Ten Codes Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
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10-1
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Call your quarters or other unit. (A unit is to call its quarters or other unit by telephone)
2
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10-2
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Return to Quarters
3
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10-3
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Call dispatcher by telephone
4
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10-4
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Acknowledgment
5
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10-5
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Repeat message
6
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10-6
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Standby (a short pause in transmission will follow)
7
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10-7
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Verify address/location
8
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10-8
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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.
9
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10-8 code 1
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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
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10-8 code 2
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Used by any unit t 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.
11
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10-9
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Off the air. (a unit will be out of radio contact) A 10-8 is to be transmitted, with code if necessary, when radio contact is re-established
12
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10-10
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Unit location. (a request is made for a unit’s location)
13
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10-11
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Radio test count (count from 1 to 11 for test purposes)
14
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10-12
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Preliminary report. (request by a chief for a preliminary report by the first arriving unit)
15
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10-14
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Roster Staffed Engine Company
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10-18
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Return all units, except 1 engine AND 1 ladder.
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10-19
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Return all units, except 1 engine OR 1 ladder.
18
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10-20
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Proceed at reduced speed.
19
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10-21
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Brush fire.
20
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10-22
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Outside rubbish fire. (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.
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10-25 without code
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Manhole or transformer fire or emergency, situation other than as described in codes 1, 2, 3, 4
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10-25 code 1
Fire has extended from a manhole, conduit, or transformer into a building. (Utility company will dispatch emergency crew immediately upon receipt of a code 1 or code 4.)
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10-25 code 2
fire has blown one or more manhole covers, or smoke is issuing from a manhole under pressure
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10-25 code 3
Smoke is seeping from a manhole
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10-25 code 4
Fire or smoke condition from a transformer at any location (i.e. pole, vault, room, etc). (Utility company will dispatch emergency crew immediately upon receipt of a code 1 or code 4.)
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10-26
Food On the Stove (or other form of cooking carelessness)
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10-27
Compactor or Incinerator Fire (fire has not extended from compactor or shaft)
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10-28
Subway or Railroad System- Fire Emergency or Smoke condition
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10-28 code 1
Structural fire
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10-28 code 2
Non-structural fire (e.g. train fire, rubbish on the tracks etc)
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10-28 code 3
Emergency (non-medical)
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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 lock-outs)
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10-32
Defective oil burner. (fire has not extended from the firebox)
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10-33
Odor Condition
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10-33 code 1
Odor of smoke.
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10-33 code 2
Any other type of odor (besides an odor of smoke, which is a 10-33 code 1)
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10-34
Sprinkler system emergency
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10-34 code 1
Defective sprinkler device or system (defective alarm valve, broken pipe etc)
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10-34 code 2
Unwarranted sprinkler alarm- not defective (surge in pressure, people working on the system etc)
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10-34 code 3
Sprinkler has been activated by heat source but not associated with an accidental fire
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10-35
Unwarranted or Unnecessary Alarm Activation (any alarm system activation that is unwarranted or unnecessary, EXCLUDING a sprinkler system alarm (use 10-34 code 1, 2, or 3)or an alarm system activation resulting from a utility power fluctuation (use 10-40 code 2)
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10-35 no code
Unwarranted alarm. (alarm system activation caused by the DEFECTIVE CONDITION of alarm device, equipment, or system. (e.g. low battery condition, alarm activations without a known cause or when no condition is found warranting an emergency response)
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10-35 codes 1-4
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.
