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10-02

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10-02 Return to quarters

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10-01

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10-01 Call your quarters by telephone

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10-03

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10-03 Call the dispatcher by telephone

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10-4

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10-04 Acknowledgment

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10-5

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Repeat

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10-6

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Stand-by

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10-07

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Verify address

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10-8

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0-08 Available on the air
CODE 1: Used by battalion chiefs when leaving a firehouse to which their fire tickets were redirected
CODE 2: Used by any unit when they are in service by radio, but not in their first alarm response area

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10-09

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Off the air

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10-10

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Current Unit location

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10-11

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0-11 Give a radio test count

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10-12

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0-12 First arriving unit give preliminary

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10-14

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10-14 Roster staffed engine

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10-18

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10-18 Return all units except 1 engine AND 1 ladder

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10-19

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10-19 Return all units except 1 engine OR 1 ladder

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10-20

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Proceed at Reduced Speed
Responding units are to proceed at reduced speed. No warning devices are to be used and all traffic regulations are to be observed.

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10-21

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Brush Fire

A fire in grass, brush etc

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10-22

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Outside Rubbish Fire

A fire in outside rubbish that has not extended to a building.

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10-23

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Abandoned/Derelict Vehicle Fire (ADV)

A fire in a vehicle that has no value other than salvage and no owner can be located.

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10-24

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Auto Fire

A fire in a vehicle with plates or in any vehicle having a value greater than that of salvage

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10-25

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Manhole or Transformer Fire or Emergency
Any type of manhole or transformer fire or emergency.
Without Code: Code 1:
Note:
Situation other than as described in 1,2,3,4
Codes 1:Fire has extended from a manhole, conduit, or transformer into a building.
Codes2:Fire has blown one or more manhole covers, or smoke is issuing from a manhole under pressure.
Codes3:Smoke is seeping from a manhole.
Codes4:Fire or smoke condition from a transformer at any location. i.e., pole, vault, room, etc.
Utility Company will dispatch an emergency crew immediately upon receipt of a Code 1 or Code 4 signal.

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21
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10-26

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Food on Stove

Food on the stove or other form of cooking carelessness.

22
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10-27

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Compactor or Incinerator Fire

Fire has not extended from compactor or shaft.

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10-28

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Subway or Railroad System - Fire, Emergency (non-medical) or Smoke Condition
Code 1: Code 2: Code 3:
Structural fire
Non-Structural fire (e.g. train fire, rubbish on the tracks, etc.) Emergency (non-medical)

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10-31

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Assist Civilian
All calls for assistance other than medical assignments, including a unit assigned to protect EMS by diverting or blocking traffic at a highway incident, good intention calls, calls handled by other agencies, any type of investigation, searches and complaints, elevator emergencies, and lock-outs. Chapter 4 Section 1.3 of the New York Fire Incident Reporting System (NYFIRS) lists incidents and situations codes.

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10-32

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Defective Oil Burner

Fire has not extended from the firebox.

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10-33

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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 other type of odor.

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10-34

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Sprinkler System Emergency
Any type of sprinkler system emergency.
Code 1: Code 2: Code 3:
Defective sprinkler device or system (defective alarm valve, broken pipe, etc.)
Unwarranted sprinkler alarm- Not defective (surge in pressure, people working on the system, etc.)
Sprinkler has been activated by heat source not associated with an accidental fire

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10-35

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Unwarranted or unnecessary alarm system activation
NO CODE - Unwarranted alarm. Alarm system activation caused by the defective condition of alarm device, equipment or system
Codes 1-4 - Unnecessary alarm.
Alarm device, equipment or system operating properly but unnecessarily activated by lack of due care. DO NOT use this code when there is a fire or other condition warranting an emergency response.
Code 1:Unnecessary alarm caused by alarm system testing or servicing. Code2:Unnecessary alarm caused by construction activities.
Unnecessary alarm caused by ordinary household activities (toast, steam, aerosol spray).
Unnecessary alarm caused by other known cause. (e.g., alarms resulting from cigarette smoking in unauthorized areas). When this code is used, a NYFIRS report must be completed setting forth the cause of the unnecessary alarm and the relevant particulars.

