupied Vehicle Code 4: Vacant Structure (also, buildings under construction, detached garages, and sheds)
10-44
Request for Ambulance
10-45
Civilian DOA or Serious Injury (Fire Related ONLY) Code 1: Deceased Code 2: Life Threatening Injury Code 3: Non-Life Threatening Injury Code 4: Non-Serious Injury
10-47
Police Response
10-48
Police Response for Harassment
10-51
Suspension of Outside Activities
10-60
Major Emergency Incident w/ the potential for multiple casualties, e.g. collapse of a private dwelling, derailment of a subway car.
Code 1: Major Emergency Incident with the potential for multiple casualties, with the need for Enhanced Technical Rescue Resources.
Code 2: Major Emergency Incident with the potential for multiple casualties, with the need for Enhanced Technical Rescue Resources. Incident is of a larger scale requiring an enhanced 2nd Alarm assignment, e.g. collapse of a 6 story multiple dwelling, an explosion with severe collateral structural damage, airplane crash (except Airport Crash Boxes 37 LaGuardia and 269 JFK).
Note: Technical Rescue defined as tunneling, trenching, shoring, cutting of load-bearing structural members, complicated disentanglement/extrication, etc.
10-66
Missing, Lost, Trapped or Seriously Injured Member AND Additional Resources are Required
Note: If there are indications that members are missing/lost/trapped/or seriously injured as a result of a collapse, signal 10-60 must also be transmitted in addition to signal 10-66.
10-70
Water Supply is required
10-75
Notification of a Fire or Emergency
-4 Engines, 2 Ladders, 2 BC’s, 1 FAST Truck, 1 Squad (if available), 1 Rescue (if available)
10-76
Notification of a Fire in a High-Rise Building
10-77
Notification of a Fire in a High-Rise Multiple Dwelling
10-80
Hazardous Material Incident
No Code: Incident can be controlled by the on-scene unit(s) and requires no additional resources
Code 1: Incident requires additional resources not carried by regular field units
10-84
First Unit to Arrive
- unit is on-scene
- The signal must be followed w/in 5 minutes by a preliminary report
10-85
Fire Marshal requires emergency police assistance (specify reason)
10-86
Fluoroprotein Foam Operation
Transmitted for a fire or emergency requiring Fluoroprotein foam concentrate IN ADDITION to that carried by units on the scene.
10-87
High Expansion Foam Operation
Transmitted for a fire or emergency requiring High Expansion foam
10-91
Medical Emergency EMS - Fire Unit Not Required
10-92
Malicious False Alarm
10-99
Unit Will Be Operating for at least 30 Minutes
Simultaneous need for Aerial Ladder for Roof FF AND Occupant Removal
“FAT SLIDE”
F - Frightened
A - Agitated
T - Threatening to jump
S - Smoke or fire in vicinity L - Location or severity of fire I - Immediate danger D - Doubt E - Endangered or seriously disturbed