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10-35 code 1
Unnecessary alarm caused by ALARM SYSTEM TESTING OR SERVICING
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10-35 code 2
Unnecessary alarm caused by CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
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10-35 code 3
Unnecessary alarm caused by ORDINARY HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES (toast, steam, aerosol spray)
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10-35 code 4
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
Vehicle accident or emergency
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10-36 code 1
Vehicle accident or emergency requiring washdown
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10-36 code 2
Vehicle accident, no injuries and no washdown
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10-36 code 3
Vehicle accident with injuries
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10-36 code 4
Vehicle accident, with or without injuries, with a trapped victim requiring extrication
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10-36 no code
vehicle emergency other than codes 1-4
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10-37
Medical assignment not associated with fire operations
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10-37 code 1
Victim deceased (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)
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10-37 code 2
Victim/patient is NOT breathing and requires resuscitation or may be suffering from a serious, apparently life threatening injury or illness. (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)
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10-37 code 3
Victim/Patient IS breathing and suffering from a non-serious, apparently not life threatening injury or illness (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)
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10-37 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)
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10-38
Carbon Monoxide Response
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10-38 code 1
Detector Activation: Carbon Monoxide investigation (low battery, defective detector, unwarranted alarm etc)
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10-38 code 2
Detector Activation: Carbon Monoxide INCIDENT (CO meter reading of 1-9 PPM) (Think there are 9 letters in INCIDENTS)
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10-38 code 3
Detector Activation: Carbon Monoxide EMERGENCY (CO meter reading greater than 9 ppm) (EMERGENCIES has more than 9 letters)
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10-38 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
FD Standing by (FD units standing by at an interagency incident e.g. standing by at a suspicious package.
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10-40 code 1
Gas emergency (acronym GEWS)
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10-40 code 2
Electrical emergency (acronym GEWS)
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10-40 code 3
Water condition (any type of water leak or flooding condition) (acronym GEWS0
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10-40 code 4
Steam leak (acronym GEWS)
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10-41
Fire Marshal investigation required (specify code)
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10-41 code 1
Occupied Structure or Vehicle. (a structure or vehicle 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)
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10-41 code 2
Unoccupied structure (A structure normally occupied which is unoccupied at the time of the fire) IF OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, TRANSMIT A CODE 1
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10-41 code 3
Unoccupied vehicle (a vehicle (car, bus, TRAIN) with or without plates, which is unoccupied at the time of the fire) IF OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, TRANSMIT A CODE 1
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10-41 code 4
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) IF OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, TRANSMIT A CODE 1
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10-44
Request for ambulance
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Extra note regarding 10-41 code
IC must notify dispatcher by radio that the fire is suspicious prior to leaving the scene. If, after leaving the scene, information becomes available which indicate that the fire is suspicious, the IC shall immediately notify the the dispatcher and the BFI, by telephone, that the fire has bee declared suspicious.
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10-47
Police response (police assistance s needed for crowd or traffic control, security, apprehension, etc. The dispatcher shall be advised of the specific reason for the request.) (Possible EDP)
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10-48
Police response for harassment (firefighters are being harmed and police assistance is needed immediately)
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10-51
Suspension of Outside Activities (transmitted by Department radio, voice alarm, and teleprinter)
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10-45
Civilian DOA or Serious Injury (FIRE RELATED ONLY)
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10-45 code 1
Deceased, black tag. Submit BF-19
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10-45 code 2
Life threatening injury, red tag. Submit BF-19
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10-45 code 3
non-life threatening injury, yellow tag. No need for BF-19
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10-45 code 4
non-serious injury/ambulatory, green tag. No need for BF-19
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10-60
Major Emergency Response. (major emergency incident with the potential for multiple casualties)
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10-60 code 1
Major Emergency Response, Enhanced Technical Rescue Resources Required (technical rescue defined as tunneling, trenching, shoring, cutting of load-bearing structural members, complicated disentanglement/extrication etc)
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10-60 code 2
Major Emergency Response, Enhanced Technical Rescue Resources Required LARGE SCALE (Incident is of a larger scale requiring an enhanced 2nd alarm assignment, e.g collapse of 6 story MD, explosion with severe collateral structural damage, airplane crash (except airport crash boxes 37 Laguardia and 269 JFK)
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How does IC request additional resources on signal 10-60, including codes 1 and 2?
May come in the form of special calls, e.g. Individual Resources, Victim Removal Group (3 engines 2 trucks 1 BC whose primary duty is removal of victims via skeds, stokes etc), Add'l Rescue Task Forces, Add'l Alarms (a second or higher alarm following the transmission of a 10-60 signal will require only the balance of engines, ladders, and chief officers needed to fulfill the requirement for the multiple alarm)
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10-66
Missing, Lost, or Seriously Injured Member and additional Resources are Required. (transmission automatically causes the next higher full alarm assignment, and response of all of its associated resources)
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10-70
Water Supply is Required (notification that the first arriving engine does NOT have a positive water source. Shall be an URGENT message to the dispatcher from the unit transmitting the signal, also an URGENT HT message to all units on the scene.)