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10-36

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Vehicle Accident or Emergency
Code 1: Code 2: Code 3: Code 4:
No Code:
Code 1Vehicle accident or emergency requiring washdown
Code 2Vehicle accident, no injuries and no washdown
Code 3 V ehicle accident with injuries
Code 3 Vehicle accident, with or without injuries, with a trapped victim requiring extrication
Vehicle emergency other than described above

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10-37

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Medical Assignment Not Associated with Fire Operations


Code 1: Code 2:
Code 3: Code 4:
Note:
code1:Victim deceased.
code 2:Victim/Patient is NOT breathing and requires resuscitation or may be suffering from a serious, apparently life threatening injury or illness.
code 3:Victim/Patient IS breathing and suffering from a non-serious, apparently not life threatening injury or illness.
CODE 4:Medical assignment where the unit is 10-84, has no patient contact and EMS is on-scene.
NOTE: Signal 10-45 with appropriate sub-code shall be transmitted in lieu of signal 10-37 for thermal burn injuries which occur as a direct result of heat from a flame.
The officer transmitting signal 10-45 for this type of burn injury shall request the response of a Battalion Chief to the scene.
Where doubt exists as to which signal to transmit, a Battalion Chief shall be requested to respond to the scene.

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10-38

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Any type of Carbon Monoxide Response
CODE 1:Detector Activation: Carbon Monoxide Investigation (low battery, defective detector, unwarranted alarm, etc.)
CODE 2:Detector Activation: Carbon Monoxide Incident (CO Meter Reading of 1-9ppm)
CODE 3: Detector Activation: Carbon Monoxide Emergency (CO Meter Reading of greater than 9ppm)
CODE 4:No Detector Activation: Carbon Monoxide Incident or Emergency (Specify) e.g.: no detector present in affected area, detector present in affected area, but did not activate.

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10-39

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FD Standing By

FD Units standing by at interagency incident, e.g. standing by at a suspicious package.

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10-40

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Utility Emergency
CODE 1:Gas Emergency (Gas main leak, Gas leak in structure, CODE 2:Defective gas appliance, etc.)
CODE 3;Electrical Emergency (Wires Down, Sparking Fixture, Short Circuit, etc.)
CODE 4:Water Condition - any type of water leak or flooding condition Steam Leak - any type of steam leak

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10-41

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Fire Marshal Investigation Required (Specify Code)r
CODE 1;Occupied Structure or V ehicle
CODE 2:A structure (commercial, residential, public), or vehicle (car, bus or train) which is occupied at the time of the fire. This also includes a vacant apartment in an occupied building, or a store with a dwelling above, or an occupied detached garage, shed or similar structure.
CODE 3:Unoccupied Structure
A structure (commercial, residential, public), normally occupied which is unoccupied at the time of the fire.
Unoccupied V ehicle
CODE 3:A vehicle, (car, bus or train) with or without plates, which is unoccupied at the time of the fire.
Vacant Structure, or Structures not intended for Dwelling Purposes.
Examples include, but are not limited to the following: Vacant buildings, buildings under construction/demolition, detached garages, sheds or similar structures.
Note: If any of the above are occupied at the time of the fire, transmit Code 1.

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10-44

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Request for Ambulance

A request for an ambulance response from the EMS Command. Specify the reason and type (when possible).

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10-45

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The Bureau of EMS color tags their patients for treatment as follows:
Notes:
Signal 10-45-Code 3 and 4 do not require the submission of a BF-19 as per ABC 3-86. Signal 10-37 with any code shall not be used at any fire operation.
Other than to address any patient number discrepancies, the 10-45 shall not be cancelled once it is transmitted.
Signal 10-45 shall not be used to indicate a fatality or injury to an on-duty member. In lieu, initial notification of a fatality or serious injury to an on-duty member shall be made to the dispatcher via a "Mixer off" message. (This notification shall not include the name or unit number of the fatally or seriously injured member and shall be followed immediately by a telephone notification with full particulars). As soon as possible thereafter, particulars shall also be telephoned to the Fire Department Operation Center.
Patient Condition
Color Tag

Code Transmission
Deceased
Black
Code 1
Life Threatening Injury
Red/Orange
Code 2
Non-Life Threatening Injury
Y ellow
Code 3
Non-Serious Injury/Ambulatory
Green
Code 4
37
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10-48

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Police Response for Harassment

Firefighters are being harmed and Police assistance is needed immediately

38
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10-51

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Suspension of Outside Activities
Transmitted over Department radio, voice alarm, and teleprinter when outside activities are suspended.
When conditions “that caused suspension of outside activities no longer exist, the following message will be transmitted by Department radio, voice alarm and teleprinter:
“All units resume outside activities forthwith.”

