10-01 Call your quarters or other unit (specify)
10-02 Return to quarters
10-03 Call the dispatcher by telephone
10-04 Acknowledgment
10-05 Repeat message
10-06 Stand by
10-07 Verify address/location
10-08 In service by radio
CODE 1: Used by division or 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 Unit location
10-11 Radio test count
10-12 First arriving unit give preliminary report
10-14 Roster staffed engine company (one officer & four firefighters)
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 (ADV)
10-24 Auto fire
10-25 Manhole or transformer vault fire
CODE 1 - Fire extended into building
CODE 2 - One or multiple covers blown or smoke issuing under pressure
CODE 3 - Smoke seeping from cover
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)
NO CODE - All others
10-26 Food on stove
10-27 Compactor fire
10-28 Subway/railroad fire, smoke or emergency
CODE 1 - Structural fire
CODE 2 - Non-structural fire (train fire, rubbish on tracks, etc)
CODE 3 - Emergency (non-medical)
NO CODE - All others
10-31 Clogged incinerator
10-32 Defective oil burner
10-33 Odor condition
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 (valve, pipe, etc)
CODE 2 - Unnecessary alarm (non-defective)
CODE 3 - Non-fire activated (other heat source)
NO CODE - All others
10-35 Alarm system emergency
CODE 1 - Defective alarm
CODE 2 - Unnecessary alarm (non-defective)
CODE 3 - Recorded alarm
NO CODE - All others
10-36 Vehicle accident or emergency
CODE 1 - Requiring washdown
CODE 2 - Accident - no injuries or washdown
CODE 3 - Accident with injuries
CODE 4 - Accident requiring extrication
NO CODE - All others
10-37 Assist civilian - non-fire first aid or other calls for assistance
CODE 1 - Victim deceased
CODE 2 - Victim not breathing & requires resuscitation or other life threatening injury or illness
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 alarm)
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, etc)
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 (if squatters use Code 1)
10-44 Request for public ambulance (specify reason)
10-45 Civilan DOA or serious fire related injury (use mixer off for injured firefighter)
CODE 1 - Victim deceased
CODE 2 - Life threatening serious injury
CODE 3 - Non-life threatening serious injury
CODE 4 - Non-serious injury/ambulatory
10-47 Request police (specify crowd, traffic, security, apprehension)
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 firefighter requiring extrication
10-70 Water supply 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 4 engines, 4 ladders, 4 battalion chiefs, 1 each Deputy Chief, Rescue Co., 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 4 engines, 4 ladders, 3 Battalion Chiefs, 1 each Deputy Chief, rescue, 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 First unit to arrive 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*, two foam coordinators (battalion chiefs) and two Purple-K units*. [*the assigned engine company or it's designated backup responds with the unit.]
10-87 High Expansion Foam Operation. The assignment includes: three foam carriers*; one satellite 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 (specify reason)
UPDATED 10/5/2009