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Who is designated the Water Resource Unit on a 10-70?
Second ARRIVING engine
94
10-75
Notification of a Fire OR EMERGENCY (conditions indicate a fire or emergency that requires a total response of 4 engines, 2 trucks, 2 BC's, 1 FAST, 1 Squad, 1 Rescue)
Officer transmitting should state if for a fire or emergency and if a building is involved state Location, Height, Type.
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10-76
Notification of a Fire in a High Rise Building (commercial building) (High Rise buildings are all buildings 75' or more in height)
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10-76/2nd alarm
Notification of a Fire in a High Rise Building (commercial building) (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, a total response of the following units; 4 engines, 2 ladders, 3 BC, 1 Deputy, 1 rescue, 1 satellite unit.)
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10-77
Notification of a Fire in a High Rise Multiple Dwelling (75 feet or more in height)
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10-80
Haz Mat Incident (initial notification by field units of a hazmat incident. )
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10-80 no code
Incident can be controlled by on-scene units and requires no additional resources. Guidelines for transmission include: Release is of a small quantity; Material and its hazards have been identified; firefighters PPE provides adequate protection against the hazards; special equipment and specialized training are not needed.
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10-80 code 1
An incident that requires additional resources not carried by regular field units to mitigate a spill or release that requires specialized training, knowledge, equipment, or PPE. Does not involve contamination of civilians or responders.
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10-80 code 2
An incident that involves a spill or release with 4 OR LESS contaminated civilians or responders and requires Hazmat resources for possible rescue, mitigation, and decontamination.
102
10-80 code 3
A Mass Decontamination incident where 5 OR MORE civilians or responders are contaminated and additional Department resources are needed above the Code 2 level
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10-80 code 4
A Mass Decontamination Response requiring Mass Decon Task Forces to decontaminate a large number of victims as quickly as possible.
Additional MDTF may be special called for numerous victims. For every 250 victims, an additional Mass Decon Task Force will be called.
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10-84
First Unit To Arrive (transmitted via MDT or department radio if MDT is out of service. Must be followed within 5 minutes by a preliminary report including appropriate radio code signal or additional information.) All units equipped with an operational MDT shall, upon arrival at their assigned response location, transmit a 10-84 by MDT regardless of their order of arrival at the location or the level of alarm to which they are responding. (see notes 1 and 2 in Comm Chapter 8, page 8-23 and 24)
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10-85
Fire Marshal requires emergency police assistance specify reason)
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10-86
Flouroprotein Foam Operation (transmitted for a fire or emergency requiring Flouroprotein foam concentrate in addition to that carried by units on the scene. If alcohol foam is required, must be specified by IC when transmitting 10-86
107
10-87
High Expansion Foam Operation. (fire or emergency requiring High-Ex foam)
108
10-91
Medical Emergency EMS- Fire Unit Not Required (transmitted by borough dispatcher)
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10-92
Malicious False Alarm
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10-99
Unit will be operating for at least 30 minutes (unit is to state reason it will not be available) (cpr, verbal alarm for child in need of assistance etc)
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10-84 for non-structural incidents in large open areas (auto fires, auto accidents, rubbish fires) in (parks, railroad traces, parkways)
further investigation may be required when incident is not at reported location. 10-84 shall be transmitted immediately upon arrival at reported location, and dispatcher shall be notified that further investigation is taking place
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10-84 where units encounter what appears to be the reported INCIDENT before reaching the reported LOCATION (such as highways responses)
transmit the 10-84 and notify dispatcher so that units responding are aware that the incident may be at this location. In all situations, the IC is still responsible to insure that the original reported location is checked to verify that there are not 2 separate incidents requiring FD response.
113
Which code do we transmit for a confirmed Bio-Detection System (BDS) activation at a USPS facility?
10-80 code 3 (hazmat 14 sec 6)
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The Decon Shower Apparatus (DSA) responds on the transmission of which codes?
10-80 code 3 and 4.
