10-01 Call your quarters by telephone
10-02 Return to quarters
10-03 Call the dispatcher by telephone
10-04 Acknowledgment
10-05 Repeat
10-06 Stand by
10-07 Verify address
10-08 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
10-09 Off the air
10-10 Current location
10-11 Give a radio test count
10-12 First arriving unit give preliminary
10-14 Roster staffed engine
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 to box location at reduced speed
10-21 Brush fire
10-22 Outside rubbish fire
10-23 Abandoned derelict vehicle fire
10-24 Auto fire
10-25 Manhole or transformer vault fire
CODE 1 - Fire extended into building
CODE 2 - Multiple covers blown
CODE 3 - Smoke issuing under pressure
CODE 4 - Fire or smoke condition from a transformer at any location (pole, vault, room, etc)
(Utility company will dispatch an emergency crew immediately on receipt of a Code 1 or 4)
10-26 Food on stove
10-27 Compactor fire
10-28 Railroad fire, smoke or emergency
CODE 1 - NYC Transit System
CODE 2 - Non NYC Transit system
CODE 3 - Power to be shut down
CODE 4 - Confirm power shut down
CODE 5 - Emergency in transit
10-31 Clogged incinerator
10-32 Defective oil burner
10-33 Odor of smoke
CODE 1 - Caused by nearby working fire, BBQ's, salamanders, Etc.
CODE 2 - Any other type odor
10-34 Sprinkler system emergency
CODE 1 - Defective equipment
CODE 2 - Unnecessary alarm
CODE 3 - Non fire activated
10-35 Alarm system emergency
CODE 1 - Defective alarm
CODE 2 - Unnecessary alarm
CODE 3 - Recorded alarm
10-36 Automobile accident or emergency
CODE 1 - Wash down
CODE 2 - Accident - no injuries or wash down
CODE 3 - Accident with injuries
CODE 4 - Accident requiring extrication
NO CODE - All others
10-37 Assist civilian - first aid or other calls for assistance
CODE 1 - Victim deceased (non-fire related)
CODE 2 - Victim not breathing - requires resuscitation
CODE 3 - Victim is breathing with illness or injury
NO CODE - All others
10-38 Carbon monoxide response
CODE 1 - Detector activation (defective, low battery, unwarranted)
CODE 2 - Detector activation - CO incident - Readings 1-9 PPM
CODE 3 - Detector activation - CO emergency - Readings > 9 PPM
CODE 4 - No detector activation during incident or emergency (No detector present or did not activate)
10-39 FD Standing by at interagency incident (suspicious package)
10-40 Utility emergency
CODE 1 - Gas
CODE 2 - Electric
CODE 3 - Water condition
CODE 4 - Steam leak
10-41 Suspicious fire
CODE 1 - Occupied building or vehicle
CODE 2 - Unoccupied building
CODE 3 - Unoccupied vehicle
CODE 4 - Vacant building
10-44 Request for public ambulance
10-45 Serious fire related injury
CODE 1 - Victim deceased
CODE 2 - Life threatening serious injury
CODE 3 - Non-life threatening serious injury
10-47 Request police
10-48 Request police forthwith for harassment
10-51 Cancellation of outside activities
10-60 Major emergency (Bldg. collapse, train wreck, non-airport plane crash, etc.)
10-66 Missing, lost, trapped or seriously injured member requiring extrication
10-70 Water relay required - The first arriving engine has no positive water source and a water relay is required.
10-75 Notification of a Fire or Emergency (Request 4 engines, 2 ladders, 2 BC's, a Rescue and Squad (Working fire), FAST Truck)
10-76 Notification of a Fire in a Hi-Rise Bldg (Response of 5 engines, 5 ladders, 5 battalion chiefs, 1 deputy, 1 Rescue, Mask Service Unit, Hi-Rise Unit, Field Comm Unit, a Squad, a Tactical Support unit, a RAC unit, the Rescue Operations Battalion chief, the Safety battalion chief, and a Lobby Control Unit engine company)
10-77 Notification of a Fire in a Hi-Rise OMD [occupied multiple dwelling] (Response of 5 engines, 5 ladders, 3 battalion chiefs, 1 deputy, 1 rescue, 1 squad, the Special Operations battalion chief, a safety coordinator, Field Comm unit and the Safety Operating battalion chief)
10-80 Haz-Mat incident - Incident can be controlled by the on scene unit(s)- no additional resources required.
CODE 1 - Incident requires additional resources not carried by regular field units to mitigate a spill or release that requires specialized training, knowledge, equipment or PPE. No contamination of civilians or responders.
CODE 2 - Incident involves a spill or release with four (4) or less contaminated civilians or responders. Additional Haz-Mat resources required for possible rescue, mitigation and decontamination.
CODE 3 - Incident where five (5) or more civilians or responders are contaminated and additional resources above the Code 2 level are needed.
CODE 4 - Mass Decontamination Response to decontaminate a large number of victims as quickly as possible. A Mass Decon Task Force is dispatched.
NO CODE – Controlled by on-scene units
10-84 Announce arrival at box
10-85 Fire Marshal requests Police assistance
10-86 Flouroprotein Foam Operation, transmitted for operations requiring foam concentrate in addition to that carried by units on scene. The assignment includes: two foam carriers*; one satellite unit*; foam tender* and two foam coordinators (battalion chiefs). [*the assigned engine company or it's designated backup responds with the unit.]
10-87 High Expansion Foam Operation. The assignment includes: two foam carriers*; one satellite unit*; high-expansion foam unit* and two foam coordinators (battalion chiefs). [*the assigned engine company or it's designated backup responds with the unit. The foam tender does not respond on this signal.]
10-88 Control of fire
CODE 1 - Doubtful will hold
CODE 2 - Probably will hold
CODE 3 - Will hold
CODE 4 - Under control
10-91 Emergency with no action taken. Any legitimate request for assistance where the responding FD units are not required to take any action. (I.E. police matters; disputes; Etc.) For medical emergencies, any call where: the patient refuses medical attention (RMA); responding units are canceled en route because EMS is already on the scene; no FD action is taken because EMS arrives simultaneously or shortly after FD arrival.
10-92 Malicious false alarm
10-99 Units will operate over 30 minutes
UPDATED 6/3/2007