FDNY 10 Codes, Comm 8.5 Flashcards
10-1
Call your Quarters or Other Unit
*A unit is to call its quarters or other unit by telephone
10-2
Return to Quarters
*A unit is to return to quarters
10-3
Call Dispatcher by Telephone
*A unit is to telephone the dispatcher.
10-4
Acknowledgment
*The message has been received, understood, and will be complied with.
10-5
Repeat Message
*The message was not understood and should be repeated
10-6
Stand By
10-7
Verify Address / Location
10-8
In-Service by Radio
*A unit leaving the scene of an incident where it had either operated or stood fast is on the air and available. This signal is also used when the AT/SP or PC/ATS is not
in service and a unit is leaving quarters. This signal is not used when unit is leaving quarters for non-emergency response.
10-8, Code 1
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.
10-8, Code 2
In-Service by Radio
Code 2:
Used by any unit to indicate it is on the air outside its response area. When the unit returns to its response area, the dispatcher must be notified again using 10-8.
10-9
Off the Air
*A unit will be out of radio contact. (State the reason: entering tunnel; visiting quarters; at a fire or emergency, etc.). A 10-8 is to be transmitted, with code if
necessary, when radio contact is re-established.
10-10
Unit Location
*A request is made for a unit’s location. The unit is to acknowledge by giving its present location
10-11
Radio Test Count
*A unit is to count from one to eleven for test purposes
10-12
Preliminary Report
*A request by a Chief Officer or dispatcher for a preliminary report by the first arriving unit. The dispatcher shall relay the report to responding units.
10-14
Roster Staffed Engine Company
*When an engine company staffed with an Officer and four Firefighters is assigned to a structural response, the Firefighter on housewatch, if unit is in quarters, shall
acknowledge receipt of the alarm via the 10-14 button at the AT/SP or PC/ATS.
10-18
Return all Units, except 1 Engine AND 1 Ladder
- Transmitted for a fire or emergency, when in the judgment of the Incident Commander, conditions indicate that 1 Engine AND 1 Ladder Company are
required. No further assistance is necessary.
10-19
Return All Units, Except 1 Engine OR 1 Ladder
*Transmitted for a fire or emergency, when in the judgment of the Incident Commander, conditions indicate that 1 Engine OR 1 Ladder Company is required.
No further assistance is necessary.
10-20
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
10-21
Brush Fire
*A fire in grass, brush etc.
10-22
Outside Rubbish Fire
*A fire in outside rubbish that has not extended to a building.
10-23
Abandoned/Derelict Vehicle Fire (ADV)
*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
*Any type of manhole or transformer fire or emergency.
Without Code:
Situation other than as described in Codes 1, 2, 3, or 4.
10-25, Code 1
Manhole or Transformer Fire or Emergency
Code 1:
Fire has extended from a manhole, conduit, or transformer into a building.
*Utility Company will dispatch an emergency crew immediately upon receipt of a Code 1 or Code 4 signal.
10-25, Code 2
Manhole or Transformer Fire or Emergency
Code 2:
Fire has blown one or more manhole covers, or smoke is issuing from a manhole under pressure.
10-25, Code 3
Manhole or Transformer Fire or Emergency
Code 3:
Smoke is seeping from a manhole.
10-25, Code 4
Manhole or Transformer Fire or Emergency
Code 4:
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.
10-26
Food on Stove
*Food on the stove or other form of cooking carelessness.
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
10-28, Code 1
Subway or Railroad System - Fire, Emergency (non-medical) or Smoke Condition
Code 1:
Structural fire
10-28, Code 2
Subway or Railroad System - Fire, Emergency (non-medical) or Smoke Condition
Code 2:
Non-Structural fire (e.g. train fire, rubbish on the tracks, etc.)
10-28, Code 3
Subway or Railroad System - Fire, Emergency (non-medical) or Smoke Condition
Code 3:
Emergency (non-medical)
10-31
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 lockouts. Chapter 4 Section 1.3 of the New York Fire Incident Reporting System (NYFIR
S) lists incidents and situations codes.
10-32
Defective Oil Burner
*Fire has not extended from the firebox.
10-33
Odor Condition
10-33, Code 1
Odor Condition
Code 1:
Odor of smoke. A smoke condition caused by a nearby working fire or fires such as barbecues, salamanders, etc.
10-33, Code 2
Odor Condition
Code 2:
Any other type of odor.