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10-47

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Police Response
Police assistance is needed for crowd or traffic control, security, apprehension, etc. The dispatcher shall be advised of the specific reason for the request..

40
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10-60

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Major Emergency Incident with the potential for multiple casualties, e.g. collapse of a private dwelling, derailment of a subway car.
The total response will be:
5 - Engine Companies
3 - Ladder Companies
4 - Battalion Chiefs
3rd Due Battalion Chief is designated Safety Officer
4th Due Battalion Chief is designated Resources Unit Leader 1 - Deputy Chief
1 - FAST Unit
1 - Rescue Task Force (which includes 1 Rescue Co., 1 Collapse Rescue, 1 Squad
Co. w 2nd Piece, 1 SOC Support Ladder and 1 Rescue Paramedic Unit 1 - Rescue Battalion
1 - Safety Battalion
1 - Tactical Support Unit
1 - Communication Unit
1 - Field Communications Unit
1 - Recuperation and Care (RAC) Unit
1 - Public Information Officer
Note: Requests from the IC for additional resources above a 10-60 will require the establishment of a Staging Area. An additional Battalion Chief will be assigned and designated as the Staging Area Manager.

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10-99

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Unit Will Be Operating for at least 30 Minutes

An operating unit will be unavailable for at least 30 minutes. The unit is to state the reason it will not be available.

42
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10-92

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Malicious False Alarm

Indicates that a false alarm was transmitted with malicious intent.

43
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10-91

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Medical Emergency EMS – Fire Unit Not Required
To be transmitted through borough dispatcher by the responding unit for the following reasons:
 Fire Unit is canceled enroute due to EMS on scene.
 EMS downgrades the job to a segment that does not require a Fire Unit
response.
Note: This signal shall be used only for medical emergency incidents.

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10-87

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High Expansion Foam Operation
Transmitted for a fire or emergency requiring High Expansion foam. The following units are to respond:
3- Foam Carriers and associated engine companies 2- Foam Coordinators (Battalion Chiefs)
1- Satellite Unit and associated engine company

45
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10-86

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Fluoroprotein Foam Operation
Transmitted for a fire or emergency requiring Fluoroprotein foam concentrate in addition to that carried by units on the scene. The following units are to respond:
2- Foam Carriers and associated engine companies 2- Foam Coordinators (Battalion Chiefs)
1- Satellite Unit and associated engine company
1- Foam Tender and associated engine company
2- Purple K Units and associated engine companies
Note: If alcohol foam is required, this must be specified by the Incident Commander when transmitting 10-86 signal.

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10-85

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Fire Marshal requires emergency police assistance (specify reason)

47
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10-84

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10-84 First Unit to Arrive.
Notes:
The first arriving unit shall immediately transmit a 10-84 via the MDT or Department radio if the MDT is out of service. Other signals should not be given with the 10-84 except where the situation is apparent on arrival. This signal must be followed within 5 minutes by a preliminary report including the appropriate radio code signal or additional information.

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10-77

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Notification of a Fire in a High-Rise Multiple Dwelling
High-Rise Building includes all buildings 75 feet or more in height.
A notification signal transmitted when, in the judgment of the Incident Commander, conditions indicate a fire in a High-Rise Multiple Dwelling requires a total response of the following units:

49
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10-76

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10-76 / 2nd Alarm Notification of a Fire in a High-Rise Building
A High-Rise Building includes all buildings 75 feet or more in height.
A notification signal transmitted when, in the judgment of the Incident Commander, conditions indicate a fire in a high-rise commercial building requires, in addition to the units assigned on a 10-76

50
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10-75

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A notification signal transmitted when, in the judgment of the Incident Commander, conditions indicate a fire or emergency that requires a total response of the following units:
The Officer transmitting 10-75 shall also state if it is for a fire or emergency and if a building is involved, state:
1. Location of fire - What floor?
2. Height of building - How many stories?
3. Type of building - What kind of occupancy?

51
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10-66

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Missing, Lost, Trapped, or Seriously Injured Member and Additional Resources are Required

52
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10-60

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10-60 Code 2 Major Emergency Response

Enhanced Technical Rescue Resources Required – Large Scale

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