Fire Radio Codes

Internet Links

Fire and Emergency NZ - http://fireandemergency.nz/

Fire Incident Reporting - https://fireandemergency.nz/incident-reports/

Status Messages

Fire and Emergency NZ uses K Codes to pass status messages and indicate availability.
Note that these are different to the K Codes used by the New Zealand Police

Code	Description
K0	not available
K1	proceeding to incident
K2	in attendance at incident
K3	on RT outside normal turnout area
K4	on RT inside normal turnout area
K5	on RT available at incident
K6	on pager (state location)
K7	at normal station
K8	code not allocated
K9	off RT - state location
K10	re-commissioning appliance
KE	"KAY ECHO" unable to proceed (state reason)

Support Services

Code	Description
K11	state service required and reason, if necessary
K11-2	Police required - urgent, personnel, public or property safety concern
K11A	Ambulance required
K11E	Electricity Authority required
K11F	Specialist Fire Investigator required
K11G	Gas Authority required
K11H	HSNO Officer Required
K11O	Operational Support Unit required
K11P	Police required
K11P-1	Police required - confidential
K11R	Roading Authority required
K11V	Volunteer Support Officer required
K11W	Water Authority required

Intelligence

Code	Description
K12	Suspicious nature (deliberate with intent to cause damage)
K12-1	Ahikura Youth/Tamariki under the age of 18
K13	Traumatic/wellbeing/disturbing/infectious incident
K14	Uncontrolled burn/smoke nuisance
K15	Incident involves hazardous substances
K16	Incident involves fireworks

Appliance Movements

Code	Description
K20	Priority message risk to crew safety do not proceed (ComCen Only)
K22	is your appliance available for a further call?
K22-1	appliance available to respond to a further call
K22-2	have you any appliances that can be released?
K25	proceed to, and standby at (state location)
K25-1	appliance standing by and awaiting instructions at (state location)
K26	appliance still engaged at incident for (state time)
K26-1	appliance still engaged, no additional developments
K28	appliance is to return to station
K28-1	return further or specific responding appliances

Radio Procedure

Code	Description
K30	Request <agency> monitor IGC Liaison
K31	request permission to go off RT (fires and standbys)
K32	on radio test - how do you receive
K33	radio test received satisfactorily (strength 1 to 5)
K34	repeat your last message
K35	verify address of call
K35-1	request map reference
K36	contact Comms Centre by phone
K37	check your mobility device
K37-1	acknowledged K37
K38	associate this unit to incident (state incident)
K39	retransmit your current status (MSU or verbal)
K39-1	Transmit K1

Incident Ground Command

Code	Description
K41	fatality (indicate number with suffix)
K42	fire suppressed, commencing overhaul
K43	all available manpower utilised
K44	command or control point established (state OIC and location)
K45	command responsibility changed to (state name)

Stop Messages

Code	Description
K46-1	False alarm - good intent
K46-2	False Alarm - accidental
K46-3	False alarm - defective apparatus
K46-4	False alarm - malicious
K46-5	False alarm - agent in attendance
K46-6	False alarm - nothing showing on indicator panel
K46-7	False Alarm - undetermined alarm activation
K47	Stop message - message unchanged from SitRep
K48	Stop message - details to follow
K49	Stood down by requesting agency

Trial Evacuations

Code	Description
K51	trial evacuation to be held at (state location and time)
K52	was a 111 call received from (state location)
K53	evacuation was successful

Arrival Messages

Code	Description
K55	first appliance in attendance - special service incident
K66	first appliance in attendance - vegetation, scrub or rubbish fire
K77	first appliance in attendance - nothing showing
K88	first appliance in attendance - property fire apparently small
K99	first appliance in attendance - property fire well involved